In a Nutshell
other blog: fabulously broke in the city
minimalist since: 2007 -- why minimalism?
talk to me: contact me here!
current location: canada/usa
home: hotel room
owns: 3 suitcases 2 carryons of stuff
# of items: more than 100!
furniture: 1 japanese futon
works: business consultant
gadgets: macbook pro, ipod touch (pda)
drinks: earl grey cream tea
practices: rebel yoga and de-cluttering
loves: minimalism, $$ management, traveling
quirk: must prep my food before eating
Archive for September, 2012
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How Much Flexibility Do You Want & Need At Work?
Posted on 28 September , 2012 | 3 CommentsIt used to be a very simple path. Go to school, get a degree, find a job where you work from 9 to 5 or longer, every year. After proving... -
Trying to better understand my motivations for why I do what I do, and why I buy what I buy
Posted on 26 September , 2012 | 11 CommentsNote: This post is a mental exercise for myself, rather than giving tips or giving any kind of specific enlightening “ah hah” moments, if there ever were any to begin... -
Why are people in such a rush?
Posted on 24 September , 2012 | 5 CommentsPeople are in such a rush these days: ….. they turn left when the light is red on a one-way street Isn’t that illegal? I was always taught that left... -
How Fast Could You “Start Over”?
Posted on 21 September , 2012 | 11 CommentsIf tomorrow morning, you had to leave home for some reason and had only a few hours to pack up your stuff and leave for good, what would you want... -
Feeling the spring breeze
Posted on 19 September , 2012 | 2 CommentsI can catually feel this breeze when I look at these photos. Can’t you? Via kempt and photographer Jamie Beck -
Imperfect food — why are we obsessed with perfection?
Posted on 17 September , 2012 | 4 CommentsFound this great graphic done by German artist Uli Westphal who noticed what BF and I have been aware of for a quite a while now — all fruits and veggies... -
Making Your Life Simpler – Minimalism Through The Clouds Part 2
Posted on 14 September , 2012 | 1 CommentI was very happy with the feedback that we received after publishing our initial look at the pros and cons of cloud computing as well as the different alternatives that... -
Words that don’t exist in the English language
Posted on 12 September , 2012 | 9 CommentsThey say language cannot be truly translated. What you feel as a native speaker in your language will not really translate properly into another language without a paragraph of explanation.... -
The xylophone in the forest (Japan)
Posted on 10 September , 2012 | 1 CommentLovely. -
Do You Have Cable? Or Even A TV?
Posted on 7 September , 2012 | 25 CommentsQuipol I’ve seen so many different debates about having a tv set. Serena had written about the fact that while she did not own a tv herself, she did still... -
Quote of the Month: Elbert Hubbard
Posted on 5 September , 2012 | No Comments“To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing” – Elbert Hubbard American writer, publisher, artist and philosopher -
Asia 2011: Roundup of the trip
Posted on 3 September , 2012 | No CommentsFor your convenience, here are all of my posts from both of my blogs about my trip to Asia for 5 weeks (Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore) BUDGET &...