Carol over at Winnipeg's Freckelface Photography was kind enough to include me in the Workin' Women feature on her blog.
Check out my interview and consider how a professional communicator could benefit YOUR business.
Thanks, Carol!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
::drinks on the patio in July::
Giving Me Frills Top-Mod Retro Indie Clothing & Vintage Clothes, $55
Paper > Die-Cut Paper > Tracery White Doilies by Basic Grey: A Cherry...
Olive Cable Knit Short, 100 GBP
Oasis Paper Doll Peep Toe Shoe, $127
Miu Miu Clutch Spring/Summer 2010
Teardrop Gem Earrings, $8
Otylia Cocktail Ring in Pebble on Gold-tone - Rings - Kendra Scott..., $75
Emmanuelle Khanh Plastic Sunglasses - Women - Accessories, 114 GBP
Paper > Die-Cut Paper > Tracery White Doilies by Basic Grey: A Cherry...
Olive Cable Knit Short, 100 GBP
Oasis Paper Doll Peep Toe Shoe, $127
Miu Miu Clutch Spring/Summer 2010
Teardrop Gem Earrings, $8
Otylia Cocktail Ring in Pebble on Gold-tone - Rings - Kendra Scott..., $75
Emmanuelle Khanh Plastic Sunglasses - Women - Accessories, 114 GBP
Thursday, June 10, 2010
::fashion fun::
My first Polyvore set:
A girl can dream, can't she? I wish Anthropologie was in Canada. Specifically, Manitoba. :)
A girl can dream, can't she? I wish Anthropologie was in Canada. Specifically, Manitoba. :)
::yes, please, and thank you::
My friend Danielle at A Late Bloomer posted her latest fashion desires via Polyvore today, a site that allows you to create your own personal collages of online fashion trends and styles. This has the potential to big a HUGE time waster...or wardrobe builder. (Riiiight, because maternity pay is AMAZING!) Anyway, I love her most recent collection, Arizona Love. If you knew her, you'd say, "That's SO Danielle!"
As I am having the same post-baby body issues (who doesn't? Except for those silly skinny-minis who walk out of the hospital in their pre-preggo jeans...gag), I was checking out the site when I came across the Red Hair Motif collections. YES! This got me very excited. The entire motif blows my mind, but my favourite is definitely Monochramatic Corals. I have always loved coral, but it's a difficult colour to find in stylish pieces. Thank goodness it's come back into style - I am now on the hunt for coral bargains in Brandon! (Ahem, and online...but don't tell Wayne...)
As I am having the same post-baby body issues (who doesn't? Except for those silly skinny-minis who walk out of the hospital in their pre-preggo jeans...gag), I was checking out the site when I came across the Red Hair Motif collections. YES! This got me very excited. The entire motif blows my mind, but my favourite is definitely Monochramatic Corals. I have always loved coral, but it's a difficult colour to find in stylish pieces. Thank goodness it's come back into style - I am now on the hunt for coral bargains in Brandon! (Ahem, and online...but don't tell Wayne...)
Ted Baker Papilon Belted Wrap Over Mac, Burnt Orange, 1
199 GBP - johnlewis.com
More Ted Baker coats »
199 GBP - johnlewis.com
More Ted Baker coats »
Rafe New York - Zoe Flap Clutch (Red) - Bags and Luggage
$190 - zappos.com
More Rafe New York clutches »
$190 - zappos.com
More Rafe New York clutches »
Thursday, May 20, 2010
::weaned::
Disclaimer: Please read no further if you would rather not hear about breast feeding. :)
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It has been a troublesome week for me and Heidi. She is still the adorable, fun-loving, chilled lil' booger we all know and love, but the poor thing welcomed four teeth at once and had a whole day (that's a lot for her) of crankiness and fatigue because of it. All four across the top. Ouch. That's gotta sting.
And that "ouch" is not only for her...but for me. She has been nursing only in the mornings, as her attempts at nursing in public and during the day have been a little...dramatic. She flails all over the place and our "hooter hider" is just a challenge to her. She has better things to do and look at than my armpit, it seems. (Don't we all?)
So she was nursing once in the morning, then drinking formula the rest of the day, in addition to her solids. But in the quiet of the morning, we would snuggle and she would suckle mama milk - my only link to the newness and preciousness of those early newborn days.
But with teeth comes biting. And with biting comes yelping/screaming. In Heidi's ear. Which is pretty traumatizing, I would imagine. It has happened more than a few times in the past few weeks, but more frequently lately. And the other morning, before even getting out of bed, I actually, solemnly prayed to God and "told" Him that if and when Heidi bites me again, that would be it for breast feeding.
I guess God got up early that day to take prayer requests because the first thing Heidi did when we sat down on the couch was latch on, look me in the eye, and CHOMP!
This normally hurts with one row of teeth (the bottom). But now that she has the top row to use as a little vice, the pain was EXCRUCIATING. I mean, so painful that I screamed, "Aaagghhh! No biting!!!!" in her ear, then lost it in a fit of tears. And the tears came not only from being used as a human chew toy (no blood, thankfully), but also because of the look on her face when I yelled at her (so hurt), and the knowledge that our last nursing experience together came to such a screeching, and unpleasant, halt.
I know she's at the age where some babies do wean themselves, but it really is a grieving process to endure. My little girl is getting so big. She's definitely not an infant anymore. She's becoming a toddler. Time is now closer to her first birthday than it is to her actual BIRTH day, which makes me shake my head and wonder where the past 8 months have gone.
It has been a wild, eye-opening, life-changing ride. I have never known such elation and LOVE as I know in my daughter. But even through all the pain, lack of sleep, confusion, frustration and uncertainty that babies bring to our lives, now I get it. I understand why women still can't get enough of these darlings and have baby after baby. They are addictive little creatures and the baby stage really doesn't last long enough.
NO, I'M NOT PREGNANT. (Just clearing that up.) But for someone who wanted to wait for specific times to procreate (type A, much?), I have to admit, I'm much more open to welcoming #2 into our family if and when the good Lord deems appropriate.
Heidi has done well with the formula/solids diet and doesn't seem to miss nursing at all. It took me a couple of days to get over it, but she is healthy and happy - what more could a mother ask for?
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It has been a troublesome week for me and Heidi. She is still the adorable, fun-loving, chilled lil' booger we all know and love, but the poor thing welcomed four teeth at once and had a whole day (that's a lot for her) of crankiness and fatigue because of it. All four across the top. Ouch. That's gotta sting.
And that "ouch" is not only for her...but for me. She has been nursing only in the mornings, as her attempts at nursing in public and during the day have been a little...dramatic. She flails all over the place and our "hooter hider" is just a challenge to her. She has better things to do and look at than my armpit, it seems. (Don't we all?)
So she was nursing once in the morning, then drinking formula the rest of the day, in addition to her solids. But in the quiet of the morning, we would snuggle and she would suckle mama milk - my only link to the newness and preciousness of those early newborn days.
But with teeth comes biting. And with biting comes yelping/screaming. In Heidi's ear. Which is pretty traumatizing, I would imagine. It has happened more than a few times in the past few weeks, but more frequently lately. And the other morning, before even getting out of bed, I actually, solemnly prayed to God and "told" Him that if and when Heidi bites me again, that would be it for breast feeding.
I guess God got up early that day to take prayer requests because the first thing Heidi did when we sat down on the couch was latch on, look me in the eye, and CHOMP!
This normally hurts with one row of teeth (the bottom). But now that she has the top row to use as a little vice, the pain was EXCRUCIATING. I mean, so painful that I screamed, "Aaagghhh! No biting!!!!" in her ear, then lost it in a fit of tears. And the tears came not only from being used as a human chew toy (no blood, thankfully), but also because of the look on her face when I yelled at her (so hurt), and the knowledge that our last nursing experience together came to such a screeching, and unpleasant, halt.
I know she's at the age where some babies do wean themselves, but it really is a grieving process to endure. My little girl is getting so big. She's definitely not an infant anymore. She's becoming a toddler. Time is now closer to her first birthday than it is to her actual BIRTH day, which makes me shake my head and wonder where the past 8 months have gone.
It has been a wild, eye-opening, life-changing ride. I have never known such elation and LOVE as I know in my daughter. But even through all the pain, lack of sleep, confusion, frustration and uncertainty that babies bring to our lives, now I get it. I understand why women still can't get enough of these darlings and have baby after baby. They are addictive little creatures and the baby stage really doesn't last long enough.
NO, I'M NOT PREGNANT. (Just clearing that up.) But for someone who wanted to wait for specific times to procreate (type A, much?), I have to admit, I'm much more open to welcoming #2 into our family if and when the good Lord deems appropriate.
Heidi has done well with the formula/solids diet and doesn't seem to miss nursing at all. It took me a couple of days to get over it, but she is healthy and happy - what more could a mother ask for?
:: dirty lil' secret::
I have a confession. I hate cleaning.
Well, that's not the confession - that's a well-known fact. I despise it. But I despise dirt and dust more. So I HAVE to clean. But I do love shortcuts. And this is my newest one:
I rarely vacuum my stairs.
There's not much carpet in our house but the stuff in the foyer and up the stairs is indoor/outdoor icky blue. It hides dirt well but not THAT well. And it's almost ALWAYS in need of a vacuum. But the stairs? No one spends time on the stairs - they are purely functional. The only one of us who sits on them is Dora...and she's the one who makes them dirty.
So I don't bother most of the time. And I'm certain she doesn't mind.
Got any cleaning shortcuts or confessions of your own?
Well, that's not the confession - that's a well-known fact. I despise it. But I despise dirt and dust more. So I HAVE to clean. But I do love shortcuts. And this is my newest one:
I rarely vacuum my stairs.
There's not much carpet in our house but the stuff in the foyer and up the stairs is indoor/outdoor icky blue. It hides dirt well but not THAT well. And it's almost ALWAYS in need of a vacuum. But the stairs? No one spends time on the stairs - they are purely functional. The only one of us who sits on them is Dora...and she's the one who makes them dirty.
So I don't bother most of the time. And I'm certain she doesn't mind.
Got any cleaning shortcuts or confessions of your own?
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