Late last year, I made a decision to declutter my life. Maybe it has something to do with tons of article about simplifying life. The trend is minimalist living and i hope it sticks. Anyway, after reading about the concept of Capsule Wardrobe (read about it here) it got me thinking on more ways to simplify life - declutter it if you will....

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Antibes, as described on the internet is a Mediterranean resort on the Cote d'Azur located between Cannes and Nice. Having grown up in the Philippines, i had a very different interpretation of what resort meant. In my head, i was thinking little hotels stationed along the coast with spas and whatnot. Anyway, seeing the photos on the internet and finding out that there's a museum...

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I love easy weekends. Nothing like a late start, a little bit of cooking, a lot of eating and binge watching to set the tone. One weekend, i saw an episode of Jamie Oliver's cooking show (well part of it) and he was making an interesting breakfast dish that had tomatoes, bell peppers and loads of other stuff. It also had eggs in it. The eggs were...

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I've never been very good in handling my finances. My credit card would testify to that. With that of course, comes a hard lesson learned... or at least a lesson I've closely paid attention to. Still, old spending habits die hard and the habit of saving has ultimately become out of reach. That doesn't mean i have stopped trying. One of my goals this...

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Welcome to the new and improved La Vie Est Belle! Just in time to welcome 2016 too. I could've sworn I wouldn't make my own deadline. But here we are. Whew! 2015 has been... how do I put it into words without sounding like a cliché??? 2015 was life changing. And it was amazing. Early this year I made a decision to be...

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