hello!

brown capris (Suzy Shier); magenta top (Charlotte Russe); brown wedges (Sears); earrings (Dynamite)

I'm back!! I know how you missed me so :)

I really missed this though I've gotta admit. Seeing what's going on with your blogs, outfits, ideas, laughs...I really understand how this is a community.

The past 2 weeks have been the busiest I have ever had! It was great - media launches, hospital tours, sponsor visits...but it left me utterly exhausted. I am gearing up for our Telethon in one month and am excited because this is the BEST TIME to be me at my job! And look good while doing it!

I never repeated an outfit - in fact, haven't since I started the blog in January. I think that's pretty awesome.
This past weekend, a girlfriend and I went shopping to Watertown, NY which is a 3 hour drive for us and I wasn't planning on buying much of anything. Then I walked past Charlotte Russe. We don't have it in Canada and my girlfriend who lives in NY once took me there - and it was great. It was just as great this time around too! I only brought $100 US with me to spend and I did - successfully! 7 tops and 3 earrings. And the very best part is that no one else here will be wearing what I have on! hehehe It's not that I'm vain - but I hate when everyone is so cookie-cutter and doesn't think to make an outfit their own. Anyways, I digress...

Great shopping in the States...wish I could go there more. Oh wait, am going for the long weekend in May! Hooray!!

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mulligan to gow

black pants (Reitmans); red top (Le Chateau); black tank (Fairweather); black peep-toe (Sears); yellow necklace (Le Chateau)

It is snowing today. And staying on the ground. Not melting. Ugh.

I know my black pants always say Reitmans and that's because they fit me the best. I've tried, and continue to try, pants at other stores but these serve my needs and I own many pairs of them. It's a pretty safe bet that when it comes to my lower half and pants - they're from that one store. Put it all on black my friends. She's a winner!

I'm also not fully a fan of pairing a solid colour with a solid black pant/skirt/whatever is covering my behind. Sometimes I feel as though it is a very stark contrast. The black tank breaks it down a bit more and the punch of yellow kicks the entire thing into high gear. I almost wore my yellow heels too but then felt too matchy-matchy. My junior high English teacher - I remember her as the very first fashionista I knew. She matched EVERYTHING. The outfit that sticks in my mind the most was comprised of turquoise. All of it. The pant suit (yup - it was 1991). The tank top. The earrings. The shoes. The nylons (I hate the word pantyhose). The head barrette (a grown woman with a barrette. Multiples actually). Sigh. Love her. Funny the things one remembers...I don't want to say she was my inspiration but she did influence me to never match. Kids always made fun of her - as kids tend to do - and I never wanted to be that.

Onto a completely random note...we have an egg-decorating contest here on Thursday. I will be trying to make my egg quirky and fun. I foresee something with feathers. Feathers just scream fun, don't you think?

When I began today's blog, I had tons to say...now that I am writing it, I am at a loss for words. I'm blaming it on the piece of brownie I had over lunch. The sugar is messing with my head. And making me type really really quickly.

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