If You Want Someone To Do Work, Pay them!

Ok, it’s Social Media Week around the world and whether you are part of it or not, one thing you can’t deny is that social + media has become an integrated part of our lives. Raise your hand if you’re on Facebook? Bloggers are taking front row seats at fashion shows, writing for magazines, being written about in magazines, appearing on TV, travelling on sponsors dimes and snatching up newly created jobs in just about every industry. You can’t avoid the shift in how media is now delivered or consumed. Something happened today that inspired me… I was scolded by a PR person (from an agency that I really like whom I have been posting & making videos about their things FOR FREE for over a year) because I didn’t promote a contest on MY blog to MY Twitter, enough. Some, but not enough. The second part of the scolding was because I didn’t make it to opening night for their ticketed event AND the winner I picked for my contest cancelled. So, the tickets went to waste. I’m sorry, I was ditched on Valentines Day ok!  The thing is, if they had of made a little contract and sent me some money, I would have been there (regardless of what happened) and promoted it. I probably would have asked friends to take part so we could go together. I often get people wanting to me to post about an event, run a contest, share with my friends, and attend events. Do you know how long that takes? To and from event easy 2 hours, blog 1-5 hour, contesting, sharing online, writing copy, taking photos, coordinating winners. It takes hours to make and create content. If you paid me minimum wage I’d barely have enough to take myself out for…

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Devil in the Blue Dress, Ford Blue

On Friday I went to Ford Canada’s annual Ford Blue party. I sat in this sexy blue 2013 Mustang, wore my fav Ted Baker London blue dress, and ate a bunch of blue candies. I love Ford events and how the brand consistently caters to media with small details to make sure they have a great time. The food was excellent, the entertainment was fun, and I had a few drinks of my fav Grey Goose. Last year I travelled to Detroit twice with Ford and I really got to know the brand personally and learn that they reall know how to do social well. Ford is one of the top social brands in the world. Definitely a brand other brands should be following. Thanks Ford for hosting us for a great night. They even had a shuttles running to take everyone back downtown from Sound Academy. I’ll be at the Auto Show next week to check out all the new cars Ford and the other auto companies have in store! CASIE Airplane #fordblue vine.co/v/bnLvXnhX5JK — CASIE STEWART (@casiestewart) February 9, 2013 It’s @casiestewart and I at the @fordcanada #FordBlueTO twitter.com/clickflickca/s… — Joallore (@clickflickca) February 9, 2013 Having a Grey Goose & there’s Bacardi chillin’ in the background. Happy Friday to me! Thanks @fordcanada. #FordBlue twitter.com/casiestewart/s… — CASIE STEWART (@casiestewart) February 9, 2013 Keri & team Ford.

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SHOW YOUR LOVE! $1,000 HP Tablet & Printer Giveaway

Who do you love? Me! Say it’s MEEEEE. We’ve been seeing each other every single day for years. I’ve told you stories, taken you on trips, sent you love notes, presents, and made memories.  THE INTERNET is where we met and it’s our favourite place to hang together. Now, I have something really special for you my valentines… HP Canada and I are giving YOU an HP Envy x2 ($899) AND an HP Printer ($199)! THIS IS WHAT YOU WIN THIS IS HOW YOU WIN All I ask of you to enter is to make me a Valentine that I can print. Send it to me on Twitter @casiestewart tagged #LOVECASE leave a link in the comments, or email [email protected]. I am going to print your creation using the HP ENVY x2 and Photosmart printer and share it here. One of you will win both the laptop/tablet and printer.  If you are outside Canada you can still win but shipping is not included. Contest ends on Valentines Day.  Now, SHOW YOUR LOVE! SOME INSPIRATION from PAST POSTS \

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New Drake Video: Started From The Bottom

I’m a fan of Drake and some friends of mine worked on this video. It’s good. It came out tonight during the Grammys after Drake won the Grammy for Best Rap Album. HOMETOWN TORONTO BABY! Come on JT the cheesy old film sepia effect, this is 2013 baby #startedfromthebottom vimeo.com/59303531 fb.me/2M72IcTCS — Harv Glazer (@harv666) February 11, 2013

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My first love is Art.

This came in an email from Mr. Brainwash. Love his emails. Have you watched the Banksy doc? It’s really good. You’ll find it on Netflix. Art & Copy is a good one too. Watched it again the other night. Looking forward to a great weekend of relaxing, hibernating and toblogganing. “I can make Tommy Hilfiger a famous brand in (looks at watch) a couple hours.” George Lois.Watching Art & Copy doc again. — CASIE STEWART (@casiestewart) February 7, 2013

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The Grey Goose Cherry Noir Launch is Tonight

Thursday night, tonight is the launch of Grey Goose Cherry Noir in Toronto at The Thompson Hotel. I have been working on this launch with the client and team at Community Agency for a while now. I am super excited for the event and can’t WAIT for our guests to see what we have in store! Couple Things You Need to Know 1. We are bringing Instaprint the Kickstarter Instagram Printer from New York JUST FOR THIS EVENT. MTV has used it, Bud Light used it for the Super Bowl and now, it will be HERE. If you Tweet #cherrynoir from the Thompson, your Instagram will print out then you can take it home forever (for free). Instaprint from BREAKFAST ny on Vimeo.   2. Follow @GreyGooseCherry on Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter. This is The Tale of Cherry Noir,  six chapters unravel to tell a story and we invite you to be part of it. This is a hint. 😉 Source: cherrynoir.ca via Grey Goose Cherry Noir on Pinterest   3. Get ready to be introduced to the bolder, more dark, and seductive side of Grey Goose. The aroma is of rich ripe black cherries. It will be a sight, an enchanting journey if you will. Source: greygoose.com via Grey Goose Cherry Noir on Pinterest   4. There are 1,930 Results when you Google “casie stewart” and “vodka”.  I have been a vodka drinker for longer than I care to admit. I was in a vodka commercial, I’ve been to countless vodka parties, and had my share of vodka hangovers.  I’m pretty stoked to be working on this and I hope you come along for the ride. See you After Dark, CASIE Tweet to @greygoosecherry

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Are you switching to Blackberry now?

Yesterday my friends at Telus hosted a Google+ Hangout at the Toronto HQ to learn about Blackberry Z10. I tuned in over lunch to see my bestie Keri Blog. I heard her ask a questions while I was working and snapped this photo. Then I text it to her. Then I saw her check her phone. That is what we call META. After work I went to Telus HQ to pick up my very own Blackberry Z10. The building is really neat. You should creep on by if you are in the hood or going to the ACC.  I took this 360 stereographic standing inside a silo type sales centre. These types of shots take practice but they are some of my favs. Along with a Blackberry z10 Telus SPONSORED A GIANT PANDA IN MY NAME. Can you believe it? I’m a parent.  I’m a Mommy blogger! I named Ai for Love. 我爱你。Wǒ ài nǐ (I love you). We  both like bamboo, roaming, and black & white fashion. I’ve been given two months service to really give the Blackberry z10 a fair go. My iPhone will still be primary device but you know me, I like to test out new things. I have high hopes for Blackberry as I am from Waterloo Region and I remember RIM growing up. In 1999, RIM introduced the BlackBerry 850 pager, I was in high school  (I had a pager in 1997). I remember the endless “RIM job’ jokes in college, university, and still now (they never really got old! haha). RIM/Blackberry did so much for the area I grew up in and I would really love to see them succeed. I’m not gonna call it a comeback until I’ve had my hands all over it to form an honest opinion. Last week I hanging with the lovely…

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Internet Reacts to Beyonce Bowl Blackout

I watched with most of the world. I totally LOVE live events and following the reactions on Twitter. So funny. Can you believe there was a blackout? Some of my fav tweets after the GIfs. [View the story “Beyonce & The Superbowl Blackout” on Storify] Beyonce & The Superbowl Blackout TWITTER REACTS Storified by CASIE STEWART· Sun, Feb 03 2013 18:27:37 If Beyonce lip-syncs the Super Bowl, then sorry America, lip-syncing will be the new singing.Team Coco What time is the #SuperBowl on? #thankssiri http://pic.twitter.com/WU36LNiaCASIE STEWART #beyoncebowlCASIE STEWART Beyonce is probably back stage reading all our opinions via twitter right now!Michael Yerxa To everyone jazzing out over the #SuperBowl commercials: Check out a screening of the Cannes Lion nominees reel sometime. Way better.Lauren O’Neil [internet reacts to real time event] #favouritethingCASIE STEWART Pic from the Super Bowl right now http://pic.twitter.com/cegEZ5u4Grumpy Cat Surprised Kanye West and Rhianna didn’t come out singing "All of the lights".Warren Keefe SOME OF THE LIGHTS, SOME OF THE LIGHTSMichael Kolberg IF YOU LIKED IT YOU SHOULD’VE PUT A BACKUP GENERATOR ON ITJoe Schmidt NHL lockout. NFL blackout. Over to you, MLB.Kevin Paul Dupont Power out? No problem. http://pic.twitter.com/dnQ7pOgCOreo Cookie Only Beyonce can turn me on.Superbowl Lights ♥ CASIE

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Thomas Sabo Giveaway & SS 2013 Collection

Today I recieved the 2013 SS Lookbook for Thomas Sabo featuring brand ambassadors Poppy Delevingne and David Garrett. Last month I was in London, UK for the launch of Thomas Sabo SS 2013 a collection that features rose gold and yellow gold plated sterling silver. There are SO MANY nice things. Check it out here! The official launch event was at The Shard London, the tallest (not yet open to the public) building in the entire European Union. It was a totally amazing experience. I met both Poppy and David and there were a whole slew of celebs there including F1 driver Nico Rosberg, Jade Jagger, Sugababes, Ellie Goulding, and some Brazilian soccer stars. I was super impressed with David’s rocker style and ability to play violin so badass. Check this out! In other news,  I was sent a gift for you from Thomas Sabo. Leave a comment on this post before Friday and I’ll send it to one lucky person in the mail. I’m keeping it a surprise but it’s small, and silver, and we’ll be twins. The Thomas Sabo contest to WIN A TRIP TO LONDON and THE BRIT AWARDS ends January 31st. Enter on Facebook here. Have an awesome day! <3 CASIE

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Ticket Giveaway to @BrrrrrTO w @BacardiCanada!

This weekend is Brrrrr! Toronto, a two day out door electronic music festival at Echo Beach. My friends at Bacardi Canada have given me some extra tickets to share with YOU! I’ll be there on Friday night to see MOBY. See below on how to enter with one click!  I’ve seen The Sheepdogs and Robyn at Echo Beach. This is the first time I’ll be venturing there in [gasp] the WINTER! All I can think is BRRRRRRR! Brrrrr! Details : Brrrrr! Winter Music Festival Toronto  Twitter: @BacardiCanada @BrrrrrTO Dates: February 1st and 2nd Location: Echo Beach  How to Win: Tweet “I wanna go to @brrrrrTO! w/ @casiestewart & @bacardicanada! #Brrrrrcardi OR Click this button to Tweet it. Easy peazy! Tweet #Brrrrcardi   In other Bacardi news, this is me last week at The Brunny for Bacardi Social House. Then I got PHOTO BOMBED by this guy. Hope to see you there! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! <3 CASIE  

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We were made to be awesome.

The world needs you to stop being boring. BE AWESOME. <3 CASIE

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DO MORE. #makeitcount

This is inspiring. I need one of those Nike bands. Enjoy! Feel incredibly lazy & hungry for ramen after watching this Nike #makeitcount video. @caseyneistat ow.ly/h9MlT #inspiration — Leesa Butler (@theFList) January 26, 2013 FROM THE INTERNET! ha. Love it. Me too 🙂 <3 CASIE

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the world fascinates me

Good morning, good morning, and how are you today? Lots happening, busy week. New campaigns around the blog corner. Exciting times ahead at work. When is it going to get warmer, I miss biking. New episode of my show on Coral TV comes out today. Update on New York coming tomorrow.  Excited for the weekend. Friends birthday dinner tonight. Love is in the air. Smile on my face. Feeling good. Ready to take on the world! <3 CASIE

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Empire State of Mind

[View the story “New York Bound tomorrow!” on Storify] New York Bound tomorrow! Storified by CASIE STEWART· Tue, Jan 22 2013 08:56:42 It’s quite snowy here today! I was not expecting it to be so crazy! I planned to take a taxi this morning but there was almost no chance of getting one. Wearing this angora sweater I’ve had in my closet for ages. It’s alwast been to warm, -20 with the windchill is perfect!  Akamaihd My tights have a fleece lining and leather shorts are really warm. Any true fashion lover in Canada knows how to dress for the weather. Added these new Stolen Riches laces to these little leopard boots to spice them up a little.  Tumblr I’m off to new york for the day tomorrow  S6img I’ll be spending most of the day at DRIVEIN Studios in Chelsea. I LOVE New York in the winter.  DRIVEIN24 I’m 1 of 3 bloggers from Canada who will be on ‘set’ for the Smart Set 2013 Spring campaign shoot. I’ll also be doing a behind the scenes Q&A on camera. Just got a sneak peek of the collection and really hope I can bring this jacket home with me! Staticflickr Follow my adventure on Instagram and Twitter.  Themorningsidepost <3 CASIE

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Everyone Does, Not Just You, Everyone

Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it all they do is complain, complain. I chose the other road, less travelled, and it is making all the difference in my attitude about the coldness.  I picked to make the best of it and stay home and make soup and wear the warm clothes and turn the heat up a little bit more and drink hot chocolate and tea. If you can make it through the winter you can make it through winter. That’s not a typo. Yes, you can make it through winter. Dress warm. Too cold for riding. I refuse to sacrifice style for comfort. That’s not my style. Poetry and reading will keep you warm too. <3 CASIE

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Work It Out, Shake It Little Mama

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Found this today, thought you’d like it: Hugh Crawford

Photographer Hugh Crawford took a photo a day for 18 years. I started with his photos from 1982 (my year) and it’s neat how people and things look so much like life on Instagram.  One of the things I love about being on the Internet is the massive collection of photos from the last ten years. Check out the archive of all Hugh’s photos here. 1982 Looks Just Like Today, Maybe Yesterday… Jamie Livingston (October 25, 1956 – October 25, 1997) was a New York-based photographer, film-maker and circus performer. Between March 31, 1979 and October 25, 1997, the day of his death, he took a single picture nearly every day with a Polaroid SX-70 camera.[1][2] Livingston’s ‘Polaroid a Day’ photographic diary started at Bard College and though some photos have gone missing from the collection, 6,697 Polaroids remain. The collection, dated in sequence, has been organized by his friends Hugh Crawford and Betsy Reid into an exhibit at the Bertelsmann Campus Center at Bard College called “Photo of the Day”, which opened in 2007.[3] By the next year, the pictures were hosted online and became a popular discovery of several online blogs.[4] From Wikipedia The full article is on mentalfloss here. HAVE AN AWESOME DAY! <3 CASIE

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Monday Case + Globe Gifs

Stayed up to wat ch the awards last night. I had FOMO and wanted to go to bed but I stayed up anyways. JLaw had my fav dress. I love her. KATNISS GIRL ON FIRE. (Lauren added flames!) Jodie was already out as a lesbian and I don’t get why people are giving her a hard time. LEVE JODIE ALONE. Hosts were awesome. I wish there was more of them actually hosting. These guys doing Taylor Swift was funny.  Kinda a big long (kinda boring at times) episode of SNL. Finished my night off watching the Season 2 premiere of GIRLS on HBO Internet. Feeling low energy today so will get a good sleep tonight. I guess you could say I have a case of the Mondays 🙂 <3 CASIE  

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Monday to Friday – January 11th, 2013

This is what I wore this week: Monday to Friday Red blazer H&M, B-Happy linnen t-shirt Zara, hair Evolve Hair Studio The most awesome white shirt from Marks Work Warehouse (seriously, no wrinkle, no shrink, fitted, dryer safe), skull necklace Zara, dot cardigan Old Navy Hat & collar H&M, baby bulldog top from Zara, Helloberry arm party Skull cardigan and sheer white blouse from secret petite boutique where everything comes from China United colours of Benetton sweater that was mine when I was about 10, chambray sleeveless button down from American Apparel, spike bracelet Top, Keil James patrick anchor bracelet Should I post my outfits more? Comment YES! if you agree.

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Lifestyles of the Queen West and Fabulous

[View the story “As Keri says \”Best Night of the Week!\”” on Storify] As Keri says "Best Night of the Week!" Thursday is always a good day. There are less than 15 working hours till the weekend so make them COUNT! I’ve got a busy day at work and am excited about upcoming projects. Being Director of Social Media here at community is so fun/crazy/exciting. Each day is a new adventure! Storified by CASIE STEWART· Thu, Jan 10 2013 07:33:11 Good morning! I have a really great feeling about today. Passing it on :)CASIE STEWART This is my Thursday alarm. I plays Lady Gaga ‘Edge of Glory’ super loud. Morning motivation to get moving is great! Gonna be real nice out tomorrow 🙂 http://pic.twitter.com/eNYzSZVhCASIE STEWART Meet Charlie – My new 3-speed Linus Dutch bike. It’s like a dream to ride. I LOVE IT! Akamaihd Have you SEEN how nice the it’s gonna to be this weekend? Thanks to Lauren for posting this because I am SMILING just as big for Toronto’s weekend weather. To be honest, I don’t mind if spring comes next week. PLEASE SPRING! Akamaihd Got a little haircut last night. I’ve gone back to Sonya and her new salon (Evolve Hair Studio on Fort York) I love the details she takes to doing my hair. Next week I’m bringing back the bleach blonde. It’s gonna be hot.  Akamaihd Made a smoothie and had an avocado for breakfast. I’ve got this ‘Start the Year Off Right’ thing down pat.  Biked to work. Made smoothie. Ate avocado. Sun is out. Day is good! @ Pulp And Fiber http://instagr.am/p/UTjCIoSa9t/CASIE STEWART Tried to make a video while biking today and it was a bust. I looked super stylish on my way to work though.  Akamaihd In other news… Looks like #BritneySpears is set…

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Bike, Babe, Blog, BAM!

See this face? This is a face that is going to buy a new BIKE at lunch! And, Bikes on Wheels tweeted mer last night. I wonder if they have a tweet peeps discount? Cause, that would be really awesome! @casiestewart You’ve got good taste – sweet ride! — Bikes On Wheels (@BikesOnWheels) January 9, 2013 It looks like this. I have had my eye on this baby for MONTHS! Have an awesome day! I’m dreaming of spring. Bye!   <3 CASIE  

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My 2012 on Storify: 46 stories viewed 30,553 times.

A bunch of stories have no views but they emailed this info to me and I thought wow, you made those. . It’s nice to know I have 46 memories in Story from the year. In 2013 I will create more. And better. I published 569 blog posts on casiestewart.com last year. December 2012 (35) November 2012 (40) October 2012 (46) September 2012 (43) August 2012 (40) July 2012 (46) June 2012 (46) May 2012 (55) April 2012 (51) March 2012 (49) February 2012 (51) January 2012 (67) Below are some of my fav parts of the year told using Storify. [View the story “Have I told you how much I love Halloween? Cause I do. ” on Storify] Have I told you how much I love Halloween? Cause I do. Made a little roundup of some of my fav costumes. Storified by CASIE STEWART· Wed, Oct 26 2011 23:25:39 Zombie Girl (Toronto Zombie Walk – October 22, 2011) lh6.ggpht.com a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net lessons in zombieism: halloween how-toyou will need chocolate syrup, cornstarch, red food dye, white face paint, black (eyeliner/shadow) and some green if you have it. take off your shirt. don’t wash your face or hair. dirtier the better. mix 2/3 chocolate syrup with corn starch and add a bunch of red dye drops. shake/mix. lh5.ggpht.com blood stained clothes, black eyes, i will eat your brainHalloween is JUST around the corner and I am stoked. I reckon I might follow the blood stained trend and wear some blood for the month of ROctober whenever I feel like it. The Zombie Walk is OCTOBER 23 at 3pm. Zombies meet in Bellwoods and I would love to have you join my Zombie Crew. casiestewart.com a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net Sexy Pirate lh5.ggpht.com I was a sexy pirate, but what should I be next? I went out as a Zombie and was sexier than the rest! I’ve been out as…

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I Love to Visualize the Data

What’s more fun to do on Sunday morning than make breakfast, watch movies, and create infographics about your data? I DON’T KNOW. Ok, I do know but I do love the way data looks when it’s visualized. This morning I’ve been scoping about a few free tools to see what my data says about me. For a great list of infographic tools see this list on hongkiat.com I found via Paisano. I’m off to the Art Gallery to hang out with Frida and Diego. Will say hi to Banksy and Andy for you! Have an awesome day! 🙂 create infographics with visual.ly

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The Commenting Game

My sister and I used to play The Quiet Game. Be quiet for as long as you can and first person to talk loses. I lost all the time. DOH! That’s not what this post is ab out THOUGH… One of the things I have ALWAYS loved about my blog is when you leave comments. Starting now, like right NOW, I’m going to reward one commenter each week with a prize. It’s going to be a cool prize and I am going to send it to you, in the mail, with my own money.  All you have to do is leave a comment on ANY post from Sunday – Friday. Winner will be picked on Saturday and mail sent out Monday. Comments will be shown in the sidebar so you can see who else is hanging around, who you are up against, or make friends. After all, you already have a common one here. (I mean ME!) You have been getting to know me for god knows how long and when you comment, I get to know you. It makes me feel more human, this is not just a dot com or a magical blog-thing that updates itself, there is a real live person here typing on keys and smiling at the camera. Also, you commenting makes me feel like I am talking to myself less. Not that i mind talking to myself or that there is anything wrong with that. So there, The Comment Game starts NOW and everyone who comments today on any post is entered to win a prize. This contest has no end date. It will hopefully go on forever (just like my blog). Don’t be shy. Have fun! It’s just you and me here on the internet. BTW this is my fav song right now.…

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THIS:The Hot Internet Show – 2013 Episodes Coming Soon on @CoralTV!

We’re gearing up to start shooting the 2013 episodes of THIS: The Hot Internet Show where I cover all kinds of apps, and tips & tricks for working your way around the internet. If you have ANYTHING you would like to see me cover, please let us know! We filmed 17 episodes in 2012. Woo hoo! If you haven’t yet subscribed to the channel please do at youtube.com/coral. Help us reach a million views! For the holidays the entire RTR Network (TV and Online shows) did a (surprise) Gangnam Style parody for our CEO Kit Redmond.  It was RTR, Income Property, Mother of the Bride, BBQ Crawl and us Coral gals under the direction of Karolina, Alex and Shannon and with the instigation of Brigitte. Well done team! The part with us girls from CoralTV (above) is at 2:48. You’ll have a laugh for sure! 🙂 Click below to watch past episodes of THIS! Coral is a dynamic, new YouTube channel with expert hosts who inspire young women 18-34. We’re always interested in exploring advertising or sponsorship opportunities too, fill out the contact form to get connected with our sponsorship package. Tweet to @CoralTV

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Call me.

Today I had a call with someone I did not know in London, UK. (So many London things lately!) I gave her business tips for her website and some things to do in the internet that can help her business. She booked a call on clarity.fm and I then I called her. We chatted for about 20 min.  Her Review: The time spent chatting with Casie seemed like 5 minutes! She gave a to-do list targeted for my brand with well-thought points of the benefits and ones not worth my time for now. I got exactly what I wanted out of it. For my call, she was an expert on social media, online shopping, branding and trends. If you ever wanna ring me and ask advice about your business, career, life, outfits, whatever, you can ring me through Clarity. It’s $1.50 a minute! Clarity was founded by Canadian entrepreneur Dan Martell last year. He had one wish for his recent birthday and to help make his wish come true, I am donating an hour of my time on Clarity this Saturday, January 5th. I’ll tweet out the link in Saturday morning and you can ring me for freeeeeeeee. I forgot about this great lil’ vid Steve Carty shot of me this summer, it’s on my Clarity profile. In other news, changed my Twitter header/background to this cartoon of me that was published in Walrus magazine last year. I hated that article. No press is bad press though, right? Urghhhh. Love the drawing though! THANKS GUYS 🙂

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Your Fav Christmas Elf

Last day of work for the year is almost over. We had an office pizza party. Carli brought lil’ Fig, her dog into the office. Thanks Bacardi Canada for sending a present! The girls on my floor and I had a gift exchange, thanks for the goodies Kathleen. I can’t wait to sleep in tomorrow! Cheers to the weekend! Woo hoo. CASIE P.S Last at the Interaxon holiday party I used a MIND CONTROLLED BEEER TAP!

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