From the monthly archives:

August 2010

Five Items You Can’t Fly Without

August 31, 2010

Although I'm not a big fan of flying, I do love the airport people-watching, hours of free time to peruse my favourite magazines, and an excuse to indulge in some chocolatey goodness along with a big bottle of water.   As long as I'm prepared with my in-flight must have's, I am able to enjoy the [...]

Phone a Friend

August 25, 2010

How do you handle challenging times in your life?  Do you hide, retreat from the world, or reach out and confide in those around you? My response in the past has definitely been the former.  Recently though, I've pushed myself to reach out and open up and I've found that I always finish the conversation [...]

Five Domestic Goddess Goodies

August 17, 2010

As the wife of a creative cook and all-round whiz in the kitchen, I'm often relegated to dish duty.  Recently, as I stood elbows deep in dishwater and lamented my inevitable dish-pan hands, I thought to myself, there has got to be a better way!  And there is!  As I began to research the antidote [...]

Using Books to Personalize Your Home

August 11, 2010

We recently moved from a furnished apartment to an unfurnished, more spacious space in the sky (21st floor!).  Moving is usually  a pain but the joy of decorating and arranging our new place has overshadowed any of the normal headaches!  One of my favourite decorating pass-times is to organize bookshelves.  The contents of bookshelves are [...]

Back to Blogging

August 9, 2010

Hopefully some of you noticed that my latest post was almost six weeks after the previous one.  Well, it has been a busy six weeks of husband's hospitalization, subsequent triathalon (beaming with pride!) and move to a new apartment along with exciting things happening at work.  Although I went on hiatus, know that I will [...]

How to Keep Your Jewellery in Order

August 4, 2010

When I was a little girl, I loved to sift through my mom's jewellery box.  I would stand on my tiptoes, reach out my chubby fingers and delight in all the sparkly, colourful, shiny treasures I found there.  I didn't know the difference between plastic and 24 karat gold, but I knew that I loved [...]