Does This Baby

Last Friday we found out that our next baby is a girl. There was a moment of, "OK fine, it’s not a boy. We're not going have that perfect little nuclear family", but it was quickly replaced by, "Sweet all our baby stuff is girlie anyways". Wow sisters. Is there anything more beautiful in life than the relationship between two sisters? I have a sister. My mom is one of  6 sisters, and now my daughter will have a sister. I love my sister. She will never  understand how much I love her. She rolls her eyes at me most of the time, because she thinks I’m mean to her, but really it’s tough love. I’m the older one, so I have an innate duty to take care of her, no matter what. I’m tough on her because she deserves to have her shit together, and I’m the only one that can force that on her. At the end of the day, she still has to love me. My mom, and Auntie Chanthon have a similar relationship, though I'd say my mom, the younger sister is the mean one. Or maybe...

I did a mini challenge a few weeks ago , and it went pretty well. It was really easy to pick something to wear since I had a limited choice. This time I'm going to do a month long challenge. I picked 30 items, and will wear them for 30 days straight. There wasn't too much rhyme or reason to the pieces I picked so I hope I can make some unique outfits! Wish me luck :) 14 Tops 3 Jackets, 6 bottoms 4 Pairs of Shoes 3 Dresses

Everything comes together when you throw it out to the Universe. So I posted that I was on a shopping diet. Then I found this super cool video on how to make multiple dresses out of a man's dress shirt. Then I made myself a new dress.

A few months ago I hired an Image Consultant. Those of you that know me in real life are probably thinking what the hell? I know, I know, I'm into fashion, I went to design school, and I dress pretty well, why did I hire an Image Consultant? Well, truth be told I felt like I needed to up my professional game a little. I was hired at my company when I was twenty one, and sometimes I think some of the execs still see me as a twenty one year old. Even though I'm thirty now, a mother now, and have successfully managed crucial parts of our business. Prior to our first session Katherine, the image consultant, had me fill out a dozen personality surveys. Then we had a two hour discussion about the results of the survey. A huge light bulb went off when I realized all the things I wrote down on paper weren't actually the things I wanted at all. Katherine pointed out that on paper I wanted to fit in, go unnoticed. But the things that I was passionate about, my goals, my dreams, t...

I woke my baby up this morning, and told her I loved her. She says all sleepy eyed, "I love you too mama. You're so beautiful". God I love my kid!

My boss suggested watching this clip today. I wish my parents forced me to put one pay cheque into saving while I was working part-time in high school. They trusted me to use my money responsibility. Big mistake.

I've been pretty blue lately. I think it's being 30, which is totally dumb because I have a great hubby, lots of friends, a beautiful daughter, a house, good hair, and nice clothes. What more could any woman want? Last October I picked up Oprah's magazine O. The edition was all about pursuing your passion. It's been in the back of my mind ever since then. I can't help but think I'm not pursuing my passion, and it's slowly killing me. Okay, that was a bit dramatic. It's not killing me, but it has made me review every single decision I've ever made. When I look at the past though, it seems like everything happened the way it was supposed to. If I start regretting stuff, then other really great stuff would have never happened. If I did that, I wouldn't have gotten married. He's wonderful, and it was a beautiful wedding so of course I don't regret it. If I had gotten that, I wouldn't have tried to have a baby. And she's amazing ...

I spent my Saturday at the 7th Annual Women of Worth Conference. Empowered Leadership WOW is back and better than ever, with a powerful program that will WOW you.Get out of the boardroom and into the ballroom, and GET WOWED with world-class speakers, entertainment, food, fun, meaningful connections, inspiration and celebration at THE empowering event of the year.   It was a super inspiring day. The speakers weren't touchy feely feminists. They were smart, strong, funny business women, that showed off how awesome, and supportive their husbands were. I loved it. So much so that I bought two tickets for next year. For the last few days I've been reflecting about how I'm a woman of worth, and where I want to continue to grow. I think you have probably noticed my posts have really been career focused lately. That's all I've been reading too. Penelope Trunk is my unofficial career coach at this moment. It must have something to do with turning 30. I think I'm...

Every morning before work, I check out Louise Hay's daily affirmation . It usually sets my mood for the day. It makes me feel like I can do anything I put my mind to. Yesterday's was awesome, "The ocean of life is lavish with its abundance". I know it means that all the opportunities of the world are open to me, but I really feel like Louise is telling me to go shopping.

In high school I thought I'd be a business woman when I grew up. I didn't really know what kind of business, but I knew I'd have a briefcase, and all the right answers. And I'd yell, "F*ck, just get me a coffee", to my idiot assistant. Nobody taught us about HR in high school. Well, I don't have an idiot assistant, and even if I did, yelling at them isn't as glamorous as I imagined. But I am grown up now. I have an office job. I work for a very successful company. I have manager at the end of my title. I can afford my mortgage, childcare, and a designer denim obsession. I think I grew up OK, but I want more. Instinctively, more means bigger, better, and expensive things. But I'm trying to put my ego in check, and figure out happiness beyond money. Yeah money makes me very happy, but I'm looking for something Wayne Dyer would be proud of. Career wise I've got a few plans for this year, complete my business management certificate, writ...

The days are getting shorter, it's cold out, it rains a lot because I live in Vancouver, and I commute to work via a highway. Things couldn't be more gloomy. But as I look through pictures of the last couple of weeks, I'm reminded of how awesome this time of year can be too. I love fall. I love the fall collections at Holt Renfrew. I love the orange and red tones the leaves turn. I love driving into work with hubby, and talking about how amazing our daughter is. I love my daughter, and doing all the fun fall things you get to do. Last week, I raked the leaves into a pile in the background yard. At only 23 months, she instinctively knew she had to run, and jump into it.  And one of my favorite things to do during the fall, visiting the pumpkin patch. What's cuter than watching your pumpkin sit on a pumpkin?

I'm loving this song, and planning to learn the guitar so I can sing it to Eloise on Valentine's Day. I can't play guitar, not a note but to be able to do this is gonna be awesome. And I can't really sing either, only after a couple of drinks can I really belt out songs. OMG, I am a mother, aren't I? The totally embarrassing kind. Oh well.