Weekly Reads and Finds

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I slept so poorly last night that I felt like a zombie all day. This is funny (or not so funny) because Tom has what I believe is sleep apnea so he should be the one sleeping terribly…which he does except his manifests in tossing and turning, flailing, snoring, choking, and talking which in turn keeps waking me up.

There was one time that I was reading to Merle in our bed and he was already asleep because he had to get up really early.

Anyway, he was snoring and exhaled with a little wheeze and choking sound then Merle looked at me with huge eyes and asked, “did he just die?” which sounds totally morbid, but he actually didn’t inhale again for 20 seconds (I counted), and that was accompanied a huge flail of every limb as his body panicked.

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What I Wore This Week

I am wearing wide leg leather trousers, a black silk blouse, a black tote, and black Mary Janes.
I am wearing a red Bikini Kill sweatshirt, wide leg trousers, New Balance sneakers, and a crossbody.
I am wearing an Anine Bing sweatshirt, grey trousers, Balenciaga loafers, and a crossbody.
I am wearing a grey cashmere sweater, trousers, New Balance 327, a black tote, and a crossbody.
I am wearing black stirrups, and oversized white blouse, an oversized leather jacket, Prada Loafers, and Le Specs sunnies.

Outfit 1 – Silk Blouse | Leather Trousers | Mary Jane Flats | Tote | Necklace |
Outfit 2 – Sweatshirt | Trousers | Necklace | Crossbody | Sneakers |
Outfit 3 – Sweatshirt | Trousers (similar) | Necklace (similar) | Crossbody | Loafers (secondhand) | Sunglasses |
Outfit 4 – Sweater | Trousers (old) | Crossbody | Sneakers | Tote |
Outfit 5 – Stirrups | Oversized Blouse | Leather Jacket (similar) | Loafers | Sunglasses |

When I was a teenager we had to make our own flare jeans by opening the side seam and sewing in a triangular piece of fabric. I made a few pairs and LOVED those jeans. I wore them until the back hem wore so far up that they looked ridiculous from behind.

In the mid-2000s flares became popular again and I had a pair of True Religion low rise that I lived in.

I actually see True Religion low rise flares a lot when I am thrifting and I always wonder what I was thinking. Those jeans were LOW.

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Weekly Reads and Finds

A white background with a collection of finds from the past week.

One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine | Ten | Eleven | Twelve | Thirteen | Fourteen | Fifteen | Sixteen | Seventeen | Eighteen | Nineteen | Twenty | Twenty-one | Twenty-two | Twenty-three | Twenty-four |

I registered for school this week. I’m both equal parts excited and scared. It’s been a VERY long time since I have done any type of schooling and I sometimes wonder if my brain is up to it. The last time I was in school I lived with roommates and went to the bar 3x a week.

My biggest concern back then was whether I would be too hungover for work or classes the next morning. A lot has changed and it is making me nervous.

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What to Pack for a Long Weekend in Fall

Long Weekend Packing List

A white background with a photo of a rainy downtown street with people and car at the top. Below is a layout of what you should pack for a long weekend in the fall.

T-shirt | Turtleneck | Blouse | Sweater | Cardigan | Jeans | Trousers | Joggers | Coat | Pyjamas (Top and Bottom) | Earrings | Necklace | Sunglasses | Boots | Sneakers | Crossbody | Tote | Weekender |

It’s funny because fall is my favourite season for dressing and living, and I have yet to make a long weekend packing list for it. So tonight with What to Pack for a Long Weekend in Fall, I will rectify this unintentional oversight.

You can really feel the fall in the air today, especially this evening. The breeze has that touch of cool, versus the hot breath of satan that is summer.

It has me itching to wear a coat.

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Homeschool Curriculum Plans for the 2021/2022 School Year

My list of homeschool curriculum for the 2021/2022 year for grades 6 and 12.

Well hallelujah, look who finalized the homeschool curriculum plans. I know, I know. I really left it to the last minute this year. Time completely escaped me and then this weekend I saw that the Toronto District School Board doesn’t start school until the 9th this year so that gave me a couple more days.

We generally start when the locals start, it just makes things easier. We take off different times over the year and longer breaks over Christmas, but we tend to accomplish more in a short day than a lot of schools fit into 8 hours.

This is Roo’s last year of high school. She has no college plans at the moment because she will only be 17 when she graduates and she is in no rush.

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