Although our 14th floor apartment suffers from the symphony of the neighbouring subway track and yard, it also enjoys a beautiful open view of the park north of our building. We get to see some wicked lighting storms move through, some fiery autumn colours and…. frequent bird swarming. Apparently, in birds, this swarming is called
Month: November 2011
Brashley Estates
I’m packing my bags to head north/east to Ottawa for a girls only weekend with my dear friends Ashley and Sandra. Usually, our weekends also include our friend Kyle and at times our significant others. No matter what lofty plans we have to go out on the town, our itinerary remains the same: arrive in
Making a House a Home
As seen in previous posts, we live in a run-of-the-mill Toronto apartment. There’s no charm, no unique features, no surprises. We were sold on the place because of the bathroom tile, which was a white subway tile — very, very unusual for a cookie-cutter apartment. Once we moved in, we’ve tried to put our own unique
Small Changes Every Day
I recently decided to make tiny, one-time adjustments in my life in the hopes of seeing incremental improvements in my daily routine that ultimately require very little ongoing effort on my part. One of my habits is to play an unending loop of background movies or TV shows throughout my workday (I work from home