I made a video to go along with my post about my trip to the Netherlands. This is my first real vlog, so I hope it is enjoyable and that it shows off some of the beautiful sights you can find in The Netherlands and in Amsterdam. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDHgNQqiink  

“Life doesn’t always go as planned, but there is beauty and blessings hidden in every inconvenience.” A few weeks ago the husband and I had a trip planned to go to the Swiss Alps, however the day before the trip we were notified that my younger brother had gotten sick while visiting his girlfriend and had […]

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Seeing my mom smoothing argan oil through her hair in front of the mirror, the faint smell of rose that seemed to always linger on her skin, or the smell of diffused lavender in our rooms are all memories that stand out vividly in my mind. I grew up in a household where natural remedies were valued […]

If you want to become a minimalist you must declutter your house and reduce your possessions at least by half, eliminate color from your wardrobe, own only 25 pieces of clothing, paint all your walls white, decorate your apartment with a small array of cacti and do (or at least pretend like you do) yoga […]

Lately I have found it difficult to motivate myself to get out of the apartment to explore and adventure. Perhaps the result of an exhausted third-culture kid overcompensating a weariness of travel with too much home-alone-time while searching for stability. Or perhaps it’s the cooler weather. Either way, this past week getting outside and connecting with nature found its way […]

As a companion to my first post here on Embracing Average, I decided to make a video articulating some of the ideas I expressed. It is easy to get overwhelmed by discouragement and feelings of inadequacy, but as we learn to accept ourselves in our imperfections we will be able to more easily feel joy […]

If your closet is starting to overflow and it feels more like a bottomless pit than a wardrobe, then read on to learn some of my tips to a quick closet clean-out, and leave your comments down below telling me what some of your favourite closet cleaning and decluttering tips are! As the seasons are […]

My story starts on a crisp Sunday morning in September. I was lying in bed feeling ill and listening to the wind throwing heavy raindrops against the glass window of my bedroom. The sound of the raindrops was adding background music to my morning as I was browsing through the internet, scrolling past hundreds of […]