A couple of years ago, Roman and I did a 10 day trip across the pond. We started in London for a few days before hopping on a plane to Paris. Both London and Paris, were unseasonably warm, hitting the high 20s consistently during our stay. Unfortunately, we had packed for the usual April temperatures,
4 Days in London
We visited London a couple of years ago for less than a week. A friend was living there at the time, so we decided to visit her, explore London and then continue our European adventure in Paris. We took a night flight out to London and ended up arriving at Gatwick around 10am. We had
Balcony Makeover, Part Two
If you missed Part One, I decided to start using our balcony. The first step was to use deck tiles to cover up the concrete and make the space more inviting. I had an idea of what I wanted: a deck box to hide Roman's volleyball and a sofa that I could sink into. We
4 Days in CDMX
Travel is a distant memory these days, so I decided it's time to share some past trips I've been on! Last Spring, Roman and I visited CDMX (Ciudad de México) for a cool 4 days. We like to maximize our time by getting early flights in and late flights out, which is exactly what we
Monthly Reads: April
Like most of Toronto, and the world, I've now been at home for nearly two months. In the beginning it was easy to feel as though this time away from work would be used productively. I certainly tried. Yet, as time goes on, it's harder to stay focused and remain positive or motivated. As such,
Balcony Makeover, Part One
We live in a tiny shoebox and part of our space is eaten up by our balcony. While I enjoy outdoor spaces, in all the time I’ve been here, I have not used this space. It’s dirty and hard to clean and/or keep clean. It’s also not very welcoming. We used to have a wicker
Monthly Reads: March
Two weeks into March, my workplace closed to the public for a few weeks. The City of Toronto, along with several others in North America were shutting down most popular public places to get ahead of a global pandemic and #flattenthecurve. Of course, before a week had passed, things had progressed rapidly. Before several weeks
Monthly Reads: February
I'm a little behind on posting my Monthly Reads for the past two months -- as you can appreciate, it's been an unprecedented time with a global pandemic. Sadly, I only got through one title in February, but it was definitely a great read. You recall my review on Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers of
Monthly Reads: January
As a child, you would rarely see me without a book in hand. I definitely played outside with neighbourhood friends and cousins, and as a teen, I would hang out online with school and internet friends. But at the dinner table, on my couch, in my bed, I was always reading. And then I did
Packing for the Greek Isles
Living in a shoebox apartment, we are constantly trying to reduce our belongings. This means no bulky luggage. We avoid checked luggage like the plague. We are constantly attempting to minimize how much we travel with, especially because we don’t want to be waiting at the baggage carousel after getting off a flight. Before 2019,