so....remember halloween?

so i worked all day then at 4:3o flew out the door and raced home to the sewing machine. where i whipped up this little number.

not bad for a last minute costume. also cost=1.99 for the mask. the dress was all scraps i had lying around, mostly dresses/skirts that i didn't wear anymore. the base is an old pillow case.

then my friend the paper bag princess travelled to the city to make sure it was a fun night. which it was. 

we accidently stayed out until 5 in the morning. trick or treat. 

you know that feeling, when something is on the tip of your tongue and you can see the word but you just can't grasp it. somehow you remember how many syllables it has but not what it starts with, you can see the shape of the letters but not what they spell? 

you force your mind to focus and squint and it doesn't matter because it is just out of your reach. 

you try and sound it out. you think of words that mean the same thing. all of the other words in the world that mean the same thing - but not that word. 

all you need is a letter. a sound. a hint. 

you can taste it but its not real. 

the best thing to do is stop. 

step away. 

and it will come to you, in a bright flash of clarity. and you will catch it and hold it, and keep it. its yours -you earned it. 

i learned the first time not to let it go. then. i learned that lesson again. and now. its back to that illegible stage. and i want it back. 

i know what it means. what it stands for. what else might be a substitute for it. its sometimes this, except when it this and there's times when its this, but its never going to be this. 

but there is a word that fits perfectly. 

and its on the tip of my tongue. 

HAVE NOTHING IN YOUR HOUSE THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW TO BE USEFUL, OR BELIEVE TO BE BEAUTIFUL.

from Mr. Ford's firm via Simple Lovely »

– William Morris

love it

shatter your illusions of love

saturday night my entire plan for halloween changed.

because before saturday night there was no plan. now there is a plan and i need a costume.

this is my inspiration. and that adorable owl movie i saw saturday night.

from seablanket

wish me luck :)

rulers make bad lovers, you'd better put your kingdom up for sale

hello dears. busy weekend. 

thursday night at 9pm i get a voicemail from my mom that she is coming to sleep over the following evening. luckily the boy had done the PILE of dishes earlier that day so all that was left was things i don't really mind doing. 

pumpkin pie in jars from inchmark

friday afternoon my mom and brother travelled separately to toronto and after finishing up a productive week at work i met them at the apartment. greek food was what we decided on, and to the danforth we went. have you ever been to messini? best best best. always a line up -its an inconvenience but a sure sign it will be worth it. (ps they put french fries in their gyros, every male i know is blown away by this, so good)

saturday morning the three of us ventured out to the st. lawrence market and enjoyed some samples and baked apple streusel. i purchased cherry tomatoes, a basket of mixed peppers, sprout salad, whole grain bagels (with crunchy seeds on the top mmm) cheese curds (more for my brother) dried quinoa, and fresh cannelloni and this amazing pasta sauce that is alfredo, pesto and tomato sauce mixed. 

from wet behind the ears via happiness is

after that we walked over to the convention center to the creativ festival which was the reason for mom visit. it wasn't really my cup of tea but i do think she enjoyed herself. it suprised me how expensive yarn and patterns were. for that much money i could just buy something and save myself the grief. hahah which is exactly the difference between my mom and i because i'm sure she doesn't view it as a hassle. 

from wilt + delight via happiness is

later that evening after my mom left my brother and i went to the movies with the intention of seeing the social network but it was sold out so we saw legend of the guardians, the owl movie. IN IMAX 3D. blewwwwwwwww my mind! more so the IMAX and 3D part but the movie was cute too. 

and that my friends leaves us at today. where laundry was done, items picked up, brothers dropped off, cannalonni baked and blogs read. 

i don't have any pictures for you so i hope you enjoy the ones i found around the internet today. 

you know that saying ...i have good news and bad news?

i don't like it. 

i was at the mac store because my work laptop stopped turning on and the lady took it into the back room for like 15 minutes, the entire time i am getting more and more stressed. what can be taking so long?             ?            then she comes back and i nearly jump over the counter TELL ME WHATS GOING ON. she says:

i have good news and bad news.

the good news is, your computer is one of the cleanest i have ever seen. hardly any dust or any spills.

i say, thats the good news? lousy good news. 

the bad news is your motherboard is fucked and something about the power not reaching the computer. and its about $900 to replace but really i wouldn't suggest putting that kind of money into it. 

shit son. 

so anyway, wish me luck on monday when i break the news to my boss. i mean it really isn't life changing for me but it was sweet to have a fast little new laptop to do work on bring home and read blogs on. 

so i'm back to my old mac. he may be a little larger, a little (lot) heavier, a little dirtier and a little slower but you know what HE WORKS. i realized last night, this computer is 6 years old. SIX. tell me a pc that still works 100% after 6 years. i mean i replaced the battery but only by choice and because jay insisted and bought one for a good price on ebay. but its still running perfectly. well and the screen was replaced but that was because my corkboard fell on it in second year and i paid heavily for that mistake. BUT my own fault, not the computers. 

so i'd like to just put a little good will out there. a shout out to the mac gods who have kept this computer safe. i can't thank you enough. you bring me blogs in the morning and recipes on the weekends. you keep my pictures safe (and your pal lacie does a good job of that too) and my music current. he has travelled with me to all 12 places i have called home since i bought him and i do respect him as a reliable electronic. there aren't that many out there.

thanks. 

ps. for anyone else with an old(ish) white laptop, i give you my number one tip for keeping the keyboard and exterior clean - mr. clean magic eraser. works wonders. 

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1. The first thing I do in the morning to start my day is hit the snooze button. or on the weekends i turn on the espresso machine.

2. Today I wish I was staying home with the boy, or driving around taking pictures of the beautiful fall colours and drinking a pumpkin spice latte.

3. If I had an extra $100 in my bank account today I'd stop at ikea on the way home from work.

4. Tomorrow I will be at work, stressing out because Thursdays is my big meeting day where the status of all my projects is discussed.

5. Two things that don't go together are oranges in salad. BLECK

6. Something I can never pass up at the grocery store is a good sale! or salad. I always have salad in the fridge at work. I constantly eat and work and with salad i feel less guilty about that. plus its crunchy and saucy and something i never seem to get tired of.

7. The last time I tried something new was hosting thanksgiving at our apartment this year. it went beautifully and now we have tons of leftovers. i didn't let myself get too stressed out and just kinda went with the flow of the night. i think everyone had a good time and it was nice to not have to drive home at the end of the evening :) plus it was an excuse to buy wicked plaid napkins at ikea and finally get around to hang some art up on the walls.

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okay okay okay. appologies!

i'm sorry. really stupidly sorry that i haven't even posted on here.

i was sitting (no joke) in roacharama's backyard oasis of peacefulness and for some reason it totally dawned on me that i should do this. THIS. should be done.

so here we are kids HA

people always ask me. hows it going? i always say "good.... busy"

but am i really busy? do I really do exceptional amounts of things? meh. doubt it. maybe more then someone who doesn't work but in the big scheme of a day or a week, i don't know if i should brag. which i guess brings me to a point that i just decided i was trying to get to.

MULTI VITAMINS

changed my life.

i am a happier person now. my body likes me more. this is good.

i found a recipe for caramel apples with chocolate and snikers bars online today. mmmmmmmight be good.

man i am super ADD when it comes to internet surfing. i mean i guess thats the point, but emails bring me to websites that make me click on other websites, then i start thinking about a picture or a recipes then i am on the hunt for that when i find another good blog post with links of its own, and on and on and on.

and the moral of the story is, thats all i got for ya.

xo
(its been a month, i have to work my way into this)

post smonday thoughts

so! one post every two weeks. i'm killing it i know.

today i have good reason for not blogging though. rearranged the crap out of the entire apartment last night and today. pretty much every single thing in the apartment moved except one bookshelf and the couch. although the couch did scootch down the wall a little bit but eh whos looking.

this time i will show pictures. promise promise. well maybe not the whole thing but vignettes of the pretty stuff anyway.

went to the cottage friday-sunday afternoon, was fun but not as great as organizing. its fall. fall fall fall. the wonderful mysterious season of fall. my lovely friend cas who lives in paris told me that in gift shops around the world canada is always represented by fall trees. i think thats kinda funny and its true they are beautiful and so illusive. next time i go to the cottage it will be thanksgiving and full of fall.

anyway, the whole reason i brought up fall has nothing to do with turkeys of coloured leaves. for me its more of an internal change. the lazy days of summer are gone and something inside of me switches. its like going from fourth to fifth gear, my attention can focus and i can work up a sweat again. piles of paper start to bother me, drawers without purpose call my name. i definitely can't stand to look at fabric that is not folded and somehow i gain the strength to lift filing cabinets between rooms.

i really think my life calling is professional organizer.

ahh sweet dreams.

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i starting writing this post sunday night and it is now thursday evening. where does the time go?!?! seriously.

here are some things i found interesting on the internet this week.

photoshop actions - have you heard of these? i need to do more research but they seem really cool. its like the cheaters way to photoshop effects.

a little quiz from NWT on design trends that have come back into style. now or then? i scored close but no stiletto

a lovely etsy shop with some really beautiful jewelry. verabel

this camera lens mug!!!! have you seen this?!!?! amazing. definitely getting this for my uncle for christmas.