All good things must come to an end.....

but.... sometimes things just get better.   I will no longer be posting on this blog.  As I mentioned in my previous post my sister and I started a new one.  I feel that this new blog is more "me" if that makes any sense.... I feel like I have outgrown this one.  So if you'd like to check out my new blog click here STYLE ME

Style Me... Blog

 My Sister and I goofing off... (2005)

 R's Senior Prom (2007)

 Random Christmas Day photo (2005)

 Me 9 months pregnant (2007)

R at her job (at the time) as a Hotel Hostess at a Living History Village (2008)

So here's the deal.... My sister and I have started a blog... it's just started, but I'd love it if you took a second to check it out.  Style Me....  

x M

A few of my favourite things....

So not the best picture I will admit it.... but better than nothing right? yup...yup...

This summer has been full of some many changes, most of these changes are awesome... I got married... went on an amazing honeymoon to Iceland, moved, turned 27 (ah 30 is so close, weird and I still feel like I am 16 just with a ton more responsibility).

The one thing that has not change is my quest for the perfect shorts. And this summer I found 4 pairs! YES!

Sweater: H&M, $30

Necklace: thrifted, ??

Shorts: J.Crew, $34

Sandals: Old Navy $10 (last summer)

These are one of my favourite pairs (shhh don't tell the others). They are light, and so comfy but the are also in my opinion chic. Just right for all that Sundays entail... and running after my 4 year old.

Hey Hey Hey, long time no talk (or write, I guess in this case).

So I thought that I'd do something that I like reading on other people's blogs.... slightly unoriginal but hey it's all good :)

So here are my INS and OUTS for this week.

INS:
*the bright sunny weather that we have been having the last 3 or 4 days!! Amazing! Spring has taken awhile to come, but fingers crossed it might finally be here.
*getting tons of wedding list items checked off!! Only a few more weeks.
*The nail polish I am currently wearing....love! It's China Glazes Strawberry Fields.... so bright and sunny feeling.
*black skinny jeans.... so comfy and so cute. Not too dressy but feels more dressy than blue jeans.
*Body Flow and Body Pump (two classes that I take at my local Goodlife)..... so amazing, they have transformed my body. And they are both really enjoyable :)

OUTS:
*it's supposed to rain for the next 5 days :( so sad....
*wedding stress... it's not that bad... but my head feels like it's spinning some times with all the extra little things.... that is where Body flow comes in (it's a combo of yoga, pilates)
*hmmm, I think that's it! YAY! more ins than outs, that's awesome!

Have a stellar Thursday!!

AHHH ok... I have not forgotten about you.....

I just feel that I have nothing to write about.... hmmm... I probably have more than I think. I haven't been taking outfit photos... and I would like to. Fingers crossed I can find time to do it. I have to be more disciplined... yes this is true, in more areas than just taking outfit photos... or even writing a post.
ok so lets get you up to speed on what's being happening around here....

*wedding planning.... my dress is bought (oooo.... so not what I had in mind but I LOVE it).
*reading wedding blogs... here are two of my favourite (you know just in case you too are in this planning stage...yay!) Style Me Pretty and Ruffled.
*working part time (blah, but it pays the bills and so therefore completely important).
*being a full time mama..... my little bean (that's been his nickname since before he was born) is almost 4 can't believe how fast time flies.
*doing other stuff that needs to get done before the wedding.... booking the honeymoon (look out Iceland here we come!!), premarital counseling, taking the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University class etc...
*trying to figure out colours for the cabinets and flooring and what not for the house (my mind simply can't grasp this at the moment... I am the type of person that need to be in the room, and since the house isn't built yet... well that just isn't possible).

So you know when someone is pregnant they have baby brain, well I am pretty sure that this never really goes away... so mix the leftover baby brain with Wedding brain and you get me. My mind is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. I am pretty sure I've been caught talking to myself a few times at work... and the grocery store and.... let's face it, well probably everywhere.

So I guess I had more to say than I thought.
til the next time...... hopefully it is sooner rather than later... and hopefully there are some photos. Again fingers crossed.

19ish/30?

I wore this for running errands, Nov 26/10.

Thermal: Old Navy (not in my 30/30)

Flannel Shirt: Old Navy

Jeggings: Hollister

Boots: Uggs (not in my 30/30)

OK so confession time..... I made it until day 18.... but because it has gotten so cold in the last week (and I managed to not include any heavy sweaters in my 30/30) I have broken the cardinal rule of the 30/30... I have worn things that weren't in my 30/30 wardrobe. Please forgive me 30/30 gods.... for I have sinned and even though I am now confessing it, it's not something that I am going to stop doing.

Some how every year I forget how cold it can get here in Canada... yeah, I know... duh it' Canada. I did grow up here so it is something that I should be used to. But I am the type of person that gets cold when the sun goes behind a cloud...lol. So in the winter I end up layering 2 to 3 shirts... and I am never not wearing thick wool socks. And when picking out my 30/30 items it didn't even cross my mind that it was going to be during late Nov and early Dec which= oh so cold. So while I am going to try to stick as much as I can to my 30/30 items.... there might be a few extras.

Yay! for Saturday... one of my favourite days :)

15/30

(pardon the horrific hair)

I am getting braver with my choices in tight colours..... maroon is probably the most daring that I have ever been.... I thought I'd start my week off creative :)

I wore this to work on monday and to go and get my ring sized, now that it's not as loose I'm not afraid that I am going to lose it. My lovely fiance had it hand made for me.... it's not different, in fact it's very tradional... but that's what I like... and the fact that he went and choose the diamond and then had it made exactly the way I wanted it makes it even more special to me. I'm a lucky girl.

14/30 (Nov 21/10)

Happy Thanksgiving to anyone in the US, I hope you week is full of family and fun.

This past Sunday was really dreary and rainy... I woke up late and had a son that was in a bit of a mood :( So that called for easy, yet still somewhat cute for church. And boy was this outfit ever easy it consisted of three items: a denim dress, black tights and my brogues.

I love dresses that help make getting dressed in a hurry easy. Maybe that should be my word for the 30/30 Challenge... "easy". As a mom I am always looking for outfits and pieces that are easy (easy to move in, easy to put together, easy to clean etc). And the challenge has helped make it easier to get dressed in the morning. You'd think that it'd make it harder... but lucky for me it's made it easier... why? Because I am not having to think as much about what I am going to wear. Maybe standing and looking at a closet full of clothes makes getting dressed in the morning harder, to many options... to many possibilities??

13/30

master list of 30/30 items

Back on the train.... or so I hope. Today was a really chill day... I love days were you don't really do anything inparticular. Some errands and hanging out with my family. I choose to wear a skirt today for two reasons. 1. Because I hadn't worn in since last week and 2. Because all of my pants are in the laundry :/ I've been bit of a lazy bones with doing my laundry this week... which is something that needs to happen more often when you have 30 items of clothing to choose from. Fingers crossed I get them cleaned before monday..lol.

Well that's all for tonight... now to cuddle with my man :)

8/30 and 12/30

8/30

12/30

Ok so taking pictures of outfits everyday is trickier than I thought that it'd be. This week I have only had the chance to take pictures of my outfits twice. I promise that I have been keeping to my 30 items... but I may not be able to take pictures everyday. I am trying and will continue to try. But photos of every outfit is not something that I can promise. That being said... my creativity is definitely not been here this week. I have had a very busy week... and when I wake up I think "ok what is the fastest thing that I can put on", and then go.

I hope that everyone has had a fantastic week... here's to friday (and the weekend)!

5/30 and 6/30

5/30

Friday is my day off... so it normally calls for relaxed and clothing that is easy to move in. I did some house cleaning and went to the zoo with my son. I also wore this in the evening on my weekly date night with my boyfriend, which included dinner and an evening at an Observatory... it also included said boyfriend getting down on one knee and proposing!!! EEEEEEEEEEE!!!! I'll talk more about that later!

What a night!

6/30

So Saturday was a full day, lots of phone calls to friends and family sharing the good news. My son had swimming lessons, my fiance (oh that sounds good!), my son, my parents and I all went on a hike in the afternoon and then we had a fundraiser dinner to go to that night (wasn't able to get photos of that outfit). Like I said a full day! So it called for comfy clothes... for the hike I changed into my hunter wellies... not the greatest hiking boots but I didn't include hiking boots in my 30/30... so ya know... I made do.

All in all it's been a great weekend. Until tomorrow :)

"Remember, Remember lest we forget"

4/30

master list

My son has been asking what the Poppies are that everyone has been wearing. So I decided that we'd go to the ceremony at the Cenotaph here in our city. Also there is a new wall of Honour put up... and my grandfathers name is on it (he fought as a fighter pilot in WWII). I hadn't seen it yet... and really wanted too.

This is what I wore. Lucky for us it was a beautiful day out!

If I could live in tights socks and boots, I would! I'll be try to not wear it two days in a row though...hehe. But you know when you have a outfit pictured in your head? That's what happened to me. I just couldn't think of anything else that I wanted to wear more.

3/30

(my 30/30 master list)

Just like putting together outfits... some days it is easier to get "the" pose than on others. Today is one of those days, when the outfit comes together easily but the actual posing does not. I'm not sure how many photos I actually took... but I finally got two... and I think that they happened out of more exasperation than anything else. I love that at my office I can dress the way that I did yesterday but then where this. No one cares... which sometimes is frustrating.

There are days that I dream of wearing a cute pencil skirt and heels... but to wear a pair of heels with a pencil skirt, my coworkers and the clients would wonder where I thought I was going. Maybe one day I'll walk in head held high wearing said heels and not care.

Until tomorrow! Hope your night is wonderful :)

2/30

Like the pose? Haha... I guess I got bored of waiting for the camera to click :)

This outfit is not very inspired, yes it is true. However, this seems to be my mommy uniform. This works for running errands, cleaning up around the house and going to work for a few hours (I have a very relaxed office). And I felt comfy and cute to boot!

Master List

1/30

We're off to a good start, well other than the not smiling, wet hair and running a tad late for work... I hope that each day will be this easy. I realize that, that won't be the case though, there will be some days that choosing from my now limited closet will be easy and then I am sure there will be days that I just want to give up. In some strange way those are the days that I am looking forward to. Those will be the days that I learn from and that I will really need to use my creative powers (cause I do have powers... I'd like to think that they are super powers, but alas I'm just a normal human).

I really like this outfit. These items have not been put together before... I think that they are working well as a team here :) It's one for the memory banks.

(awkward pose...hehe)

Here is my 30/30 Master List.

**30 for 30**

So here we go....

2 t-shirts: (American Eagle and Joe Fresh)
2 tank tops: (Eddie Bower and Gap)

2 long sleeve shirts: (in the middle, Charlotte Russe)
2 3/4 length sleeve shirts: (both Gap)

6 Sweaters/Cardi's: (Cannot live without these, especially here in Canada)
black cardi (oldnavy)
heathered cream grandpa cardi (oldnavy)
shawl collar sweater (UO)
drapy purple sweater (aritzia)
black v neck sweater (Gap)
striped sweater (UO)

4 dresses: cap sleeve dress (H&M)
denim dress (Gap)
purple floral dress (Bootlegger)
green floral dress (UO)

4 bottoms: (yes I know that there are actually only three pictured, but didn't quite get the laundry done): Black skinny pants (UO)
Jeggings (Hollister)
denim skirt (Old Navy)
The jeans that will be added are: dark skinny jeans from (Old Navy)

3 pairs of boots: black wellies (Hunter)

black riding boots (Steve Madden)

brown wedge boots (Steven by Steve Madden)

3 pairs of shoes: black booties (payless)

black oxfords (UO)

black moccasins (Minnetonka)

hmm... am I missing 2 other items?...... laundry strikes again.... there are 2 shirts (and the pair of jeans that I have already mentioned) that are stuck in the never ending abyss that I call my laundry pile. This weekend had been particularly busy so those items have yet to be cleaned... but once they are I will added them. I will have my first outfit up tonight. Oh the suspense! (mmm... not really.... but I did like the way that it sounded..hehe).

Starting to think that I've been here before...

I hope you all had a great weekend! I certainly did! Every year my church does a women's retreat. And while this doesn't always seem appealing to me.. this year I thought why not... my mom wanted to go as well so we decided to go and have a mother daughter weekend. Since we went up north (so beautiful) I was in a very comfy mood when packing. I was lucky enough to get some photos of my outfit before we left. I love layering! I love the way that it looks and that it keeps me warm.. I have a major problem in the fall and winter, I get so cold so easily and it's really hard for me to get warmed back up again. So layering is my best friend come this time of year.

(shirt: Zara (last year), Sweater: Bootlegger, Leggings: American Apparel, Socks: my mom made them, moccasins: Minnetonka)

Here are a couple of other outfits that I've worn (and took pictures of in the last couple of weeks)... get ready to see a lot of me in the next few weeks. I will be participating in Kendi's (of Kendi Everyday ) 30 for 30.... wish me luck... I've started to sort through my closet in the last two days... I have to do the final edit tomorrow. I am pretty excited.

(shirt: thirfted, belt: claires, skirt: UO, tights:? shoes: steve madden)

(scarf: gift, shirt: UO, jeans: joes jeans, shoes: UO)

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Just the right amount

Here's another piece that I will be transtioning from summer to fall. Who says that Linen is just a spring/summer fabric? And aren't rules made to be broken?? (Well, fashion ones anyway)

(Cardi: Old Navy, Cami: Eddie Bauer, Skirt: thirfted, Shoes: Steve Madden)

This skirt is such a great colour... it's rare to find a true red. I picked this up for $10 at a local thrift store, and have loved wearing it this summer... and will contiune to wear it through the fall... and maybe into the winter....

And like I said in my last post anything summer can be made fall with some tights (and a cardi of course).

Hope that your all having a stellar day!!

Transitions...

In case you hadn't heard .... I love fall! The colours, the need for a bit of layering but not to much... the smell of the crisp air... just fall in general.

(Dress:Gap, Belt:American Eagle, Shoes:Steve Madden)

There is one item of clothing that makes all transtions so very easy (and cute to boot)!! Tights, I love these things. I mainly stick to brown and black, as colourful tights still scare me a bit (not sure how to make them work for the office)... I think I'll make it there one day... but right now I am happy with my boring palette of tight colours. I bought this dress in the middle of the summer thinking that it'd be a great transition piece as well... actually I think it will work well for all the seasons. Yay, for mulity season clothing!

What will you be bringing with you into fall that you wore this summer??

Hi my name is...

So if you knew me in real life you'd know that I am a shopaholic... that's right... I get my highs from buying stuff. Not just any stuff though, makeup and clothing are what seem to be my fixes.

So for the next few months though I am going to give my self a challenge ..... wait for it......... wait for it.....

(shirt:Old Navy, Jeans: BDG, Belt: American Eagle)

I am giving myself an allowance!! That's right, $40 a month to be exact. I know, I know you were expecting it to be ground breaking right? Well I guess this just proves that the tried and true ways of cutting debt and saving are here to stay.

To me at this moment $40 a month doesn't seem like a whole lot... but then I think about the people in this world that don't even see $40 in a month. ( yeah I definitely went there.... sorry for the cheese, would you like some gravy and fries with that..lol)

But all kidding aside, it's true living in Canada I am super privileged... yes I am definitely not in the upper percentage of income, but I am certainly making a lot more than the majority of people in this world... and for that I am so grateful. But it's dawned on me that by spending my money the way that I do, I am not showing how grateful I actually am.

The point that I am trying to make to myself is that 1. I need to save money 2. I need to pay off the debt that I have accumulated and finally 3. That I don't need to buy stuff just to make me feel important or however it makes me feel at that moment.

I want to become wise about how and when I spend my money I want to think about my purchases and to end my tendency of living beyond my means.

Do you remember when you were little and you got a weekly allowance? That money that I was given was precious... it took me forever to decide what I wanted (if I even wanted to spend it at all). I want to get back to that. You know that feeling of "it really has to be worth it for me to want to spend my hard earned money on it".

So dear readers... what does this mean for my blog... well it means more posts. I am hoping to show you what what I will discover while shopping my closet. And learning to love the items of clothing that I already own! So that means more outfit posts...YAY! Please give me some grace as I figure that all out. And as always I would love to hear from you! I mean you are after all the ones ultimately reading this so I want you to let me know what it is that you want to see.

whew... if you've made it this far... you deserve a hug!! Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read my humble blog... I really do appreciate it :)

So let the count down to Christmas begin!!