I just shook my bootie in the name of fitness. To be totally accurate, I stood on a machine and it did the shaking for me!

Mother’s day is just under two weeks away and it’s got me thinking about the seminal role my mother has played in my life and the important lessons she taught me.

A couple of months ago we were asked to write an article about JOY: the joy we found in creating our brand, finding our path, turning challenge into opportunity, and finding success in what we do. Here’s what JOY means to us:

Last night, our trusty story producer Lauren headed to see Jillian Michaels’ live show in Vancouver to learn how to “Maximize Your Life”. The show ran a BIT long, but here are a few tips she wanted to share with the A&K community:

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We love being inspired by “The Biggest Loser” coach Jillian Michaels as she motivates her trainees to transform their lives. And guess what? We’re hoping to send you and a friend to see Jillian on the Canadian leg of her tour!

It’s been a dozen years since Anna & I officially began our TV adventures together, which started with The Shopping Bags. We hatched our plans in 1999 while working at a local TV news station, and by spring 2001, we signed our first deal and started shooting. We had many great moments, and hairstyles, during those 7 seasons filming The Shopping Bags!

I tip servers in restaurants, the bell boys, the hotel maid, my hair stylist and esthetician (who both own their own businesses*), the manicurist and the taxi driver, just to name a few. And unless my change purse is empty, I put something in every tip jar I run across. But I am starting to wonder if in North America, are we going tipping mad? And, are we even tipping all the right people?

Do you have ugly cities? Places you go where all of a sudden your skin or hair looks less than its best? Or the reverse, the moment you arrive, you’ve mysteriously got your glow on? My two extremes are New York and Whistler.

Music is the food of love, and heartbreak! Get in the mood for romance or melancholy with our top plays in honour of Valentine’s Day.