A storytelling home by Léa Plourde-Archer

Modern tales of a messy abode

Category: The bedroom

  • 8 time tested tips for an easier wake up, early in the morning

    For some reason, I always end up having a job where I am required to wake up really, really early in the morning. It’s been like that pretty much constantly for the last 6 years, when I started working at a bakery. I’ve had to set my alarm as early as 4h45 AM to go…

  • The ingredients of a perfect day: simple things that make me happy

    After two heavy, rather personal posts (on traveling and death), I decided that this week’s piece would cover a lighter subject: everyday moments of joy. Louise Hung wrote a fun piece for xojane.com, titled Is happy really that simple? 10 tiny things that make me ecstatic. This inspired me to make my own list of…

  • Zen bedroom

    As mentioned in the previous post, we’ve hired a painter to redo a few of our rooms. Here is what the bedroom used to look like: Here is what it now looks like: As you can see, I kept the white and green color scheme, but decided to ad some dark brown wood to make…

  • Little Japanese girl

    I got this card for my birthday two years ago. A colleague had gone out to the papeterie next to our workplace during her breaktime. When she came back she handed me an envelope with, inside it, this cute card. She said it reminded her of me. I look Asian. I know that’s a vague…

  • The concert ticket stub keepsake box

    Note: By clicking on the names of the bands, a new tab will open and you’ll get to hear a song by the band in question. If the band’s name is mentioned more than once, each one will be linked to a different song. Enjoy! I have box full of concert ticket stubs. Esthetically speaking,…