Slacker in Stripes

I've been slacking a bit with my Dress-up Days pictures and posts. Only one picture this week, and I think it may be the last for a little while. Been in a bit of a funk, what with a lack of sleep and just not much energy to do a whole lot. So I feel like it's better to focus the energy I do have into being a bit more productive with the projects I have on the go, and being the best mom I can be.

On the positive side, I finally dabbled with my watercolours again after many many months. Felt really good to get back into painting. Have been gradually setting up my studio area in the basement as I need a proper place to do some painting/printing. Will share some photos of it when it's looking a bit snazzier. (You can see a bit of Matt's relocated office in the background. Um, can you say goodbye hideous carpet and walls?)

Outfit details

striped shirt - Lamixx
skirt, tank and leggings - American Apparel
socks - Joe Fresh?

Dress-up Day - Pink and Black (again)

You'll notice that I wear the same colour combo a lot.

Like I said, one of my favourite pairings is pink and black.

This week I actually dressed up twice, though counting the second time is quite laughable as my tunic is a few sizes too big and water-stained in these photos. I was too lazy (or tired) to photograph my first dress-up outfit, but am happy that I had the perfect reason to dress up: brunch with friends.

I did manage to snap some of Whitney that day.


It was her second or third time out at a restaurant and she was quite at home and well behaved there, despite her lack of proper seating and in spite of some not so great sleep the past week or so. (Hence, my tiredness/laziness)

Hopefully I can catch up on some sleep this weekend, even though we move the clocks ahead on Sunday.

Have a great one!

edit: I forgot to post the outfit details before.

Outfit details

pink jumper tunic - Alternative Apparel with print by Oddbird Designs
leggings and long sleeve tee - American Apparel

Not Much Time for Sleeping or Blogging

It's hard to believe that it's only been 2 weeks since we moved into our new home. Feels like forever and a day ago, with all the non-stop work that we've been doing. Well, it was mostly Matt doing the majority of house-related work, while I looked after Whitney.

Moving day was a bit of a disaster. We were not prepared for it, as we had never moved with a baby before. Needless to say, it's a day we'd all like to forget about. And I don't think we will be moving anytime soon, unless we came into some big money and were able to hire all the help we needed.

We are still surrounded by boxes on the main floor, but a lot less than there were the first week or so. Matt's parents came up on Thanksgiving weekend and helped us out here and at our old place, as we had to finish moving stuff and do some major cleaning to stage it for selling. Even though we still managed to make time for a delicious Thanksgiving dinner, I felt like it sort of came and went without a proper acknowledgment for all that I'm thankful for.

So a big, big thank you to my dear parents-in-law and to my dear, sweet, hard-working love!

We would not be where we are today, if not for all of your time and effort. Just take a look at some of the pictures of our sparkling clean and staged loft.





Pictures of the new home are coming. My camera was m.i.a. until a few days ago. And I've been busy running after an ever-curious and mobile 9 month old, so it's not easy to get much unpacking done, much less anything else.

Toodles for now.

Packing and More Packing...

Almost all the shop orders have been packaged and mailed out.


Now to tackle packing for our move!
Matt has done most of it so far.

Hopefully the kitties will love their new digs. This will be the third move for Dex and the sixth for Suki!

I would gladly trade places with Dex right now. But there will be time to sleep after the move...

I hope.