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As I sat in the bath, thinking about how fleeting life is, trying to concentrate on the book I haven’t really been enjoying, my mind wandered and landed on a few things that make perfect sense. In fact, they’re so simple that it’s a bit crazy to not do them, starting right now! Spend more time doing the things that make you happy. Spend less time doing the things that don’t. Take more photos and share them with people who care. Don’t spend your life scrolling, ...
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Review: Huawei P40 Pro – Unboxing and How To Set-up
The new Huawei P40 Pro is a pretty incredible device. The materials are clearly of exceptional quality and the screen is bright and crisp. What I’m really here for, is the camera. Well, cameras. It boasts some incredible stats, not to mention the Leica lenses. Since it’s a Huawei ...
5 Best Spots In Vancouver for Insta-Worthy Fall Photos
At last, it’s officially Fall. The leaves are turning beautiful shades of orange and lining the city. Of course, the only way you can demonstrate for your love for the season is by persuading your husband/wife/partner/long-suffering friend/random strangers to take a photo of you, letting ...
The 20 Absolutely Must-Buy Vinyl Records – 2019 edition
We all know that listening to vinyl records is like CDs, only more expensive and honestly kind of a hassle. Every three or four songs comes time to flip over or change the record, you have to clean the dust off incredibly carefully and if you scratch it, it’s going to skip and the disc is ...
The Most Outrageous Food of Vancouver’s PNE
The last few weeks of summer is a magical time. Children are getting excited for the new school year while at the same time, dreading ending their long days of freedom. The autumn is starting to make changes around the fringes of the trees and the air teases a cooler side to the heat it boasted ...
Seeking Inspiration from Internet Strangers: Who is Richienough?
We met only briefly at a housewares show in Chicago and I knew he was cool. While I was standing at my booth waiting for someone to ask me about my company’s exhibit I saw Richie and his colleague. They were talking to buyers and interested shoppers about their sustainable canvas tote bags. ...
Five Under $500 – Budget Laptops For Back To School
*contains affiliate links Summer’s over and it’s time to get back to the real world. Homework, assignments, and all the things that as a parent, you have to relearn and spend just as much time as your kids, even after you come home from work. Awesome. I know I’m a couple of ...
The Consistent Imbalance of Parenting
Children need to know that they don’t have the power over the decision-making and that they don’t need to worry about what’s for dinner, when to bathe, when to play. All they need to do is rely on his/her parent to take care of the hard stuff. Trouble comes if they’re ...
The Unbelievable Problem with Influencers
I remember back when social media was just becoming a ‘thing’, just as people begrudgingly migrated from MySpace to Facebook and we all insisted on setting up our pages with favourite movie selections and missed the option of having a Top 8 Friends list. Brands started to realise ...