A Transparent Life

Welcome to A Transparent Life!

I’m Sarah. Here, I write about the things that I find most interesting and about the issues that are challenging me most.

Even though I’ve had this blog for several years, this past January I renewed my dedication to posting regularly. Every day, in fact. I have introduced a few weekly series since then as well:

• Playing Favourites. Posted on Mondays, this series is about my favourite things. Obviously.
• Wordless Wednesday. The title is fairly self-explanatory, but the idea is to post a photo that needs few words. It’s a current trend among bloggers, so I’m giving it a go.
• Locality. On Fridays, I post about something local, whether that’s a product, restaurant, service, event, or something else. I think it’s important to value the great stuff around you instead of always passing it over for the more recognizable big names.
• Celebrations. Each Sunday, I post about someone or something that is worth celebrating. I figure it balances out my occasional rants.

I love hearing from my readers. If you come by, leave a note and let me know you were here!

If I were to have a mini-manifesto, this would be it:

I’m a coffee snob, and proud of it.

I hate injustice. I get that from my parents.

I’m a procrastinator, and it works for me.

Hablo español… e um poco di português… mais je ne parle pas français.

I think writing is one of the most noble ways of communicating.

I sometimes get emotional, depending on what time of the month it is.

I like pretty things, and my taste is a little too expensive for my budget.

I rarely get new music ideas from the radio. I get them from friends, usually via social media. Please share your favourites!

I have learned to love house pets, but I would likely never join an animal rights society, because there are hundreds of millions of people that need food and clothing and shelter and love and clean water, and I just can’t find it in me to care more about the animals than the people.