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Pretty Sure She’s A Vampire

February 5, 2014
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Kimono – Arnhem // Shirt – Zara // Cords – Le Chateau // Boots – Call It Spring // Socks – I forget // Necklace – Threadsence

The sun in Winter is rarely seen. But when it is, it’s a joy and myself and Drake the Dog relish it’s presence in the kitchen. But not everyone does so.

One sunny morning as the rays hit our kitchen floor, Baby Girl got upset. Her blocks were in the sun and she wanted them. She tried to convince me to get them. When I said no, she begged. And when I told her she could go get them herself she walked off in a huff.

Moments later she came back, with sunglasses planted on her face. Walked with determination to get her blocks, and then walked right up to me with a ‘See-What-You-Made-Me-Do’ look in her eyes and said, “Sun hurts my eyes.”

Yup, she’s a vampire.

I’m sleeping with garlic.

She’s also a drama queen.

Where To Buy Children

February 3, 2014
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Polka Dot Dress – ASOS // Cardigan – Cecico // Boots – Call It Spring // Tights – Hansel from Basel // Socks – UO

We all know we live in a consumer society. When we need something we go to the shop. So while out doing the groceries, Baby Girl turned to me and asked, “Mama, where you go buy me?”

I answered, “To the best store ever.”

I patted myself on the back for that quick thinking.

*linking up with WIWW, and Style Sessions*

No Sugar For You

January 30, 2014
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Boho Shirt – Anthropologie // Cardigan Jacket – Zara // Socks – Free People // Leggings – H&M // Boots – Locale

Chasing a toddler around the house to get cuddles is one of my favorite activities. It’s a little bit of joy to get the kisses and hugs, and it’s a little bit of vengence too.

See, they make you do things you’re not keen on all the time, and bugging them back a little to get something you want is a tiny little parental rebellion.

I was engaging in this activity, while saying, “Give me some sugar!”

Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks, turned to me. Gave me a death stare and a super cute toddler furrowed brow, “No! No sugar for you Mama!”

I tried to looked appropriately put in my place. Managed to hold it until she turned her back, at which point I giggled silently to myself at being reprimanded by a three year old.

Cry For Help

January 13, 2014
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Lace Kimono – Lush // Long Cardigan – Cecico // Dress – unknown, I altered it myself // Tights – Hansel From Basel // Socks – unknown // Boots – Aldo // Necklace – unknown // Belt – F21

Instead of my regular post I’m writing a cry for help today. I’m
serious. I’m being held hostage. She’s short, and blond, and has a bit
of a lisp. She also sucks her thumb and can currently be found wearing
a bright blue and pink fairy costume. Call for help.

She
makes me build blocks endlessly, and dance and twirl until I can’t take
it anymore. I think she might be a little sadistic too since she
smiles and giggles as I twirl or build again despite my momentary
resistance.

And that’s another matter. I have no resistance. I build and twirl and dance on command as she laughs. Laughs I tell you.

Call Child Protective Services please. I’m desperate. They protect you from children right??

*linking up with Style Sessions*

Social Media Is An Ad W%@*#

January 7, 2014
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Star Wars Tee – TeeFury // Denim top – Chiqle via Bicyclette Boutique // Corduroys – Le Chateau // Boots – Locale

Social Media. Yeah, I’m talkin’ about that today. It used to be that twitter was for trying to be the wittiest possible. The game was, “How profound can you be in 140 characters?” It used to be that.

Now, now it’s a freakin’ ad whore. *sorry Grandma. Wait, what am I apologizing for? My Grandma has a fouler mouth then I* Yup, I used that term, and I meant it. It seems that every tweet I read is about this giveaway, or that review, or this product. I get it. Everyone’s making money off these reviews, and giveaways *don’t get me started on how many are illegal!*. But really? Can we not all temper it a bit? Can it not be every single effin’ tweet that I read?

All you fellow fashion and beauty bloggers, can we please regain a sense of decorum? I would love it if everyone used a bit of self restraint. Please let’s all go back to political discussions and profound thoughts in 140 characters or less. Sure, fine, squeeze in that review or giveaway tweet. Fine, I get it. It’s all about promotion. But I would really enjoy a little substance with my superficiality. All I’m asking is that not every other tweet be about the review, or giveaway. Can we at least manage every fourth tweet? Is it really too much to ask?

If I met you on the street you wouldn’t talk to me with ads and shameless self-promotion would you? If you did, I might punch you….or I might dream about punching you and simply walk away while you’re mid sentence. So let’s bring back a little of that human sincerity into social media. Can we all just do that? Is that okay? By the way, read my review of “Human Sincerity” and enter the giveaway too.

The Reject Pile

January 6, 2014
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Cardigan – Jack & Jenn // Top – Zara // Jeans – AE // Boots – Call It Spring // Necklace – Vanessa Mooney

These boots? Super clearance. I’m talkin’ the final, final clearance. The sweater? Same thing. Bought it in late spring tucked away in the back of the boutique with the final, final, final markdowns. The Jeans? Ditto. Clearance. Same goes for the necklace. The only thing that wasn’t clearance was the shirt, which was a gift.

I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it time and time again – thank you all for hatin’ on the things I love…..’cause that means I get ’em cheap.

*side note: I had a totally different post lined up, but when I started going through the pictures, I laughed when I saw that everything here was on the final final clearance when I bought it.*

*linking up with Friday Style, Fab Fav, WIWW, Style Sessions, and Funday Monday*

It’s Been a Ride

January 1, 2014
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Dress – Mango // Tights – unknown // Socks – UO // Scarf – thrifted // Boots – Feet First // Necklace – F21

Last week, our power went out for four days due to the ice storm that hit Toronto, and Southern Ontario. Then, just as the power came back on, on Christmas Day, my baby girl came down with the stomach flu. So while nursing her and throwing out all the food in our fridge, we wished ourselves a Merry Christmas. Once she finally started getting better, I started vomiting with the same stomach flu, and spent a happy birthday on the couch or…well…doing that vomiting thing. Of course, I had just stopped and was still really weak, when Andrew got it. Which brings us up to now.

Hard to believe it was all just one week.

That’s the reason I’ve been absent here. As reasons go, I think it’s pretty good. I hope you all had a much better holiday than us. And I wish us all a fabulous New Year!

Salut!

My Kid Deals Out Mommy Crack

December 9, 2013
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When your kid’s throwing a huge tantrum, or just plain being demanding, when you haven’t slept, or eaten because you’ve been running ragged, and when they’ve fallen *or whatever* despite being told four dozen times not to do it or “You’ll hurt yourself,” that’s when you pick them up and hope that it makes them quiet for a moment.

Top – Sis Sis via ShopRuche // Skirt – Spotted Moth // Coat – TNA via Aritzia // Tights – Hansel From Basel // Socks – HUE // Boots – Feet First // Necklace – Vanessa Mooney // Bracelet – Joseph Nogucci via Homegrown Boutique // Sunnies – F21

And that’s when they dose you. Don’t be fooled. It’s not an accident, and it’s not coincidental. I’m firmly convinced that my kid knows exactly when to release that smell. The one on the top of their heads. You know the one I’m talking about. The one that sends you into perfect relaxation and bliss. The one that makes you love them and feel like being with them is Nirvana. I don’t know what the technical term for it is, but I like to think of it as “Mommy crack.”

She’s got it down to a fine art. She’s got it timed. She knows exactly when her Mama needs her next fix so as to not go completely off the rails. She’s my drug dealer, and she’s also the supply. So I can’t cut out the middleman in this.

The drug is the middle man.

When You Just Can’t Take Any More

December 2, 2013
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Water Color Kimono Top – Unknown // Top – Smart Set // Jeans – Gap // Belt – AE // Scarf – Unknown // Necklace – F21 // Boots – Feet First

These pictures were taken a few days ago – obviously the snow is not on the ground – but I needed to post them and here’s why. I organize my photos in such a way that the ones I haven’t posted are always in the folder I’m working on and once I post them I put them in their separate file.

So as long as I don’t post them they’re always staring me in the face. And I gotta say I have had quite enough of staring at the sunshine and no snow in these photos. It’s just a huge darn tease! So there. They’re posted and now they’re filed away and I don’t have to look at them.

Just snow from here on in….le sigh.

It’s Official, I Hate Children’s Building Blocks

November 26, 2013
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Tribal Cardigan – Fate via Shopsosie // Velvet pants & White Shirt – Gap // Button Up – Jacob // Boots – Call It Spring // Necklace – I forget // Headscarf – from my Babcia

. Never mind that I step on them several times a day and either hurt my foot, or trip and hit some other part of my body. Never mind that they get everywhere and are impossible to all corral into the same box. No, that’s not why I hate them.

I hate them because Baby Girl loves them. She loves them so much that she wants, “Mommy, you come build with me?” all day and every day. I have built something at least twenty times a day for the last two weeks. And that’s about the limit of my sanity.

I hate building blocks. Hate them!

*pause*

*sigh*

“Yes, I’m coming to build with you honey.”

*linking up with Style Sessions and Trend Spin*

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