Top 10 Packing Tips from a Fashion Lover
Do you wait until the very last minute to pack for a trip? And then end up taking too much of all the wrong things? I learned my lesson early.…
Happy Fashion New Year! September 4
HAPPY FASHION NEW YEAR! The true New Year – at least to this fashion lover – is not January 1st but Labour Day, September 4th. It’s when fall is in…
An Up Close Look at Bridal Couture
There are few things more thrilling to this fashion lover than the extravagant spectacle of a couture runway show in Paris. And the fantastic match to the jaw dropping excitement…
A Lifelong Book Lover
One of my earliest memories is weekly visits to the local library with my Dad. Every Saturday we visited Vancouver’s Fraser Street branch where I walked out with a stack…
My One Forever-True Tip about Style
I love tracking fashion fads – velour tracksuits with UGGs anyone? – but I’m not all that interested in wearing them. And I don’t really think twice about the colour…
When Art Blows Your Mind
Think of the last time when art stopped you in your tracks … when a film, book or garment made you laugh, scowl, think or even cry. When it challenged…
Blueprint for My Financial Destiny
The past year has been packed with non-stop head-spinning action around my career and home that has involved a move across the country … twice. One of the things I’m…
How Creatives Keep Their Careers Afloat
Risk taker, shit disturber, out-of-the-box problem solver, independent dreamer, rule breaker … does that describe you? Most creatives whom I know would check off most of those qualities. And while…
Take a Risk That You’ll Never Regret
You miss 100% of the chances that you don’t take. I’m not sure who said that or where I read it but that philosophy has stayed with me over the…
What Does Success Mean to You?
What is success? I noticed that I write about it a lot. The word “success” pops up over and over in my blog posts. So much that I started to…