Mom Style

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Raw Hem Jeans – Dittos via UO   //  Marrakesh Top, Fedora, & Sandals – ThreadSence  //  Tank – H&M  //  Scarf – c/o Kish+Evie  //  Sunnies, Earrings & Bracelet – F21  //  Necklace – Lulus

What is it?  Really?  To me, mom style is the style of a woman who happens to be a mom.  I know to some it means dowdy, or haphazard.  But I disagree.  How did we women get to be moms?  By being hot, and attractive…because let’s think a moment about how one becomes pregnant.  Think on that for a moment.

Now that you’ve thought about it.

I believe it’s a misnomer to think that once one has a child one has to suddenly forget that you have curves and sex appeal.  Yes, there are the pressures of time and the constraints given to thinking about style.  But jeans, a fun top, and great hat would solve any and all such occasional time constraints, would they not?

Those are my two cents for the day.

*linking up with WIWW*

The Beauty Of A Wrath Unfelt

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Black Lace Maxi Dress – L’Atiste via ThreadSence //  Sandals – Call It Spring  //  Sunnies, Hair Clips, & Necklace – F21  //  Silver Cuffs – gift  //  Earrings – I forget  //  Dark Silver Cuff – I forget

There is a beauty in danger, and a beauty in the quickest of transitions.  I was fortunate enough to take these photos in full sunshine while the darkest of storm clouds brewed behind me.  It was an ominous gray that stood in stark contrast to the brilliant warmth of the sun.

It hastened my steps, and made nimble my fingers as I worked the camera.  The threat of rain looming overhead and in plain sight.

My footsteps hit the inside of the house as the heavens split open and the clouds released their heavy burden. My self and my gear safely hidden from their wrath.

Child Profound

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Maxi Kimono – One Teaspoon   //  Tribal Tank & Bralette – ThreadSence  //  Jeans – Dittos via UO  //  Shoes – Aldo  //  Zebra Necklace – Lustre Boutique  //   Vee Necklace – Vanessa Mooney  //  Sunnies – F21

Children have this uncanny ability to say the most obvious things in a way that makes them seem profound.  Or at least in a way that signals that it is profound to them.

“My dog likes to smell stinky things….my dog….likes to smell…STINKY things.”

Case in point.

Insta Saturday

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How Do You Know Someone Loves You?

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Top – Anthropologie //  Polka Dot Skirt – F21  //  Shoes & Fedora – ThreadSence  //  Necklace – I forget  //  Ring – Lulus

I look at my girl, “Honey, do you know that I love you?”
“Yup.”
“You do?”
“Yup. ‘Cause you take care of me when I sick. And you make me spaghetti!  That my favorite dinner.  You make it for me a lot!”

There you have it.  That’s how you know someone loves you.

‘Scuse Me!

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Fringe Jacket – SheInside  //  Tank – UO  //  Jeans – Gap  //  Shoes & Hat – ThreadSence *sold out, but many similar*  //  Necklace – Vanessa Mooney  //  Rings – Body Blue //  Sunnies – F21

Walking along with my girl, she lets out a fart, giggles, then says, “‘Scuse me!”
She pauses, then continues, “You have to say ‘scuse me when you fart.”
Long pause.
Her brows furrow, and she secretly whispers to me, “Sometimes Daddy farts and doesn’t say ‘Scuse me.”
Another pause.
Then, “That’s RUDE!”
What more do I need to say?

Full Heat Languish

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White Dress – Lace Affair  //  Kimono – Arnhem  //  Boots – DIYed by me  //  Bracelets – F21  //  Necklace – old, I honestly don’t remember

It’s all about loose flowy dresses and kimonos.  With my own aesthetic towards loose and, dare I say, boho clothing I find that summer is really the time to shine in terms of style.  First off, not only does my body adore the heat, loving temperatures that others abhor, but I love to shed layers upon layers of clothing.

I often find myself envying the bloggers that live in regions more warm than that of my Toronto.  When Fall rolls around and they’re rejoicing in the fact that they can add sweaters to their layering regimen, I’m already tired of wearing my parka and mitts.

So while the summer is still here, and I spend hours biking gloriously around our fair city,  I’m going to languish in the full heat and rays of the sun.  Languish and hopefully freeze this moment in time.

Random Sundays: Week Away

The week away at the family camp was possible the best time in my little girls’s life. So far anyway.

Insta Saturday

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Downtime and I’m “Top 50”

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Lace Romper – Ruche  //  Lace Jacket – SheInside  //  Boots – DIYed  //  Red Bracelet, Bralette & Red Necklace – Threadsence  //  Sunnies & Yellow Bracelet – F21  //  Leaf Bracelet – I forget  //  Backpack – Stela 9

Sometimes a stroll through the park with my girl is the only downtime I get.  Just this day I’ve been working at my desk with photos, and also setting up and trying out some new gear.  It’s pretty much go-go-go the entire day, except for the 45 minutes it takes us to do our daily walk around the pond.

Then I can meander and do nothing more than avoid the goose poo on the ground.  And hiss at them when I go by…hey, they start it.  They always hiss at me, so I right back, “Hissss, I’m bigger than you!”  I look super cool when I do it.  Really.  No really.  Okay, maybe not.

P.S. Guess what?  You’re reading one of the Top 50 Style Blogs according to Mom.Me right now.  Getting awards is a wonderful thing.  I feel honored and humbled. I love it!  Thank you so very much.

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