How do you keep your spirits up when you're in the personal injury recovery process? It can certainly be challenging, but there are ways to keep motivated throughout your recovery process. This post sponsored by DiamondBloggers. ...
Tazim Damji
Studied Interior Design in college and Art History and First Nations Studies in university. She is passionate about gadgets, video games and technology, loves pouring over interior design magazines and blogs, and is an avid traveller. Tazim Damji
Home Office Essentials
Despite having an online business and only working with people virtually, I do like to have all the essentials in my home office—physically. Here's a secret to start off the post: I really like paper. I've tried to go paperless, and still do scan in everything important, but I find that things stick in my mind more when I write them down. Every single instrument or product I use in my home office is carefully chosen. I have an open-concept living room/home office/dining room so there's no ...
Never too Old to Make a Life of One’s Own
Have you heard the quote: "It is never too late to be what you might have been?" (This quote is often attributed to George Eliot). Here is my version: One is never too old to make a life of one's own. I'm here to debunk a myth that we are ever too old to make our lives the way we want them. This post is made possible with support from AARP’s Disrupt Aging. All opinions are my own. ...
Invest in Yourself – How to Become the Best Version of You
Investing does not only need to apply to money or business. We invest in many areas of our lives, including time and energy in our work, families and friends. Often times, we do this to such an extent that we forget to fuel the one thing that drives these investments, ourselves. Imagine the benefits if you invested as much time, effort and energy into yourself, as you do into others. The rewards can be life-changing. Here are some practical tips on how you can invest and practice self-love in ...
Vegan Low-Fat White Bean Alfredo Recipe
This recipe for Vegan Low-Fat White Bean Alfredo is comfort food at its finest. If you are someone who has a mac n’ cheese craving that seems like it just can’t be satisfied, this recipe is sure to become one of your favorites. After all, there is something so homey and satisfying about a big bowl of creamy pasta that can’t be beat. Many people worry that being vegan means you can’t have things that are rich and creamy, and many who balk at a vegan lifestyle start by listing the comfort ...
How I’m Using Business Tools to Make my Business Run More Efficiently
The phrase "work smarter not harder" is probably one that's familiar to you. What exactly does it mean? Timothy Ferriss makes the distinction between efficient and effective in his book The Four Hour Work Week: Effectiveness is doing the things that get you closer to your goals. Efficiency is performing a given task in the most economical manner possible. Being efficient without regard to effectiveness is the default mode of the universe. Ferriss goes on to talk about how 80% of outcome ...
3 Things I’m Doing to Get Debt-Free
I'm sure you've heard the statistics about the amount of consumer debt the average North American family has, right? In Canada, for every dollar of disposable income that Canadian households have, they owe more than $1.70 in debt. Whenever I hear the issue of money come up among my friends and co-workers, it is always to say that they don't have enough of it. They complain about their credit card bills and talk about how high their mortgage is. To be clear and upfront with you, I currently ...
Avery Ranch Golf Club: Offering A Unique And Beautiful Golfing Experience
Austin is a city that has more wonders the more you look, and the extensive landscapes and activities that one can find here are immense. If you are traveling to the city of Austin, either for a vacation, a short getaway, a business trip or even just a day out, you probably want something fun to do in the city. One of the more well-loved activities that one can enjoy in the city is a good game of golf. Golfing is considered to be an incredibly relaxing and fulfilling sport and is ...
Why Spring Cleaning Is Actually Good For You
You may have already begun your spring cleaning efforts for this year. With the right toolkit of spring cleaning products, you can slowly begin to dust away the winter blues in preparation for the summer months in Vancouver. However, sometimes it can be hard to stay motivated while spring cleaning, even though it has a range of benefits for both your personal wellness and home environment. If you do spring cleaning right, you’ll engage in some serious scrubbing, polishing, reorganizing and ...
3 Tools I use to Connect with Other Entrepreneurs
It can be lonely working for yourself. In an office environment there are many other people around to bounce ideas off of, have lunch with, and chat with around the coffee machine. But, when I am working from home and get into a groove, it can be an entire day (or two) before I connect with other people. Outside of working in a co-working space (where there are desks and other office supplies set up so that people can come in and work - similar to what they'd do in an office at a regular ...
