Weekend snapshots:
1. Reverse French glitter mani (with OPI's Lincoln Park after Midnight & Sephora by OPI 'It's Bouquet with Me')
2. Dinner @ Wendy's (starting the long weekend off 'right')
3. First wood stove fire of the season
4. Trying oysters for the first time
5. Seafood pizza (lobster, shrimp, scallops & mushrooms)
6. Cottage country
7. Reese's Pieces cookies (and although I didn't eat any, I ate many post-Halloween mini chocolate bars)
8. Mexican omelet (that looks like pizza but isn't)
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I made these pumpkin muffins last week and they have been a big hit. They came out kinda wonky looking because they are 'healthy'* and I guess that means they won't be perfect looking, but nonetheless, they're good. The flavour isn't bad, but a regular (fatty) muffin has a ton of sugar to make it sweet and flavourful. You will not get that with this muffin, however, in a rush or pinch, you can down one of these and the guilt doesn't tend to set in like with a normal muffin it would.
Kidding.
Sort of.
* What the heck is 'spelt flour'? No clue, so I used whole wheat (that might explain the deformation?). Also, I couldn't find coconut oil so I used olive (meh).
Dynamite Blazer (last seen here), Violet & Claire top, H&M pants, Guess heels,
Suzy belt, Walmart watch, Tiffany bracelet & random bangle
Suzy belt, Walmart watch, Tiffany bracelet & random bangle
Whoopsies! I took these photos back in August (aka pre-grey hair) and never got around to posting them, and so, here we are.
So it's Friday! Woohoo! Okay, not exactly true, but tomorrow is a holiday which makes this weekend a long weekend and who doesn't love that?
So lately I've been noticing some changes. Body changes. Dun dun dunnnn. What's up with that? Is my age catching up with me? On top of that, to make matters worse, I'm suddenly addicted to chocolate. Okay wait. That's not true. It's not exactly 'suddenly', and the boat-load of on-sale Halloween candy I bought after Halloween doesn't help, but... well, okay, scratch that point. However, I'm having a tough time getting to the gym. Ugh. I'm still going like two or three (ambitious: four) times a week, but it's a struggle to drag my ass there. Unless it's for my Monday night zumba class, then you know I be gettin' my groove on. So, I guess that's just my body telling me it's time to switch up my routine and so I did just that Wednesday night by hitting a Body Combat class. It's an MMA (mixed martial arts) class (at GoodLife) and it's killer. I did it a couple years ago a few times with a girlfriend, but hadn't been since. What. A. Workout. By the end of the class I was drenched (got the visual?) and had a hard time lifting my arms up in the shower. Success! Hopefully I will be able to work this class into my weekly 'routine' once or (preferably if I can motivate myself) twice a week. However, now that the weekend is here, it's strictly sweets and no gym! Hoorah! ...er, wait, do you think that could my problem? ;)
I am a later person. Ask me to be there at 5pm, I'll be there at 5:15pm, or worse, 5:30pm. It cannot be helped, I've tried to be punctual but never seem to succeed. Sometimes my family tells me the time to arrive is half an hour before everyone else... just so I'll be on time. Yes, they have resorted to tricks like that.
Sometimes my tardiness spills over into my work life. I say sometimes lightly. Fortunately, I have an amazing boss is who understanding and is cool with me being a few minutes late so long as I put in those few minutes at the end of the day (which I always do). However, in an effort to be on time, I decided to style eight outfits one evening last week to make mornings a bit more efficient. It helps, but I always tend to find something to do that results in me still being late. Le sigh.
Here are my top tips on how to style an outfit:
1. Start with the base. For me that's the bottoms (it used to be shoes, but I don't like to plan my outfits around my shoes anymore if I can help it). So pick a skirt, dress or pants.
2. Pick a top. A sweater, a button-down, a blouse, a tee, a tank... whatever!
3. Pick your second top. This is usually a layering piece like a cardigan, blazer or sweater.
4. Lay your 'outfit' on the bed. Now comes the fun part...
5. Accessorize! This includes belts, jewelery, hosiery and shoes.
6. Finally, the easiest step: bra & undies.
7. Next, take a hanger and hang all items on it. I like to fold my bottoms over the base of the hanger, hang the top over it, loop the hanger through my belt, along with my bra, undies and hosiery. Grab a ziplock bag and put your jewelery in that, seal, poke a hole and hang it on the hanger.
8. If you want to take it to the next level, pick out your jacket and cold weather accessories too, like gloves, a scarf/pashmina & a hat.
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