Today is my birthday.  Incidently, it is also DelectablyChic!‘s birthday.  Five years ago today, the two year old Prospere Magazine became DelectablyChic!.  Though there were a couple of posts which went live before September 1, 2010, the first “official” post was a restaurant review of Cantine, located on Avenue Road, just north of Bloor.

What we looked like one month after launch

The site, like me, has changed a bit since its launch.  When DelectablyChic! started, I was 31, and a newlywed.  I’m now 36 (yes, I know it isn’t lady-like to reveal one’s age, but it’s also 2015.  Not being a lady (or gentleman) has different “rules”), five years into my marriage and hoping to start a family through adoption soon (it’s a really long wait).  I posted almost every day back then, but now, we’re down to a couple a week.  Other things, including my philanthropy research work, are taking priority.

Don’t get me wrong, I still have a passion to cover fashion and food.  However, things have changed over the past five years.  Fashion, while still fun, seems to be a bit less…mature.  Or maybe I’ve gone one direction while fashion has gone another.  I like clothing.  I like style.  But some things are just a bit too crazy for me.  And some of the bloggers I see at Fashion Week, previews and other events are just too over the top.  I want to be seen as serious.  As I’ve said over and over, I don’t think having green hair, big hats and/or trying to look like a Kardashian would allow people to take you seriously.

Where would I like to see DelectablyChic! go?  I’d like to try to write more about food (my favourite events are the Gourmet Food and Wine Expo and what USED to be called the Delicious Food Show (now the Toronto Food and Wine Show)).  Trying new restaurants, recipes and such.  Perhaps even reviewing food brands.  I also want to talk a bit more about serious topics.  There are elections coming up in Canada and the US is gearing up to be what seems to be a very interesting presidential race (especially on the Republican side.  What’s with all the crazies?  The two front runners are the weirdest and scariest people they’ve seen in decades).  I’m about to start a course in investing, so maybe a return to business pieces, which I wrote when the site was known as Propsere Magazine.  It’s going to be a bit of a mish mash, but DelectablyChic! it will remain.

Are there any areas you’d like to see DelectablyChic! cover?