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Montreal Je T’aime: Dramatic Darkening

  Necklace – Etsy
Dress – Monteau
Shoes – Payless

Another outfit from the trip to Montreal.  You can’t tell because sadly, I didn’t get detail pics of it, but I’m wearing my Daenerys Stormborn necklace.  If you don’t know what I’m talking about, then you won’t understand the cool factor…or the nerd factor.

Side Note – No make-up (just a load of white sunscreen), and humidity flat hair, but whatever.  I’m not always a supermodel *read: never*

As the sky darkened with drama we changed and headed out for dinner and drinks.  But more on that later.

Sleepy Head

Dress – Everly
Hat & Belt – F21
Shoes – Payless
Spending three days in Montreal was wonderful!  Ate so much great food, spent so much time walking seeing the city, and got three baby free nights of sleep.  What am I most excited about?  The three baby free nights of sleep!  I love my sleep. 
Kind of sad, I know.  But hey, simple dreams. 
Will work for sleep. 
Quote of Today:
“There’s a butterfly down my shirt!”

You Make It Work

Dress – bought in Spain
Boots – Threadsence
Belt – American Eagle
Earrings – F21

A tripod, a backyard, a remote control, and a curious toddler equals some fun shots, but also some shots in which the blurred face of your baby girl investigating the beeping light takes up most of the frame.  
When you’re a mama, you got to make it work!  
I’m slowly learning that art.
It’s a work in progress.
Quote of Today:
“She’s delightfully annoying!”

One Single Moment

Top – hand me down
Dress – Zara (less than $20 on sale!)
Boots – Threadsence
Rings – Ruche and Threadsence
Hat – F21
Necklace – bought in Spain
There are days I just feel beautiful.  Days where all the imperfections on my body are no longer present, where the societal pressures are for one perfect moment held at bay.  A perfect moment frozen, where I am a beautiful creature without pride or arrogance, but just in honest appreciation of the being that was created me.  For one shining moment I see myself as I was intended.

I wish I could capture that feeling.  Bottle it.  And give it to every young woman, to my daughter, so she can stand in appreciation of her self.  Always and forever.

Quote of Today:
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring” – Marilyn Monroe

Egg Zeppelin

Top – Ruche
Shorts, Sunnies, and Earrings – F21
Shoes – Payless
Practicality does not necessarily have to be boring, predictable or dull.  This was a necessary practical outfit.   I went to photograph a show, called Egg Zeppelin, and I needed something that allowed me unrestricted freedom of movement, would keep me cool, and still have a certain level of professionalism about it. Did I mention that it needed to keep me cool?  It was hot, humid and sticky outside!
True Story:
We have to keep a close eye on our coffee cups in this house.  
The second you leave one unattended Baby Girl is drinking from it like a dying man in the middle of a dessert who’s been given a keg of water.  
Who knew that unsweetened, bitter coffee was baby heroin?

A Touch Harsher And Louder

Top – H&M
Skirt – Moon Collection
Shoes – Payless
Earrings & Sunnies – F21
Necklace – gift from Poland
I’m in one of those moods today.   You know the one.  Life is a bit surreal.  Problems seem abundant and much more difficult to deal with than they probably are. Sounds are a touch harsher and louder.  The lights are just off and not quite right.  It’s one of those days in which it is best to retreat into a bubble of your own making, surrounded by your favorite shows, a cup of tea and whatever else gives you comfort.  
I’m going to do just that, when I get the time.  Right now, I’m on single mother duty because of another one of Andrew’s business trips and will indulge those fantasies just as soon as Baby Girl is asleep.  For now, the hope of my favorite show and a cup of tea will have to carry me through whatever the day has in store. 
I know tomorrow will be fresh and I’m sure I’ll come up with another crazy idea that will have me giddy with glee.  
And that’s something to get excited about. 

Quote of Today:
“Are you saying…..oh no, you’re saying ‘truck.’  That could be embarrassing in public.”

Trick Question

Dress – Trashy Diva
Shoes – Payless
Necklace – gift from Poland

You know that question women ask, “Does this make me look fat?”  It’s a trick question.  It’s a trap, and there’s no easy way to navigate out of it.  So Andrew asked me the male version of this same question while we were watching the Olympics, “Would you rather I have a gymnast’s body or a swimmer’s body?”  There’s no easy way to navigate that one.  Just walk away, head into the kitchen, pour both of you a nice scotch and change the subject. 
Thank you Laphroaig peaty scotch for getting me out of that one.

p.s.  I’m so glad you all like the Coffee Talk Vids – more coming up next Friday, August 17th.  In the meantime, might I suggest checking out the July LookBook Video or watching me in Posthuman?

Quote of Today:
“And God promised men that good an obedient wives would be found in all corners of the world. Then he made the earth round…and laughed and laughed and laughed.”

A Dress To Travel In

Necklace & Earrings – Ruche
Dress – bought in Spain
Shoes – Payless
Some items, like this dress, are just magical.  They transport us to another time and have so much history in them that you just feel completely different when you don them.  Every shift, every movement, every graze of my skin by this fabric remind me of something new long forgotten.  This dress was new when I bought it, but it spent so many days on the beach in Spain with me, so many sips of port on the Portuguese coast, so many rays of sunshine were imbued in its every thread while walking the paths of Greece, Spain, France and so many others that I can feel the sea, the wine, the memories in its very aura.  
Since then, it has become my travelling dress.  Every trip taken from the moment of purchase has involved this patch of fabric.  Not just because it travels well, but because I can’t imagine taking a trip without my old travelling companion. 
Camera, passport, and a dress to travel in. 
*These are the last outfit shots hanging out on my computer from my B.C. trip.  I thought it was about time I posted them.  In the background there is Molly, the fabulous dog who was my Drake the Dog substitute while I was away.  Granted she’s about three gazillion times the size, but just as cuddly.*  

Quote of Today:
“‘Cause I’m watching men jump,” said my Husband.

My Little Monkey

Necklace – Prize I won and I don’t remember from where *sorry!*
Shoes – Payless
Earrings – Etsy shop, but don’t remember which one.
I’m back from B.C.  The wedding was fun, and there’s a few funny stories, but I’ll get to all that when I have some pictures to post for you!  In the meantime, I’m happy to be home and cuddling with my little monkey.  I missed her and we had a lot of fun going to the swimming pool and park today.  Nothing smells better than your baby’s head after you’ve been away for a while!
And this dress?  Still my favorite. 

True Story:
Baby Girl was licking the rain water off the top of her sandbox. 
I put a stop to it as soon as I stopped laughing. 

Beautiful Scape

Top – hand me down
Dress – Everly
Necklace – Ruche
Shoes – Payless
Emily’s parents in B.C. have the most beautiful backyard, and just being around the house was a visual feast.  Don’t even get me started on the wonderful forest and mountain scape that surrounded me the entire time.  I could easily live here and get lost in all this beauty.  
Quote of Today:
“Emily, how do YOU spell it?”
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