I am surrounded by people the whole day. It is rare that I have a moment alone. If ever I do, even for 30 minutes, I celebrate it with an ostentatious cup of coffee, or an overpriced cocktail, just because. But before children, lovers, parents to take care of, and the bustle of people whoContinue reading “SAN JUAN AND THE BLISS OF OCCASIONAL SOLACE”
Category Archives: Personal musings
Mid-century Modern Mom
Memories of my favorite photo of mom at home
In Praise of Slow, Simple Coffee
Life is so fast and crazy, so I prefer my coffee-making slow
Last Days Before Lockdown
A roundup of all the places I went to a few weeks before the Pandemic
The Secret Life of Inexpensive Plants
Plantitas, do we really need to buy plants that cost an arm and a leg?
An Honest Post
I’m taking a one-day break from design babble to talk about how ordinary folks are represented in lifestyle articles. I’m sure you have your fill of “fave-celebrity-doing-normal-things” viral posts, but when a call for a lifestyle or inspirational article about people like you and me are brought up, the editors sometimes get a knee-jerk reactionContinue reading “An Honest Post”
Hello from inside
While being locked up indoors, I started collecting all sorts of stories about home and design.
Rachelle Medina 