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Takin’ It All In Stride.

June 15, 2015
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Saturday: my girl’s birthday party.
Saturday eve: our games night.
Saturday middle of the night: Carbon monoxide detector goes off and we spend a total of two hours outside while the fire department comes, checks our house, concludes it’s a malfunction and false alarm, and leaves.
Sunday: coffee.

Sunday after coffee: if this is the problem I’m dealing with right now, life’s pretty okay. People are being persecuted and hunted around the world just for being alive. Which is right up there with me losing a couple hours sleep right? *that was sarcasm in case you missed it*

Here’s to perspective. Happy week everyone.

Pants & Shoes – ThreadSence // Tee & Cardigan – UO // Necklace – Homegrown Boutique

Free Spirited and Willful Child

June 12, 2015
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I love that my girl is strong willed and free spirited. But does she have to be soooo strong willed and free spirited? About bed time? And about food? And about, oh well, everything??? It’s like corralling sheep where the sheep are baring their teeth, not listening, have spikes on their hides, and laser beams shooting at you from their heads. It’s just like that.

She’s freakin’ cute and sweet as hell, but when that other side comes out, watch out! Plus, you know there’s only so many questions a woman can answer in a day before that questioning inflection at the end of a sentence makes your brains explode.

Obviously, I love that she’s very inquisitive, but dear Lord do I breathe a sigh of relief once she goes to bed and I have no more questions being pelted at me in rapid fire succession.

Pass the wine.

Vest – H&M // Cardi – Old Navy // Dress – Ruche // Boots – Aldo // Socks – F21 // Necklace – FreePeople

On the Road Again

June 8, 2015
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On my bike that is. My bicycle is tuned up and on the road. I know, I know, some people continue riding all year ’round. I admire those people…..those crazy people. Me? I like to ride my bike when it’s warm – ride all around the city – but not when it’s cold. So there’s this moment in Spring that occurs when the days are reliably warm enough that me and my bike are traipsing about town getting errands done.

It’s also really cool to be able to do that first 30 km ride and be totally fine afterwards. Here’s to cycle season!

Kimono – Arnhem // Romper – Ruche // Fedora – ThreadSence // Boots – Aldo // Necklace – FreePeople // Sunnies c/o Woodzee

One Woman Dance Party

May 4, 2015
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You know when you’re driving and you pull up to a red light alongside other cars, and in the car beside you you see that person? There’s that person who is blasting music, bobbing their head, drumming their hands, and is clearly singing as loud as possible. Either unaware or not caring that people are watching them, they make faces, act out all the bits of the song, and wait with anticipation for the guitar or drum solo acting it out on their steering wheel.

That person is me.

Janis Joplin, Rolling Stones, ’70s hits, and Queen. Yup.

For the record, my driving is superbly precise – I just do it while having a one woman dance party.

Kaftan – Arnhem // Pants – Lululemon // Boots – Aldo // Necklace – Gypsy Love Store // Turquoise Bracelet & Hat – ThreadSence // Turquoise and Red Bracelet – eBay // Rings & Sunnies – F21

*linking up with Honest Mom*

I’m Wearing My Boyfriend’s Jeans

May 1, 2015
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I love how we call them boyfriend jeans, but really they’re not from our boyfriend, and they’re not even cut as males jeans are. They’re a unique design all they’re own – made for women’s bodies, in a cut that is relaxed in a very specific way as to mimic the fall of loose men’s jeans.

And that’s a good thing too. Considering I’m married. Otherwise, I’d have a heck of a lot to answer to after saying that I’m wearing my ‘boyfriend jeans.’

Jeans – Old Navy // Tee – SheInside // Bag – Lucky Brand // Shoes – ThreadSence *old* // Necklace – Gypsy Love Store // Rings, Hat, Sunnies & Belt – F21

Jennifer Fukushima Promo Code!

April 29, 2015
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I’m a little OCD when it comes to care of my clothing, and generally possessions of worth. Not because I’ve got some strange attachment to them but because I’m very frugal. If you care for it, it will last a long time right? I still have clothes from high school. I know, right?

But a classic red dress never goes out of style. So I’ve kept it. Same with this Jennifer Fukushima cardigan – or the one in green. It’s one of those pieces that can stand the test of time because it’s a classic. Plus, Toronto made, with a focus on sustainability and renewable resources? Yes please!

Whether your style is boho like mine, vintage, classic, minimal – whatever – this fits right in. But can we please just talk about the incredible texture on it? Can we? Okay.

Look at all the delicate and detailed pattern shifts and changes. Amazing. It’s also really soft and light. When I picked it, I was kind of expecting a slightly stiffer tweed like material, but this just bends and moves and sways in the wind. Plus, I kind of think of blue as a neutral – mostly ’cause I have so much of it, that a classic blue just goes with anything I own. I’m totally wearing this as a light layer over summer dresses in the next few months….sometimes a great little cardi is the perfect alternative to a kimono on those days you just want something light, or you’re, you know, not as obsessed with kimonos as me, and actually prefer to look very put together. Whatever.

And hey, guess what? Jennifer has kindly extended a 30% off discount code to ModaMama readers for the month of May! OMG!!!! Yeah, get on this. Use code “MODAMAMA30”

Tweed Cardigan – c/o Jennifer Fukushima // Top – Ruche // Cords – Gap // Boots & Turquoise Bracelet – ThreadSence // Silver cuffs – gifts // Long necklace – TopShop // Turquoise necklace – bought in Europe

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Road Trip Wishing thinking

April 27, 2015
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Janis Joplin blasting in my car.

The sun roof open and the suns rays hitting the back of my neck. The windows rolled down and the wind whipping my hair. Driving in a moment like that makes me feel like I should ditch it all and go on some sort of epic road trip. The kind where adventures find you and you’ll be sleeping in your car at least once. The kind where camp fires will be had, jokes will be made, and someone is gonna pull out a guitar.

You know, the kind we all want to have.

Jacket – Le Chateau Outlet // Johnny Cash Tee – UO // Necklace – Lucky Brand // Jeans – Gap // Boots – Aldo // Sunnies – F21

*linking up with Style Sessions*

A Polka Dot Dress and Bums

April 10, 2015
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Polka Dot Dress – ASOS // Cardigan – ThreadSence // Socks – FreePeople // Boots – Aldo // Bag – Lucky Brand // Necklace – Vanessa Mooney via Threadsence // Sunnies – Lace Affair

Cleaning up after dinner, I reached down and squeezed my little girl’s bum.

“Mama, why you do that?”

“‘Cause I like your bum. It’s beautiful.”

“No Mama, my bum’s not beautiful.”

“No?”

“No. ‘Cause bums are stinky and farty.”

“Okay, well I still think it’s beautiful.”

“Maaaama,” she says shaking her head.

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If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em

February 4, 2015
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Cardigan – ThreadSence // Lace top – FreePeople // Corduroys – Gap // Boots – Locale // Scarf – SheInside

That’s the saying isn’t it? Well, it’s a full on snowy gray winter here, so I guess since I can’t beat it and I have tried, I might as well join in. It seems that no amount of wishing and hoping, and wearing bright colors and lace dresses will make this bitter chill or tufts of snow leave.

I think the time has come to embrace the snow and the cold and see what will happen. The least I can do is try to make the white and gray as fabulous as possible.

p.s. I think it’s awesome that no one noticed that I got rid of my highlights and dyed my hair back to dark brown about a month ago. I guess it was only a dramatic to me. It always is.

Winter Unicorn

January 28, 2015
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Sweater – ThreadSence – huge sale now! // Dress – Ruche – huge sale now! // Thigh High Leg Warmers – Free People // Boots – Aldo // Necklace – TopShop

Here’s a quick outfit from a couple of days ago, you know before it got too cold to breathe. It was a unicorn of a Winter day: I could wear bare legs. Crazy I know!

The day also made me realize that I miss wearing dresses. But frankly my dear, it’s too cold. Right now, I’m into the double pants, or thermal long underwear scene.

Or just bundling up in front of the space heater and never leaving the house.

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