Women today, we sure want to do it all, be successful at housekeeping, having a job where we excel, raising our kids great, and being the perfect wives our husbands need us to be; somehow we manage to do all this, yet most of the time it can be at the expense of our ownContinue reading
After realizing that sugar isn’t as sweet in our bodies as it is on our tongue, many people have decided to transition from consuming regular sugar to artificial sweeteners. When they first appeared on the market, these sugar substitutes felt like the solution to our excessive sugar consumption problem. But then we began to worryContinue reading
I’m an auntie to a baby girl! What a way to start a blog post! Remember that cousin of mine I wrote about, and prepared a gift box for her? She gave birth a week ago, and I can’t wait to see the new addition to the family. Even the boys are excited they gotContinue reading
Have I ever told you what my favourite room at home is? It’s the bathroom! Well, now that you know which one it is, I’m going to share why. Honestly, I never would’ve imagined it would be because when I was little, it used to be the living room both at my grandparents and parents’Continue reading
Are you one of those people who have a number of items they only use on special occasions? You’re not alone! My home used to be full of such belongings, from clothes reserved for anniversaries and festivities, to fancy towels, tablecloths and sheets I only used for guests. Not anymore because I figured life isContinue reading
When you come to a certain age, celebrating your birthday doesn’t seem so fun anymore, especially not when you imagine or see all those candles weighing down on your birthday cake. I know mine have already started feeling like this, but I can’t say I’m not fond of parties, I love them and if there’sContinue reading
The advantages of essential oils have long been known to humanity, especially in antiquity when people from Egypt all the way to China and India used them for medicinal purposes, treating all sorts of aches and ailments, as well as relied on them for cosmetic and religious purposes. Throughout the following centuries, this dependence onContinue reading
As an expecting mother, you’ve probably been busy thinking about things such as which baby items to get as well as how you want to raise your child. One of those decisions you will need to make while still pregnant is whether you will breastfeed. If you’ve decided to breastfeed your baby, you will needContinue reading
Have you ever stopped what you were doing just to look at your plants? I have been doing exactly this these last few weeks, marvelling at my beautiful plants and even feeling proud of myself for how far I’ve gone with my gardening skills from being a serial plant killer some years before. There’s aContinue reading
If there is one thing we all have in common, it is the desire to be happy and satisfied in life. But, are we looking for happiness in the right place? According to Trynlay Rinpoche, an accomplished meditator, the real source of happiness lies in the clarity of thoughts. He explains that external factors canContinue reading
