Last year’s sexy sweater dress

This year’s maternity sweater

Pretending that yoga pants are dress pants.

Don’t go there! I know the Yoga pants today are darker and nicer than ever before, and certainly wearable out of the gym or yoga studio…but they are still casual sporty pants THAT ONLY LOOK LIKE DRESSY BLACK PANTS FROM A DISTANCE, meant to be worn with casual sporty accompaniments, whether working out or at the mall.

Shoes: If you are not into running shoes type shoes (and really, I don’t get why anyone that doesnt own at least one pair of sporty shoes would be into sporty pants, but whatever) then yoga pants also work fine (for summer) with casual flip flops. But please, noplatforms, loafers, pumps, dressy boots, strappy sandals or heels of any style with yoga pants. It just looks wrong and I cannot take it.

Tops: T-shirts (long and short sleeve), tank tops, hoodies, and casual sweaters work well with yoga pants. Blouses, business type shirts and dressy tops do not. Don’t do it. You are the only one that thinks your yoga pants are passing for actual dress pants.

my recurrent desire to live in the US and shop at LOFT  has returned:

my recurrent desire to have a body that would actually look good in these dresses is also alive and well.

The the Ex-toggery if you are looking for affordable adorable designer  spring duds. I dropped by today and there was a great selection. More Coach bags than I have ever seen there (I barely resisted an adorable pink Soho Flap)  a couple Kate Spades, A Micheal Kors bag that I also had a hard time resisting,  lots of very nice sunglasses, lots of cute dresses and tops, and loads of Lululemon pants (I scored a pair of these…they are addictive)!

So, if you aren’t against a little bit of re-wearing (it is a great green habit!), hop on over, and make it spiffy.  

The bag I narrowly avoided buying:

Gossip Girl was finally back on last night, a new episode!!! I would have been in pure bliss had I not had to look at this dress every time the lovely Blair came onscreen:

Here she is in said dress:

I searched the internet for hours last night for the hideousity. I will now need to find every Catherine Holstein Tuxedo Bib Dress in the world and make a big bon-fire. Either that or gauge my eyes out. I am not sure I can live in a world where this dress exists.

Last night we had dinner out (sans the girl) with several couples, and then a small get-together with the adults and kids at a friend’s house. I was by far the most over dressed, but that is nothing new for me.

I tried out some dramatic smokey blue eyes:

 To go with a striped sweater dress and boots:

  and I enjoyed one of my favorite drinks:

As for New Year’s Resolutions, this year I am going to make them much more broad than I have in previous years, since tight ones never seem to be attainable anyways! I wish I had last year’s to go over, but they were on my now dead and gone first blog! Oh well, I do remember doing a tummy-roll was a goal of mine, and I’ve done that (who wants a video??). For 2008 I will:

1. Be more focused on my family.

2. Make healthy lifestyle choices.

3. Make positive changes with regards to my career.

4. Be kinder to the world and encourage others to do so as well. Starting here, with my blogger pal C.K..

Happy News Years Everyone!!!

So D and I hit the mall early today for some Boxing Day shopping. We had fun together, but there was really not much to buy. There were no spring/summer clothes on sale, and the winter stuff was very picked over and mostly stuff that had already been on sale for weeks. Also,  I don’t really need anymore winter clothes and have gained about 6lbs in the past few months (hello writer’s strike good-bye elliptical) and just don’t feel like trying on clothes until I feel better about myself again. There wasn’t even anything to buy for the girl, as she only wears dresses and there were tonnes of girl’s separates on sale, but only holiday dresses which she does not need. I looked for the man too, but all the nice men’s stuff was either super big or super small  (though I admit, I didn’t look too hard for him!).

I did score a pair of boots though. I decided I need flat(ish) boots as I have been wearing a lot of leggings and long sweaters/short sweater dresses this winter, and it looks sorta…um…trashy with high heel boots, and wrong with shoes. I avoided the dreaded hideous Uggs(yes M, I know they are comfy, but I just cannot do it! They belong in the Hell I normally reserve for Crocs) and scored these instead. Cute, eh:

I also have swollen, pus filled, scarred tonsils. I took a picture for ya’ll, but it is scary, so click here if you dare. I am feeling better though, the fever and sick feeling are almost gone, just another day or so of sore throat, and another 7 days of anti-biotics to contend with.

As for what I want. I WANT A Wii! NOW! I played it for the first time at my cousin’s house today, and let me just say, it is like crack. I would drop those 6lbs like nobodies business if just I had a Wii. As it is, I’ll just have to invite myself to my cousin’s house every day, until I score a Wii for myself. Cousins, listen here: Sorry, but I will not return the favour and invite you to my home for lunch.  I’ll cook for you. I’ll clean for you. I’ll even baby-sit you kids and walk your dog. But any future get-togethers will be at the house with the Wii. And that’s your house. Deal with it. Or give us the Wii. It’s up to you (see ya at 9am tomorrow, k? I’ll phone at 6 to make sure you are awake).

P.S. I know that there are some cute Uggs online, but I have never actually seen them. Luckily, I have never seen these in real life either. It is a good thing, as I think if I did I would have to gouge my eyes out:

P.S. S. Sorry I have been not around much lately. Between being sick and being very busy at home and work right now, I have been rather remiss in my blogging duties. I’ll try to be around more in the New Year! I know how much you all must suffer when I am not here for you…

Since my usual heels or strappy sandals would not be appropriate for the amount of walking Disney World will entail, and my running shoes would look awful with carpis and skirts, my upcoming trip had the added bonus of providing me with shoe shopping opportunities.

I actually got 3 new pairs of shoes for Disney, however the flip flops I got in the summer (with Disney in mind) and got a lot of wear out of, and the closed sneakers I got in the early fall (with Disney in mind), and have also already gotten a tonne of wear out of, as they are perfect with jeans or yoga pants.  The open sneakers are the only ones I got new just for Disney.

Flip-Flops
These Sanuks are actually for men, but so comfy I don’t care. The minute I tried them on (before I realized they were men’s) I knew they were the perfect walking flip-flop with their  well padded straps and thick contoured rubber soles!  I wore them to the zoo last summer, and they made it all day, so I think they will be more than suitable for Disney:

Closed Sneakers
I have wanted good (as in, not Payless) casual sneakers forever. I know that Pumas are trendier than Skechers these days, but I just cannot drop that kind of money on shoes that are only worn to the park, the supermarket and waiting outside the girl’s ballet class. So, when I saw these on sale while I was strolling downtown a couple months ago, I had to have them. I am not sorry, as they are super comfy as well as stylish. I actually wore them on my 5K back in September and jogged in them a few times before I got my good running shoes (link above), and they performed very well. Well enough for Disney:

Open Sneakers
though I have been eyeing these Skechers  for weeks months years, yet never wanted to spend the money (I know the site says $51, but in Canada they are about $80). When I found them on sale for $59 yesterday, they became mine. I suspect they  will get a lot of wear at and after Disney, as they will be perfect with the skirts and capris I plan to wear all next week, and ideal casual shoes come spring.

Yes, I know 3 pairs of shoes for Disney seems excessive, but I find that wearing the same shoes for long walks day after day is hard on the feet, as you get rubbing and pressure on the same spots day after day. I am hoping that alternating between these 3 shoes will keep me upright and in good shape the whole trip! The girl will do the same, with walking sandals, sneakers and open sneakers…

Sweater dress over jeans. I got this cute knit dress at Winners yesterday. It is very short, so I wore it last night over leggings (not tights, actual leggings) and boots, and it looked great. Since it was still out today, I pulled it on over my jeans. I think I like the look but would love some feedback: