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Elegant Letters, Issue #21 Are you the perfect dinner guest? And Kate Middleton

” Good manners: The noise you don’t make when you’re eating soup. – Bennett Cerf” I remember a story my friend Natalie once told me about how she lost her…

September 16, 2017
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Elegant Letters, Issue #38 Learning To Be Elegant Through Performing (and Classical Singing)

This newsletter is better viewed on browser Chrome and worst viewed on Internet Explorer. P.s. If you are seeing “Hello >”, it means that you didn’t key in your name when…

July 3, 2016
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12th Feb 2016 Newsletter

Hi everyone, This is going to be a short email because my laptop is running low on battery! I had some time and I wrote a new article about the topic…

February 12, 2016
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Elegant Letters, Issue #24 Finding your place in Art appreciation, Having an elegant Christmas

” Ballet is an expression of the very essence of life; it is the greatest physical and spiritual celebration. Dance is the union of time and space. Its limitations and transitory…

December 15, 2015
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Elegant Letters, Issue #48 The Power of Practice – Use it in learning how to be elegant.

Up until a few weeks ago, I never fully realized the power of practice. I had always groaned at the word “practice” because when I was a young child, that meant…

November 18, 2015

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“By not choosing our habits carefully, we are fa

“By not choosing our habits carefully, we are falling back on rhythms that are forming us in all our usual patterns of unceasing screentime, unrelenting loneliness, unmitigated addictions, and unparalleled distraction.” - from the current book I’m reading HABITS OF THE HOUSEHOLD, by Justin Whitmel Earley. Currently in a “habits” phase…I’ve been working on changing my personal habits, household, work & screen/social media habits. My most unsuccessful habit is working out at home 🥹. It’s amazing that once a good habit is established, it kinda runs on its own and it requires minimum effort to maintain it. The hard part is getting the habit established and we can’t change all out habits at once! What’s the TOP habit you would like to have?

So much to say but I can’t find the right words.

So much to say but I can’t find the right words. She was more than an inspiring elegant woman. I thought about it long and hard (hence this post came many days late). Meanwhile, I will share some of my fav photos of Queen Elizabeth & also the touching tribute written by her Grandson, Prince William. 💐💐💐 Thank you for showing us the elegant, dignified way to live with courage, a strong sense of purpose & duty & faith.

Repost from Pinterest - am currently reading the b

Repost from Pinterest - am currently reading the book “Atomic Habits” - am trying to make changes as I go. I knew habits (and routines) were very important in life but James Clear lays down the science in changing them around. There are so many areas I want to work on: 1) Daily habits 2) Organization & order habits 3) Socializing “habits” 4) Nature/outdoor habits 5) Cleaning & housekeeping habits 6) Decluttering habits 7) Spending habits 8) Reflection, prayer, spiritual, meditation habits… So on and so forth

Give me lace blouses any day … 💕

Give me lace blouses any day … 💕

Admiring old elegant things at museum and dreaming

Admiring old elegant things at museum and dreaming of another time… :)

🎀 Still loving ribbons :)

🎀 Still loving ribbons :)

Planning a country holiday in the near future….

Planning a country holiday in the near future…. 🚲🏡🌳☕️ How about you? Any up & coming plans? 🙂

Promised I’d share a few pieces of my wardrobe a

Promised I’d share a few pieces of my wardrobe and thought of you when I found this pic on my phone the other day! It was a day out at the museum... I wish I had more photos to share but I feel awkward to ask for my picture to be taken. 😅 Even if it’s a friend or family member. Who’s like me? (P.s. Won’t be sharing the labels because 1. they are classics and can be found anywhere 2. everyone’s budget is different 3. they are probably generic labels whose brands I can’t remember.)

Wardrobe inspiration - archived here for personal

Wardrobe inspiration - archived here for personal reference. #ilovelace

Happy International Women’s day. 🌹🌹🌹 Pe

Happy International Women’s day. 🌹🌹🌹 Personally, I don’t celebrate this day - it’s just not in my culture or awareness. But since it’s all over social media so why not take a day to celebrate women! I thoroughly enjoy being a woman so the concept of celebrating being one is a little foreign. I read through some quotes that I thought I could share but I didn’t agree with most of them. Those girl power quotes are a little too aggressive for me, it’s just not me. All those “future is female” - I can’t bear it because I don’t see the future in such clarity so on and so forth... But the above quote really speaks to me to have courage & grace - that just sounds like what I need in my womanly journey! What’s your fav international Woman’s day quote? #elegantquotes

Loving the more elegant casual look these days ...

Loving the more elegant casual look these days ... 💕#styleinspo Also, note the small bag. I believe, generally, that the smaller the bag, the more elegant... however now I carry my reusable bags, bottle of water (or a reusable boba cup), straw, wet towel, my personal & work phone etc etc ...it is an ever increasing challenge to keep my bag proportionate to my height/size! What other similar challenges do you face?

Can’t remember where I saved this from, but I lo

Can’t remember where I saved this from, but I love basics like this because it makes getting dressed so easy! #basics #elegance #casuallyelegant

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The lunar new year started me on a wardrobe edit -

The lunar new year started me on a wardrobe edit - however, I’m lacking in inspiration to dress up so I decided to just browse and see if I could create my “ideal wardrobe” just for fun. I saw this and thought it is something I would totally wear (and often) though I don’t usually wear black in the day...

She inspires me to have new dreams once again... #

She inspires me to have new dreams once again... #audreyhepburn #elegantwoman #timelessbeauty

Looking so natural in a hat and completely unprete

Looking so natural in a hat and completely unpretentious... 💕 #styleinspiration #audreyhepburn #elegantwoman

A blurred picture but it’s of such lovely hair -

A blurred picture but it’s of such lovely hair - neat but not uptight, and I’m such a fan of such collars rarely seen in today’s clothes #audreyhepburn #elegantwoman