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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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Recipe: Vegan Miso Brussel Sprouts with Portobello Mushrooms
Posted on March 2, 2012 | 4 CommentsI made up a recipe the other day. I was in the store, saw brussel sprouts, remembered how great they are for your health, and had an inkling that portobello mushrooms would taste really great in the dish (plus, make up for the fact that... -
The Dead Cow Lecture
Posted on February 17, 2012 | 7 CommentsMy uncle sent me a hilarious story that makes you laugh AND teaches you a good lesson. THE DEAD COW LECTURE First-year students at the OSU Vet School were attending their first anatomy class with a real dead cow. They all gathered around the surgery... -
What’s their interest?
Posted on February 10, 2012 | 6 CommentsThis is a question I ask myself a lot when it comes to dealing with other people What’s their interest? What’s their motivation? A good example is a financial advisor selling you mutual funds. Off the top of my head, I ask: Are they salaried... -
Shop like a Parisienne!
Posted on February 8, 2012 | 14 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 | 29 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 | 18 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...