Sofi Papamarko
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Sofi Papamarko has written for Salon.com, the Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, the Toronto Star, the Toronto Sun, the Montreal Gazette, Report on Business, Exclaim! and dozens of other publications, both in print and online. She blogs about her dating failures here.

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I Prefer to Be Green Than to Make Green

(1) Comments | Posted March 28, 2013 | 8:45 AM

Would you take a 50 per cent pay cut to work on something you believed in?

Two months ago, I did exactly that when I began working for Earth Day Canada, a not-for-profit environmental organization that focuses on education, awareness and personal empowerment.

Coincidentally, I also started sleeping better at...

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Because of the Environment, I May Not Have Children

(26) Comments | Posted July 31, 2012 | 12:13 PM

Growing up, I never doubted that I would someday become a mother.

But over the past few years, I have begun to question whether or not I should ever have children.

It has nothing to do with anxiety about supporting a child on a writer's income -- that could be...

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Spring Beauty Myths: Busting Springtime Colour Do's and Don'ts

(0) Comments | Posted April 23, 2012 | 4:26 PM

For most women, it can take many years of experimentation to figure out what makeup colours look best on our faces. Piles of beauty magazines tell us what will look great, but they can also preach against experimenting with some bolder looks that only certain women can successfully pull off....

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Beauty and Skincare Hidden Dangers: Avoid Doing Damage In Your Daily Routine

(0) Comments | Posted April 23, 2012 | 12:00 AM

When it comes to beauty routines, we all have our habits. Unfortunately, some of these habits we picked up as teenagers and can find it tricky to stop, even if we know that they may not be doing us any favours. Check out these hidden dangers of your beauty and...

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Spring Makeup 2012: 4 Sexy Celeb-Inspired Looks To Vamp It Up

(0) Comments | Posted April 18, 2012 | 9:00 AM

Want to try something new in terms of your look for the spring of 2012? Look no further than the beauty looks that are hot in your favourite television shows and movies. This season, try emulating the beauty routines of a few of your favourite characters on TV and in...

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Single on Valentine's Day? Here's Some Advice

(34) Comments | Posted February 7, 2012 | 2:51 PM

So you're single on Valentine's Day, huh?

Congratulations!

Like most people, I have been both single and coupled on Valentine's Day and can admit that I've had more fun as a single lady than as one half of a couple.

Valentine's Day is like the New Year's Eve of...

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Speed Daters Find Love Among Dead Ends... Sometimes

(1) Comments | Posted January 6, 2012 | 8:01 AM

"Have you ever done this before?" he asks, staring deep into my eyes.

"No," I lie breathlessly. "This is my first time."

It was my fourth, actually. But why should I intimidate others with the knowledge that I am already a veteran at speed dating?

Speed dating is a strange...

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Single for Six Reasons

(264) Comments | Posted July 7, 2011 | 7:48 AM

In a HuffPost article that went mega-viral, television writer Tracy McMillan detailed the reasons she believes single women aren't yet married.

In "Why You're Not Married," McMillan insists that single women are not married (holy matrimony being the ultimate brass ring of womanhood, apparently) because we fall into...

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