Facebook Marketplace find #2: the dining table set (Technically this was the first thing we sourced for our place but I already wrote the living room post.) The dining area in our apartment is not huge, so we knew that we wanted a round dining table so it wouldn’t overwhelm the space. Because I am… Read More toronto apartment tour 2020: part 4 – the dining room, a diy success story
Storage space is a precious commodity in small kitchens but what if you don’t have any? A kitchen tour to show you how we were able to update our rental kitchen to be more functional and cute without breaking the bank or drilling a single hole. … Read More toronto apartment tour 2020: part 3 – the renter-friendly kitchen “reno”
How we furnished our living room in our small rental apartment with IKEA mainstays and unique secondhand finds.… Read More toronto apartment tour 2020: part 2 – the living room and facebook marketplace
This is the tool we used to help plan the furniture layout in our new 650 sq. ft Toronto apartment.… Read More toronto apartment tour 2020: part 1 – planning and inspiration
House hunting in Toronto feels like going on the world’s shittiest treasure hunt (excuse me – you want how much for how small a space?!?), but this place was actually worth its weight in gold.… Read More an ode to toronto ft. a much overdue house tour
Contrary to my radio silence on this blog since the beginning of the month I’m still here! November has been a crazy busy month – it’s been a lot of head down work on group projects and last week was my Model G20 Conference. There’s only 2-ish weeks left in this term and I still… Read More confirmation of life + #onrepeat november
I love fear. And by that what I mean is that I love the feeling of getting over my fears. I don’t actually like the feeling of being terrified. If I wore any kind of heart rate monitor during my classes, you would be able to see visually when I’m hyping myself up to prepare… Read More on fear
Hello all, I found it really awkward trying to writing this post, partially out of guilt that I’ve been slacking so much on the posting front, and partially because I’m so used to writing emails for work that I actually thought starting this off with ‘hello all,’ was a solid idea. Actually it’s totally solid,… Read More september update!
I’ve been AWOL lately and I’m so sorry! I blame exams, then moving, then starting my new job. Thought I’d give you guys just a quick update of the things that have been going on in my life in the last very hectic month or so. Finished all my exams (all 3 of them phew)!… Read More (very super late) august update
It’s been a month and this blog is still alive, which means that it has surpassed the lifespan of: Phil the fish (~ 6 hours) my succulent (~ 3 weeks?) This one is particularly sad because I was told that I basically can’t kill succulents and they don’t even need to be watered that often, but… Read More july update
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