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Trifecta of Flattery

Top – H&M
Cardi & Jeans – Gap
Necklace & Shoes – Ruche
Soooo…I’m a sucker for shameless flattery.  Yup.  I’ve figured it out.  People who shamelessly flatter me, not only get exactly what they want, but they also put a true rosy hue on my cheeks.  I can say ‘no’ to a strong case of the compliments, but I often don’t.  Flattery, chocolate, and a foot massage are pretty much the trifecta of getting me to do something for you.

Crap.  Andrew reads this blog…which means I’m going to be doing a lot for him. But it also means there’s a lot more chocolate and foot massages in my future.
I can live with that.

True Story:
Baby’s been obsessed with Grapefruit!  
She has at least one a day – maybe even one and a half.  
But don’t you dare try to give her an orange! 
She’s having none of that.

At-ten-shion!

Top – Gap
Jacket – Old Navy
Skirt – Spotted Moth
Shoes – Payless
Necklace – I made it!

We’re working on trying to reclaim the yard from the weeds and clovers that the former owners let run wild.  Every year we win one more battle.  This year I dug out a lot of the monster weeds that threatened to invade our yard last summer.  I’m hoping that if I’m vigilant they will be slowly snuffed out.  Soldiers! Shovels at the ready!

Quote of Today:
“Don’t worry, our lactose intolerant dog is taking care of the milk spill.”

Psychological Warfare With A Toddler

Pearl earrings – c/o Scarlet Samples
Dress – Ruche
Belt – F21
Shoes – Threadsence

I love my baby, but I’m pretty much convinced at this point that she’s trying to break down my sanity.

She’s hit the terrible twos early – everything is “Neo!” *her ‘no’* and crying temper tantrums when she doesn’t get exactly her own way.  My Mama calls it karma.  Thanks Mom.  I know she’s asserting her independence and that I just have to be patient, let her make as many choices as possible to give her some control, and then just show even more patience…blah, blah, blah.  *I’m not a patient person by nature*  Honestly though, I really think she’s embarked on some kind of psychological warfare with me.

She wanted to go for a walk. I didn’t, but after much  Neo-ing and whining I gave in and said, “Okay, fine. We’ll go.  Get your hat and shoes.”  She did.  I got mine, and headed for the front door.  She headed for the back.

I said, “Let’s go.”
“Neo” She wanted to go out the back door.
“We have to go out the front, so mama can lock the house.”
“Neo”

This went back and forth for a while. 
 
I thought, “What are you doing to me kid?  I’m giving in.  I’m giving you what you want.  We’re going for the darn walk!” *and by ‘darn’ I may mean another word*

She wouldn’t budge.  It was a Mexican stand off.  That devolved into a 15 minute temper tantrum….by her, not me – let’s be clear about this.

I’m convinced she’s trying to make me lose my sanity.  But the joke’s on her…I lost it years ago.  Haha! I win!
Oh crap, wait. 

Some Weeks End Well

Okay, this week I’m smiling and I’m smiling!  There are such great reasons!

1. A new fantabulous camera that’s going to take me far and wide.

2. Tried, and loved, a new Kung Fu school – Bamboo Kung Fu.  I haven’t trained at a studio in about 2 years, and this is the worst shape I’ve ever been in in my entire life.  I’ve gone from sports, to dance, to Kung Fu and these last two years since having baby have been the slowest, athletically speaking.  Boy did it show!  In my complimentary class I had my tushy kicked! *Frankly, I was a little embarrassed at my performance*  Every muscle currently hurts, and every muscle is currently crying out in agony to be put out of it’s misery….and I love every single second of it! 

True, it’s not my perfect school if I had my way, and I have to unlearn certain ways of moving that have been ingrained in me, but it’s definitely the best place I’ve tried in Toronto in years.  I’m so eager to go back.  I know many of you who read this are in Toronto as well, so maybe I’ll see you there? I’ll be the girl wincing in pain and smiling through it all.

3. Top Shot!  Top Gear! Man vs Wild!  Love Netflix, and love these reality tv shows.  With the three combined I`ve got super marksmanship, cool cars and ridiculous stunts, and a man doing extreme things to survive in extreme environments. It doesn’t get much better than that.

4. I have the funniest dog in the world.  Seriously Drake, where did you learn to pose like that???

Leopard Mixed Bag

Vest – Threadsence
Earrings, Necklace, Sunglasses and Top – F21
Pants – I’m sorry I don’t remember
Boots – Feet First

This is the first leopard print thing I’ve ever owned!  Actually, I’m pretty sure this is the first animal print thing I’ve ever owned.   But when I saw it I just fell hard for it, and since it was on sale, well, that just sealed the deal.  When it arrived, I was happy that it was better than in the pictures and, though I was excited to wear it, I was also more than a little nervous.  I had reason to be. 
The reaction to it was mixed.  One person said I looked like an ‘Amazon Princess’, another asked, “Leopard, really? What were you thinking?” and Husband made references to a ‘celebrity on Sunset Boulevard’ and ‘someone in a Jay-Z video.’  I liked it, but it was certainly a sartorial and confidence challenge to wear it despite the mixed reaction.
I wonder, why does leopard print get such a strong reaction, but a bright floral print does not?  Thoughts?
Quote of Today:
“Drake wants to hump it, and she wants to cuddle it.”
“Good thing it’s not the other way around.”

Hey, Nice Undies

Cardi – Gap
Top & Socks – F21
Skirt – Ruche
Boots – Feet First
Necklace – gift from Mama’s Nest Designs
I had a Marilyn moment without trying to.  Walking home late at night in this skirt the wind was so strong that it completely blew my skirt up in the air.  No one saw though because, as I said, it was late at night.  I was relieved that no one saw it because I would’ve been so embarrassed, but also a little disappointed.  I was having a great leg day and wearing really nice undies, so if someone had to see some time that was the day.  You know it’s going to happen again when I’m wearing grannies and haven’t shaved.  You just know it will!
Remember how this skirt was completely destroyed on the very first day I got it?  Well, thanks to my talented Mother-In-Law it’s been resurrected from the dead. *I may or may not have been watching several episodes of The Walking Dead*  She took some material from the inside of the waist, and using webbing and other magical feats of sewing fixed it right up.  If you look closely you can tell, but when i put it on even knowing where the hole had been it still took me a few second to find it.  So yay!

p.s. I finished editing a recent shoot and posted a few choice pics here.  I’d love for you to check them out!

True Story:
Andrew and I watched the Modern Family episode where the ladies of the house get their cycles synchronized and Andrew turns to me, “I’m scared for when that happens.” 
I don’t blame him.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Not A Family Friendly Brat

Top – Gap
Cardi – Anthropologie
Cords – Le Chateau
Boots – Threadsence
Necklace – c/o Scarlet Samples
Last night I did ADR for a short film that I was in not too long ago, and I have to confess I’m a little brat!  *ADR is when you go into the studio and record some lines that may have been lost or fuzzy and match it up to your lips moving – harder than it sounds* 
You see the film is about serious stuff, and the lines are serious stuff – people arguing, dying, etc. etc.  – but I couldn’t resist turning some of those lines into shall we say less-than-family-friendly material? It was just too tempting.  those lines, without context and the way we recorded some of the things were just begging for it!  And I’m not one to turn that down.  The screening is in a few weeks, and I’m so excited to see the whole thing on screen!
Quote of Today:
“Scott, Scott…Scott…Scott……..oh Scooooottt.”

The Rest Is Silence

Vest – AE
Dress – bought in London, UK
Shoes – Payless
Sometimes I don’t know what to say or do.  Sometimes on these days I say and do something really stupid.  So today I’m just going to sit in silence.  I will say this though – This dress was all of four pounds in the UK several years ago – that’s $8!  Now that’s a deal.

Quote of Today:
“A zombie apocalypse would be really hard with a two year old.”

Mating Season Outside

Who’s walking who here?

Loving the ducks and geese!

Lil’ climbing monkey.

The beautiful weather allowed us so many opportunities to be outside this week.  I couldn’t get enough of it, and neither could my little babe.  She wanted to go out from the moment she woke up every day.  She would actively turn off the tv, get her hat and shoes, and push us towards the door.  So naturally, we’d oblige since I prefer her to be out doors rather than in front of a tv.

Her favorite are the ducks and geese at the pond.  But I believe we’re firmly in the mating season as the male geese are extremely aggressive.  She started to walk right up to one with no regard for the fact that it was hissing at her.  I jumped in there right away – to stop her and to show the goose that I’m dominant and get it to stop hissing.  Man, that could’ve gone badly.   Figures, a male showing off for the ladies!

Happy Sunday!

Plenty of Smiles

Shirt – AE
Pants – Esprit
Sunglasses – F21
Shoes – Payless

There were plenty of smiles this week!

1. The beautiful weather!
2.  The fact that my outfit photos get interrupted by a toddler standing right in front of the camera asking, “What’s this?” and going “uh-oh!” because it’s beeping.
3. Playing ‘fetch’ with both the dog and the baby! *another bad mother moment, but oh so funny!*

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