I love that the windows can be wide open all night now. I sleep so much better having some cool, fresh air circulating around me than when everything is shut tight during the winter. I always wake up with a gross, suffocating feeling multiple times in the night when it isn’t. Continue Reading
Every night when I put my youngest to bed she insists that I sit and snuggle her while she sleeps. This is mandatory. When we don’t she doesn’t settle down, is in and out of bed every five minutes, and “has to pee” more times during those few hours than she does during the whole day added together. So we snuggle as a bonding moment and to keep me sane. Usually while snuggling I either read or scan Pinterest on my iPad. Last night while I was looking at Pinterest I came across a pin on How to Arrange a Coffee Table in 4 Steps.
This week is rent week. Normally that means that finances are just slightly tight during that week but this month Tom had last week off entirely while in between shows, so he doesn’t get a pay check this week. That means I had $30 for groceries which sucks balls. Continue Reading
I sometimes wonder if my kids are feral. With the constant yelling, fighting, talking, running around, the messes (my god, the messes) and the complete inability to whisper they resemble a wild animal more than a kid 😉 I was in the car the other day waiting for Tom while he was in the Liquor Store buying much needed sustenance I took a picture of what was happening in the back seat right at that moment. It pretty much summarizes out lives.
Sisterly Love
Now an update of the Capsule Wardrobe that I am building. If I haven’t mentioned it in any earlier post this capsule is going to be a Capsule Wardrobe on a Budget. That means that every piece Continue Reading
A few posts back I talked about my intention of building myself a capsule wardrobe. Since I don’t have a lot of extra disposable income I can’t rebuild my wardrobe from scratch like they do on What Not to Wear. I always secretly hoped that I would get nominated for the show (even though I didn’t dress bad) just so I could get Stacey and Clinton to build me a wardrobe. Since I can’t build from scratch I have to build from what I already own which is going to be a huge step by step process.
My first step was to purge my clothes. I wish that I had a group of friends like in the Sex in the City movie where Carrie goes through her closet and tries on all of her clothes and the girls yay or nay them so she can get rid of things before moving in with Big. I need that kind of help. I had a lot of things hanging in there that haven’t been worn in a long while. Some of it even years. I tend to hold on to things because I think that they may come back in style in a few years. I have learned the hard way that they tend to. For example I had an awesome pair of red espadrilles that I bought years ago. I pitched them about 4 years ago and now I see them all over the place. It figures. I managed to purge so much stuff this time around. I was super cut-throat and managed to get rid of A LOT. This was my closet before.
UPDATED: If you want to see my finished Spring/Summer Capsule Wardrobe read here.
I’m not an overly emotional person. It takes a lot to make me cry, I am extremely awkward around other people’s children, and I am definitely not a winner in any mommy war competitions. I don’t even care to compete most times. But today is Mother’s Day and I wanted to share a sweet moment from my youngest child. Continue Reading
