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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
Life Archive
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Would you let your parents move in with you?
Posted on February 23, 2011 | 92 CommentsRevanche of A Gai Shan Life wrote a great post recently called Parents: The Top Bread Slice. Basically, it’s talking about letting your elderly parents move back in with you if they’re unable to live alone. Full o’ good stuff, that girl. Revanche is truly... -
The Average Face of Different Nationalities: Do you see yourself?
Posted on February 14, 2011 | 98 CommentsYou know I have to say it…! Happy Valentine’s Day! We celebrate by hugging more and being horribly sappy to each other. BF also makes this amazing meal each year for the two of us. Then we go for a walk and count kissing bunny... -
The Secret World of Shoplifting
Posted on January 31, 2011 | 31 CommentsBig thanks goes out to J$ of Budgets are Sexy for posting: True Life — I live in a hotel, my guest post on his blog today. —————————————————————————————————- I was watching a CBC documentary last night called The Secret World of Shoplifting, one of the... -
How I am Shopping Smarter: Cataloguing my clothing onto my iPod Touch
Posted on January 26, 2011 | 118 CommentsNow that my 2010 shopping ban is over, I came up with the idea of cataloguing my clothing onto my iPod Touch for easy access. Before I started the process, I didn’t realize how many grey sweaters I had until I did this. To be... -
Food Feasts: December 2010 and January 2011
Posted on January 25, 2011 | 36 CommentsOkay so here are all my pent up food pictures from December 2010 to January 2011. BF cooked most of the meals you will see below (he loves it, it’s his thing). We make a great team because my thing is to sit there, look cute... -
Social Rules to not making empty promises and to mean what you say
Posted on January 22, 2011 | 13 CommentsSome great comments from my earlier post about not making empty promises. One reader in particular, Layla, pointed out that they just may be shy. Shy enough to not know what to say or to see the implications of what they’re saying and they weren’t... -
Don’t make empty promises
Posted on January 21, 2011 | 41 CommentsWhat I hate the most is empty promises. Such as from the following phrases: We should talk sometime. Let’s do this again sometime. Sounds like a great idea, and I’ll definitely follow up on it sometime. We must do coffee sometime. I know it might... -
En Masse Enabling: Did you know that Starbucks has tea lattes for 50% off?
Posted on January 13, 2011 | 33 CommentsIn Canada between 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. until January 16th 2011, Starbucks has tea lattes for 50% off. Update: Cassie of Digging up and Out says that Some locations are only discounting the bagged tea lattes. They’ll do the Earl Grey latte for example,... -
How to buy for cheaper on eBay or Amazon (from a former eBay seller)
Posted on December 27, 2010 | 12 CommentsI am using makeup as an example, but buying for cheaper on eBay is applicable to almost anything. You just have to be willing to trust the seller, watch out for deals and bid accordingly and at the end, I will tell you how I normally... -
New Years’ Resolution(s): Past, Current and Future
Posted on December 25, 2010 | 34 CommentsMerry Christmas!! I thought it’d be a fun exercise to review my resolutions. I’ve found that the top resolutions people make usually center around: losing weight getting out of debt quitting a bad habit (smoking/drinking) enjoying life more As I don’t really have a problem...