I’m someone who gets joy out of giving gifts to friends and family. I love the look on their faces when I’ve nailed their gifts, and I consider myself a gift-a-holic. This time of year, it’s very easy for me to get excited and maybe a little bit carried away. I try to get a jump start on my holiday … [Read more...]
Get The Hottest Back-To-School Looks Without Breaking The Bank
I think back-to-school season hits me harder than my kids. This week, I plan on taking them shopping. Gasp! While there are still a few weeks of summer to go, I’ve learned that pacing the back-to-school shopping is less overwhelming for the kids, me, and my wallet. Hopefully, it also lessens the … [Read more...]
Dating Again? What You Should Wear On A First Date
If you’re newly single, dating is hard at the best of times. But knowing what to wear can help get you off on the right foot. I chatted with Erica Phelan, President of Runway Luxe, a fun urban brand of clothes, for some advice on fashion, accessories and how to pull it all together for the perfect … [Read more...]
10 Picture Perfect Looks For Picture Day
Oh, picture day. A part from the first day of school, it's probably the second most anticipated day of the school year. Everybody cleans up, puts their best face forward - the whole nine yards. They’re great memories to look back on, and if you’re lucky (or not so lucky...) they'll make great … [Read more...]
8 Reasons To Line-Dry Your Laundry
Summer is my favourite laundry season. Why do I have a favourite laundry season? That sounds a little crazy, doesn't it. I love summer laundry because I can hang it all to dry outside! Line-drying clothes sounds time-consuming and old-fashioned, but it is absolutely worth it. There are a lot of … [Read more...]
Tilley Clothing: There and Back Again
Ok, join me for a minute. Close your eyes - well one eye, you'll need at least one to read this - and imagine a world where your clothes are multifunctional, don't require irons, can be thrown into your washer with abandon and never look worse for wear. Where is this utopia you … [Read more...]
Laundry Quandary
If there's one housekeeping duty I am perpetually failing at, it is keeping up with our family's laundry. We have a huge laundry room with plenty of room for folding, which also means there is plenty of room to let those six dozen hampers quietly fester while I close the door.I think my biggest … [Read more...]
Week Two Results
Well, two weeks down and things are still going well. I'm absolutely loving all the "free" fruit and feeling better than ever. AND. The best part? I'm still losing weight. It's not exactly coming off at a fast pace, but it's a reasonable pace. And I have to remind myself: it took nearly two years to … [Read more...]
Keeping Up Appearances
My kids look like hobos. Before I got pregnant, I thought my children would look like this:I love fashion and assumed my girls would always look adorable in cute outfits I hand-picked. They, however, have had other plans. From early ages they expressed very strong opinions about what they did not … [Read more...]
OMG Dad, you are like, SO lame.
Remember a little while ago, when I wrote a post about how Pea saw me come down the stairs wearing my new cap and told me I look like I should be driving a train?Well, it happened again. This time, I was wearing this shirt:So, one of three things is happening here.Pea picked up on the western … [Read more...]