Ah summer holidays, that time of the year that kids can’t wait to begin and parents can’t wait to end! Haha no really, I am actually looking forward to the day my kids get off school (another week to go) and I no longer have to follow the routine of their school pick-ups / drop-offs to schedule my day. Sure, it will be distracting work-wise to have them around, and there is bound to be …[Read more]
The backstory It all started with a deal I couldn’t pass up. I’m on a Facebook group to buy and sell pre-loved stuff, and a lady posted pictures of these gorgeous hand-made Cuban cigar boxes, all going for a steal. Turns out her artist husband had collected one-too-many to fashion a hand-made guitar for himself (I know, wow!) and now that he was done, the remains were up for the taking. So of course, I …[Read more]
Traveled the world or not, all of us have glossy paper city maps/guide maps collected over the years- picked up each time you arrive at the airport of a new city – after all you do need directions to get you around! The only problem is that usually each member of any traveling party picks up several maps at a time- one for the sites, one for the roads, one for the best discount coupons- while -most of the time …[Read more]
Every once in a while our readers come up with some fantastic DIY projects involving upcycling and reusing their old wares. One such reader that Secondsguru admires and who is also a bonafide green warrior, is Shivani Malhotra. Shivani genuinely walks the ‘green talk’ in her day-to-day life. Here is her step-by-step guide on how to convert a drab pin board into an eye-catching one using materials mainly found around the house! My daughter needed a pin up board …[Read more]
