Happy Valentine's Day!!I have been thinking a LOT about love lately, call me mushy, romantic or crazy, but oh! it's been fun!!I've been thinking about how my maternal grandparents met, how Grandfather Wong took the train up to Yale to court my Grandmother Mabel, and how the chaperone would travel with them for their " date ".My Mother & Aunt had heritage bricks made in my Grandparents names for the Train Roundhouse in Vancouver to commemorate their love story.I pulled out a beautiful jade pendant & necklace that I inherited from my Aunt Pearl after her passing. Big Uncle Knud, my...

You know when you say, “ gee what would you say to your 18-year-old self?" Well, I had that exact opportunity, funnily enough, this whole Summer, as I had an 18-year-old intern who pestered me to work with me earlier this Spring. The first 2 weeks were, as always somewhat disconcerting, out-of-sync getting used to each other, her probably feeling too young and me definitely feeling too old. We had hugely fun conversations about life, love, and happiness. We laughed our heads off at her first sketches, first templates, first line-ups… We talked endlessly about business, design, creativity, finding your...

Are you trying to be Super Woman? I’ve been super busy, re-organizing files, setting up new systems for the launch of my Cydney Mar Website ( Hey, I get step into my Product Strategy Development world, gosh its so fun helping people bring their ideas to life ) I am hoping it will be ready by the end of January, perhaps I’ll do a formal launch for Feb 16th which is an auspicious Chinese New Years!! We get to say goodbye to the exhausting energy of the Rooster’s crowing ( I’m so over it, lol ) and we get to...

My Dearest Loved Ones ~ I am SO excited to announce that our book, Goodness Abounds was released just today has already hit #1 Best Seller in a few categories on AMAZON already!! Rhonda Lee, my good friend is the creator of Spirit Mist a smokeless smudge, convinced me to join in the fun of Goodness Abounds. She was sweet to interview a few of us in advance to talk about what our individual stories were about and how there is so much loving kindness in the world. Here is the Youtube Link to the Video Interview that Rhonda did to try to find...

  Dearest Loved Ones,I've bee thinking about how grateful I am on this Long Weekend here in Canada celebrating Thanksgiving.And I've been thinking about how much my life has changed over the last few years, from struggling to make peace with the changes in my life and to fully embrace the beauty of my future. I used to lay in bed worrying about L.I.F.E. and wondering if I was making the right choices ~ for me and mine. For me and you. For me and my beloved fur babies and feathered baby. I spent much time in prayer and practicing my gratitudes,...