I bought this top a little while ago and fell in love with the colour, shape and texture of it. Coral is a colour that any woman can wear. It doesn’t matter your skin tone, it brings out the colour in your cheeks and brightens up your face. Since Spring is here and Summer is around the corner, a coral top would be a great addition to your wardrobe. Check out the 3 ways I styled a coral top.
Style it with skinny jeans, cardigan, scarf and flats for a casual look
I purchased this gorgeous cobalt pleated midi skirt last year and haven’t really worn it much. I thought Easter would be the perfect opportunity to wear it again. The picture was not from Easter as I didn’t get around to taking an outfit picture, instead I recreated it a few days ago. Midi skirts are huge for Spring. If you’re wondering what the heck is a midi skirt? It’s a skirt that sits between knee length and floor length. It should sit around your calf. They come in all shapes and sizes. Gotta say I’ve developed a new found love for my midi skirt.
I recently read a blog “Why Your Only Child Is Going To Be Just Fine” and it was very refreshing. As someone who only has 1 child, I do feel guilty some days. This article made me cry, because sometimes I do feel like I am depriving my son of a playmate. But should I really have another child just to give my son someone to play with? Or should I have another child because I want to have one? Society makes it out that if you only have one child, your child will be anti-social, that they miss out on having a sibling, they are spoiled, they are lonely and they are used to getting their own way. And that’s not true. Sure my son has moments where he is lonely, but I know plenty of kids that come from a big family that are spoiled, lonely, anti-social and used to getting their own way. So what’s their excuse?
There was a Facebook thread going on about how another reader, who is an only child, said that it is unfair if parents only have one child. Having siblings isn’t always a fairy tale. I know plenty of siblings who don’t get along and aren’t close at all, me included, so please stop romanticizing the idea of having a sibling for your child. I think it’s up to the parents to socialize the child, to teach them that they can’t have everything they want and that it’s ok to learn to be independent and to play by themselves. The commenter was very bitter at the fact that she was an only child and that’s not fair. We don’t always know the circumstances in which kids end up being an only child.
I’m constantly bombarded with comments like “when am I going to have another child?” and “I must have another”. I actually don’t have to have another child. Is there a rule book that says that everyone must have exactly 2.0 children, one boy, one girl, no more, no less? Yes I’m annoyed because I get it asked all the time and I get told all the time that I have to have another child. So let’s flip the situation. How about I start saying to people that have more than one child that they must stop having children? How would they feel? I’m sure they wouldn’t appreciate it. Remember you don’t know what goes on between a couple. Maybe they can’t have another child, that’s not the situation in our case, but what if it was? Do you think that those questions and comments make that person feel good? No they don’t.
So thank you Kelly Flannigan Bos, from Yummy Mummy Club for writing this article. Please take a read, it’s a quick, well written post.
What are your thoughts?
May this blog inspire you to stop asking people when they’re going to have another child. Let’s be happy with what we have. I know I am. I have a healthy, happy, intelligent son who is thriving. What more could I want?
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I wrote a post last October called “Moms vs. Moms: Why can’t we just all play nicely together?!?!?” In it I discuss how women, especially moms are beyond mean to one another; how we take our own insecurities and put them onto another mother. I’m honestly tired of it!!!! I had an incident happen a while ago, where someone I knew totally blew a situation completely out of proportion. The reaction was not appropriate for what had happened. Another friend of mine pointed out that it has nothing to do with me, but all to do with that person. Well can I just say that I’m tired of that!!! We all have shit in our lives, all ofus!!!!!!That doesn’t give anyone the right to treat the other person disrespectfully. As women, especially mothers, do we have to take our own insecurities and issues out on another person and treat them like garbage? It’s not the other person’s fault that you feel the way you do about your life. This is a great quote that I try and remember whenever someone is mean or hurtful:
Here’s the thing, the reason why I’m rehashing this topic is that I recently read a blog post: “10 Types of Moms That Suck“. I was enraged after reading this. The person, being a mother herself, should not be perpetuating this kind of childish, spiteful, hateful behaviour!!!!! What are we teaching our children?!?!?!??! That if someone is prettier than you, or smarter than you, or dresses better than you, or is more conscientious about what they feed their kid more than you, or is happier than you, that gives you the right to treat them like shit or write a post like this. THIS IS WHAT’S WRONG WITH WOMEN!!!!!!! Why must we always tear the other person down to make ourselves feel better??? Why??? I’m so sick and tired of it!!! Let’s get one thing straight, the grass is not always greener on the other side, that what you see on the outside may not be what’s going on in the inside and who cares if that person dresses better than you, or feeds their kids Kale, or chooses to use hand sanitizer? It’s none of your business or your concern!!!!
I recently read a funny saying/cartoon on Facebook that said “If women ran the world, there wouldn’t be wars, we just wouldn’t talk to one another!!” Isn’t that the truth!!!!! What really hurts me regarding this post was when the author wrote this: “The ‘Always Super Chipper and Well Dressed,” Mom. I hate you. No really, I just… hate you. I’m 100% sure you sold your soul to Satan, or maybe Martha Stewart. Nope, don’t even speak to me, I feel more disgusting and unworthy the closer you get. I’m not even sure these Yoga pants are clean, I may have worn them to the gym yesterday, who even knows anymore?” So how are you justified in writing this? How does a person who is well dressed affect you? They made the choice in the morning to get dressed in something other than yoga pants and you made the choice to dress in yoga pants. You both made a choice. They aren’t holding it against you that you chose to wear yoga pants, so please stop holding it against them.
Yes I’m pissed off because I’m sick and tired of women tearing each other down and not supporting one another. You should see the hateful speech I read on a mother’s forum last week regarding Vaccinations. It was awful. I mean down right hurtful and malicious. Honestly women, we need to start getting our heads of out of asses and start standing up for one another instead of tearing each other down.
I didn’t include the name of the author of that blog because I don’t want to out her or start something. The point of me writing this is so that we can stop this hateful speech against one another. What are we teaching our children? We need to be better role models than that!!! Shame on us!!! So let’s stop writing posts about why the other mom is making you feel insecure and let’s start writing posts about supporting one another, even if we don’t practice what the other person does. I have to admit that yes some of her points the other made were valid and funny, but I don’t like the tone in which this article was written.
At the end of the day we are all just trying to do our best. What my best is may not mesh with yours and vice versa. But who cares!!! If we stopped judging one another, we may even learn a thing or two from each other. Being a mother is the hardest job ever, so why are we making it harder?? Let’s band together and help one another. If we see another mom struggling we should support her, instead of standing there judging. None of us are perfect mothers and women, we all could do things a bit better.
May this blog help us to stop judging one another, to stop writing hateful and childish posts and to stop treating other women badly for our insecurities. Let’s start leading our children by example. Let’s teach them that it’s ok to be different and that we support other people and help them. Let’s teach them to perpetuate love, not hate.
What are your thoughts? I would love to hear them.
This song, originally from the Beatles, from the Love Actually soundtrack, is very apropos to this post:
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This past weekend was Easter and we definitely took advantage of some much needed Family time. We had 4, yes 4, Easter Egg hunts!!! Someone was a spoiled kid!!!!! Below are pictures of our Easter fun and some outfit pictures. My husband and I also had a great night out just the 2 of us. We had a wonderful dinner and even had a chance to play some pool. It was a much needed night out. I hope you all had a good Easter long weekend
Easter egg hunt at our place: The Bunny has arrived!!!
Enjoying his loot from the Easter bunny
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It’s that time of the week for my link up. Thank you to all 86 of you fabulous ladies that linked up last week!!! A great turnout, I love it!!!!! If you are interested in co-hosting please email me at vodkainfusedlemonade@gmail.com. If you’ve already co-hosted and would like to again, don’t hesitate to email me.
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I bought this cute shift dress from J Crew a few seasons ago and I love how versatile it is. I can wear it during Winter paired over a turtleneck and boots and then in the Spring I can wear it with a cardigan and rain boots or style it simple with flats. A shift dress is a must in every woman’s closet. It’s flattering and can be dressed up or down. You can even pair them with converse runners for chasing after your kid :).
Style it simple with flats and a statement necklace
May this blog inspire you to purchase a great shift dress this Spring. You’ll see that it’s extremely versatile and you’ll get a lot of wear out of it.
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I’ve spent the last 4 weeks going over ways to help you transition your closet from Winter to Spring. I don’t know about you guys but Spring is sure taking it’s sweet time arriving here!!! Weather permitting, I’ve really tried to break away from my Winter garb and start infusing some fun Spring items into my outfits. In case you’ve missed it, here are 4 great ways to help transition your wardrobe from Winter to Spring:
May this blog inspire you to start transitioning your winter wardrobe of dark sweaters, long sleeves, boots and jeans to brighter, shorter and lighter clothes.
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When I heard they were making a Veronica Mars movie, I was very happy, I was over-the-moon!!!!! I started watching the show half way through the first season, in 2004, and was hooked from the first sarcastic comment out of Veronica’s (Kristen Bell’s) mouth. In case you don’t know, the premise of the show is that she is a modern day Nancy Drew. I could relate to Veronica as I was a bit of a loner during school and sometimes still am. I enjoy my time at home. I am much more a home body than someone that likes to go out and party. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good party, but it has to be with the right people. What I liked and still like most about Veronica is that she isn’t afraid to be who she is. She doesn’t pretend to be someone she’s not (unless she’s undercover, investigating someone). She says what’s on her mind, she is authentic, doesn’t play games and she doesn’t put up with crap from anyone.
The series ended abruptly with a lot of loose ends. There were rumours that they were going to have Veronica join the FBI, they even alluded to that in the movie, but it never happened. I have to say I was quite upset the show ended. It was well written, witty, entertaining and fun to watch. So when I heard that they were making a movie, I was ecstatic!!!!!! Through Kickstarter, they were able to raise more than enough money to make the movie.
I watched it about 3 weeks ago and IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT!!!!!The same cast was back, the writers were the same, it seemed as though the only thing that changed was that 7 years had elapsed and everyone was older. The repartee was the same, and it really stayed true to the show. keeping it’s integrity. The movie is about how Veronica moves away from Neptune to New York, to start a new life, and gets pulled back to help Logan defend himself against a murder charge. One review I read is that this was a love letter to the fans and I couldn’t agree more. Not many made to movie tv shows keep the essence of the show and the Veronica Mars movie did. I loved every moment of it from the beginning to the end. By far my favourite part was when Veronica finally punches Madison St. Clair in the face. I cheered so loud I was afraid that I would wake my son up. I felt like she was punching all the Madison St. Clairs’ of the world for all of us. Now re-watching the series, Madison is a serious bitch, excuse my language, but she is. She reminds me of a few girls I went to Junior High with. It felt cathartic to have Veronica hit her, is that crazy????
Anyways I could go on and on about this movie. I was not compensated at all to write this post, but when I like something I want to share it with the world. Veronica Mars, the movie, was exactly what I needed. It was a great way to end the series, or is it the end? They definitely left it open so that there could be another movie, but if there isn’t, they did wrap things up nicely. I only want them to do another one if they keep the integrity, the cast, the writing all the same. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.
The movie was released March 14 in selected theatres and also on Shaw VOD. Even if you’re not a fan, or didn’t watch the series, it’s definitely a movie worth watching.
May this blog inspire you to watch Veronica Mars, the movie.
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It’s been 10 years since I moved here to beautiful British Columbia. I can’t believe it!!! 10 years ago I packed up my life, drove 15 hrs and started a new life with my now husband. Little did I know that my husband was planning on proposing to me that night. I joke that he decided to propose to me that night because he knew I would be too exhausted to say no. I’m kidding. All joking aside, it’s been an interesting, amazing, emotional, life changing 10 years. Since moving here, I got my first job as an RN, did my specialty in Perinatal Nursing, work in LDR for the past 8 years, got married, bought a house and had a baby. If you would have told me 10 years ago that this is where I would, I’m not sure I’d believe it. When people say that time goes by quickly, it’s true. Below are pictures of our drive down to Vancouver and the potato my husband proposed to me with.
What?!?!?!?! Yes I know, what’s up with a potato? You read correctly, a potato!!! When we first starting dating and my husband told me he had a surprise for me, I would answer that I didn’t care what it was, it could be a potato for all I care, just as long as it has meaning. Well that little monkey took me literally and carved out a potato and inside it was my engagement ring. Fast forward 10 years and this August we will be celebrating our 9 year wedding anniversary.
Tonight, our friends kindly offered to watch our son and we are headed out for dinner, nothing fancy, but it doesn’t matter. I get to spend a few hours alone with my husband uninterrupted, am able to enjoy a cocktail or 2 and eat my food without someone nagging at me. My husband bought us a special bottle of red wine that we will enjoy once our son is in bed. I’d say it’s a good start to the Easter long weekend!!!
May this blog inspire you to celebrate your relationship milestones with that special person in your life. It’s important to reconnect with one another and remember why you got together in the first place.
I wanted to thank you all who read my post last week about mixing prints, you made it my most read post ever!!! Thank you so much!!!!! If you would like to check it out, click here to read it. The consensus was that most of you liked the mixing of the different prints.
I’ve teamed up with a group of ten lovely ladies to host a Paypal Group Giveaway worth $200!! One lucky winner will be selected on May 1st, 2014 at Midnight EST! So go ahead and enter for a chance to win!!
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