Friday 30 December 2016

How to Reflect on your Year: Realize your Path



It's easy opening doors for the new, but when it comes to letting go of the old, things may get difficult. 2017 is just a day away, and the New Year is a chance for change. A chance to start fresh, make detours, realize where you're heading and hopefully continue on a path that consistently pleases your heart, soul, body and mind.  We don't believe that change can only happen in the New Year. There's always a chance to make changes and adjust your path. But any opportunity to make time for yourself, reflect and set goals should be snatched and cultivated.

Sunday 25 December 2016

Holiday Break in the Outdoors



Tis' the season to spread love and enjoy the snow... We decided to go on a little adventure and show you our recycled and re-used outfits from Kind Exchange.

Wednesday 14 December 2016

7 Benefits of Walking 10k Steps a Day


According to health experts, most people walk between 2,000 and 5,000 steps a day. This is less than half of the recommended amount of 10,000 steps a day, and it's leading to rises in everything from obesity to diabetes.

Sunday 11 December 2016

Making 150 Count: The Happiness Gift



We are making 150 count this holiday season! RBC reached out to us to participate in their 150th year anniversary. They gave us among many other young Canadians $150 to create a positive impact in our communities. What we did was then up to us...

Thursday 1 December 2016

What to Do in Toronto's Kensington Market

Toronto Kensington Market, Markets in Toronto, Selftimers

We spent a full day just adventuring in Toronto's most uplifting and remarkable neighbourhood, Kensington Market.  Our time was spent meeting people on the streets, eating wood fire bagels, drinking juices, looking at street art in alleyways and vintage shopping. Here are some of our favourite things to do in Kensington.

Thursday 24 November 2016

Just Another Self-timer Day in Toronto


Our day in different alleyways, cafe hopping and fruit shopping was well spent. Here's just another fun self-timed adventure. 

Wednesday 16 November 2016

How to Save Money | Tips & Advice

How to Save Money and Spend Less
Have you ever found yourself buying and eating out too much without even thinking about it? Manage your life and take control over where you're putting your cash. This post will help you save money and start a weekly budget plan. After you start, you won't believe how much your spendings are connected to your self-growth, self-discipline and goal-setting. Once you try to take charge of your finances, you will want to change your whole lifestyle.

Thursday 10 November 2016

Favourite Local Shopping ft. Lakeshore Superette


Lakeshore Superette in Mississauga. Jude, Yara and Teagen sitting in front of a self-timer

We are so excited to share with you one of our favourite stores in Mississauga!

Lakeshore Superette in Mississauga. Selftimers. Picture of the store.

A little while ago we visited the super awesome apparel, accessories and lifestyle store, Lakeshore Superette, located in Port Credit, Mississauga. The lovely founder Teagen Dominato talked to us all about her journey. Stick around and read more for Teagen's inspiring advice on entrepreneurship and for our self-timed store adventure.

Tuesday 1 November 2016

Letting Our Passion Fly @ Media Nexus Ad Network


We believe that sometimes in life when you do what you are passionate about, things happen and you meet people for a reason. Eventually you take that and fly with it. That's what we did this weekend, thanks to Media Nexus Ad Network. Follow along to see all our self-timed shots throughout the night.

Saturday 22 October 2016

A Sequin Story ~ Sunny Fall


Where the sun went we headed. Blessed with warm sunny weather we decided to drive and go wherever things take us. One thing we really enjoy is the sunny weather in fall...

Friday 7 October 2016

Magic With Chia | Healthy & Quick Breakfast Recipe

Always dreaming of a creamy dreamy chia seed pudding. This healthy and quick vegan breakfast recipe is also wholesome and healthy giving you so much energy to start the day! Filled with chia seeds, granola clusters, cocoa, coconut, fruits, and more. Best breakfast chia seed pudding recipe.

Hey foodies, here's some magic for your morning! I hope you share the same love for breakfasts as me, but breakfasts are honestly what I sleep for. It's my favourite meal to look forward to! And, of course, always dreaming of a creamy dreamy chia seed pudding. This recipe is also wholesome and healthy giving you so much energy to start the day!

Monday 19 September 2016

Get Scribbly, Add Some Colour


We were so excited to wear what seemed like a thrown up colouring book for a weekend of fun adventure. These pieces designed by Yara for an old thesis project were hung in her room for the longest time along with a couple more colourful and wonderful pieces that we didn't wear that day. We thought it'd be fun to put them on and just enjoy the day outside.

Friday 2 September 2016

Dancing in Knits ft. Tight Knit Syria


What a great time it was talking to Dana Kandalaft, founder of Tight Knit Syria, and her lovely volunteer Flavia! At a glance, if you see us dancing in these soft knitted vests, you might think they are just any other piece of clothing. But, if you look closer and feel them, you can tell that they are way more than that. These pieces carry many stories. Read more for the full interview.

Friday 26 August 2016

Worldly Reflections


Since people always mistake us for being twin sisters, we decided to go the matching way. Matching dresses, shoes, hair ....

Tuesday 9 August 2016

Skincare Lounging with Terrah Essentials



Handmade skincare filled with essential oils make us love & appreciate our skin even more! We have found one of our favourite shops that's not too far away from us, here is a little review on some of these magical products. 

Saturday 16 July 2016

Advi in Monti ~ When in Montreal


More than a month ago we went on a beauty weekend trip with friends to Montreal. In love with this city in the summer. Here we have a little of our adventure and some suggestions on places to visit and eat.

Saturday 2 July 2016

Triple Bees | Ft. Bella Buddha Beads



From first sight we fell in love! We met the lovely Jessica, founder of Bella Buddha Beads, a while back at Yoga Fest. And, after owning one of these beautiful bracelets, we began to fall in love with it's earthy tones and unique stones more and more everyday. Each bead is so unique! And each design is so different that you won't see two exactly alike. Jessica talks to us about her inspirations and journey as a new talented designer and entrepreneur. Follow us along on this adventure for some inspiring content.

Sunday 26 June 2016

The Best Garlic Bread | Topped with Kale & Basil Pesto


If this isn't the definition of delicious, I don't know what is. I'm sure there are many more out there who can never let go of eating garlic. Why would you anyway? And, what's even better is that this recipe has a wonderful gourmet Italian touch with a basil and Kale flavour. Yes, say no more.

Sunday 12 June 2016

Prints & Land


Yara and I have always been inspired to find places that are different, places that allow us to bring out our inner wild spirit.  This weekend we wanted to make the most out of the sunlight, and as usual with no place in mind we said to each other, LET'S JUST DRIVE!

Wednesday 1 June 2016

Vegan Coconut Milk Tea ~ Healthy Bubble Tea Alternative

Bracelets by Bella Buddha Beads

Jude & I needed to treat our bubble tea addiction. So, we experimented a little with making our own Coconut Milk Bubble Tea. Sugar high, chemicals high, starch high got us doing all those crazy things. So, we looked for better alternatives that are dairy free and as yummy.

Wednesday 18 May 2016

How Did we End Up Here?


Here's the perfect self-timed photo to describe our crazy adventures in unknown places. Yup, we took a shopping cart for a stroll.

Monday 9 May 2016

Meet Frizz Kid ~ @frizzkidart


Here is an artist to look out for! Young and talented Hana Shafi, known as the Frizz Kid, joined us on a self-timing adventure and it was so much fun. Follow along on this interview to get inspired by her art journey and to see her draw on our chair!

Wednesday 27 April 2016

Puerto Plata bits in Squares


"Jump high, because we're in the Dominican!" This post is summarized, yet a little long ~ 6 days condensed. But, make sure you scroll to the end to see what our main takeaway from this trip was.

Thursday 14 April 2016

A Glimpse of Sunny Travels


We are reporting live from the beautiful city of Puerto Plata, we are excited to share more with you as we go. As we try to use our phones less and for only once or twice a day, we won't be sharing a lot all at once, you can see more instant photos on our Instagram. 

Tuesday 5 April 2016

Friday 25 March 2016

Green Crunchy Salad Sweetness

Quinoa Sweet Potatoes Vegan salad nutritious salad spinach

This is a simple guide to making this salad paradise.
*modified from Wendy Polisi 

Tuesday 15 March 2016

The Cold Pressery | A Juicin' Adventure

The Cold Pressery Selftimers vegan misssissauga cafe organic juice bar

We love herbal tea as much as we love vibrant juices ~ We covered all the exciting details of The Cold Pressery juice bar. We jumped like happy rabbits knowing that in this suburban city of Mississauga, you don't have to go to the city to get the goodness of vegan & organic snacks. Let's get juicin'

Wednesday 17 February 2016

Tuesday 19 January 2016

Add Colour @ Paintlounge



We decided to splash our world with some colour at Paintlounge, Toronto - This place is the perfect mix of happiness and relaxation. It really is THE lounge for social painting; de-stress, get messy and let loose!