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other blog: the everyday minimalist
talk to me: contact me here
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
Admin Archive
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Interesting Tidbits around the Web
Posted on September 26, 2010 | 4 Comments15 Food Myths (CBS) This probably has to be my favourite myth, because I love carbs. Fresh bread, fresh rice, pasta… bring it on! Myth: To Lose Weight, You Must Avoid Carbs Bread, pasta, beans, and other high-carbohydrate foods are lower in calories than fatty... -
Fascinations from around the Web
Posted on September 17, 2010 | 6 CommentsWell it sounds more interesting that “cool things I found interesting from the web” right? Baby Squirrel Nursed by a Momma Cat Via Squandrous. Sexy Fairytales An adult version of our favourites: Cinderella Red Riding Hood Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Rapunzel Via Fresh... -
I am a writer at Financial Edge (Investopedia) now!
Posted on September 16, 2010 | 12 CommentsI guess I should announce it. I am a writer at Financial Edge (Investopedia) now, see my little biography here. (They’re working on getting our articles to come up with our name so nothing will show up there for now) I started a week or... -
Interesting Articles around the Web
Posted on September 9, 2010 | 4 CommentsI was going to go through each article and write a bit about it, but frankly, I am too tired to do it right now and I don’t want to leave these articles until 2011. DEBT & DATING This has been a hot topic around... -
Link Love: The Education Edition
Posted on July 16, 2010 | 5 CommentsI really loved J.K. Rowling’s Harvard Commencement Address. She is so witty & down to earth , and she nailed it with “The Fringe Benefits of Failure“. J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo. SCHOOLED Want to learn how shoes (high... -
Yes, I ate the whole box.
Posted on July 15, 2010 | 16 CommentsAll 24 macarons from La Maison du Macaron for $30 CAD (tax included) And well worth it, I might add. I offered BF some, but he thinks they’re too sweet. What’s a girl to do? I had to eat them all, or they’d go bad... -
Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!
Posted on June 29, 2010 | 19 CommentsI’m staying on! Today, I just received pretty affirmative confirmation that they want to keep me and extend the contract. Me!! (Of course, I am waiting for something in writing before getting all giddy, but I couldn’t help myself.) I think the plan was to... -
Link Love: The Money, Crimes, Doing Time & Lies Edition
Posted on June 18, 2010 | 1 CommentTHE LIES Top 10 Secrets of Effective Liars (Psychology Today) 5 Lies we tell ourselves to continue spending (FB) World’s Greatest Liar Competition (BBC) – No lawyers or politicians Top 25 Urban Legends (Snopes) Why we lie (Live Science) THE CRIMES What’s in a name?... -
Look what the mail lady brought me yesterday!
Posted on May 15, 2010 | 3 CommentsI entered Suzie’s giveaway a while back, hoping to score a few useful, already-thought-of-buying-it items for free. And she delivered.. in spades. Here was the original giveaway prize pack that I won: L’occitane full sized hand cream – unused –> was already thinking of buying... -
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Posted on May 8, 2010 | 5 CommentsHappy Saturday! Strange how little pleasures like faces on Tic Tacs can make your whole day smile.