Happy Moments at Crust2Crumb, La Romain

Crust2Crumb's apple pecan cupcake Photo credit: Yash  Finally got around to this. Breakfast is a concept I have only recently started to embrace, more because breakfast includes coffee, which is undeniably a daily morning ritual. With my calamitously busy week, my days off are filled with errands but before errands I make it a point to stop, have a cup of coffee and maybe a cheese puff (my...

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Cue Rocky Music - This Week's Gladiator Moments

While my days are often challenging, as part of my 2015 mission to look for the positives, here are the winning moments from this week: Did my 4.19 km with no regrets Not passing out on my return to the Queen's Park Savannah I hate running. Like seriously hate it. I am not a fan of working out on the whole but being able to tell my doctor this morning that I had made a small dent in the weight...

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Travelling while Black

They tell you in the guidebooks what to expect if you're gay or if you're a woman. Hell, they need to do it for if you're recognisably black.    "Americanah" - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi Ain't this the truth! Ain't this the truth! *Ms Adichi speaks a whole lot of truth in Americanah, by the way.* So while I am not sure what is going on with my life and what 2015 will hold, I still have...

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Why I Have Fallen in Love with Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey, Season 5 - I am here! So over the holidays, I really and truly had some down time - time where I had nothing to do. So I retreated to my couch, with copious amounts of wine and snacks, and Netflix. I had heard so much about Downton Abbey, which up to that point, I had never watched, and I really wanted to see what the big deal was about. And so I clicked on Season 1, Episode 1. I...

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Working Towards Life's Bonus in 2015!

KPIs - getting things done! Happy 2015, folks. Wishing my 2.5 readers a wonderful and productive year! So I have decided that in goal-setting this year, I am taking another approach. A lot of my time is spent with work – other people’s work and other people’s objectives. While each employee has a personal/individual performance contract outlining how he/she aims to support the company’s objectives,...

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