Apparently, I like navy dresses. I think now I have about 4. I don't even know how it happened because last year, there was nothing in my wardrobe that have some black in it. And now I don't even own ONE black dress. I am also wearing two necklaces. Don't judge. dress: Anthropologie necklaceS: both … [Read more...]

I am one of four kids.  I'm the youngest of four kids.  Truth be told - I was a bit of an afterthought.  I believe the term was 'the best mistake they ever had.'  And while there are many times where I yell out, 'I wish I was an only child' - I never truly mean it.  I've … [Read more...]

Last year, I was lucky enough to participate (work) during McHappy Day at my local McDonald's restaurant. And, not to brag but my local restaurant is one of the number one restaurants for McHappy Day in the entire country!!!  So, I spent my lunch hour hustling fries and Big Macs like nobody's … [Read more...]

Thank you all for chiming in with such wonderful baby name suggestions! Of those listed, my husband and I were drawn to opposite poles of the Common vs. Unique spectrum, but we've got a few months to hash it out and come up with something we can both agree on. In other news, I bought a muumuu. … [Read more...]

I tried to use my mad photoshop skills here to give you a close-up of the detailing on this shirt. I am absolutely in love with it, and actually bought one in yellow too. (if you can't see the detailing, you can see a better shot here.) Also, what you can't see is that the skirt is actually a black … [Read more...]

Right after I got pregnant, I went away on a girls weekend with 5 of my friends, 4 of whom had kids.  While I sat soberly at the dinner table, the girls drank bottle after bottle of wine and told me one horror story after another about pregnancy and delivery.  It was ...unnerving at … [Read more...]

One thing you don't know about me is that I'm a total list girl.  Lists for the grocery store, Walmart, packing the diaper bag, weekly dinners (yes, I know), babysitters and friends.  I think it's part of why teaching and writing both fit me so well- I feel like written words have the … [Read more...]

Before I went on mat leave, I used to write a blog called WTF.  You may have checked it out on some radio station sites across Canada.  It was a great forum for me to vent about stuff that really, TRULY, pissed me off or caused me to shake my head in disbelief.  (I also added … [Read more...]