Monthly Archives: January 2012

{rushing here and there and everywhere}

Despite the fact that my legs are slightly longer than his, this little fella and I have a lot in common. Rushing here and running there, trying to get this and that done, life is crazy right now. Honestly, I’m okay with it, but I just wish I looked as cute as he did while doing it all.

You might notice a few little upgrades around the site today (if you don’t, press ctrl+r or command+r). As I learn more and more html/css (yep, I do it all myself because I’m too stubborn to pay someone else–typical), I find more and more things I want to change and fiddle with. Some might fault that as perfectionism (you know, that ‘weakness’ we were told to reluctantly divulge in a job interview), but either way I see it as yet another learning opportunity. Fun! But the most exciting for me is my newly renovated About page, which has a bit more direction than it did when I first wrote it. Back then, I had no idea what I was actually going to blog about, so I just sort of wrote some stuff.

Last thing: I can’t tell you how excited and honoured I was that Victoria of vmac+cheese sent a little love my way (here)  for the LinkedIn post I wrote last week (and if you haven’t already read it, you should!). It’s fun to have readers share comments and stories on your blog, but when someone else finds you interesting enough to share with their own audience, it’s really something else I tell ya. Anyway, I realized that I actually do really love link posts (because it often helps me find more amazing bloggers out there), so I’m going to try to do that a little more over here myself.

So in short, here’s to January’s successes, and February’s challenges. What have you done so far in 2012 that’s made you proud? And what’s next? February for me is full of friends and family coming to visit, which may actually include me jumping out of a helicopter to ride down a glacier–but you know, we’ll see.

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{oreo cookies + cream cupcakes}

{pretty candle in a bejewelled box}

This week, the little things that are making me happy are brought to you by my new-found photography time. I’m definitely still learning the ins and outs of this hobby, which is especially difficult when I live in a basement apartment… and am only ever home after sundown. Oh, the joys of unnatural lighting! At least I have high ceilings.

Photography is definitely tricky when you’ve only got bulb-light to work with, but it’s helped out by the fact that I’ve got some pretty cute (and yummy) things to brighten up my life these days. Homemade cupcakes always make me happy, especially vegan ones from my new cookbook. Candle light is another way I like to offset the harshness of overhead lighting, and I especially love the little jewel on the lid of this candle. It just adds a bit more pizazz to an already pretty decoration.

{edible glitter!}

I picked up these edible glitter stars the other day because my best friend’s little sister challenged me to a cupcake bake-off. Never one to take a challenge lightly, I decided I needed to step up my cupcake decorating game. This also means I’ll probably have to actually wait for my cupcakes to cool, so as not to have the icing melt off the top (such a tragedy).

I’ve also fallen in love recently with tie-top blouses, and have expanded my collection drastically for work. Isn’t the pattern on this one so pretty? With that and my new love ring (which I got here), I just feel so glamorous. Which is sooo the opposite of corporate engineering, but hey, I’m breaking the mold here. Someone’s gotta do it.

{bow-tie blouse for the office}

{big love for the love ring}