I have been a part of my online mom/birth group for almost 5 years now. I have yet to meet anyone in the group since most are from the U.S. and those in Canada are more westward than I. Quite a few of the U.S. members have met though, and today one of my good friends from there mentioned how another member was visiting in her area and neglected to set up a meeting. I though it was weird since Continue Reading
I live in a city centre which means I am surrounded by a lot of tall buildings, cement, and shopping everywhere. Green space is somewhat limited so when we go out for walks our end destination usually is a shop or restaurant. The mall across the street is massive and was actually beneficial in giving us some exercise during the winter since walking around outside in the death-cold isn’t ideal. We were kind of like the geriatric mall walkers you see early morning when the mall first opens.
When I heard that Target in was closing it was kind of huge bummer because it was one of our stops that we made regularly. I mean, who doesn’t love Target? Last month, right beside it the mall opened a huge Forever 21. I’m sure they picked that spot because of its proximity to Target which sucks for them, but I was excited to shop there. I have always had to order online from Forever 21 because I never l lived close to one before. This was new territory for me.
I like Forever 21 mostly because of the price. I am a bargain shopper, and while I would love to spend more money buying quality pieces for my wardrobe I also know that realistically it make more sense for me to buy cheaper at the moment. I will be honest though, I sometimes feel old shopping there. You know, since I am slightly over 21 😉 If you can call almost 15 years over slightly. I refer to it as Forever 31 because I don’t actually want to be Forever 21. Forever 31 would be my ideal age to stay if that was ever a possibility. I also don’t believe in the phrase “dress your age”. I don’t think that because I am a certain age that I basically have to give up on being trendy or fashionable. It’s just not in me to not really care about what I am wearing.
The other day we stopped off at the mall. I was being masochistic and wanted to see Target all closed up (it officially closed last Saturday) and I was craving the chicken salad and basil Tomato Soup from Wholefoods anyway. Two birds with one stone. We ended up taking a detour through Forever 21 because I wanted to look at all the new summer merchandise. It was warm out that day and warm weather makes me think of dress, breezy tops, and hats. I didn’t end up buying anything but I did compile a list of things that are both for summer and doesn’t look like I am trying to pretend I am in college again. Below are a few things I found that would be nice for summer.
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Roo my 10-year-old took this picture on Tom’s iPhone when we went out for brunch last Saturday. She took it because she thought the restaurant lights reflecting in the window made it took like there were several suns across the morning sky. I just might have a budding photographer on my hands. Continue Reading
I have tried hard to be more positive and display positive messages. I am naturally a pessimist and have been for as long as I remember. Even as a child I was terribly shy and would have anxiety and be very pessimistic about different situations. I think it was like a coping mechanism for being so shy and introverted. Continue Reading
Photo by Andrew Kalat via Flickr
I mentioned in a earlier post that I fell off the fitness wagon and was having trouble getting back on. When my rib healed I realized I didn’t have any more excuses except always feeling extremely tired an unmotivated. Continue Reading
Weekends in our house are for running errands. I generally have a weekend wardrobe uniform that I stick to in one form or another and I recently added some new pieces. When I really love an item of clothing I’m the type of person that will go back and buy other colours if they are available. Continue Reading
