Fashion

Leather goods

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purses

I really like these purses. So much so that I’m considering blowing $500.00 on one. I gotta be honest though. I haven’t even heard of the designer Linea Pelle until today when I found a fashion blog whose (who’s?) purse I adored. Thankfully she linked it!

But it doesn’t exactly work with my budget. In fact, it’s a bit conflicting in that regards since it would cost as much as half a months rent. If I keep up with my paid blogging and rack up the dollars, maybe I’ll treat myself to one of these purses by the time my birthday comes around. But at that point, I’d most likely re-consider as the cost is just too high for my liking.

Now I’ve always said I didn’t like buying plain ol’ black or brown purses — I’m one for buying a colorful purse such as my red or yellow Nine West purses, a crisp white wallet, or even the blue juicy couture wallet I purchased during the summer or even an old salmon colored one I bought at Winners. I don’t own any black or brown ones, and I think it’s time that I invest in one, some day. I definitely wouldn’t pay full price for a purse like that, especially since I’m not all that “fashionable”. I just love purses, clearly Nine West one’s at that since I was scoping out this brown NW purse at the mall back home in Newfoundland, unknowingly to me that I actually blogged about it in a Polyvore entry in November. I hope my Mom is still keeping an eye out at the mall for it to go on sale. Hellooooo Birthday gift!

My yellow Nine West purse I rarely wear anymore as I’ve had it since 2007, and even though it’s not really that long ago, it’s starting to show it’s age and getting all ratty looking. I’m hoping more expensive purses wouldn’t do that? I don’t really know though … if I ever bought a plain leather (not with the stupid “C” logo splattered all about) Coach purse, I’d have to seriously think about researching for an insurance quote. Don’t want to lose that bad boy!

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Health

Am I fit?

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I may look fit, but am I?

The gym I attend offers free Fitness Assessments to track your fitness throughout the months you work out. When I first joined the gym in November 2007, I had a consultation for a full hour where she was measuring my body, as well as my body fat percentage, how flexible I was, then took me onto the treadmill with a heart rate monitor to see how good my endurance was, even if it was just walking — it was at various speeds with hills and then straight away.

Of course, like any female — I didn’t like the number I saw when she told me my body fat percentage. So for the next three months I pushed hard at the gym, doing a couple of classes here and there, but mostly trekking away on the treadmill doing a ton of miles per week. I was successful in some aspects, when I had my second assessment in March 2008. I lost inches off my ass (I thought I had nothing to lose on my butt!) but I lost a mere 0.3% of body fat percentage after brutal amount of torture I endured on the treadmill. Not long after, I quit the gym in May ’08 and didn’t go back.

I notice my body tones up fairly quickly, but I was so bored at the gym just going on the treadmill and doing the occasional strength classes Saturday mornings. But I think mostly, I dreaded the commute to the gym. Now that I have switched branches, I am now in the exact same building as the gym I attended three years ago, in November 2007. I signed up back in the beginning of December and went to a few classes, then came Christmas vacation…

I immediately got back into going to the gym right after my holidays ended. Spin, Strength (weight),  “wave” (a neat fitness machine lol) classes, and many more. I love working up here because it’s hard to walk past the gym and go home, knowingly you’re skipping a class (ahem, I’ve never done that before).

After a few weeks of joining the gym I have finally booked my second first Fitness Assessment for today right after work. It’d be interesting to see how much my body has changed (or stayed the same for that matter), since I initially joined back in oh seven.

I’m looking forward to it. Mainly because right now I’m not playing soccer, I’m not involved with climbing. I’m relying on going to the gym for my fitness and I better make it fun. I’m trying to promise myself to not quit within 6 or 7 months of hard work at the gym.

I’ll let you know how the Fitness Assessment goes! If it doesn’t, maybe I won’t post it at all and just head on over to wholesaleinsurance.net and complain lol.

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Design, Fashion

Girls night… IN?

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I find the best stuff on all sorts of web directories!

Girls night in? Trying to save some money rather than hitting up the bars? Drinking at home, making some cheese cake and serving it up? Hoo-wee, have I found a cutesy high heel utensil for YEW! (I actually saw this at Winners too, in case you don’t want to order anything online)

highheel

Description:
Slide this sexy server under your cake to formalize any event. This stunning stainless steel cake server has a magnetic “heel” on its handle that transforms this utensil into a size seven slide shoe. The heel comes off for serving and washing, but isn’t everything a little bit sexier in a heel?

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