less stuff,more travel
I have been working on my office makeover through late fall and into Christmas to freshen it up. I wanted a change from my dark, moody Benjamin Moore Teak R-9923 to a much lighter shade of blue-green (Forget-Me-Not 20-49-60. I was looking for a pattern to tie the other elements together and I was looking … Read more
I have recently been experimenting with videos. When I travel I tend to take a lot of pictures and a few videos. I’ve learned to not be afraid of appearing on camera (though you will be hard pressed to see me take a selfie), speaking in front of a camera or on radio seems to be less intimidating for me.
There are different ways to start a new year. Most of us start off with good intentions. Many of us are looking for inspiration. Many of us have rituals that we follow every year. I write a word of the year post. Last year’s was FOCUS . This year’s word is… well, I’m still trying … Read more
I sighed… “I loved that movie,” I said. “I loved it all: the dancing, the romance… the jazz”. I was reeling from all the imagery that was magical… ‘magical realism’ I told my husband. “That part where they were dancing in the planetarium amongst the starts… that was magical realism.” I assured him. I was … Read more
Colombian food in Curacao Even though you find yourself in one country, you may find you’re eating food from other countries. In Curacao, I quickly came to realize there is a distinct influence from Venezuela and Colombia which are a stone’s throw away from this tiny island. As the week progressed, I found there were dishes … Read more
First Impressions: Right Now in Curacao As I find myself at the airport at 5:30 am awaiting my flight to Toronto, I wonder what the day will hold. Little did I know I would get very lost, in the dark on a small island in the south Caribbean. Little did I know that the people … Read more
As I continue with my dramatic office makeover I wanted to share the second installment in the series -Spray Paint or Regular Paint. You can see how I stared the project in Part One of this makeover series. I decided to make a drastic change in my office. I went from a deep terra … Read more
It is that time of year when you start to panic. Just a little. You begin to realize that Christmas is EXACLTY one month away and you have barely started your Christmas shopping (and what you do have are gifts that your wonderful husband or store-adverse son are going to give you because they will … Read more