Things I'm Loving

Ok, I'm back! And I've totally made a vow to myself and to my loyal subjects (you?) that I will blog more (and more and more).  Why not? It makes me happy and it feeds the creative beast inside me.
I thought I'd kick of my new spell with a simple "Things I'm Loving" post.  Sooo..here goes,
Things I'm Loving

Oops! Let's just start with the good stuff.  Beaver town! 

So, I'm starting to grow quite a situation.  Haven't sugared since before I got married in November (hey, I'm married now bitch!) Anyway, one of Dallas' friends got wind of my "70s bush" and declared it uncouth.  The nerve! But, I do plan on spending some considerable time at the pool this summer so, I guess I better "throw in the towel" and throw away the beach coverup.  This baby's coming out to play! This one says it's a battery powered trimmer and a razor.  Battery powered you say?  I'm no stranger...

This lil' pup kind of has these teeth/brushes that you can add on to the razor to do the trim job.  Manual labour? It's great if you can get it! I'll tell you how they pan out.

Cake is a delicious smelling brand of bath products that no one but your rich, childless aunt Sylvia can afford.  Thank goodness my local Superstore (and Target) carry the lower-end line.  They smell solo yum!  I got the little set of 4 "hair and body" mists.

Cute, right?

The scents are: lemon & cream, vanilla & cream, coconut & cream and strawberry & cream.

Here I posed them with the new vase and silk flowers I picked up from Ikea.  Adorbs!

Here's a mint green candle plate in the same line as my Ikea vase.

Ignore the mess. But this mirror, right? From Winners for like $20. Cray!

Mags for days! Used my Optimum points.  Mama didn't raise no dummy!

Got the kids some vases and flowers too.  Jack.  I know.  He is my little Clinton Kelly. Or a Designer Guy or something.  He loves to tell my how to arrange the place.  It's a Libra thing.

Ava's flowers.  The kids believe the little head flower hiding in the  greenery  is a special "sleeping flower" and will put you right to sleep.  I dunno...

So, anyway, yeah.  Those are the things that I'm loving!

DIY Halloween Costume--French Maid

I'm doing my own thing this year for Halloween.  We are going to a family Halloween party where Ava will be Rapunzel Zombie and Jack will be Iron Man Zombie but so far there will be no Dallas as he is away for work.
So, I am going look cute and not at all couply.  I'm going to be a French/"Upstairs" Maid. ;)
Here's how:

I'm wearing my cute leatherette skirt from Joe that totally flounces out more on me.

For my apron I couldn't find one I liked that didn't come with the whole costume so I'm tucking a Value Village doily into the front of my skirt.

With my opaque black tights (not fish net--too much for my family-friendly party but if it was adults-only, you bet) I'll wear a black lace garter high on thigh (can be found anywhere this time of year--mine's from Value Village)

I have a puffy, short-sleeved sweater up top that I'll wear with 

a lacy white collar and cameo (I have one from VV--not as intricate as this!)

And I couldn't find a little crisp maid hat thing so I'm wearing an tiny, white fascinator hat (also from VV--a trend).

And of course, the duster (from generic pop-up Halloween store)!

I'll obviously update this post with pictures from the day.  Just wanted to get this up in case anyone is looking or costume ideas.

What are you all going to be?? I'd love to know!

xoxo

Roxanne

New Lippy!

I have a new favorite lipstick.  I wanted to jump on the purple train that is popular right now and if you know me you know I love a bold lip.  SO instead of red, why NOT purple?

Plus, this one was around $4.

It's called Revlon Berry Haute #660.

It goes on creamy and it's not too dark (I really built it up for these pictures!)

I wear it with my new Arbonne warm toned eye shadow palette and it balances each other one (one warm, one cool).  Love it.

Sprucing Up

Hey ya'll!  My daycare, Ladybug Club, is on it's second to last day.  Sad but true!
To make myself feel a bit better I've decided to focus on the positives a change like this brings.  One of the hugest "pluses" is that I get my house back.  And I can decorate it a little less "kid-friendly."
Of course, I still have a 6 and 3 year old so things get a little hectic but it's not like I have a herd of finger-painters stampeding through my living room as much anymore.

 A little vignette from our bathroom.  The mirrored picture frame is from Dollarama, the vintage print is from a garage sale, and the little ceramic candle holder and Mexican lady are from Puerto Vallarta.  (Which is where we are getting married in a few months, in case I let you forget).

 Our side table that just used to have a hand-me-down lamp, kleenex and the phone: now way cuter.  Big candle & lampshade from Target.  Vase from Value Village.  Flowers c/o my daycare family.  Books: Derek Blasberg, "Classy," and Amy Sedaris, "Simple Times."  Picked not only because I love them, but also because they go with colour scheme:

 A little wicker basket sits below (you can see it in corner left) so that I can put all my magazines and notebooks that I always have lying around in there and they don't clog up the table and the aesthetic.

 The couch! This baby is a hand-me-down of a hand-me-down and normally not a colour I would pick. But, because our living room has no over-head lighting and is painted a little darker, I think it adds a nice punch.  Turquoise pillows from Target and polka dots from Ikea.

This used to be "kid corner" with a whole big shelving unit of books and toys and toys all over the ground, and buckets of toys and just...toys.  I wanted to eliminate all kids stuff from ground floor but it just doesn't look like it's happening right now.  So...we have this green bucket that gets toys swapped around from upstairs bedrooms and the downstairs rec room, and this hamper with dress-up clothes and masks.

Bucket and fox hamper from Superstore.

It's coming along! 

More home stuff as we go, let me know!

xoxo

Roxanne

Mexico--clothes so far.

 Adorable 50's style dress in pink and white from Modern Dame in Saskatoon. The dress is very cute.  Much cuter than this picture.  I'll show it on one day soon.  (PS If you live in area, go to Modern Dame--one of the best dress shops in town!)

 Maxi skirt similar to the one this blogger is modelling from Target (pronounced TAR-jay in my household--very chi chi!)

 This Max Studio maxi dress for Winners.  I showed it on hanger in previous post (linked below) but you just have to see it on (this is not me but another blogger--thanks Google!)

 This is a cute little Ikat print tank from Arden (they call it "Ethnic Print"--is that allowed).  Gotta love their 3/$15 deals.

 Scored this boob-tube from there too.  Perfect for under a tank with big arm holes or a button-up.

I also got a rattan fedora with a neon yellow band.

 This cloche hat is from TAR-jay. *wink*

As is this WONDERFUL beach bag.  I bring it with me everywhere.  It's a purse/diaper bag/beach bag/pool bag/over night bag.  Love it.  Also from Targee (call it that too--aren't I cute?)

Also, if you'll remember I got:

This stuff 

 Plus this stuff 

And this stuff 

Now to pack it all....

TTYL

RW

Vibe-ing for Mexico

Some things I am thinking for my wedding/honeymoon 2 weeks in Puerto Vallarta:

 Nautical stripes and crisp white shirt.

 Casual t-shirt and tribal-y blazer for going out at night.

 Pencil skirt and t-shirt.  With killer shoes 

 Bustier and circle skirt with amazing shades.

 My wedding colours! (turquoise and fuchsia)

  This super sexy maxi.

 A floral pencil skirt and white beater.

 Loose crop and flowy pants.

 Beaded/intricate top and casual t-shirt.

 Adorable fit and flare dress.

 Another pencil skirt and tank.

 Bikini with boob embellishment (best for pear shape) and a fun head scarf.

 Skinny jeans, heels, graphic t-shirt.

 Everything in this picture!!

 Bright pants and floral blazer.

 Neon pencil skirt.

 Animal print pencil skirt.

 Fun-printed harem pants.

 Neon blazer.  And turquoise.

Ah-may-zing dramatic black dress.  I want.

So many things to wear...so little time we are there...

xoxo

Roxanne