A few years ago, my husband and I discovered that we both hated buying and receiving tactless and tasteless Valentine’s Day junk and that we would both much rather stay home, cook a nice meal together, share a bottle of wine and truly enjoy each other’s company than go out and bear the packed restaurants and movie theatres. Thus, a tradition was born. Continue reading
Category Archives: Life & Photography
Summary of Melissa Fisher’s “Wall Street Women: Engendering Global Finance in the Manhattan Landscape”
The trailblazers for women on Wall Street were not involved with the feminist movement during the early days of their educations and careers (Fisher 2010:263). Despite this, they, through the creation of a group for professional women in finance, opened the door for the following generations of Wall Street women to make a significant impact on the lives, rights and career potentials of women around the globe. Continue reading
Culturally Important Movies Every 20-something Woman Should See
I love movies. I love costumes, sets, writers, lighting and videography. When I ask my friends, “did you notice that this movie was shot in Technicolor, despite it being an outdated film type at the time?” they frequently respond, “no, why would I and why do you know that?” I am a true lover of movies; therefore, I have seen an awful lot of them. Continue reading
Love This Commercial
This commercial gives me the chills every time I see it. It is true that “heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death in women” (Heart and Stroke Foundation 2011) today. I have volunteered my time to the Heart and Stoke Foundation of Canada and I have seen the momentous progress they make every single year with the donations they receive. Continue reading