It’s that time of year again… back to school for everyone! Kids, teenagers, adults. After completing my certificate program last year, I’m happy to take a break from school again. I’m a big advocate for continuously learning so it’d probably be a few more years before I consider going back to school (for an MBA, perhaps?!), or taking an online course for something fun. Having finished my final semester of my post-secondary degree in 2016, I wanted to share my favourite tips on navigating and surviving post-secondary, all while balancing social circles, events, and a part-time job, whether it’s your first year or your final year! Over the past decade of studying, I’ve managed to balance it all (friends, events,…
Summary Remembering Peasants: A Personal History of a Vanished World by Patrick Joyce is a non-fiction book about the history of peasants in Europe,…
You know how you feel like you’ll never love again when you have your first heartbreak? Whilst I am happily married now, I remember my first heartbreak. It was not with my first boyfriend. I remember it took me more than a year to get over him and during that time, I always thought… what if I’d always love him? What if I regret my decisions when I’m 90 years old? What if nobody can compare to him? (Spoiler alert: I don’t even remember his face anymore, let alone have these thoughts occur!) After my first heartbreak, I remember feeling so hesitant about seeing someone. The first guy I had a crush on after the heartbreak, I doubted all the…
I don’t know about you but I love CNBC’s Millennial Money and Refinery29’s Money Diaries. Maybe it’s because I love to snoop but there’s…
Is living 5 minutes away from a huge thrift store a blessing or a curse? Ever since Theo nailed a daily routine and his wake windows were getting longer, I found myself doing anything to kill time until his next sleep. Naturally, that meant many visits to Value Village. Sometimes, it was a success and sometimes, it wasn’t. That’s the fun of thrifting! Without further ado, here’s my July haul from Value Village! We got a few toys for Theo, and some random shirts for Dan, but I won’t list them here. Old Navy High-Waisted Tie-Dyed Sweat Shorts Thrifted price: $11.99 Retail price: $32.99 Thoughts: I’ve been needing a new pair of shorts to sleep in but did not want…