Hello May!!

Hello Lovelies!!

I have been a bad blogger!!  I don't know about you, but April has kicked my ass!!!

Between the winter-like weather here in Alberta, to stressful days at work to getting not just one flu, but two!! Lucky Me!!

Add to that, my mom fell and broke her leg...and so we went to the hospital to visit her, and that is where I got flu #1. Hubby got sick as well and that is where I got flu #2!! I am still sick as a dog, but life goes on!!

So, needless to say, I am sooooooo ready to say hello to May!!

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And with the new month, comes a new blogging strategy...I am going to do a weekly blog showcasing topics such as: Home, Fashion, Food and Drink, Inspirational things, and finally, my Favourite Things, both new and old.

Right now I am working on two projects in respect to decluttering: my closet which falls into the Fashion category (The Great Closet Purge), and the rest of my home which falls into home care and decorating.

Food and Drink will cover anything from food and drink recipes to great places to eat and hang out with my besties!!

Favourite Things will encompass anything and everything that I love!!

To end each week and start a new one, will be inspirational images and messages.

Through the week I will do quick posts of what will be coming up in the next week.

Okay Lovelies, there you have it...I hope you will come along with me on this new journey!!

Always your friend,

NJ 😘

The Great Closet Purge Post #1

Hello Lovelies!!

So did you check out the Adore Your Wardrobe Website? We are on lesson #8: Create a Closet You Adore. Well, with all the clothes I have in my closet this will be a looooooong process!! I thought to myself..."Hey why don't you turn that into a blog series?"

So "The Great Closet Purge" series is born and starting with this post!

The skirt is from Old Navy. The stripes add width to my hips which I do NOT need. What was I thinking??? I like the colours, but horizontal stripes on my bottom half...not a good idea!

Verdict: Donate

The shirt is from Fairweather. It is cream and perfect for me because I am warm. It is light and comfortable. It is totally casual and great as a light layer in summer.

Verdict: Keep

What do you think?

Always your friend,

NJ 😘

Saturday Musings

Hello Lovelies!!

Wow! Here it is Easter and we are already halfway through April!!

Do you celebrate this holiday?

Now that I am an adult, I really don't celebrate beyond going for dinner. I am not a religious person and besides Christmas, I do not observe other religious holidays. When it comes to Good Friday and Easter, I have conflicting feelings. I will leave it at that as I was not intending to do a post about neither Easter nor Religion.

Decluttering:

I have picked up a book about decluttering and organizing that has a lot of great ideas and has given my project of letting go a renewed purpose.

I am still going to let go of things everyday for the most part, but not posting it everyday.

Adore Your wardrobe:

I left off just before Lesson #6: Rule of Four.

Kelly Snyder gives an introduction to the Rule of Four on her website Adore Your Wardrobe.

Please check it out, it is quite enlightening even if you don't purchase her course (although totally worth the price, I thought anyway).

Inspiration:

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"The way to learn whether a person is trustworthy is to trust him." -Earnest Hemingway

The Law of Attraction states that whatever you focus your attention to will be magnified. In other words, if you find it hard to trust others, the Universe will put untrustworthy people in your path.

Trust first, then you can decide later if it was warranted. However, if you go through life with an untrusting heart and mind, you will receive situations in your life that will fulfill that prophecy. If you trust first, the Universe will place trustworthy people in your life more than untrustworthy ones.


Have a great weekend and remember, I am always your friend!!

NJ 😘

Wholly Smokes!!

Ugh!! it has been a while...so sorry!!

Life has been a little hectic between working and studying for my Canadian Securities course (exam this Wednesday), AND doing the Adore Your Wardrobe coarse as well!!

Phew!! I am so glad April hasn't flown by too!!

Okay, so an update on the Adore Your Wardrobe course:

So I left off at undergarment shopping...turns out I have gone up a cup and band size! From 36B to a 38C cup (not gonna lie, kinda liking it!). I picked up a piece of shape-wear that smooths out my tummy, butt and leg area, but thinking of purchasing another one just to smooth out my upper body.

Lesson #4 was about finding the right pair of jeans for my body type, which I actually have to correct. I am a long-waisted pear, not a short-waisted one. It turns out that I do not have to shop for jeans (YAY!!)

Lesson #5 was finding the right length and neckline for my type. As it seems, I can wear all necklines, woohoo!! As for length, Kelly describes a Sweet Spot Range which is the lengths of garment that balance out your body. I determined mine to be about 22-24" (long-waisted body types want to wear tops that aren't too long as to make their legs look even shorter than they are).

So now you know what I have been up to these past few days!!

Hopefully I can jump back on here soon to let you know how Lesson #6 went.

Always your friend,

NJ 😘