Once upon a time we did NOT create princess rooms for little girls. Is this magical space creating an imbalance in girls? It’s great to identify the girl gender with the pretty pink colors, but do we take the color and the fairy tale theme to a degree of psychological harm? With the feminist movement…
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Closet Treasures
Ringing in the New Year with new fashion / color trends, I think to myself, my closet can not bare anymore room for new clothes, so I took it upon myself to clear the clutter. As I was cleaning and sorting through my clothes and accessories, I was thinking about how I could use what…
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DWS in the Kitchen: Thai Coconut-Lentil Soup
THAI COCONUT-LENTIL SOUP 4 servings Ingredients: 1 ½ cups split red lentils 1 – 2 tablespoons olive or coconut oil 1 large yellow onion, diced 2 – 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 jalapeno, minced 1 – 2 inches of fresh ginger, peeled and minced 2 carrots, small dice 2 tablespoons red curry paste ½ teaspoon…
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Design Part 2: Taking Wellness Back
In modern day life, we are faced with a whole new set of challenges when it comes to our wellness. We now have a vast growth of diseases that we did not even know existed until ten years ago, based on my knowledge. Some questions that are raised are: What has changed with the health…
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Design, Wellness, Style (DWS)
I like to think of myself as a creator – and when I say creator, I am referring to my creation of the things I love to do. I design commercial and residential spaces as an Interior Designer. Being a designer is a fun career and it allows me to give back to my clients…