Loss of a Friend
As I write this, I have just found out a close friend of mine had passes away suddenly. I’ve been told “you’ll get used to it”, “things will get better as you get older”, “you’ll eventually get used to it when people you know start to pass”. This isn’t my first friend to pass away suddenly at a young age, and it hasn’t seemed that it hurts any less. Here is a personal post with just a few thoughts on young loss.
Long Term Travel: Budgeting in SE Asia
Although I love to travel, I've only spent 2-3 weeks here there and everywhere, but I try and go somewhere far off once or twice a year. Budgeting for both is difficult. You have to take into account the cost of traveling often, flights, whether you splurge because you're only somewhere for a few weeks, or need to stretch out your savings over a long period of time, and so many little things.
Turning 27
This year I'm turning 27, and I'm not going to lie, it scares me. I'm entering into my late 20's and I feel like I still don't have anything figured out. I don't have long-term plans and I don't have any short term goals.
But I really thought about it, and 27 is a year to really figure out what I want in life. It's a year that I can spend really figuring out what I want to do, where I want to live, where I want to go and who I want to surround myself with.
Long term Travel: Choosing the right backpack
You have many options when you're traveling depending on how long you're going for, what type of travel you're doing, where you're going and the weather. Since I plan on being gone for 6 months through rain and sun, cold and warm, I need to make sure I have enough room to have clothing to fit these options as well as enough shoe options for all of the above. Here are my favourite options for Long Term Travel!
Planning a Trip: Seattle
After missing our flight, we ended up stuck in Seattle for an 8 hour layover. I had never been before and the opportunity to explore made me excited. With 8 hours and counting, we wanted to make sure that we maximized our time there and got a chance to see a few sights. We managed to cram a few things in, but given a weekend here is what I would have liked to do!
April Inspirations
Now that April is right around the corner, we've rounded up what we are loving right now, from new clothes to DIY's. I am in love with springtime as it means I can break out the flats and the boyfriend jeans and experience a bit of Vitamin D on the skin. Here are a few things that are inspiring me this April!
Traveling to NYC: Part II
Here’s the second part of our trip to NYC in February and all that we saw. Some highlights included the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Central Park, wandering around the city and just exploring. Check out everything we squeezed into two days in NYC!
Decor Inspirations: Palm Springs
In our previous post we recommended a few things to do and places to stay while you're considering going to Palm Springs. Following that, I felt the need to make a few changes to my house to reflect the laid back and earthy aesthetic that my favourite place has to offer. Here are a few inspirations that we really loved to accomplish this.
Traveling to NYC
Our trip started off with a red eye flight to Toronto. Let me tell you, red eye flights may sound exciting, leaving one city and waking up in the next, however it’s key to note this means usually a 3.5 hour sleep if you’re lucky and then after a slightly hectic transfer, you’ll get another hour of uncomfortable sleep. Here is a run-down of the first couple of days in NYC!
Planning a Trip: Palm Springs
It's freezing outside for a lot of us this time of year, so now is the perfect time to plan a trip to somewhere warm. Somewhere that I discovered last year was this lovely retirement-esque place known to many as Palm Springs. With the aging population of 65+ and few younger people, it's a really great place to get away and relax with friends by the pool, hiking in the Joshua Tree National Park, or visiting the many interesting places that the area has to offer.
February Inspirations
We've been spending a lot of time working on this blog the past couple weeks and planning out our year ahead that January has flown by. It's amazing how the beginning of January starts off with goal setting, organization and well intentions. Whether you set out to go to the gym five times a week and ended up watching your favourite shows on Netflix instead, or pledged to eat healthy and instead re-downloaded that food ordering app, February can be your new start.
What to Pack: NYC
I've just booked a trip to NYC for the beginning of March! I wrote post last week about places that I want to check out when I get to NYC, but I wanted to put together a post about what I'm packing. I like to pride myself in packing light whenever possible, and paring down where I can to make things as easy and efficient as possible while traveling.
Planning a Trip: NYC
I've just booked a trip to NYC for the beginning of March! I've been to the Big Apple before, but when I was traveling with family and technically under age in the United States. I'm currently researching a few places that I'd like to go and a few experiences I want to have while being down there.
Dealing with Stress
What can I say, stress can contribute to a lot of problems in the body. You can go from being a healthy person to hospitalization in a couple months if you aren't careful and manage your everyday stress. This can come from not having a work life balance, a stressful job, relationship issues, family problems. The list goes on.
New Year’s Resolutions ‘17
recently read a great article about creating resolutions. It suggested that instead of creating lofty goals that were just out of reach and unrealistic, try and create some small goals that you can accomplish in the new year.
Living Hygge: Comfort Food
For this week of Living Hygge, I'm going to focus on food. In my book about Hygge, they gave a few different recipes on comfort food, but as a celiac, I had to go digging for my own Hygge recipes.
Living Hygge: Bedrooms
Bringing the feeling of Hygge into the bedroom is the most important in my book. Your bedroom is the ultimate place to create a cozy haven where you can curl up, light a candle, have a mug of tea, and read or write in your journal. Here are some key components to a Hygge Bedroom.
Living Hygge: Candles
When the days get longer, and you no longer see the sun (I drive into work in the dark and from work in the dark...), it's important to establish a sense of Hygge and comfortability at home. Here are some of my favourite candles that inspire Hygge Living.
Living Hygge: Fireplaces
Something that the Hygge lifestyle elicits is the feeling of warmth and coziness, but the real warmth and coziness comes from the fireplace too. Living Hygge often means having the perfect fireplace area in your house to get warm and feel cozy when you come in from the cold.
48 Hours in Shanghai
I was lucky enough to stop over in Shanghai on my way to SE Asia. If you are headed down there and you will likely have a layover or plane change in China, I recommend taking advantage of the not so talked about 144 or 24-hour visa that is offered at customs. Here is my travel diary while in China and what I recommend you know before you go there!
