Hair Tutorial: Side French Braid with Three Variations

Cat Food For Dogs

 

Cardi – Gap  //  Dress – Dear Creatures via Emerging Thoughts  //  Shirt – hand me down 
Tights – Hue (old)  // Shoes – Payless

Since we have the car for a few days, I decided to go to the further away grocery store to get a few choice items. Baby Girl and I had a great time in the store, selecting things and sitting in the cart *her, not me, to be clear* and picking out a bag of balloons *her again* 

We left the store laughing and giggling and started unloading the bags into the trunk.  I grabbed the big bag of dog food and then I saw something.  Here’s the thought process as it occurred inside my head while I stood there:

Huh, is that a picture of a cat on the dog food?  Weird.  Who’d do that?  It’s a little confusing to put a cat on the dog food.  I mean, it’s smart marketing to attract dogs ’cause they like to chase cats and all. But it’s the owners who buy the food, so that’s really silly.  It’s not going to attract the owners.  In fact, it’ll confuse them.  Why would anyone put a cat on dog food?  It just doesn’t….PAUSE….ooooh!

Yup, I was holding a bag of cat food.

Wooing The Sun

 Dress – Moon Collection via Ruche //  Sweater – Gap  //  Vest – AE  //  Tights, Belt & Pink Ring – F21 
Boots – Feet First  //  Necklace – bought in Spain  //  Earrings – c/o This Enchanted Pixie 
Flower Ring – Ruche  //  Silver Oval Ring – Threadsence.

As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter and drearier, my arms automatically start reaching for brighter colors and lighter tones.  I know it’s the opposite of what’s ‘supposed’ to occur, with Autumn bringing deeper tones and richer shades, but it’s my instinctual reaction to reach for the bright and light.  Maybe my body believes it can will the heat and sun back, or woo it like a lover with an array of color draped over me in an eternal bouquet.

True Story:
Reverse psychology always works for kids.  Why is that?  
Why is that the only way to get her to eat her dinner is to make a big show of not wanting her to eat her dinner?  I’m an actress, but I’m tired of performing this role every single night.

Stop For A Moment

 

Shirt – Stradivarius  //  Sweater – Zara  //  Pants – Lululemon  //  Boots – Feet First  
Jacket, Ring & Earrings – F21  //  Necklace – Ruche
A weekend spent in productions meetings, read throughs, and pouring over scripts.  An outfit filled with an abundance of textures and monochromatic gorgeousness.  Tons of toddler hugs and ‘I wuv you.’  A deep tissue massage today to get rid of these tension headaches. Sometimes life is really good. I’m just going to stop and enjoy it.
True Story:
On a walk around the neighborhood, Baby Girl points out all the pumpkins she sees. 
When I see a little tiny one I say, “Look a baby pumpkin.”  
Baby Girl takes a moment to look, then starts to cry.  
Turns out she was upset because it didn’t have a mommy with it.  
So then we had to stop and I had to explain that pumpkins don’t have mommies, so it’s okay.  
Finally, she stopped crying. 

Random Sundays: One Little Monkey…

…jumping on the couch.
Grandma comes over and….

…Two little monkeys jumping on the couch!

CoffeeTalk: Smile, You’re Going to Die

Morbid title I know.  But the summary is that it doesn’t matter, so the only thing that matters in out lives is today and the relationships we form.  So relax and enjoy!

Unicorn

Today I’m using the blog as a blatant way to stay in touch with family and friends.  Here’s a few choice pictures of Baby Girl in her Unicorn costume yesterday.  She had such a great time trick or treating that she didn’t want to go home at all.  Just kept saying, “More!”  So more we went, until finally I said enough is enough and carried her home. 

And she also figured out that maybe it’s easier just to walk up to one house and take the whole bowl of candy.  Yup, she tried that at several houses.  Just grabbed the whole bowl out of their hands. 

The Silver Lining

Sweater – F21  //  Dress – ModCloth  //  Tights – Hue  //  Boots – Petit Pieds
Hurricane Sandy is wreaking havoc.  Here in Toronto it’s caused some tragedies, and my heart goe out to those families.  But here at Chez Haughton it’s caused two little ones some unparalleled joy.  
Baby girl is thrilled at the amount of Dora The Explorer she’s suddenly allowed to watch as Mama and Daddy are busy dealing with things like fences getting ripped out of the ground by the wind.  And Drake the Dog, is personally thrilled that the wind decided to rip apart our fence – now he can hop over to the neighbors yard and explore all those smells!
One person’s tragedy, and unwanted fence expense, is anothers extra tv and double the yard space.
Quote of Today:
“It’s raining yes, but you’re mostly water, so think it’s really little pieces of you!”

On Pencil Skirts.

Top – hand me down  //  Skirt – C’est Moi  //  Tights – F21  //  Boots – Feet First  //  Coat – Jacob  //  Necklace – Ruche

Pencil skirts are gorgeous.  They’re sleek, and sexy, while being totally professional and ladylike.
And I never wear them.

I never wear them because they restrict my movement, and I can’t jump or climb on things.  I never wear them because I have to take tiny little steps in them, instead of sprinting for the bus or the metro doors.  I never wear them because it’s hard to bend and sit, and I can’t grab five minutes of extra playtime with Baby Girl before I leave.

I guess I won’t achieve the sexy, sleek, sophisticated, and enviable look of a pencil skirt.  Oh well.  On the other hand, I get the shot, catch the bus, and play with Baby Girl.

Life’s a trade-off.

*Then again, there might be a day in the future that I try. Never say never, right?*

Quote of Today:
“When the Zombie apocalypse comes, I’m going to chop his head off first.”

Goodbye Mr. Weekend

 

 Jeans & Tee- Gap  //  Sweater – Anthropologie  //  Boots – Feet First  //  Scarf – Le Chateau  //  Necklace – Ruche.

This weekend.  Huh?  There was a weekend?  Funny, I didn’t realize.  I kind of wish someone had told me it was the weekend.  Sometimes I don’t get the memo and then I forget to take part in the shared group activity. 
And I end up wearing my Halloween costume to the Christmas Party.

True Story:
Baby Girl and Andrew were on the bus during rush hour.  
In a loud voice Baby Girl went, “Daddy!  Daddy!  Daddy!”  “Yes?” he answered. 
On the crowded bus, and in an equally loud and enthusiastic voice she declared, ” I farted!”
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