Hello Darlings,

It's hard to believe that we're already in mid-August! With so much happening, these summer months have flown by this year. With just two weeks to September 1st just two weeks away, I realize that the clock is ticking on my summer fun! So this got me thinking that I really should check my summer bucket list to decide the most important things that I want to be sure to check off before this summer is over!

Whether it's a weekend getaway, an outdoor concert, or a romantic evening stroll with your special someone, today may also be a good idea for you to think how to take advantage of the remaining weeks of summer and enjoy the best of what the season has to offer!

Hello Darlings,

Love love this interview that Robert Pattinson did last night on The Daily Show (watch here!) with Jon Stewart. Obviously embarrassed by his messy break-up with Kristen Stewart, not only did he suck it up and get back to work facing the media to promote the opening of his new movie Cosmopolis in New York, he did so with a positive and charming attitude.

As the saying goes "don't cry over spilt milk", but if ever there was a good case for a little self pity Robert Pattinson was deserving. He literally had a cow tipped over on him considering he's one of the world's top A-list celebrities, and almost every magazine, newspaper, and entertainment tv show reports daily on how he was cheated on.

Hello Darlings,

"Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got," once said the sex-symbol that is Sophia Loren.

CONGRATULATIONS to ISABELLE and SHELLEY for winning the $50 gift certificates from La Vie en Rose. Thanks everyone for entering, and please be sure to check in next week as we have another terrific contest launching with Sherway Gardens shopping centre in Toronto!

When it comes to sex appeal, many people seem to misunderstand what sexy is! It is not about mini skirts and cleavage overload, but rather the sensual way that you present yourself. Sexy is a mind set as opposed to an outfit. To me, what is sexy is a woman of confidence and wit who goes about her life understanding and respecting her true allure. As women, we all possess God-given assets that are inherently sexy and exude sex appeal. But with so many blurry lines in our modern culture, it's really not so easy these days to precisely identify What is Sexy?

Hello Darlings,

While dwelling on the idea of what every woman needs to achieve before turning thirty, I came to realize that it is not about following a plan but about learning things along the way.

That is when a list of 30 Things Every Woman Should Know and Do Before Thirty came to mind. I remember the first time I read it ! A group of my closest girlfriends and I went over the list — most of us knowing each other since high school — and found that each one could relate to it!