I’m not getting a name change after the wedding
In Quebec, women aren’t allowed to take their husbands’ name. In fact, it’s not allowed to have any kind of name change (save for unfortunate circumstances like if someone with the same name as you...
View ArticleDon’t Waste Your Money On Swarovski
I thought I was the smartest girl. When it came time to choose my engagement ring I only had two specifications: It had to be sparkly and it had to be emerald-cut. At Costco in Korea, we saw this...
View ArticleDon’t Think — Take A Gap Year
I was conflicted about taking a gap year after high school. Part of me loved the idea of taking a year-long holiday to backpack around Europe eating gelato and working in the UK. Unfortunately, the gap...
View ArticleWhy Hotels Need a Credit Card
I made two mistakes when I started working in the hotel industry. The first was to assume that any city was a good place to launch a hospitality career (Calgary is not) and the second was that people...
View ArticleWhich House Would You Choose?
Inspired by Jordann‘s posts on which house to buy, I’ve decided to do my own for my tiny little town! A bit of backstory — the town is built at the bottom of a canyon, making it long and narrow. The...
View ArticleWhat’s Going On: November
This is the month that I officially, 100% don’t eat anything with wheat. I’m super nervous because so far, every time someone’s offered me a wheat-y gravy or whatnot I’ve eaten it since I don’t want to...
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