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Confectionary Treats from Kitten & The Bear
If you are a Toronto native, you know that Kitten & The Bear is the go-to place for homemade jam and scones. Pre-pandemic, this adorable family-run corner in Parkdale offered freshly baked scones, seasonal jams and intimate afternoon tea service. When they expanded to a bigger location in 2019, I was happy to see that…
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Hair Makeover
My hair has been a signature topic on this blog. In fact, my most visited post is the one I wrote about this henna review. In this blog, you’ll find posts about how I maintain my long curly hair, how I keep my red colour with henna, how I weaved white petals in my long…
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5 red flags of a toxic workplace
I consider myself lucky to have worked with amazing mentors and colleagues over the last sixteen years of my career. I’ve been lucky to explore different industries, and try new jobs which has led me to the path I am currently enjoying. You all know me as a blogger here in this space, but my…
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6 career lessons I learned in 2021
Was it just me or did 2021 feel a lot heavier than 2020? Languish was the term of the year, and as my friend once put it: “It is hard to exist right now”. That pretty much sums up the first quarter of 2021. It was rough. In fact, it was so rough, that I…
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Christmas Hygge
Hygge: a cozy quality that makes a person feel content and comfortable. Pronounced: hue-guh Origin: Danish For a second year in a row, Christmas doesn’t really feel like Christmas. With the pandemic still dragging on, gatherings with loved ones are not encouraged, morale is low and feelings of pandemic fatigue are still very much a…
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Where I’ve been and how I’m doing
It has been four months since I last published a blog post here. I feel awkward picking up from where I’ve left off, and I’ve re-written the start of this paragraph at least six times. At one point, I wondered if I should even bother. Perhaps my prolonged absence from blogging is a sign that…
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Our Woodland Wedding Decor
Many of my long-time readers (and real-time friends and family) know that event styling and decor is a passionate hobby of mine. The days before COVID, I took pleasure in decorating friends’ events, I was hired a handful of times to be a day-of wedding coordinator, and I hosted an array of themed parties at…
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Our Wedding Invitations
Receiving a wedding invitation is like getting a first glance sneak peek of the wedding. Invitations set the tone and theme, often create the atmosphere the moment you hold it in your hands, or in our guests’ case, open it on a screen. In the case of our backyard wedding, our atmosphere was intimate and…
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Our Vow Books
Having to plan a simplified backyard wedding during a pandemic really brought forward the details that truly matter the most about getting married. Our vows to each other. We knew we wanted to write our own vows, but instead of reading them from a sheet of paper (or worse, a phone!) we wanted to have…
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Introducing: The Wedding Series
August marks one year since we got married. How is that even possible? On one hand, I feel like our wedding just happened. I still remember sensory details of that day. I still see my husband chocking up in tears, and how much that touched my heart because that was the first time I saw…