To start this fabulous new year I thought it was fitting that my first blog post pay homage to the central theme of this blog: fashion. In particular, an upcoming fashion event that promises not only to be fun and entertaining but informative as well. And I’m not referring to MSFW, or more commonly known …
Category Archive: Life
Dec
19
2012
To Buy Nothing New
I’m not planning to lose weight. I’m not giving up alcohol. And I’m not cutting down on coffee. My New Year’s resolution is simply this: To buy nothing new. Now let’s be clear on the ground rules: This will not apply to the giving of gifts. I will only apply this rule to one …
Dec
17
2012
The Age of Minimalism
Photo courtesy of Stevendepolo Madonna may have contributed to popular culture when she sang about a material girl living in a material world, but these words could not be further from my own life. My life has entered what I call, the Age of Minimalism. I am downsizing rather than upsizing. Subtracting rather than adding. …
Dec
10
2012
Fighting Extinction with Beads for Wildlife
I am an animal lover. And not only do I love cute cuddly domestic animals. I am in love with the large majestic kind too. I have ventured to the Melbourne Zoo several times, the Werribee Open Range Zoo twice, and once each to Sydney’s Taronga Zoo and the San Diego Zoo. I’ve also been …
Nov
25
2012
Being Semi-Vegetarian
When I tell some people that I am a vegetarian, the question that often follows this statement is: Why? I like to answer this question by saying that if I can’t kill the animal myself, than I won’t eat it. I spent two years living in the country where I reluctantly supported my partner in …













