It's in The Bag...

So I absolutely LOVE when they show a celebrity's handbag contents in magazines, so I thought I'd show you mine. :)

1. My cute Harajuku Lovers Tote. Purchased at Ross in Las Vegas a few years ago.

2. My House/Car Keys feat. my I Heart Grenada keychain purchased in Grenada in the year 2001, my Hamburger Keychain give to me by my gf Kate in Las Vegas to cheer me up, and my Candy Skull Key Fob thing-a-majig that I scoffed from my sister at our Garage Sale. For free. LOL

3. My purple 80s looking shades that I purchased for $5 at Wet Seal in Vegas this past May.

4. In my pocket I have my cute chubby pen and a handy-dandy mini flashlight.

5. My Eyeglasses case.

6. My Blackberry. I LOVE the Memo feature on BBs. I like how I can store little notes or reminders to myself about stuff I need to remember, Xmas gift ideas, websites to check out, etc.

7. Here in this cluster-fuck, we have a Hello Kitty nail file, pink retractable measuring tape, lipstick, and my orange Vancouver Olympics pencil case that I keep coupons in. Yes, I'm a coupon lover.

8. My uber cute Le Sport Sac wallet that I bought in, you guessed it, Las Vegas!! LOL

9. Sometimes when I get hot and irritated, I have to take my jewellery off and then if I'm out, it obviously ends up in my purse. Here we have my White Harajuku Lovers Watch. I bought this for myself when I worked at The Bay. Got it on super clearance!

10. This is my "Body of Evidence" mini journal. My gf Danielle is an Angel Therapy Practitioner, and I attended one of her amazing Vision Board Workshops this summer. At the workshop she gave everyone a mini notebook that we are supposed to write down feelings, things we want to manifest, and evidence of that manifestation. This is to help us see that we do attract things to ourselves by our feelings. I kind of forget to write in it though. LOL. Slaaaaaackerr.

11. My cute business card holder that my Mother-In-law picked up for me in Egypt. I love the colors and design on this case. Since I don't have a j-o-b, I keep Kevin's business cards in there to advertise for him. Gotta support my man! He's the one with all the money! LOL

12. And also removed in irritation and stored in my bag, are a couple of my bracelets: a Green Jade bracelet my gf Danyelle brought back for me from Hong Kong, and a Magenta Coach bracelet that my hubby bought me on my wedding anniversary last year.

And other random items scattered in this pic, are mostly makeup items, a couple of receipts, a pen I stole from the Tropicana in Vegas (of course), Hand Sani, my pink daytimer, and some Paris Hilton body lotion that my Father In Law bought me. :)

P.S. This purse and contents are from maybe a week and a half ago. I literally change my handbag a few times a week. It's only because I have so many I feel I have to give them all a fair chance. LOL. And everytime I change my purse, it seems more and more junk gets added to its contents. Usually more makeup and more receipts. :)

Magical White Powder!!!

Check out this site for many more magical uses for my new favourite thing, Baking Soda:  http://tipnut.com/household-baking-soda/

P.S. What's with the Rabbit-teeth-face I keep making in this video??? LOL.

Future's So Bright...

LOVE.

It's funny how much things can change in a short amount of time. Before I had Apollo, when Kev and I were a D.I.N.K couple (Double Income No Kids), life was super selfish. It was me, me, me ALL the time. I hated staying at home on the weekends... it was soooooooo boring to me. I craved action all the time. I wanted to go out and see and be seen. I always had good stories to tell when the weekend was through. Then when I became pregnant, which was a complete unplanned suprise for us, I really struggled to accept it and realize how much my life would change. In the past, the people I always looked up to were the ones who had a lot of 'action' goin on in their lives. The ones who moved to exotic locations, opened up interesting businesses,  partied at cool places, were super fashionable and hip, etc. When I would run into someone from high school and I found out that all they had done in the years since was have a family, I almost kind of looked down on them, as if I was so much hipper and 'in-the-know' and I'd think how much they'd let themselves go and 'age' in their looks. I was a total D.I.N.K snob.
Then after Apollo was born, of course I was in love with my new baby, but again I struggled to maintain my pre-baby life. I wore heels to the grocery store, made sure my makeup was on everyday, tried to make sure my outfits were still cool, etc. Pretty soon, all the extreme tiredness and overwhelming job of taking care of a baby and the house started to wear me down. When I ran into someone I knew, and I didn't look my best, I totally stressed about it, thinking that they would now start thinking that I had let myself go and that I was all 'mom' and uncool now. Isn't that ridiculous?? Anyway, it's the way I felt.
One day as I was watching the ever ingenious and wonderful Oprah, she said something that totally struck me. She said:

"Forget about who you used to be, and allow yourself to become WHO YOU ARE."

Isn't that brilliant?? It fits so many situations with so many people I know. I can't even remember what topic she was discussing or with who, but it was the perfect message for me. I wrote that down in my little idea/thought book on November 8, 2010.
Now I can say that now, in August 2011, I am finally feeling that I am allowing myself not only to become who I am, but I am enjoying it. Now there is no where else I would rather be on a friday or saturday night, than tinkering around my beautiful, cozy house, painting my nails or flipping through a magazine, knowing that my hubby's hanging out watching tv in the basement, and that my sweet baby boy is asleep down the hall. It fills me to the brim with contentment and love!
I am no longer worried about what I am missing when I don't go out, or if I run into an old coworker and my hair is in a bun again, and I have ketchup on my hoodie, and I'm in flipflops with chipped toenails. LOL... shit I HAVE let myself go!!! But the thing is, is that it doesn't bother me anymore! Like the famous song Turn, Turn, Turn by The Byrds says "To Everything there is a season."
Right now, in my life, my season is to mother, and to nurture, and to take care of people I love. My season for action and high heels will once again return, but now I am in no rush. :)

P.S. But please believe that I ALWAYS have makeup on still....no matter how tired and haggard the rest of me is! LOL

P.S. Isn't Forrest Gump an awesome movie??? I totally feel like watching it now! LOL

Super Rad Nails courtesy of my sister!

Now THIS is Nail Art!!!!


Marlena in Wonderland: Nail Art: "I found these following photos online a little while ago and automatically was inspired to experiment and paint my nails in a similar fashio..."

UJB

I have a perpetual Boner for the Union Jack. I don't know why, I just think it looks super cool.
Look at all this cool stuff I found on the lovely internet!:

A Memory Stick?????? SHUT UP! I need this!

One of my favourite sayings....

*sigh* Gorgeous, right?

Yowza! I'm def gonna try this with my Nail Art kit!

Or I might just stick with this one.... a little less time consuming. LOL

Me kissing (or sniffing?) my new Makeup Bag that my Sister Marn bought for me! I mega LOVE it! So much so, that I may even try to wear it as a purse....
xoxoxox

Um Yeah Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.....

Dear Blogees,
Hi. Do you remember me? I am the blogger. I know I keep leaving you high and dry waiting for a post (all 3 of you... lol), but I really have no excuses other than 1) I am pregnant so therefore I am
               2) Tired ALL THE TIME and
               3) It's kind of a busy time of year for me. 

By 'busy', this is what I mean: July 29 is my hubster's bday. Flash forward 10 days and it is my shared birthday with my baby  boy's. So that means lots of family and friends visiting times, bday parties, bday playdates, etc.  And when I'm planning all that shit, I get tired in between, blah blah blah. 

Anyway, enough of my boring, whining, "Im tiiiiiiiiiiiiiired". Let me fill you in on the interesting...

Check out these booties I got from Kev for my bday:

Sooooooo Hot, N'est pas???????? They are from Avon... can you believe it? Love them. Too bad my feet swell up like 2 giant perogies if I'm on my feet for more than a couple of hours never mind in heels... ("I'm tiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrred...")

I got around $200 in Sears Gift Cards for my bday too from my awesome friends!!! Why Sears you ask? Well, I used to work at Sears a long time ago, and I'm quite a fan of their shit. LOL. I plan on buying some new draperies, some cool new boots, maybe a camera tripod, and who knows what else! Free shopping, gotta love it no matter where its at! Yay!

Cool sites that I have happened upon: www.violentlips.com
Seriously, check this site out. Especially if you are a makeup addict, photographer, fashion stylist, cool chick, etc. etc. This site sells Temporary Lip Tattoo Appliques! Look at these cool designs:

My personal fave!

 Those would seriously be so fun to wear for a night out or for a photoshoot.

Another cool site is my girlfriend Jelena's new blog (with a link to her website), at www.jelenization.blogspot.com
I don't know that I would call her an 'amateur' photographer, as her pic taking skillz are amazing. But I guess she would only be considered an amateur because she has no formal training, which is what makes her and her pics so rad in the first place! Check out her beautiful photos on her site or her blog. Her and I were just talking the other night about a future photoshoot project we are going to work on, which I'm quite excited about...Keep your eyes peeled for future details..... ;)

Another cool thing I have bought lately is a Nail Art Pen set from Nail Jazz. I bought it at Klondike Days/Capital Ex/Dirty Carnie Fest/Whatever you want to call it. It is soooooooooooo much fun! You paint your nails and then use these uber easy-to-use pens to create designs on them! Its almost as addicting as Crackle! P.S. My gf bought me some GOLD crackle for my bday. One word: STELLAR.

Its kind of hard to see, but I painted my nails red and then added dots of yellow and green, and a white and black stripe.

So I was at the Library the other day, and even though I am reading a book right now (A Royal Duty by Paul Burrell), which is good but kind of a slow read, I felt compelled to borrow an easy girlie type fiction book to read. Ummmm, did I ever pick a fucking LOSER of a book! Have you ever heard of "Urban Books"??????? It is a company that publishes 'urban fiction' or 'gangster lit' or 'hip hop fiction' is a genre that is gaining popularity with a new audience. I've heard that it is focused for poor African American teens in ghettos around the US, and it is helping them get more interested in books and helping improve their reading skills.
Ummmmm, this is seriously the biggest piece of shit I have ever read. LOL. Not only is it weird to read in 'black slang', but its so sexually explicit, and the story is sooooooooooooooooooooo bad. It's called "Gunz and Roses". LOL. I know, I know, what did I expect, right?
Anyway, its about a fashion editor named Gray Rose who falls for a major 'thug' and 'gangsta' named Gunz. They make up and break up a Bajillion fucking times in this book, that half way thru the book I just started skimming the pages just to get through. "Half way through the book ", you ask... Yes. It is shit, but I am compelled by my annoyance and hatred for it to continue skimming until I finish it. Car Wreck phenomenon.

WARNING: If you see this book in a Book store or Library, keep walking.

Here is an excerpt from this garbage:
"Yo, what I tell you about pyullin' away from me?" He took her hand. "Stop doing me like that."
"Are you serious? Gunz, please. I haven't heard from your ass in over a week."
"I know that." He pulled her back into his embrace. "Quit trippin' off old shit."
"Old shit?" Gray cocked her neck back.
"I'm just sayin' everything ain't as it seems."
"And what is that supposed to mean?"
"Don't worry about it. You coming home wit' me tonight?"
"No."
"Why not?"He gazed deep into her eyes.
"'Cause." Gray looked away, feeling overwhelmed. (By what? The stimulating conversation????? WTF?!)
"I'm right here." He turned her face back toward him. "Why you lookin' over there? Now, why you ain't coming home wit' me?"
"Cause I'm not fuckin' wit' you like that, that's why."
"Well, guess what? I'm still fuckin' wit' you, so fuck all that bullshit you talkin."
"Gunz, please."
"Gunz, my ass. I'm coming over tonight."
"No, you're not!" Gray laughed, trying to convince herself.
"Yeah, a'ight. C'mon, ma, quit bullshittin'. I miss you."
Everything in Gray at the moment wanted to say kick rocks (Huh?????) because she knew Gunz was full of shit, but the way words dripped like sweet honey from his lips had her hormones entangled.


"Words like sweet honey"???????? Lady, are you fucking serious? What in this paragraph was sweet like honey? What exactly did he say to make her "hormones entangled"?

Seriously, the writing is uber bad, the story even worse, and the sex is so explicit it makes you cringe, talking about the 'cream from her pussy' and shit. Bleh. Even in the Author's Acknowledgments in the beginning where she's thanking God, she says "Lord, my fans and people on the street think that I have it made because of the number of books I have on the shelf, the clothes I wear, and the way I rock my hair...." and she goes on to say how she cried oh so many nights, blah blah blah.
Seriously, I have a major Hate on for this fucking book. If it wasn't from the library, i would run it over with my car, and then throw it in a mud puddle. And then stick it in a garbage can, because I don't litter.