Friday Favourites: Long Weekends

by vanessa on May 18, 2012

Happy Friday everyone! I love long weekends, you? Consider this post a happy send off. Wishing you a lovely long weekend with family and friends – doing what it is you love to do.

Me – I love visiting the cottage. Not so much in May (because it’s blackfly season) but during the summer and fall. I have so many wonderful memories from my vacations spent up north.

Here are a few photos that spark some excitement for me.

View of the Lake

Beautiful Gardens

Frog Catching

Little Angels

See you on Monday – hopefully well rested!

Simply Yours,

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Coveting…

by vanessa on May 17, 2012

I‘m always coveting something new. Lately I can’t get enough of what’s below.

What are your latest obsessions?

Simply Yours,

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A Day in the Life of…

May 16, 2012

Today we are going to walk a mile in my shoes. It’s a day in the life of a stay at home mom. Lucky for you, today I will be showing you before and after shots of my darling, daughter Angel #1′s dresser drawers. I spend countless hours organizing and then re-organizing her clothing. Angel [...]

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Invisible My A$&

May 15, 2012

Do you ever find yourself wandering the aisles of a drugstore trying to suss out the perfect deodorant? Come on – admit it. You smell all the deodorants too before you buy them!?! And if you don’t – why not? I have a serious deodorant dilemma. I know, right. Who cares about deodorant? I do. [...]

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Look of the Week

May 14, 2012

Hello, hello. We meet again. Here is this week’s look. I’m loving my pink blazer from Urban Planet. It’s so comfortable, bold and cheery. It’s bound to put a smile on anyone’s face. I’m sporting my dark denim skinny jeans from Rich & Skinny. My black pumps are mega old from New York City. They [...]

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Friday Favourites: Divergent

May 11, 2012

Happy Friday all! Another week – another to go… I’ve been on a bit of reading binge these days. Have you heard of Divergent? It’s written by Veronica Roth. Apparently, this is one of 3 books written by her. Believe it or not, Roth was only 22 when she wrote this book. Twenty-two – incredible. [...]

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Sisterly Love

May 10, 2012

I always wished I had a sister. Don’t get me wrong, I love my brother, but there’s something to be said about sisterly love, the connection, the friendship. When I was younger my aunt Mich came to live with us for brief period. I was in high school. Every night I would go bug her [...]

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Lululemon Tips & Tricks

May 9, 2012

I was at the gym working out last week and noticed some funky smell coming from someone. I was so grossed out. I kept thinking don’t people wear deodorant. That’s when I realized, the smell was coming from ME. Ugh! I swear I wear deodorant. I realized the smell has been coming from my Lululemon [...]

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Awesome Revlon Marketing

May 8, 2012

So I have to share how impressed I am with Revlon these days. Their marketing is absolutely awesome. Their marketing strategy has been pretty genius these days. They’ve been targeting popular fashion / beauty bloggers. Revlon produces these quick YouTube videos using the popular bloggers as the personality for their products. The bloggers look like [...]

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Look of the Week

May 7, 2012

Where’s Waldo? That’s the look I seem to have achieved with this ensemble. And you know what? I’m loving it. I love the bright colours and the contrast between them. I love my new hat. I think it’s fun and perfect for the summer. The Angels said I looked like a cowgirl. I say giddy-up [...]

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