Today is the last day of 2025 😮😮😮 As I sit down to write this piece, I can hardly believe how quickly another year has passed. I started this blog on June 13, 2020 , five years have passed since day one and I am still enjoying writing it from time to time, this article marks entry number 848 , a small but meaningful milestone in my writing journey — one that continues to document the little moments, big lessons, and everything in between 🎉🎉🎉 Below are a few memorable hi

Summer in Montreal is truly special, and I want to make the most of it by planning ahead. I’ve decided to make separate plans for...

I love weekends , and I have written many articles about my weekends. Here are just a few examples (from the most recent blog post)....

This past weekend, starting from Friday, I put together a series of simple yet meaningful actions—many of which could be described with...

The days are fleeting, and in just a few days, we have to say Goodbye to 2024 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️ In Chinese, we say: 光阴荏苒, 岁月如梭. ⏳⏳⌛...

Some quotes found on this site inspired me to write about MY NEW things 😊😊😊 “Just try new things. Don’t be afraid. Step out of your...

"In a nutshell, your health, wealth, happiness, fitness, and success depend on your habits" Joanna Jast That is why I always try to keep...

The 13th of May marked a new chapter in my life, at least TWICE. On May 13, 1997, I arrived in Edmonton, the first foreign city in a...

The real luxuries? What are they? Where are they? Answer: they are in the simple things illustrated in the image found on Facebook: A...

What do you like to do over the weekend? How do you define a perfect weekend? When was the last time you had a perfect weekend? For me, I...

365 Daily Prompts to Refresh Your Life. That is the subtitle of the book. Lonely Planet is the publisher. Some of the prompts inspire me...

365 Daily Prompts to Refresh Your Life. That is the subtitle of the book. Lonely Planet is the publisher. Some of the prompts inspire me...

Today is the last day of 2023 and I am concluding this year with a few hats I wear 👒👒👒 A Walker: I started using Fitbit to track my...

I can not believe I have not read a book for over a year. The last post about a book I read on my blog was dated September 14, 2022. I...

The number of this entry is the number of articles I have published on my blog (including this one). Yes, today's entry is 801. Since...

What would you do if you woke up in the middle of the night and could not go back to sleep, not due to the heat but due to your...

Summer has been upon us for a while but the sticky weather seems sticker than past years. I have to work "hard" to figure out ways to...

I like playing badminton and tonight's game was worth mentioning. I played a total of eight games and I WON all of them, with my teammate...

Do you like to make a "to-do" list? I am a big fan. I like to make a to-do list, for my weekday as well as for my weekend. Before going...

Since I started working twice a week in the office, I realized I got in the weekend mode sooner. How so? Let me explain: Well, the two...