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What I Wore This Week

November 29, 2016Sara 6 Comments

Last week was Roo’s birthday, she turned 12 which makes me officially ancient. We took her to see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them which was AMAZING. We loved it, it was great being back in the Harry Potter Universe and I think this series is going to be outstanding. I can’t wait for the next one. We went to an early afternoon showing on a Thursday which was perfect because it was 99% empty and Merle didn’t annoy anyone when she was talking (she is a massive talker and even the movie didn’t quiet her completely. I know her limitations for this kind of thing). I am working on some Holiday gift guides this week. I posted one yesterday and will have another one Wednesday or Thursday. The next one will be for a sci-fi/horror geek, my favourite people to shop for 🙂 I may or may not get to a packing list this week because my Husband is off work for the holidays and he is slowly driving me batshit (he spent almost $200 on groceries and we have NOTHING to eat except expensive cheese, a massive container of pepperoni, beer, and frozen fruit for smoothies. I think he expects me to give him a meal planning gold star though) so I may not get to a packing list this week. I’ll try though.

I hope you’re having a great week!

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Some Christmas Sales 2016

November 25, 2016Sara Leave a Comment

Some of my Christmas tree decor.

I don’t usually post twice in the same day but as we just entered one of the most busy shopping periods of the year I thought I would share some sales that I know about to save you some money. Since Black Friday is of the start crazy shopping time this is when all the sales start rolling in.

I hate being so sucked in to consumerism but I do love Christmas and I really, really love buying gifts for people. Finding something that I know a person will love gives me a little thrill and finding a way to save money on that is a win-win. I use Ebates for as many purchases as I can because they offer you a certain percentage cash back on every purchase at participating stores. Even if it’s just a few cents it can add up fast over the holiday season and so far my tally is $38. They often have higher percentage cash back deals at this time of year for incentive so it is well worth it to sign up. It just really sucks when you buy something online and forget to use Ebates. I do that often :/

P.S I’m glad Canada doesn’t have the Black Friday crazy shopping like The United States does. The thought of venturing out in the crowds like that scares the shit out of me. Kudos to those that do, you are braver than I. I’ll stick to online deals 🙂

Here are some known sales that I have come across.

Asos – 20% off all weekend with code GOGOGO
Topshop – Up to 50% off From November 24th-28th
Nike – (only on Black Friday) 30% off sale items with XMAS16
Revolve: up to 50% off
Yoox: Extra 60% off top designers. Valid until November 27th 8:oo a.m.
The Outnet: Various sales and 20% off your first purchase with code BLACKFRIDAY20 Offer excludes Just In & full-price styles.
Missguided: 50% off everything with code YESYESYES (excludes sale)
GAP: 50% everything with code TGIF50
Old Navy: 50% off everything-ish
Banana Republic: 50% off everything with code BRFIVE
Chapters Indigo: 25% off Select Toys and Baby (and various other sales and markdowns)
Thinkgeek – (for the geek in your life) 40% – 60% off 100+ amazing gifts
Lenny Mud – (where I got my awesome coffee mug) 25% off featured products with code CYBER16
Everlane – The Back Friday Fund. Purchases from Friday go to raising money for helmets for Vietnam factory workers.
Hunter Boots: 25% off Cyber Weekend exclusives
GoldiBlox: (STEM toys for girls) 30% off everything with code GoldieLove16
Cody: (online exercise videos) 30% off everything with code BF2016
Soft Moc: Up to 50% off
UrbanEars: (awesome headphones) 50% off
H&M: $3 deals and up to 70% off
All Saints: 30% off with code CYBER
Anthropologie: 30% off everything
J. Crew: 40% off with code HOLIDAY
Club Monaco: 25% off $150, 30% off $250, 35% off $400 with code THANKS
Crate & Barrel: 15% off full price purchases
Disney Store: 20% off site-wide
Zara: 30% off in-store and online
Target: Doorbusters, 30% off clothes, shoes, and accessories, Bogo for some toys, up to 30% off home items.
Forever 21: Take and additional 30% off with code EXTRA30
Free People: 50% off select styles
L.L. Bean: 20% off when you spend $50 with code THANKS
Mango: 20% off everything

Have a good weekend! Happy Shopping!

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What I Wore This Week

November 21, 2016Sara 2 Comments

Tom’s Birthday was Saturday and Roo’s is on Thursday, so with Merle’s Birthday coming up in several weeks and Christmas being around the corner we are now entering our really expensive time of year. Birthday’s are generally low-key here and we are taking the girls to see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to celebrate Roo’s. This has been her plan since she heard it came out close to her birthday. It will be Merle’s first time at a theatre because it wasn’t until recently that I knew I could trust her not to act out while there, so everyone is really excited to be able to go see it together.

Merle woke up today with no voice which freaked her out. Somewhere in the last 24 hours she came down with a head cold (which I hope she doesn’t share with the rest of us). That combined with cold, miserable weather today prompted us to put up the tree. We were listening to Christmas music on Spotify when the Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas song came on and she almost lost her shit. Then I remembered that they have an entire Christmas album, which I’m not sure how I forgot since she is an Alvin fanatic. So we listened to it on repeat all afternoon. Let’s hope the tree lasts its first night with Severus the cat who so far has basically ignored it but he becomes wild at night. I realized tonight that I also can’t wrap and leave the presents under the tree yet because the cat eats and rips paper and will help the kids unwrap their presents early or at least give them a sneak peek 😉 I need to get one of those huge Santa sacks that I can wrap and place them in until Christmas eve because I am not wrapping them all that night. I have done that the past several years and it totally sucks even when you bring a bottle of wine in to the room with you. Drunk wrapping while watching Netflix = a slightly better time.

Last week while Roo was taking a robotics class Merle and I did our usual mall walking/window shopping thing and I tried on some imitation leather pants at H&M that were only $24.99. I took a dressing room picture that I posted to Instagram stories and my mom Facebook group asking yay or nay? Opinions were a unanimous yes from them so I went back the next day to pick them up. I have looked for a pair for a while, and actually owned a pair a while back but they were borderline too snug. These are high-waist and not too long on my short legs which is nice for once, and for $24.99 I couldn’t beat that price. I’m not willing to fork out several hundred dollars for a real leather pair since these actually look like leather and fit really well. My only complaint is that you need to size up, but that is fairly common with H&M pants.

Do you wait until Christmas Eve to wrap your presents?

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What to Wear in New York City 4 Days in December

November 18, 2016Sara 2 Comments

Don’t you hate it when you go out for one thing (hamburger meat for dinner) and end up getting 10 other things that weren’t even from the grocery store? We made a quick afternoon run, down one block to the Rabba which is like a bodega to pick up some hamburger meat so I could make chill for dinner. When we got they the girls decided the day was too nice and they wanted to walk to the mall and go to the grocery store there. It’s cheaper anyway so we went. Of course we side-tracked into Hot Topic because we have to walk right past it and the girls ended up with some things that I wish I could have saved for Christmas or their birthday but there was no way I could buy them in secret and said items were selling out fast. Man, kids are expensive :/

This post is the outfit options to for the What to Pack for New York City 4 Days in December list. A 4 day trip to NYC for Christmas with your girlfriends. The trip includes lots of walking around, sightseeing, dinners, and the theatre, and the outfit options will work for each of these scenarios. I only put together 10 outfits since this is a 4 day trip but there are many more combinations that are possible. For more information about the trip and packing list selections, go to the post I linked above.

Signing off because I ate too many cookies and I feel sick. Until next time 😉

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What I Wore This Week

November 14, 2016Sara 3 Comments

There isn’t much exciting news on the forefront in my life at the moment. But we did find out Tom’s work is going on a 2 month hiatus for Christmas holidays while they transition in to another season of filming. This completely sucks and is exactly why I started Christmas shopping in May. I don’t know if we have ever had a Christmas where money wasn’t an issue.

I did get my interim coat this week. I was looking for an oversized jacket in grey or camel colour that I could easily layer under and would be warmer than my leather jacket but not a parka. I looked at the Zara website since they usually have things in my price range and saw one that I liked for $89. Since we have a large Zara in the mall next door I checked the online inventory so I could go over and try it on, and they had a few left in inventory in my size. Merle and I went over when we were waiting for Roo to finish her Robotics class. She calls this time “mommy and Merley time” because we usually mall walk while she is in the class and get Pinkberry because when Roo is with us she won’t let us go since she has boycotted them. There was a gaming store she liked there before, it closed and Pinkberry took over the location and she hasn’t forgiven them yet 😉 Anyway, I tried on two coats of similar styles but picked this one because it had large pockets.

Tom calls the jacket my “Judd Nelson in The Breakfast Club” jacket. I’m not sure if he means that’s a good thing but since I love that movie and Bender I’ll take it that way 😉

How is everyone holding up this week?

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What I Wore This Week

November 7, 2016Sara Leave a Comment

*I found this top and tweed jacket when I was going through one of our old baby clothes bins in storage. See, it sometimes pay to hold on to things and forget you own them 😉

This weekend we went to got to Hogwarts. While I wish we actually got to go to either a) the UK to do a Harry Potter tour or b) Harry Potter World at Universal Studios that is obviously not a spontaneous trip. Neither of those being an option we went to Guelph University where on Saturday they turned it into Hogwarts and offered kids a day touring around getting sorted, taking Hogwarts inspired classes, and playing Quidditch.

It was a ton of fun although I didn’t take a many pictures. I don’t like to take and post photos that have other people’s children in them (and they were everywhere). When we are doing things we are generally living in the moment and not thinking about photo ops and I always get home thinking I took a picture or two to commemorate. Some parts of the University are old buildings and they looked a lot like the real Hogwarts campus with the fall leaves, a million kids in their house robes walking through the fields with the Quidditch hoops in the distance.

I learned some interesting things about my kids too while taking these classes. Merle can place all the human organs in their correct places without help, and Roo really enjoys owl pellet dissection. Trying to figure out what it ate and reassemble the bones of the animal remains was a fun challenge for her (sounds gross but she was totally into it and I may have to get her an owl pellet dissection lab). It was a good day and I am glad that all of us as a family got to enjoy it together even though Tom was tired because he worked until 6am that morning.

Signing off now because Tom set off the fire alarm making spaghetti and everyone seems to have forgotten how to shut off the alarm key pad even thought they have all been shown a million times.

I hope you had a great weekend!

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