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Stumped for Mothers Day ideas?

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How many of you out there realize how quickly Mother’s Day is approaching?

I was born on May 7 and Mothers Day always falls on the second Sunday of the month, hence my birthday is never on the special day. Little tidbit there for ya! By the way. This Mother’s Day falls on May 12.

Our mother’s are so important to us, so let’s not let Mother’s Day pass by without showing our heartfelt appreciation for them. Am I right?

Stumped for ideas? Give a handmade gift — something that shows you love her enough to take extra time to create something unique. Or, if you have little patience like I do, there are many more ideas to be found and bought.

Sit down, relax and browse through all these inspirational ideas for Mother’s Day gifts.

Create a decoupage map to tell her how you feel.Love

Have a hip, young Mom who loves fashion? Get her some gold layered necklaces. Nobody hates jewelry, do they?gold layered necklace

Stuck for cash? Go to her house and make her all of her meals for the day.sandwhich

And make her a drink while you’re at it!Boston Cream

Parker IM in a pink lacquer finish? Hey — I’m into stationary and I’d love this.parker-im-pen

To help you out with a Mother’s Day Gift, Parker would like to offer you a Parker IM Pen!Parker-Im-pink-pen

One of you lucky Canadian readers will be winning one of these Parker IM pen in a classic metallic pink lacquer with a satin finish.

Contest only open to Canadian residents. I will draw the name within 24 hours and if the winner does not respond within 48 hours, I will re-draw.

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Fossil Summer 2013 collection

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Well.

I’ve been hesitant on posting anything about spring or summer because of the gloomy weather we’ve been having because Mother Nature was having a hard time deciding which season she wanted to be in these days.

Last Monday was 18º and absolutely gorgeous out. I even drove to my favorite car wash place to have my car hand-washed and vacuumed while I watch, and longed for my spinach salad (still on paleo here folks).

In celebration of that wonderful warm day that I wish we’d have more of (let’s just ignore the snow and rain that happened this weekend, shall we?) I whipped out my springy fresh fun colored clothes which brought a pep into my step, let me tell you that much.

Loved it when I was pumping gas with my (fake) leather jacket on in the morning and the sun was beaming down on my back.

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Felt SO warm, and made me SO happy. There you are, sunshine! Thought we broke up! Ha ha!

So in lieu of this beautiful weather — I’ve decided to finally share the Fossil Summer Collection sans blurred out images.

Remember when I visited the Toronto Fossil HQ’s in February?  I showed you a sneak peek of what was to come this summer, but now I can show you! I got heads up a few weeks ago but the weather just wasn’t cooperating and showing you gorgeous colors to lust (or buy!) after didn’t seem right. ;)

Fossil-2013-summerBadda bing, baddaboom. There you have it in all its glory. The beautiful fun, fresh colors of the season. Cobalt blue, fun magenta, grass green, sunny yellows and bright pink hues.

Any guesses as to what my favorite product is? Second shelf the furthest on the left. That cobalt blue purse peeking out from behind. It’s a MINI explorer cross body.

This is the size of it in my hands.Fossil-Summer-2013I’m definitely going to have to get my hands on that baby, somehow. Some way.

Another shot of it below. Isn’t the color perfect for summer? Picture a pair of white capris, nude wedges, and a soft heathered fitted tee, and my brown stainless steel Stella with this purse. Perfection. Explorer-Mini

Other goodies from the collection (and a bad photo of me). I have another favorite from Fall, but it’s blurred out below, since we can’t really talk about that just yet. Secret stuff. But boy, I’ll just have to give you a hint and tell you that the PRINT on something coming up, is just to die for. Literally, fall over and collapse due to its lustworthyness. I made up that word, you like?Summer-2013-Fossil

Summer 2013 Collection from Fossil. Which purses are your fav? What colors call out to you?Summer-2013

Until next visit, Fossil Canada!Longview

Think you’ll pop into a Fossil store, or shop online for any of the Summer 2013 collection? As always, this isn’t a sponsored, or compensated post. Just sharing my love for Fossil to you guys.

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My Paleo eats (week 2)

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Paleo week two is complete. See what I ate during week 1 here.

Prepping food in advance is so much easier, and if I plan to do this with paleo food, I know I won’t grab for anything off limits. Sunday afternoon I cooked up a whole package of bacon, and made more egg muffins. I’m not the hugest fan of these egg muffins, because I’m not the biggest fan of eggs – but it’s easy, quick and edible when I’m tired in the morning.prep fod

I cannot get over that I’m at the halfway mark (today). I don’t even want to be done yet! My pants are fitting a little looser and more comfortable, and I am seeing baby abs forming on my stomach. Heck yea. But at the same time I’m finding it hard to make my meals different each week.

I’ve also incorporated multivitamins and omega 3 pills with my meals each night. This little selection here is from Koge Vitamins* which I received to review.Koge Vitamins

How the hey do I review vitamins? Either way, I’m going to give it a few weeks to see if I feel different/better/noticeably blogworthy. I’ve already been taking multivitamins since January but I’m new to omega 3 capsules. There will be a discount for all my readers too.

*It’s a referral link to track how many people have clicked it. I don’t get a percentage of anything. Full review coming in a few weeks.

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Sunday April 14
Breakfast: 2 pieces of bacon, 2 hard boiled eggs, and raspberries
Snack: Almonds
Lunch: Leftovers: spaghetti squash with homemade tomato sauce/paste with ground beef & veg
Snack: honey crisp apple
Supper: Leftovers: Salmon, sweet potato with coconut oil with broccoli and cauliflower
Water intake for the day: 56 ounces

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Paleo Day 9

Monday April 15
Breakfast: 2 ham veggie and egg “muffins”, 2 pieces of bacon, and a pear
Snack: almonds
Lunch: chicken spinach salad with carrots, bell peppers, cranberries, sunflower seeds, and tomatoes with balsamic vinaigrette
Snack: Leftovers: lemon pepper chicken stir fry with tamari sauce and coconut oil
Supper: Sweet potato, chicken, broccoli and cauliflower
Water intake for the day: 64 ounces

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Tuesday April 16
Breakfast: 2 ham veggie and egg “muffins”, 2 pieces of bacon, with raspberries
Snack: almonds
Lunch: Leftovers: Sweet potato, chicken, broccoli and cauliflower
Snack: Chicken spinach salad with carrots, bell peppers, cranberries, sunflower seeds and tomatoes with homemade balsamic vinaigrette
Supper: stuffed peppers with ground beef with a sweet potato
Water intake for the day: 72 ounces

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Wednesday April 17
Breakfast: 2 ham veggie and egg “muffins”, 2 pieces of bacon, and a pear
Snack: almonds
Lunch: Leftovers: stuffed peppers with ground beef with a sweet potato
Snack: chicken, carrots and celery with a bit of mustard
Supper: chicken, sweet potato, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and tomatoes
Water intake for the day: 64 ounces

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Thursday April 18

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Breakfast: egg explosion in the microwave — don’t care, was too hungry and tired to make the photo look pretty. Decided on 3 pieces of bacon and 2 egg “omelet” things.
Snack: Pistachios
Lunch: Leftovers – chicken, sweet potato, broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots + tomatoes on the side
Snack: 1 can of tuna with carrot, celery and bell pepper with some coconut oil. Then on the side I had 2 coconut dates, dried unsweetened mango, and plantains
Supper: Pork chop with spinach salad (sunflower seeds, pecans, bell pepper, 1/2 piece of  bacon, some cranberries & coconut oil as my ‘dressing’)
Water intake for the day: 72 ounces

 

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Friday April 19
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, 2 pieces of bacon, carrots
Snack: dried unsweetened mango, plantains, and some trail mix
Lunch: Leftovers: Pork chop with spinach salad (sunflower seeds, pecans, bell pepper, 1/2 piece of  bacon, some cranberries & coconut oil as my ‘dressing’)
Snack:  Chicken, celery, carrots and red pepper coated in mustard
Supper: 1 piece of bacon, chicken, carrots and sweet potato fries
Water intake for the day: 64 ounces

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Saturday April 20
Breakfast: 2 pieces of bacon, 1 scrambled egg
Snack: N/A
Lunch: Sweet potato fries and a chicken spinach salad with veg
Snack: apple
Supper: Salmon and veggies
Water intake for the day: 48 ounces

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