Cozy Cottage

I'M MOVING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you tell I'm excited?? 
I'm calling it the cottage and it's an upgrade from the "den". I will departing from my den in exactly three days. The walls are looking bare, the closet is mostly empty... it is kinda nice actually not having to sub-come to taking something down and folding it. ugghhh I shutter a bit when that happens. If I had it my way, I would hang EVERYTHING so it was like I was shopping every morning. Oh AND wooden hangers ONLY thats a must :)


This one looks NOTHING like how mine, or ours, will look but I would take it. Did I mention I would be sharing it? With a boy!!

While packing up my shoes I felt really guilty putting them all in one large box. I really love my things and that just seemed like the lazy, unorganized and mean way to transport them. If I had the time or money I would totally invest in a couple of these bad boys. 

One day... 

XO

On the road again

So I haven't been running very much. Not much at all. Was supposed to do a 16km run last weekend and that didn't happen. Not even close. But all of that is going to change TODAY. Going for a run and making it count. 

Me en-route in my last half-marathon in March 2010.

Time for some new running goals:

Complete the 10km in Muskoka for August long weekend in under 50min (I have done this before but when I was ACTUALLY training)

Finish the Scotiabank Half Marathon in under 2 hours. Totally doable, I hope.

She makes me wanna...

cut myself some bangs and wear sweaters. 
middle of july and my mind is in fall already. 

XO

Like a dream...

HAVE YOU SEEN the Christian Dior Fall 2010 Couture Collection????

I have already gushed about it with my littleprgirl but now it's your turn. Take a look...

And the man responsible?

photo cred: style.com

Love it. 

XO

Fashionable Flats

1. CAMERA FOUND! A guess that heavy drinking in celebration of Canada Day, allowed me to forget it in a friend's best friend's car. Can't wait to get it back to shoe you my new favorite nude wedges. 


2. FASHIONABLE FLATS: They are necessary. Don't get me wrong, I love heels however, flats tend to be a more tedious task at being a little more fashionable. Michael Kors has introduced a new ankle bootie that I am sure to add to my fall wardrobe. I love Michael Kors' shoes. I love his designs. Classic. My eye is consistently drawn whenever flipping through photos. Whether it's his look on the runway or a piece in the editorials, I can usually find him amongst the crowd. 


Crazy that we are thinking about fall already but anyone that has been in a store lately can see the dark colors seeping in through the bright tees and the long sleeves extended over those short shorts. I am a little indifferent with this change of season because I LOVE summer weather however I also equally LOVE fall fashion. I am anxiously waiting for all the September mags. Mostly the Vogue. It's like a bible. It's lovely. 

photo cred: shopstyle.com

I love that they are so different. Keyword, DIFFERENT. Anyone can wear ballet flats, however these booties call for confidence and a does of crazy. I want them BAD. 

XO

Still no cam

Nude sandals. At last. 
But no camera to show them with. 
With the hunt still carrying on, I leave you with my fav from the Valentino 10/11 Haute Couture runway.  So classic. 

photo cred: style.it

I love bows. 

XO

Bright and New

My girl and I in our sunny and bright ride home from Ottawa. 

New month: JULY 
HAPPY belated CANADA DAY!!!! 
Totally lost my camera that day, major bummer. Well, I may have just temporarily misplaced it but we will see. Anyways, back to BRIGHT and NEW. This past long weekend was a great time to soak up the sun and really get into the heat of the summer. The good weather was kind to my skin and the golf game reminded me to play more. 


New job: Tomorrow is a pretty big day for me, starting a new job. So clearly I had to get something NEW and this time around it revealed to being something BRIGHT. A little out of the ordinary for me, don't get me wrong, I love bold colors but I tend to stick to neutrals. I had watched the trend forecast of adding a tight and bright mini to your summer wardrobe but THIS one however felt a little more work appropriate and lets be honest, I didn't want to be the butt end of any "Tight and Bright Party" comments. 


New skirt:

And if you are an avid reader of my blog you may be aware of the fact that I like to shop from my main man Joe. Joseph Mimram that is. Joe Fresh that is. You would NEVER guess how much this pretty blue silk little number set me back...NEVER... okay I will tell you. It was a whopping $3.94. Can you believe it? That is less than a drink at Starbucks at times. I simply could not pass it up.

While organizing myself for tomorrow I realized that since I love organization and stationary that I was due for a new notebook. A fresh book for a fresh start. 

New notebook:

Since I am not only a lover of stationary but also a lover of Moleskine, I was pleased that Chapters offered a nice collection of the lovely colored notebooks. Something that will help brighten up my day. I opted for the green. The Volant Notebooks come in packages of two, with two shades of the same color.

New day:

As I embark on my new journey, I hope this book will remind me that no matter what today brings, it will always be brighter tomorrow. :)

XO