Design & Style

It Blooms...

Nothing better than white space on a computer screen that needs to be filled up as far as I’m concerned… I feel lucky, because as a freelance web designer I have a lot of time to think and to ponder as I’m putting together designs for this and that. As I was putting together the images for this post I couldn’t help but think of “blooming” and what that means to me… What truly nurtures my soul and makes me feel happy and free – the moments where I feel most alive.... → Read the rest of this article

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Living Arrangements Part One: Happy People = Happy Homes.

I’m writing a Two Part series on Living Arrangements. This post is all about Happy Homes, how to be satisfied with your home and how to make the best of what you have. In the next series I will talk about the many different living arrangements people have around the World and why adopting a simple home can save you money but not take away from what you want from your living space.

As someone who has spent the better part of a year looking for somewhere new to live I can... → Read the rest of this article

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Easter Bunny Fever.

Due to getting a bad case of the flu and having a slow recovery I totally missed getting this post of Cara’s up in time for Easter. Please read it and imagine yourself a week back in time :) -Erika

It’s Easter all over again. The one celebration I can sail through quite happily every year – although Christmas 2010 was a big one for me, being my son’s First Christmas outside of the womb.

I’m not exactly the Grinch who stole Christmas but... → Read the rest of this article

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An enlightening day at the gallery...

Inspired. That’s what I felt after visiting the Vancouver Art Gallery last weekend. My husband and I are members, so we’re free to pop in any time we like to check out the newest exhibition which is a great luxury. So much so that we may not even look into a new exhibit in that much detail in advance like we would otherwise, we’ll just head down instead to check it out in person. For some reason I wasn’t that excited about the WE: Vancouver exhibit. I figured,... → Read the rest of this article

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Japan Relief - Handmade Ways to Give!

I began my study of Japanese language in grade 9. Here in Canada we are required to take French until grade 8, and let me tell you the moment I was able to leave French behind, I jumped at it! I found French and I didn’t mesh well ;) My grade 8 French teacher was constantly poking at my inelegant pronunciation and telling us crazy stories about getting stuck in elevators or in traffic jams and desperately needing to go to the bathroom. (The poster above is from Nan... → Read the rest of this article

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