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Last night I felt like I did all of the weekend chores. I stayed home and did a bunch of laundry, cleaned the bathroom and tidied up the bedroom since my clothes get flung on the floor at the end of the evening instead of folded away or put in the laundry bin. I even went shopping at the Farmers market and picked up some more fresh produce and made egg muffins last night. Jeesh. So I basically get to relax tonight. Except I’m dreading putting away the clean clothes that I have up to dry and looking up business lawyer raleigh nc. Minor details.supper

I made myself a fairly easy meal last night and took Janae’s Dad’s advice and cooked my corn in the microwave for 4 minutes. Just put a wet paper towel over it. It sure is faster but I definitely prefer it the boiling for 20 minutes way.

 Here’s what I wore to work this week. I don’t normally wear jeans throughout the week but it was a casual day as we hosted a staff BBQ at one of the offices on Wednesday. Hooray!ootww

What do you have planed for the weekend?

Me? Nada, right now anyway. Not sure what I’ll end up doing.

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The ABC’s of you know me

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I LOVE tags and even though I wasn’t tagged in particular to do this one. I grabbed it anyway and decided to partake. I found this one from Char.

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A. Attached or Single? I’ve been with the Boyf 8 years as of June! Pretty attached if you ask me. We were BABIES. Look at us.boyf and i in 2005

 B. Best Friend? I’m not sure who I’d classify my best friend besides my Boyfriend anymore. I always call my friend (who now lives in Ottawa) my best bud. Also, my friend Trev back home. But I go months and months without talking (and years without seeing) them. So I’ll stick to the Boyf as the first best bud.

J and I in OttawaJ & I at her place in Ottawa last summer.

tmar engr gradTrev & I at my Boyf’s university graduation in 2005. Glad I fixed my eyebrows since then. 

C. Cake or pie? I love cheesecake, ice cream cake and lemon meringue pie equally. Does that count as an official answer? Because it’s going to be.

D. Day of choice? I always used to say Thursday because it’s anticipating the weekend. Now I’ve changed it to Friday because Friday’s are weekends, and some times paydays. Ooo yea.

E. Essential Item? Can my BlackBerry count?

F. Favorite color? A nice coral melon color. Like this tank from Lululemon.chaturanga

G. Gummy bears or worms? Tropical mini gummy bears from Bulk Barn are to DIE for. I can’t buy them anymore, I’ll eat the whole lot of them.

H. Home town? St. John’s Newfoundland. Scenery is amazing, isn’t it?
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I. Favorite Indulgence? Popcorn.

J. January or July? I HATE being cold. This is a no brainer: July.

K. Kids? My nephews may not count, but I love them like they’re my own!
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We also have a Pomeranian dog, Alfie.
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L. Life isn’t complete without?  The internet. Is that a terrible answer?

M. Marriage date? June 17, 2005 ;) Not really. lol

N. Number of brothers/sisters? 1 brother who’s almost 3 years older than me.

O. Oranges or Apples? Honey crisp apples. I’ll pay $50 for one, they’re that good.

P. Phobias? Snakes. Can’t even go near them when they’re behind glass. I am so fearful.

Q. Quotes? “Be the person who you want to meet” and “No Guts, No Glory” I love those two.

R. Reasons to smile? My Boyf, my friends, nephews, my family, Alfie, candy, chicken, McDonalds, CrossFit and climbing.

S. Season of choice? Summer then Fall.

T. Tag 5 People.

  1. Brittany @ My Daily Randomness
  2. Amanda @ A co. Est 1984
  3. Meg @ A Dash Of Meg
  4. Courtney @ Treadmill Runway
  5. Aleeza @ Stylish and Literate

U. Unknown fact about me?  I didn’t start cooking until I was 26. It was when I moved to Ontario. Thankfully I cook exactly like my Mom, even though I had never cooked with her before. She just instructed me over the phone and everything tasted just like Mom’s Home Cookin’. Mmm Mmm. Now, if only I had 1/10th of her boobs. (Sorry Mom).

V. Vegetable? Carrots are my all time fav. Sweet potatoes and asparagus are right up there.

W. Worst habit? This sounds gross but biting the skin around my nails.

X. X-ray or Ultrasound? More recently? What’s the question?! (Ditto, Char!) I’ll also go with recent and I got an X-Ray on my ankle when I injured it during soccer a few summer’s ago.

Y. Your favorite food? Anything with chicken. But what tops it all off is Lemon Pepper Chicken Stir Fry. SO good. Paleo friendly too!
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Z. Zodiac sign? Like a true Taurus, I’m very stubborn. I don’t mind though ;)

Now answer one of the above questions for yourself!!

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ncLA Sweet Revenge Summer Collection 2013

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sweet-revengeNCLA has introduced their new summer line of nail polishes, Sweet Revenge which is available online at Nail Polish Canada.

ncla-polishes-summer-2013Last summer I found really neat NCLA nail stickers on a blog, and I ordered them. I still haven’t used them because they’re too pretty. I hope they haven’t dried out.

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Mostly Sunny With A Chance Of Sprinkles and Not So Sweet.
Amount: 0.5oz / 15mL
Retail price: $16 CAD each
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The NCLA Summer Collection shades include:

  • Mostly Sunny With A Chance Of Sprinkles: Sunny skies with one ominous cloud, this light blue lacquer has a dark side: navy glitter.
  • Not So Sweet: Feeling not so sweet? Fool your frenemies when you wear this cotton candy pink shade.
  • Sugar Fix: Coming down from a sugar high never felt better! This light grey lacquer with fuchsia and electric blue glitter is sweet to the max.

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Mostly Sunny With A Chance Of Sprinkles is this creamy robin’s egg blue color which is completely opaque with one coat. Impressive.
ncLA-mostly-sunnyI applied two because there was a few small streaks. The small navy glitter gives it a fun little touch to the polish.

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Not So Sweet is a sweet shade of light pink that can be described as cotton candy. It’s hard for me to find a nice opaque pink that I will wear over and over. You can tell by the photo how smooth it looks on the nails.
ncla-pinkIt’s truly a perfect baby pink for my complexion.

This was my first experience with NCLA polishes, and I have to say it’s a nice polish, but I don’t know how often I’d go out and spend $16 on a bottle of nail polish. It’s a bit too rich for my blood, but I did like playing with the colors and will keep these in my collection as I hand picked them to review on my blog.

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NCLA Sweet Revenge in (L-R): Mostly Sunny With A Chance Of Sprinkles, Not So Sweet.

About NCLA: NCLA is a  luxury nail company based in Los Angeles. They have been featured in Vogue, Glamour, Elle, and In Style, and have found themselves a celebrity favourite worn by Beyonce, Kesha and Miley Cyrus.

Application Instructions: For best results first apply a base coat to clean, bare nails. Then apply 2-3 coats of colored polish (depending on its consistency and thickness). For long lasting wear finish with a top coat.

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