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What I Wore This Week

July 4, 2016Sara 4 Comments

Somehow or another I fell back a week in the what I wore posts. This week is actually more like a week and a half ago when there were some brutally hot days mixed in there. Mostly t-shirts and jeans, nothing fancy as usual 😉

For the past few weeks I have noticed some hair breakage around the crown of my head. At first I thought it was from harsh over the counter hair dyes, but as I was getting ready for bed a few nights ago I clued in that it was from my frequent messy buns. I have routinely coiled my hair up into a bun every single night for years. It is my go-to lazy hairdo, especially in summer. It never even crossed my mind that, that was the cause of it, so now I have to find a new bed time hair-do that will keep my hair off my face that doesn’t involve an elastic around my crown.

Is it just me or is it really f*ing difficult to save for a vacation? We are trying to save for a Christmas in Europe vacation for this year and it’s like $100 into savings and $300 out sort of deal. There seems like there are so many expenses that keep creeping up. Our car lease is up really soon and we have to get another which will be an increase in monthly payments, and we have to pay the mileage overage on our current car because we drove the shit out of it when Tom had to travel for work a couple of years ago. We always seem like we are playing catch up with the bills and there never seems like there is anything left over for savings. It doesn’t help that we live in one of the most expensive cities in the country either because this increases rent/mortgages, food (which is super expensive in this country to begin with), and pretty much every other expense you can think of. Such is life. I guess it will make us appreciate it more when we get there.

Disclaimer: This is my self-pitying post of the month 😉

Do you have any tips on how to successfully save for holidays?

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What I Wore This Week

June 24, 2016Sara Leave a Comment

Actually this is what I wore last week since this week isn’t finished yet. I decided that I don’t really like my white t-shirt that I have. It has this funny pocket on the chest that never lays flat and it annoys me so I am looking for a nice, quality white tee. I saw one from Everlane that is linen with a slight looser fit that I liked but my size is sold out. It’s not a rush, and since I haven’t actually bought anything new this month It think I can justify a shirt purchase if I come across one that I like.

One of my friends posted two magazine articles featuring the daily breakdown of what Candace Cameron Bure and Tiffani Thiessen eat in a day. We were shocked (or not so shocked) how low their daily calorie intake was and the magazines were promoting it like it was a healthy standard to follow. I have been known to eat that many calories in one dinner time which obviously isn’t healthy either, but it shows how easy it is to indulge in a lot of calories when you are not measuring and monitoring every little thing that goes in your mouth. Kudos to them because it seems to work well, but I like to eat and can’t imagine having to stop and think of whether it fits into my daily calorie number every time I want to eat something. It would take the joy out of eating for me. And who am I kidding? Eating gives me an immense amount of joy. One thing I noted was that Tiffani Thiessen drinks ginger beer and I LOVE ginger beer (Who would have thought that I have something in common with Kelly Kapowski). I have tried lots and my favourite by far (so far) is Grace Islands Soda Ginger Beer. If you aren’t prepared and take a huge swig of it, it burns your nasal cavity like a mother fucker. That shit has bite.

Are you a calorie counter or a “screw it” type of eater? 😉 (although it’s totally none of my business)

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What I Wore This Week

June 13, 2016Sara Leave a Comment

We got a cat yesterday. It was a long time coming since the kids have asked for a while but I wasn’t ready yet. Five years ago this Canada Day I had to have my cat Iza put down. I got her when I was in college and she was the first pet I had that was actually mine and not my parents. She was my companion for my whole adult life up until that point and it broke my heart. It wasn’t until recently that I felt ready to get another one.

This guy we got out of a fluke. Tom’s friend was supposed to get him but he ended up with another cat and felt guilty so he asked Tom if he was interested and he said yes. Our new guy is an expat from Detroit. He is black with golden eyes, and is a polydactyl which makes him look like he is wearing mittens. We named him after one of my favourite literary characters of all time, Severus.

So this week was HOT. Saturday was so gross that I wanted to hide indoors but couldn’t due to having to take the kids to their classes. I’m not an avid swimmer but I think this summer we will be getting a lot of use out of our buildings pool if it is going to be hot like this. It’s indoors thankfully because both my kids don’t deal well in extreme heat and sun. I, myself have only had one sunburn my entire life and it was minor and contained to my cleavage area (wearing a v-neck) because I tend to avoid the sun like the plague. Which I guess will be good in the long run. Hopefully.

Is it mean that I want to put a little wizard hat on Severus? (Joking….kind of)

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June 6, 2016Sara 4 Comments

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, “fuck. I need to whiten my teeth.”? You have? Good, I’m glad I am not the only one (this is a kind of one-sided conversation to make me feel better). I’m feeling like I need to do that right now or as soon as possible so if you have an over the counter teeth whitening product that works well for you and doesn’t leave your teeth sensitive let me know what it is in the comments below because I am searching. I used to use one and had sparkling white teeth but after a while my teeth would ache so I have to give it a break for a while and use Sensodyne toothpaste to help it. The is a result of eating a lot of lemons when I was little. My parents would always go to this fish and chip truck and while I hated fish I would always suck on the lemons that came with it. One day I was drinking cold water and yelled in pain and my mom took me to the dentist thinking I had a cavity. He said that the lemons ate my enamel and I was to avoid that when possible in the future. From that point on my teeth were sensitive to hot and cold so I generally have to be careful, but would love to brighten them up again without dropping a fortune.

And that is my Public Service Announcement for the day of what may happen to you if you eat too many lemons 😉

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What I Wore This Week

May 31, 2016Sara Leave a Comment

We seemed to have bypassed spring and went straight to summer over last week. When most people think of Canada they think that it is cold all the time, or that our summers don’t get very hot. They do. In Southern Ontario where I live it’s not a dry heat either. It’s the super humid, air so thick you can’t breathe kind of heat. Where you stick to the furniture, your hair goes really frizzy, and you don’t want to venture out of the air conditioning. Last week and this weekend the temperatures hit 38°C (100°F) which is way past my comfort zone and makes me worry what it’s going to be like in July and August if it is this hot now.

This led me to reevaluate my wardrobe and find another hole, some lighter fabric tanks are missing. I was able to find a nice lightweight, loose tank with crochet (I think it’s crochet) straps and border across the top at Value Village on Sunday. I think this will be a nice comfortable option to wear on days like today.

I love Value Village but you really have to dedicate time to it because there is so much to go through. I was lucky and found the top relatively quickly because Merle usually doesn’t wait patiently after a certain amount of time and I get rushed and miss things. Thrifting has really been a lot more misses than hits for me lately which is probably due to the quick season changeover and everyone having the same idea as me. Sundays are usually our dedicated thrift days. I go through and purge the apartment during the week and we make a donation on Sundays as well (I aim for every Sunday but I usually like to wait until the donation bag is full first which sometimes takes a few weeks). When I moved the rooms around last weekend I was able to get rid of a lot of stuff, and for every medium bag (ours is usually one of those blue Ikea bags) that you donate you get a card for up to 30% off your purchase. Purge, donate, and get 30% off your purchase. Sounds good.

Do you like thrifting?

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May 23, 2016Sara Leave a Comment

This weekend was Victoria Day weekend which is the long weekend that introduces the summer weather and becomes the countdown to summer vacations in Canada. Since it was a long weekend I decided it would be a brilliant idea for me to swap rooms with the girls. I have wanted to go it for some time, but man did I regret it once we got started. Tom was bitching because I asked him for his universal Allen key tool so I could disassemble the girls Kura bunk to move it.

Disclaimer: if you have one don’t disassemble it because the fighting the ensues made lead to divorce.

Oh man did we fight (not because of the tool). He mistook me asking for the tool to mean that I wanted help moving the beds (which it didn’t because I would prefer to do it solo since he complains non stop). This led to difficulties getting it through the doors which led to more fights. I moved things around for 10 hours before I quit and went to bed finally. I attacked the rest of it on Sunday and have reached a level of being 90% completed. I must say that I am rather enjoying the finished product though. The switch made much more sense and I am noticing the benefits of having more places to put things. I do need to go out and buy some black out shades for this room since vampire me can’t sleep with a sliver of light. I also need a big box of command strips so I can hang up all the pictures that we have. Aside from these two small things I think it was a good choice because it seems that everything has a place to go now. A lot of it being in my new walk-in closet (insert crying emoji) so I don’t get a nice beautifully organized walk-in but I do get less clutter. Beggars can’t be choosers…

Does doing household chores/tasks with your significant other bring out the worst in you both?

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