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Before I begin lets remember that leggings are NOT pants. With that said...Leggings are a great item in many women's closets. As a mother to a very busy 5 year old, there are several practical reasons why I love leggings. They are great under a skirt for trips to the park. They are great under [...]

In honour of casual Friday, and to help debunk the idea that style bloggers look glamorous all the time, I thought I'd post this cute (but firmly NON-glam) outfit I wore to do school pick-up last week. It was also an opportunity to show off the purple spring jacket I got for my birthday from my [...]

We had a bit of spring weather in early April. So I pulled out a spring dress that I got on sale at Anthropologie at the end of last season. I added some navy blue tights (Joe Fresh), jean jacket (thrifted), camisole, belt (Danier), red cuff (DConstruct) and my grey/blue shoes (Camper). Oh and check [...]

So it is official, I have moved into a new demographic survey category. I can no longer kid myself that I am still a young whipper snapper in the 35-44 demographic. I have moved to the 45-54 box. Which, I suspect when I turn 55 will feel like another young whipper snapper box.  What does [...]

The weather has been spectacular in Vancouver for the past week.  With a short week for Easter combined with Spring Break, I only had 2 days in the office last week. On both of those days I mixed it up in different ways. Mixing Solids The first was mixing colour. I layered two different purples, [...]

As I get older I am less likely to wear short dresses or skirts. When the hemline starts creeping up past my knee I start to get uncomfortable. This is interesting as I grew up figure skating, and ran around in barely there skirts most of my formative years. But today as I edge towards [...]

Back in the fall I picked up this vintage 50s polyester house dress at the local thrift store. It was a bit big, but I loved the pattern and the fake accordion pleated skirt. The pleats are just an effect in the fabric, so they don't add any bulk to the skirt. I thought it [...]

Last week was Pink Shirt Day at most schools in the province of BC, to help bring attention to bullying. With a Kindergartener in the house, we had him all ready for the day (in a CKNW Orphan's Fund t-shirt, which helped fund Boys and Girls Club anti-bullying programs). Then he asked what I was [...]

I LOVE polka dots. Not sure if it is because I love vintage 1930s/40s polka dots, or because they were all the rage in the 80s.  No matter why, I love that they are on trend this year and so easy to find in-stores. When we were at Old Navy checking out their Family Day [...]

I love getting my hair cut (in this case a trim). I always feel like a million dollars with a freshly massaged scalp, a little less weight on my head and a nicely blow dryed coif. I made a bit of a tactical error with my hair over the past few years. First I decided to [...]