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Anthro window shopping

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So I’ve been pretty ill the past few days, I think it all started Saturday afternoon when I couldn’t get this nasty taste of vom out of my mouth each time I swallowed. Yesterday was much worse, and I was keeling over in pain. I don’t know if it was something I ate/drank. It was not a good day.  Nobody really wants to hear any more detailed information, so I’ll talk about clothes I want. That’s always fun, right?

It was bound to happen. I haven’t done a wish list in a long time. Even though I only recently got back from vacation, there’s still things on a girls mind you know!

Dwarf Quince Cardigan ($118). I saw about 3 people in the Anthro store snag one and I decided to try it on in the store as well. I wouldn’t pay the money for this one since it’s not really my style, but it looked very smart when I tried it on!

Molded & Melded Tee ($58) Also tried this top on in stores, but didn’t purchase it because I didn’t want to go wild and spend a whole pay cheque in the store. I like this in the beigey grey/brown color too.

Twist Of Fate Cardi ($138) WANT. WANT!! I tried this beautiful numbah on, and fell in love. Unfortch I can’t fathom paying that much for a thin piece of cotton fabric. It’s beautilicious on me too, ain’t it? :)


Buoyant Bunches Cardi ($88)Uh, clearly I’m a fan of long cardigans this season hey? I tried this on in the stores too (Hey, I was in there for a good hour or more!) and loved it. Though I felt it reminded me of this cardigan I already have. But maybe this one pictured is nicer? I want it :(

Wild Bunch Tank ($118) That much for a stupid tank top? Oh puhlease. I know Anthro makes quality clothing but seriously? I still can’t stop staring at it though. 

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Saturday?

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Well I woke up late today but I didn’t let that stop me from creating havoc in the kitchen! I got my baking hands ready and started away on muffins.

Made a dozen of those (recipe here) and while they were cooking I also prepped some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (and a recipe for those would be here!)

“Chillin” in the fridge. Ha!

Cooling off on my fancy (and huge) CSN stores rack that I reviewed here a while back.

Since I didn’t think that would be enough for me to do in one whole hour, I decided to create something that I have never created before.

If you are a follower on my twitter, and have no idea what a GREEN MONSTER is…

Well. This is what it looks like.

What does it consist of? Prepare yourself ;)

  • 2 small handfuls of spinach
  • some milk
  • 3 ice cubes
  • half a frozen banana
  • 1tsp cocoa powder

Now you’d be surprised, it doesn’t actually taste like spinach. Clearly I haven’t used a blender in years because once I drank it, it had chunks of ice and banana, so it wasn’t mixed up as well as it should have been. Plus I think next time I may add orange juice or vanilla extract.

Few things I disliked but will still continue to make. Can’t give up after a first try:

  • I hated the foam on top.
  • The after taste  actually tasted like barf. But it could have been something else – because it didn’t happen for a while after? That’s what I’ll keep telling myself for now anyway.
  • Why is it really dark? Other Green Monsters I’ve seen online are a lot lighter.

We went to the market just as it was closing and picked up some fresh salmon from my Boyf’s swim coach, who always gives us a huge deal. I ended up making the salmon a different flavor, but you couldn’t really taste it all that much. I mixed a bit of milk, cream cheese and dill together to make a sauce topping for the salmon — but it wasn’t that flavorful. I also added some yellow curry powder to the veggies and made some basmati rice to go with it. Scrumptious meal and very filling.

Salmon Supper.One more for good measure.

And finally, and outfit of the day. I rarely do these on weekends because I never take the time to do my hair/makeup, that and the fact I normally lounge in jeans and a tee, but today was different!


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Vacation haul

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Poor quality photos, but you’ll see me wearing these in some OOTWW (Outfit of the Work Week) and get a better look at them.

  • The three triangle items on the right are all from Anthropologie.
  • Black tee on top is a purchase made at Ironman Canada booth. The back says “PAIN IS ONLY A STATE OF MIND” :)
  • Underneath that black IMC top is a cozy North Face sweater purchased from SportChek. It was originally $79.99, and since I knew the Alberta sales tax was just 5% instead of Ontario’s 13% I went for it. About to pay, the woman told me I only owed $66!! It was on sale!!
  • The blue sweatshirt is from Forever 21 and it has the neck “cut off” it (does that make sense?) it was $18 or so…
  • Three white tops from Forever 21 at $4.40, and $5.50: white vneck, white crew neck, white racer back tank.
  • I purchased 2 long cardigans also from Forever 21… they were $7.50 each!! If they had more nicer colors I would have bought all of them. But I don’t like maroon or an ugly green color.

Closeup of my Anthropologie purchases. Top one is a cardigan that I wore on Friday, the colorful capped sleeved tee I wore underneath a cardy on Thursday. The pink/red striped item is a tank which was on sale.

There was a Sugoi store in the West Edmonton Mall that was closing and the owner is opening his own Online store with his own gear (not sugoi), so he took our e-mail addresses down and will notify us of when it’s going up! We were chatting with him for ages. Everything inside the store was 50% off, so I grabbed everything in my size and tried it on. A lot of things just didn’t fit well, and I’m not going to buy it just because it was on sale — but a few things surprised me. Like this yellow tank? Who knew I looked good in yellow! Both of these tops I’ll be using for running and working out at the gym.

See a Sephora bag there? That was my second stop of the day when I had the whole afternoon to shop at West Edmonton Mall. I bought Laura Mercier foundation, and a cuticle pen (since I’m dry as a lizard). The blocks on the right are canvases but made out of wood instead of… canvas. Then I purchased some manga pens and a super cute purple marker with a tip on each end. The DeSerres art store had a sale.

I also went to Purdy’s chocolate store 3 or 4 times, and each time I bought something. That’s my stash. Mmm…chocolates. I just went to their website and a Purdy’s Chocolate store is now open at Union Station in Toronto. Uh oh.

Of course I went to Victoria Secret. I went there twice in fact, and wanted to buy everything. Except that store”s items are pricier than other lingerie stores. But whatever, I went with it. Bought some comfortable bras and undies.  Aren’t they pretty!!!!??? I especially love the floral bra, and I love the charcoal colored one too. Silky…

Alright, that’s all I have to say for today. Super long post, but still exciting, right?

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