orry for the lack of updates. June flew by and July has been a crazy month with my daughter's 1-year birthday party, my son's 4-year birthday party and hosting my inlaws for 2 weeks. I have a couple of weeks left before I go back to work :'-(I was initially supposed to start work on July 22, but I'm taking 2 weeks vacation before I go back. It's good because that means I can have a period of rest before I start work. After I had my first (in 2009), I started work right after my son's 1-year birthday party so I was so drained and tired. This time I wanted to use up some of my vacation time. That also means I can spend more time with my little ones before I become a working mom. I know how much I'm going to cry when my daughter starts daycare… Even though I experienced putting my son in daycare after my first mat leave it doesn't make it any easier… August will be a depressing month for me.
In a lighter note, I've been doing a lot of shopping in preparation for work. Here's some of the stuff I've acquired in the past couple of weeks:
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| I've been wanting these Zara skort ever since I first saw them on fashion blogs. I finally got it in white. They are super comfortable! They are still available online in white, black and red. I even saw a gray pinstripe one in store today. These white ones were $49.90CAD. |
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| I got a few bottoms at HR2 a couple of weeks ago. |
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| I got my first pair of Alice + Olivia shorts. They were marked down to $65CAD, down from $176CAD. |
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| These Rag & Bone Jodhpur jeans were $98CAD, down from $335CAD. You can still find these on Shopbop in all black, but they are not on sale. |
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| Got these gorgeous, bright jade trousers from Vince Camuto. They were $48CAD, down from $98CAD. |
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| I also got this Anzie necklace from HR2 last week. It's a silver disc necklace with my first name initial. It also has a clear topaz charm attached to the chain. |
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| Initially I wanted to get my kids initials- A & K and layer them on, but the chain is not adjustable and it just looked messy when I had both of them on. |
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| I wish it came in gold because I tend to wear gold jewelry more, but I really love this necklace regardless. This was $63CAD, down from $300CAD. |
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| I picked up 2 Gorjana rings from HR2 as well. They were $13CAD each, down from $30CAD. I'm planning to wear them together. I don't think there is anything wrong with mixing metals. |
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| I picked up this silk top from Aritzia today. It was on sale for $39.99CAD, down from $110CAD. It's quite sheer so I need to wear it with a nude bra. It's also pretty loose. I got a size small, but I think I could have gone down to XS. I'm wearing the top with my new Alice + Olivia shorts. |
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| I ordered these Zara ankle strap sandals online last week and I had them shipped to my local Zara store. I picked these up today and I couldn't be happier! They are just gorge! |
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| They are super high, but surprisingly comfortable. It's not real leather, but the price was great at $49.99CAD. I plan on buying Zara shoes online in the future because I always have a hard time finding my size (size 6) in stores. Plus, if you have it shipped to the store there is no shipping fee (and shipping is free if it's over $50CAD before taxes). |
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| While I was picking up my shoes in store I fell in love with a simple black top. I know it doesn't look like much, but it's so lightweight and the back is why I fell in love with this top. The front neckline is high, while the back is low. You can see how the shoes, skort and shoes look in this look. |
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| See what I mean? This was $19.90CAD. |
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| Here is my Aritzia top with my Vince Camuto |
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| Here's how the Rag & Bone jeans look on me. |
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| The leather panels (white) gives the illusion of thinner calves. I love that! I have fat calves so I was pleasantly surprised when I tried these on. |
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