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FB in a Nutshell
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
Life Archive
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Shop like a Parisienne!
Posted on February 8, 2012 | 12 CommentsIt is universally accepted that French women in general are achingly chic, but they don’t spend a lot of money to achieve that look. (Although if you read The Essence of Style — How the French invented High Fashion and Fine Food, you’d come to... -
How to make old clothing feel like new again
Posted on February 6, 2012 | 6 CommentsYou know how when you open your closet you think: I have nothing to wear!? Well I get that way sometimes. Yes this can be hard to believe coming from a girl who owns 20+ dresses but it’s true. So what do I do? Here... -
Review of the Clarisonic Mia Facial and Body Cleansing Brush
Posted on January 20, 2012 | 27 CommentsNote: This post is for guys too. I know that there are some of you out there that actually like to have nice skin, contrary to popular belief, but don’t want to look like you get facials or to wear makeup This is apparently a... -
Friends of a feather, flock together
Posted on January 16, 2012 | 23 CommentsI’m going to probably catch a lot of flack for this, but have you ever noticed a problem with making friends? Specifically, making friends of the same social status as you are in. Credit I have a friend who is a doctor, and she just... -
What is ‘comfort food’?
Posted on January 4, 2012 | 25 CommentsWhat is comfort food to you? For me, it’s foods I am familiar with from my childhood, or tasty things that make me feel all warm, fuzzy and satisfied when I eat them. Tartiflette is a comfort food for me — sliced potatoes covered in... -
Diane von Furstenberg: The bearable lightness of packing
Posted on December 30, 2011 | 8 Comments“If you can figure out your suitcase, you can figure out your life” – DvF Diane von Furstenberg makes the most beautiful dresses I’ve ever seen, see the few I like from her collection below: She did a very whimsical, fun video about traveling and... -
Shopping your closet: Mixing styles and making pieces work double-duty
Posted on December 26, 2011 | 14 CommentsThis is a follow-up post to: 10 steps to get your wardrobe to where you want it to be from my other blog. I had a couple of readers tell me that they knew what styles they liked, but they seemed to be all over... -
Why are women refusing to marry down?
Posted on December 21, 2011 | 43 CommentsA thought provoking post from Financial Uproar (yes, a man) who basically asks women why they refuse to marry down, when men have been doing it for centuries! His last paragraph sums it up: It seems to me that women want to have it both... -
Miss Representation: The way media portrays women
Posted on December 5, 2011 | 9 CommentsCheck out this trailer — the film is called “Miss Representation”, and looks to be very promising. Hat tip to Fabulously Frugirl for the link, go and read what she has to say! WOMEN ARE JUDGED ON A HARSHER BASIS It is true that women... -
FB’s Wish List for 2011
Posted on December 2, 2011 | 9 CommentsOkay so here’s the deal. I have a lot of clothes, this is no secret. Therefore, I am going to try really.. really.. REALLY hard to stick to only buying things on my actual Wish List for shopping. Click on it to make it larger...