Three lady friends met up at their favourite coffee shop for their monthly get-together. There they are, busy chatting up a storm while drinking their iced coffees. Then suddenly, a woman came in the cafe and the three friends stop their conversation and looked at the woman who came in. The people from other tables also stared at this woman. She wasn't particularly typically pretty but there is something about her that you can't just help but stare. The French would call it, "je nais se … [Read more...]
12 MENTAL HEALTH CARE TIPS DURING THE COVID 19 OUTBREAK
If there is one thing we are currently learning from this pandemic is the importance of mental health care. A boat load of mixed emotions, often negative, emerged during these time of uncertainty and new changes. There are feelings of anxiety, depression, boredom, anger and many more that are waging within us. We need to take better care of our mental health during these times. Here are 12 Mental Health Care Tips for you and me: 1. Tell yourself that it is okay not to be okay In … [Read more...]
PRACTICING THE ART OF GRATITUDE EVERYDAY
We are often told to always be grateful and that we must practice the art of gratitude. When we were young, we are often ask, "What are the magic words?" after we are handed out something and our little young selves would readily reply, "Thank you!" But I came to realised now that I am older the words "Thank you" are indeed magical. That act of gratefulness was subtly engrained in us when we were young but we never understand how it is to be truly grateful. I remember in my 2nd year high school … [Read more...]
10 THINGS I STOPPED BUYING
When I started my minimalist journey and having that goal to save more, I started looking to reassess some of the things that I should stop or at least minimise buying. Here are 10 things I have stopped or minimised buying or stopped paying for: 1. Magazines I used to look buying magazines because I enjoy flipping through the new smooth pages of the glossies and seeing all the beautiful people inside & pretty items I get tempted to buy. It often triggers my impulse buying when I see a … [Read more...]
HOW TO SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE & PRACTICE MINIMALISM
The Minimalism Movement wasn't new to me. I been hearing a lot about it and has got extremely popular with popular Japanese organising consultant, Marie Kondo who advocates minimalism and emphasising that less is more. Though I am a fan of her work, I didn't jump into the bandwagon immediately. But by the end of 2017, I was so overwhelmed with the excess, the noise, the stress, the million of choices and the nagging world of consumerism & urbanisation living as an overseas foreign … [Read more...]
20 WAYS TO SAVE MONEY FOR A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
Most of us by the start of the year would create New Year Resolutions. Most often than not, one of our New Year Resolution would be money-related like Save More Money This Year, To Be Debt-Free, To Start Retirement Fund or To Achieve Financial Freedom After 5 Years Starting This Year. One of my New Year's Resolution is To Save More Money & To Be Debt-Free (Yes, I am looking at you credit cards, you plastic devils!). One month of 2018 has gone by. How well you kept your money-saving … [Read more...]