I love makeover shows. You know the ones that feature the before and after? Whether it is someones closet or refrigerator or their finances or home, I love them all. I believe this mini-obsession stems from the foundation of all makeover shows: amazing grace. Yes, you read correctly. Makeover shows are the physical or visible […]
Category: Lifestyle
Here you will find celebrations, tips, tricks, and whole lot of connoisseur favourites helping you give the best to life=living your best life now.
Everyday Gourmet: This Week’s Menu!
I love farms. As a child, while some families were off to Disneyworld, cottages, and other places, my parents took my brother and I on farm vacations. Yes, you read corrrectly…Farm Vacations. And yes, farm vacations do exist. As a foodie and Connoisseur of Life, I love (using) organic ingredients. So when I heard that […]
Life in the Slow Lane.
It happens to the best of us. While we attempt to “pursue” life, life flies by and before we know it another day has passed. A couple of weeks ago, I was visiting a good friend enjoying afternoon tea and good conversation. We were doing so from her balcony which boasts a stunning view of […]
Beauty & Blessings this week …
Ann Voskamp is a beautiful soul. She is an incredible author, dedicated wife/mother, and a heart who has fallen in love with Jesus. Her best-selling book ONE THOUSAND GIFTS: A DARE TO LIVE FULLY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE is an invite, a quest, and a desire to live fully amidst the craziness, chaos, and complexity of life. […]
(UN)Stuck In the Middle With You.
While out for my walk the other morning, my mind wandered to the topic of bullying. Perhaps it was because I just passed a bunch of kids walking to school. Regardless of the reason behind this thought, I was thinking about bullying and the thought( was not going away. Have you ever wanted to […]
GUEST POST: The Gift of Being Empty by Susheela Ramachandran (@savvysushi)
What is it to be empty? And expect nothing. What is it to be empty? And live the questions. What is it to be empty? In eternal, peaceful contemplation. What is it to be empty? In stillness and awareness. What is it to be empty? And follow your soul’s calling. What is it to be […]
This Week in Photos: NEW & NOW.
Hello Beautiful People. Happy Weekend:). This week has been full of the New and the Now: NEW finds and NOW moments. What this journey has consistently reminded me of is the beauty of the moment. I have found myself looking up at the sky a lot more and in return, I have been given the […]
The Secret of Abundance.
The secret of abundance? Look beyond the physical and look at the invisible. I use to think abundance was about accumulating more, creating more, and having more. While abundance is indeed about more, have you ever considered that it arises not from adding but instead from subtracting? How do you define abundance? What is it […]
This Week in Photos: Beauty & Blessings
TWO Videos of the Week! That’s right folks, this week I’ve got two videos to share with you. The first video comes courtesy of my friend @johnsonfung of Grammaticus: Academy of Philosophy and Innovation It’s a video that is absolutely breath-taking and jaw-dropping. Watch for yourself! p.s. Laniakea means immeasurable heaven in Hawaiian and you’ll […]
From Breakdown to Breakthrough.
Thanksgiving 2003, my life was about to change in a significant way and I was not prepared for it. Let me rewind to 2001. I was in my first year at The University of Western Ontario. My maternal grandmother who I was very close to was feeling the effects of her battle with cancer (she had […]