Community, Community Building, Community Development, Personal Development

Coffee: From Crutch to Companion

As my Instagram feed can testify, I love me a good cup of coffee.  I think that there is a great culture around coffee, such as the Swedish fika or the tendency for college students to get together in coffee shops.  I have made friends with not just the staff at Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue’s TWIGS café, but… Read More Coffee: From Crutch to Companion

Blog Review, Blogging, College Life, Fashion, Lifestyle, Review

Blog Review: ‘Texas Sweet Tea’ by Sarah Morrison

Name: Sarah Morrison Blog Reviewed: Texas Sweet Tea Her favourite post: http://texasweettea.blogspot.com/2015/10/what-dressing-like-sorority-girl-has.html There is something definitely sweet about the look on Sarah’s blog, Texas Sweet Tea, straight from the moment you land on her home page.  The palette is both feminine and unique—where most bloggers choose pink and gold, Sarah went with a couple of… Read More Blog Review: ‘Texas Sweet Tea’ by Sarah Morrison

Blog Review, Blogging, Fashion, Lifestyle, Review

Blog Review: ‘SOFIEYAH’ by Sophia

Name: Sophia Blog Reviewed: SOFIEYAH Her favourite post: http://sofieyah.com/2015/12/28/december-realife-2015-powerofmakeup/ Blog Review: Introduction Blogging for a little over two years now, Sophia explains her blog as “[n]ot just the average beauty, fashion, and lifestyle blog with tips about life and love is intermixed with the regular blog posts.”  Rather, she is trying to create “[a] blog… Read More Blog Review: ‘SOFIEYAH’ by Sophia

Blog Review, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Review

Blog Review: ‘Kate the (Almost) Great’ by Kate Mitchell

Name: Kate Mitchell Blog Reviewed: Kate the (Almost) Great Her favourite post: http://katethealmostgreat.com/the-8-things-millennial-with-arthritis/ Launched some three years ago, Kate’s minimalist, black on white blog is a reflection of who she is rather than a blog that can be easily filed under one genre or another.  While it is a little difficult at first hand to… Read More Blog Review: ‘Kate the (Almost) Great’ by Kate Mitchell

Blog Review, Blogging, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Review

Blog Review: ‘Kayla in the City’ by Kayla Kleinman

Name: Kayla Kleinman Blog Reviewed: Kayla in the City Her favourite post: http://www.kaylainthecity.com/2015/11/17/7-reasons-start-blog/ Launched almost five years ago, Kayla’s corner of the blogosphere is a minimalist black, light blue, and dark fuchsia on white fitness blog focused on making healthy easy and approachable.  If you are wondering who this person is to have a fitness… Read More Blog Review: ‘Kayla in the City’ by Kayla Kleinman

Blog Review, Fashion, Lifestyle, Review, Travel

Blog Review: ‘Sweet, Short & Stylish’ by Ruya Kirac

Name: Ruya Kirac Blog Reviewed: Sweet, Short & Stylish Her favourite post: http://www.sweetshortandstylish.com/2015/07/grid-dress.html Established in 2013, Roya’s blog isn’t just a hobby; it literally changed the course of her life, as she explains on her “About” page: “I decided to start a blog as a creative outlet where I can talk about all the things… Read More Blog Review: ‘Sweet, Short & Stylish’ by Ruya Kirac

Blogging

Ten Recommended Reads: Week of 12 to 18 March 2016

There are so many great blog posts that I get to read during the week that I took a page out of many a bloggers’ book and decided to share a round-up of my favorite ten posts each Friday, which can either be used to make this evening’s commute go by quicker, or to accompany… Read More Ten Recommended Reads: Week of 12 to 18 March 2016

Blog Review, Blogging, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Review

Blog Review: ‘Hydrosupralicked’ by Ally Fiesta

Name: Ally Fiesta Blog Reviewed: Hydrosupralicked Her favourite post: http://hydrosupralicked.com/real-dream-a-ceremony/ Over the last four years, Ally Fiesta has built herself quite the blog. She explains that HydroSupraLicked “has roots in underground dance music” and that she enjoys “being active nature and dancing and sharing traveling experience.” She describes herself on her blog as “a bass… Read More Blog Review: ‘Hydrosupralicked’ by Ally Fiesta

Blog Review, Blogging, Fashion, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Review

Blog Review: ‘Blondes & Bagels’ by Kelsey O’Brien

Name: Kelsey O’Brien Blog Reviewed: Blondes & Bagels Her favourite post: http://www.blondesandbagels.com/what-its-really-like-to-own-louboutins/ Posts from Kelsey’s blog, Blondes and Bagels, have already been featured on Sahar’s Blog weekly feature “Recommended Reads” which is already quite telling of how I feel about this blog. Blogging since last year only, Kelsey has already managed to amass quite a… Read More Blog Review: ‘Blondes & Bagels’ by Kelsey O’Brien

Blog Review, Fashion, Lifestyle, Review

Blog Review: ‘Oh What A Sight To See’ by Hannah Stark

Name: Hannah Stark Blog Reviewed: Oh What A Sight To See: A Life & Style Blog by Hannah Her favourite post: http://www.ohwhatasighttosee.com/?p=1018 A blogger for only a little under a year, Hannah was actually born in England and is still a British citizen, according to her “About” page. Currently at The University of Oklahoma, she… Read More Blog Review: ‘Oh What A Sight To See’ by Hannah Stark