I AM SO OUT OF SHAPE! Yes, that deserved to be in all caps. I was all confident about my fitness since starting Pilates again, but my utter and total lack of endurance has made cardio extra hellish for me. I tried to use my elliptical today and made it to just about 15 minutes before I thought I'd literally plop over and collapse. ...
Archives for September 2010
We Got An Elliptical, Some OOTD’s & OPI’s “Midnight in Moscow” Polish
Hello ladies! We made it through another Tuesday! Today was an exciting day for me because we got an elliptical machine! The wonders of Facebook connected me with a friend who was selling hers and so we got this lovely elliptical for just $100. It's so essential for me to get cardio since I quit the gym so this will be perfect for ...
Motivation Mondays: ET Canada’s Angie Smith Shares Beauty, Fashion and Fitness Tips &Tricks
I'm very excited to bring you an awesome Motivation Monday! Today, I'm featuring Angie Smith. She pretty much has my dream job- she's a Fashion Producer on Entertainment Tonight (ET) Canada! I first met Angie when I worked at a tanning salon where she was a client. She was always so nice, positive and energetic when she came ...
Beauty Products Haul & 1000 Plus Subscriber Contest!
Hello ladies! I had a wonderful Sunday morning that started off right with a Pilates Ball class, a skinny vanilla latte and sausage, egg and cheese artisan breakfast sandwich from Starbucks (love!) I then headed over to the Galleria Mall to use a Victoria's Secret coupon I got in the mail. I got one that was $10 off of any bra and a ...
Rock Climbing Adventure (w/ Video!) & Our Wedding Album from MyPublisher.com!
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, H and I went indoor rock climbing today! It was really fun and SUCH a challenge. I couldn't do any of the walls that were inclined towards me. I could do the straighter up ones though. H actually told me he was really proud of how well I did. It was a fun way to spend a Saturday ...
Celeb Makeup Artist Napoleon Perdis Did My Makeup & Several OOTD’s
Happy Friday lovely readers! As many of you have seen by now, my new template is up! I am so excited about my blog's new look! Thanks to everyone who took the time to comment here and on formspring and also to those who emailed me about the new look! You ladies made my day *big smiles!* I just got back from an awesome Pilates class and had a ...
One Year Blogging Anniversary! THANK YOU!
Today is my one year blogging anniversary! THANK YOU to all of my wonderful readers and supporters. You ladies really feel like friends to me! Thank you so much to everyone who's taken the time to leave a nice comment- it really means a lot to me and I read every single comment. There is a chance the new template will debut tonight...or sometime ...
Motivation Mondays: With A Twist- Meet Jen from Blonde, Bronzed Twentysomething!
The much beloved Motivation Mondays are back! I am going to try to commit to really working on trying to get one of these up each week. Today, I bring you a fellow blogger from Toronto, my hometown. We met years ago and stayed in touch via Facebook. Jen is a lifestyles and relationships blogger and I truly enjoy her witty and insightful posts ...
Photography Class & I Finally Learned How to Use my Timer and Tripod
Today I attended a beginners photography class held by the lovely Mariae from Pink Posh Photography. She's a wedding photographer based in Austin and is incredibly talented. You can see more of her work here. She hosted this class to help support a charitable cause- a soup kitchen in Vietnam. Everyone made a donation to take the class ...
Weekend Shopping: Forever 21 Grand Opening @ Baybrook Mall
Today Candice and I drove about 30 minutes or so to go to the grand opening of the new Forever 21 at Baybrook Mall in Friendswood, Texas. I had never been to this mall so I didn't know what to expect. The Forever 21 that just opened there is the biggest one I have ever seen/shopped at. It's incredible. They have so much stock that it actually ...