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    All about romance

    I’ve always been a holiday type of gal. By this, I mean I love pulling out all the stops when it comes to decor, celebrating, and of course, dressing for the occasion. Christmas means a dinner with all the fix-ins and holiday brunch with the fam, and wearing everything that glitters. Halloween spells out all the cheesy decor and an awesome costume. Valentines day calls for chocolate, flowers, a candlelit dinner (hint, hint CJ) and of course a romantic outfit to match. Perhaps this is kind of cheesy, but when it comes to holidays, I truly believe that there’s a reason we’re celebrating, so I’ve always looked forward to those…

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    Getting out of that winter funk

    Ottawa is in a bit of a deep freeze right now, and it’s hard to bring myself to want to do anything other than hibernate. But knowing full well that we have a good three, solid months of winter ahead of us, it’s all about mind over matter right now. It’s so easy to throw on some rubber boots and fleecy socks and call it a day, but in my mind, this is only letting the cold win. I’ll be honest, there are definitely days that I look outside, and dread running errands, going to school, or heading to work. But alas, life keeps on going, even on the coldest…