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other blog: the everyday minimalist
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location: canada/usa
works: business consultant
net worth: ~$155,000 as of Dec 2011
eats: sashimi, tartiflette, pho
drinks: earl grey cream tea
gadgets: macbook pro 17", ipod touch (pda)
beauty: fb's list of toiletries/makeup
wants: roland rd700-gx piano
reads: ayn rand, tom stanley, sophie kinsella
watches: bones, mentalist, castle, top chef
wears: wrap dresses & necklaces
loves: minimalism, $$ management, traveling
hates: wearing shorts & being late for anything
Archive for May, 2009
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Set boundaries, not rules
Posted on May 22, 2009 | No CommentsThis is probably not a radical statement, but I’ve never seen my budget as being a prison filled with set categories. I like to think of my budget more as a guideline with boundaries that you can stretch, but only to a certain extent. Boundary... -
Top 5 Irritating things about emails
Posted on May 18, 2009 | No Comments1. Fonts or Themes When they are huge, coloured, Comic Sans and not a standard Arial or Times New Roman font, or when the Theme makes it impossible to read, I get really irritated. I know you want to express your individuality in every email,... -
A professionally kept woman
Posted on May 17, 2009 | No CommentsJust read an interesting article over at The New York Times called: Keeping up with being Kept written by a Ruth Padawer on April 10th 2009. The basic premise of Seeking Arrangements (the website) is one of the oldest in the book: Men with money... -
Boston, Massachusetts
Posted on May 15, 2009 | No CommentsI know, I’ve been a bad Traveling FB. I took these trips in April…. But better late than never! As promised – Boston in pictures. Will keep it tlog style (pictures, very little talking) for reasons of laziness and a sprinkle of forgetfulness. We didn’t... -
As a dark ominous looking cloud settled over the city…
Posted on May 14, 2009 | No Comments….FB wondered if it was a sign that it was time to leave. -
A Minimalist’s Desktop
Posted on May 14, 2009 | 5 CommentsYou may not believe me but this is my desktop every morning. This is a screenshot of the ENTIRE desktop / screen, no cropping done on my part. And it is including the windows taskbar area and sidebars (they’re hidden, more on that later)…. I... -
How to read an Income Statement
Posted on May 14, 2009 | No CommentsTHE BASICS What is an Income Statement? It’s a standard financial document that summarizes the company’s revenues and expenses for a period of time. What are the other names for this document? P&L Statement (Profit and Loss) Income Statement Earnings Statement Any other confusing terms?... -
I am on this mashed potato train and I can’t get off…
Posted on May 13, 2009 | No CommentsStupid Fantastic Comfort Food. (As per disagreements in comments!) Minced Pork with Green Beans & Mashed Potatoes (There really isn’t that much pork in there. More potatoes than pork, the green beans are underneath) Got the minced pork for sale in the grocery store today.... -
Deprivation helps the imagination
Posted on May 13, 2009 | 2 CommentsI admire designers from all industries (architecture, fashion, electronic) because they can come up with visions of what they want that will make you ooh and ahh in the end, even if in the beginning, everyone thought they were smokin’ something on the side. Creativity... -
Musings of a now-loved belly
Posted on May 12, 2009 | No CommentsI love every season except winter. The reason why I hate winter, is not because I don’t like sweaters (on the contrary!).. but because of the salt, the ice and the snow. Without all of that, I love winter. But gearing up for a season...