“If things seem under control, you are just not going fast enough. ” – Mario Andretti I work in finance and as all know, the famous idiom goes “without risk there is no reward”. There are simply no [...]
“If things seem under control, you are just not going fast enough. ” – Mario Andretti I work in finance and as all know, the famous idiom goes “without risk there is no reward”. There are simply no [...]
“And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet Having lived far from my [...]
My friends Tara and Mirvat are the ultimate CrossFit girls. They literally started a what’s app chat group just to talk about CrossFit. I swear it sounds like they’re speaking a foreign language. But they aren’t the [...]
I often wish I could go back to 17-year-old Dana and tell her to flip off those dickheads in school that picked on her, and just walk away shrugging her shoulders. But she had to learn it the hard way. Now that I’ve matured a [...]
I hesitated a lot before writing this post. I wasn’t sure what the reaction would be as the last thing I would want would be to upset readers. However I’ve come to the realization that when blogging, it comes with the [...]
I love my phone. And when I mean phone, I clearly mean my cell phone, or as Europeans put it, my “mobile”. How else would I be able to draft this post during my lunch break? Or message my best friend who lives and works [...]
I’m terrible at budgeting. I have expensive taste. I swear I don’t do it on purpose. The things I select in stores (before even looking at the price tag) just happen to be the priciest! It drives me crazy. When my friend [...]
My home is my sanctuary. It’s where I come to unwind, relax and find peace after a stressful day at work. Recently I focused my energy on organizing my jewelry. I have such an unimaginable amount of necklaces, bangles, earrings, [...]
Culture
Design: Craft meets contemporary
I have the pleasure of living in the wonderfully cosmopolitan city of Dubai. Many people complain that it isn’t culturally aware and diverse enough. Yet a lot is being done to change that with the likes of Art Dubai and Design [...]