tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63290274135124651692024-03-12T18:00:32.790-07:00Bella Lime Living a Bella life with a twist of LimeAubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382024129917697353noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329027413512465169.post-52172834638057435322016-09-04T14:48:00.003-07:002016-09-04T14:48:48.251-07:00Bella Lime DesignHellooo Lovelies,<br />
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I thought I would let you all know that I have started a new blog called "<a href="https://findingaubreyblog.wordpress.com/blog/" target="_blank">Finding Aubrey</a>"! This is where I will be posting all the crazy everyday things that are going on in my bella life and all of the projects that we have going on at Casa M.<br />
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I am going to keep "Bella Lime" and have it as my little shoppe's website. Bella lime is where I will list my handmade items for sale and all of the exciting things Bella Lime Design is up to.<br />
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It was a hard decision to move on from Bella Lime and make it my business site. Bella Lime has been "ME" for 6 years. I am excited share my journey in life at Finding Aubrey Blog and to take "Bella Lime Design" to a whole new level!!!! LOL what is that even from???<br />
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Anyhoo, thank you loves for all your kind words and for taking time to read Bella Lime. There will be lots of Bella Lime Design pretties coming up in the fall. Please make sure to check them out!!!<br />
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You can view my handmade pretties on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bellalime_design/" target="_blank">@bellalime_design</a> and on Facebook<a href="https://www.facebook.com/bellalimeboutique/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel" target="_blank"> HERE</a><br />
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Chat soon,<br />
XOXO<br />
AAubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382024129917697353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329027413512465169.post-19394304245529222442016-02-03T00:00:00.003-08:002016-02-03T00:09:07.135-08:00BELLA LIME<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Hellooo Lovelies,<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">am so glad you are here!! First of all let me share with you a little about me, My name is Aubrey M </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div>
I started Bella Lime so I could share my love for interior design and inspire others to love their home by showing them how to add a little bit of themselves into theirs homes.<br>
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Slowly over time Bella Lime changed into more of a lifestyle blog...... I would write sporadically about what was going on in my life, family, food and design. There was no consistency. Lately I have been doing some soul searching and trying to figure out what I would like to share and inspire you all with.<div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BfsahHExfc4/VrG1oVhinFI/AAAAAAAAPnA/XqmdM21boeU/s640/blogger-image--1398236656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BfsahHExfc4/VrG1oVhinFI/AAAAAAAAPnA/XqmdM21boeU/s640/blogger-image--1398236656.jpg"></a></div><br>
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A little revamping of BELLA LIME you might say. I want to give it a little more purpose ... a mission one might suggest. I would like to inspire all of you lovelies, share my creations, commiserate about parenting and all that we go through as stay at home moms, and my love for GOD! Oh YES I would love to share my Faith with all of you too.</div><div><br>
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I am not sure what it will look like but I am so excited to see what comes of it!!<br>
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That time when my parents head down south for some sunshine and relaxation... but before I stuff my face with ice cream and chocolate because my mom has gone away for 5 months, I wanted to share with you lovelies how we celebrated my mom before they headed out.<br />
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This year I hosted it at my house and made a feast with all the trimmings except for ice cream and chocolate because I will need those to drown my sorrows. We invited my mom and step dad's good friends to join us as well as my uncle. It was such a pleasure to have all these wonderful people who I have known almost all my life together to celebrate my favourite person.<br />
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I found that even though my hubby, brother and I had to work our little butts off preparing for this get together it was so worth it. I loved sharing a meal with everyone and hearing all the different conversations and laughter. I will definitely be opening my home up and having more gatherings perhaps more of a "potluck" style from now on.<br />
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Turkey roasted with a rub that included rosemary, salt, pepper, garlic and butter <br />
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I am smiling here because the business of preparing the turkey is long behind me. I felt AWFUL pulling out that poor birds insides and neck. I kept apologizing to it as I was pulling each piece out. It gave new meaning to having your head up your butt...( sorry) but honestly what a terrible place to store everything!!!! And don't even get me started on how awful it was to separate the skin on top of that poor bird and then stuff onions, bacon and apples into that space.<br />
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You were delicious though!<br />
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Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382024129917697353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329027413512465169.post-4838619859082957832015-07-31T00:37:00.001-07:002015-07-31T00:37:16.316-07:00Look Up Gorgeous<header class="entry-header " style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-left: 146px; position: relative; z-index: 1;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="border: 0px; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Oswald, sans-serif; font-size: 2.4rem; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<i>Ornate tin ceiling tiles … Helloooo gorgeous!</i></div>
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This beautiful herringbone design ceiling takes my breath away. The mixture of tones in the wood and that beautiful pendant light are absolutely gorgeous!</div>
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I love the grandeur that a Coffered ceiling brings to a space. One day I will have one in my dining room.</div>
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Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382024129917697353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329027413512465169.post-81488030098836437892015-07-24T13:20:00.002-07:002015-07-24T13:20:58.430-07:00Date Night<div>
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The hubby and I got to go on our first date in over a year!!</div>
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I have to say that at first I was a little annoyed that we weren't going to see Pitch Perfect 2 because that's our thing...... we loved Pitch Perfect so obviously I thought "YAY, we get to go and see it!" <br />
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Now this is where you guys are probably going to roll your eyes and boo me a little bit because it wasn't just any soccer game it was a FIFA Woman's World Cup soccer game!!</div>
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Don't fear I did change my tune as we were driving downtown I started to get excited and I realized this is a big deal. We were going to a World Cup game!!! </div>
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Do you think we could come up with a place to go???? For the first time I felt like a suburban mom lost in the big city!!<br />
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but as we all know there are sushi places everywhere downtown. We settled on Sushi Library. I bet you can't guess where it is??? <br />
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This place was amazing and the prices were really good too.<br />
so I'm just going to have to give a little shout out to Sushi Library and to their Agadashi bowl!! it was absolutely DELISH!!<br />
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After the sushi we headed to BC Place to watch Japan versus Cameroon.<br />
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As we walked up to BC Place the atmosphere was incredible there were Cameroon fans playing steel drums, Japanese fans decked out in their jerseys; which by the way I loved them (navy with hot pink trim!! Hello gorgeous!)<br />
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Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382024129917697353noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329027413512465169.post-88043950616461736152015-01-31T20:03:00.001-08:002015-01-31T21:36:25.613-08:00Mastering CALMSo a girlfriend of mine asked me in December what my goals were for 2015, project wise. She asked if there was any big home project that we wanted to finish at Casa M by the end of 2015. Well I thought to myself, what is it that we have been putting off and wanting to do around here, nothing too major or time consuming. I truly am amazed how people with kids get stuff done. SERIOUSLY how do you do it?<br />
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Well right now the universe is being awesome!!!! I am not sure if you know this but I am a shy gal. I am one of those people who is fabulous one on one, but get me in a group and I do an excellent job of blending into the background. It used to really bother me that I couldn't just walk up to someone and say hi and start a conversation.<br />
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Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382024129917697353noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329027413512465169.post-90691468825244715092015-01-15T06:00:00.000-08:002015-01-15T06:00:01.676-08:00The Year of YESHi Loves,<br />
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I love the fresh start of the New Year, there is truly something so motivating about it. This year is my YES year! MY BELLA YEAR!!<br />
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Life is moving too quickly my dears and it is freaking me out. I feel like I am just making it through days waiting for my "Perfect Life" but I realized that my absolutely amazing life, filled with love and adventure, is going on right now and I need to take advantage of it.<br />
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Now this is where I get all 'life really is short and I want to live my best' version on you but I digress.<br />
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I have been listening to podcasts lately and I am really connecting with Jess Lively's podcast "The Lively Show". If you haven't heard them, you must go to iTunes this very moment and start downloading them.<br />
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Anyhoo, I was listening to her podcast on <b>Achieving full life integration with Kristoffer Carter</b>:<br />
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In this podcast Kristoffer shares a quote by Brene Brown...this lady is seriously the bombdiggity.<br />
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<b><i>A-HA moment right there, did you feel it?</i></b><br />
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Such a simple observation but it hit home for me.<br />
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My goal for this year and hopefully future years that follow is to take better care of myself. And when I say take care of myself I mean mentally, physically and spiritually. I want to live an all-around balanced life.<br />
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I have neglected my skin immensely ... I seem to neglect it until it is dehydrated, dull looking and saggy... yes you read that right S-A-G-G-Y. There seems to be a lack of elasticity in certain places... sorry a little bit of TMI? Well too bad my dears, I feel you needed a visual and I bet you can relate.<br />
Sadly, with two young ones I rarely have time to get to look myself in the mirror, let alone actually do something for myself. Well things are a changing!!<br />
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So now I am making sure to take a few minutes a day to take care of me...<br />
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I think I found part of the larger solution for this SKIN debacle.......<br />
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FACIALS!!! I was recently treated to a facial at the fabulous SKOAH LO LO...<br />
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Their tag line says it all "Personal training for your skin"<br />
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Skoah's products are incredible and I absolutely love that they are a local company! I am also impressed that they now have locations all over BC, Alberta, Washington and Massachusetts!!</div>
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Have you been to Skoah loves? If not, you need to go there... like now! Call and book yourself an appointment. I am serious loves! Do it and make sure to make it a standing monthly one!<br />
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The moment you walk though the door of Skoah LO LO you feel the weight of your outside world responsibilities leave your shoulders. You breathe in the calm and start to stand a little taller. I believe it's a combination of the beautiful space, the sweetest staff ever, and knowing that the next little while is going to be all about YOU and that your skin will look and feel glorious!!<br />
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The wonderful thing about facials is that they fit into your lifestyle. For the person who has an afternoon or for someone on the go, facials range from 25 mins to 75 mins. If you are someone who only has 30 mins to spare than book yourself in for one of Skoah's Target sessions- you have 4 options to choose from and the price of $45 is perfect.<br />
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I truly believe that we all have time to make ourselves a priority, be it a few minutes or a few hours!!<br />
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Once you are led to your treatment room (oh make sure to have a quick visit to the loo before hand, the last thing you want to disturb your tranquility is thinking how badly you need to go pee!) Okay so after the loo you slip into the cozy and heated treatment beds that are dressed with the fluffiest of blankets. Once you are snuggled in, make sure to let your hair down... because the facial starts off with a head to décolletage massage which is AHHHMAAZZIINNGG!!<br />
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Now I wish I could go into all the delightful techniques and products that were used, but I was too busy enjoying every moment. During the facial my skin was analyzed and to my amazement, there was no skin damage to my face. (Way to go make-up with SPF!!) There were some dry patches on the apple of my cheeks and my forehead. A few extractions were made, but I knew that was coming. <br />
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Once my "Power Facial" was finished I was left alone to enjoy the last little bit of me time and get dressed. ... but it was really hard leaving that cozy bed. I finally stepped out and made my way to the front, where I was offered a skin hydrator drink by my Skin Trainer, and she was able recommend Skoah products that would work best for my skin type.<br />
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After this experience and seeing how my skin looked and felt for the entire week following, I am a believer that we need to have monthly facials- Our skin deserves it!!<br />
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I must share that SKOAH also has a make up line called Chiiki Munki (how adorbs is that?) I totally recommended their Super Gloss. It comes in a array of colours and they have some incredible hand and foot lotions. The Kollection called "Fresh Love" smells DIVINE.<br />
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And there is MORE... you are able to have your eyebrows and upper lip beautified!!<br />
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SKOAH LO LO is truly the place to visit for all your beautifying and skin training needs!!!<br />
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Happy Wellness Wednesday Loves!!!<br />
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I am finding a floppy hat is one of the MUST haves this Fall Season. </div>
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You can pretty much add them to just about any outfit, they are the perfect accessory to complete your look. </div>
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A floppy hat always makes me feel a little more chic. Like I should be hopping on a plane to Europe or heading to a cafe to meet my girlfriends for a little gossip sesh and then off to explore a bunch of trendy shops. SATC style!</div>
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OH how I wish that was where my floppy hat was taking me.</div>
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I am really feeling this hat for Fall. I am pretty sure it will be making an appearance a couple times a week... even if it is just for hanging out at home and walking the dogs. A girl has the right to feel stylish everyday, right?</div>
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This beauty is by Nine West and is available in brown and black at Winners!! </div>
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Last month I had the privilege and honor of being a blog ambassador for Leading Moms: Inspirational talks by Extraordinary Moms. And let me tell you they were extraordinary!<br />
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These women showed me that you can pretty much do anything as long as you try and put your best effort forward. You can change the world.<br />
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Saying my eyes were opened by this years Leading Moms would be an UNDER statement I was BLOWN away with what these extraordinary moms were achieving and doing with their lives.<br />
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Andrea Thomas Hill is one of those extraordinary women who decided that she needed to make a change in our society by helping single moms with resources to help raise their children- with the foundation <a href="http://causewecare.org/who-we-are/" target="_blank">Cause we Care</a>. Andrea Thomas Hill is someone I am going to strive to be like! She sees something that is not right in society, and does her utmost to right the situation. So many of us may talk about others "sad situations" but very few of us "DO" anything. I want to help make a difference and I thank Andrea for making me aware that we all have it in us to make a difference.<br />
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Keri Anne Livingstone <a href="http://www.keriannelivingstone.com/" target="_blank">Dared us to suck</a>.. to ask for what we want, to try the one thing we really wanted to try, even if we were going to be bad at it.<br />
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One of the women I was surprised to find I wanted to hear more from was <a href="http://www.sexplainer.com/about/" target="_blank">Marnie Goldenberg</a>: The Sexplainer. I have to be honest with you, I really had no desire to hear what she had to say. I didn't want to hear about teaching pre-schoolers about sex, but once she started talking... It was about teaching our children about their body parts, and to have a positive open discussion about their bodies. I found I wanted to hear more from her. Everything she had to say made complete sense to me.<br />
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Leading Moms filled me up. I feel like I can move mountains and look fabulous while doing it! I am excited to take on the day and bring myself closer to living my dreams. I can make a difference... and so can you.<br />
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And as <a href="http://www.africanstages.org/" target="_blank">Comfort Ero</a> reminded us in her opening remarks, share stories with your children, empower them ,and be creative with them.<br />
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I am thrilled it has finally arrived because that means it is time to break out the cozy sweaters, boots. leggings and this season hot look PLAID!! (oh and the BAILEY"S of course)<br />
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Plaid truly is one of the best patterns for FALL in my opinion. Seeing this pattern always reminds me of when I was a little girl heading off to elementary school, excited to show off my new tights and wool Plaid kilt with the fancy pin in it. Am I the only one who thought that they seemed to only last through 2 wears?<br />
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This season Plaid is out in full force!<br />
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If you are just wanting to add a little bit of plaid to an outfit, the best way would be to add a scarf, headband, or shoes in your favourite PLAID print. Or you could also try a plaid shirt under a solid colour sweater (I love that look!). If you are feeling BOLD, you can bust out in a beautiful plaid jacket, pants or dress. Your options for including this fabulous pattern into your wardrobe are<br />
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<li><strike>read something fiction and nonfiction everyday </strike> Read The Vintage dress and parts of Blog inc</li>
<li><strike>spend time with HIM e</strike>ach day (www.shereadstruth.com) managed to do this for 2 weeks</li>
<li><strike>get moving every week. Run, Spin, Yoga a</strike>nd try this thing they call TRX woo hoo was able to get moving every week- still haven't tried TRX</li>
<li><strike>have a pedicure. These tootsies are crying out for some attention </strike> Pretty tootsies</li>
<li>bake an ombre cake... I really really want to try this </li>
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<li><strike>organize playroom for E and J</strike>... once the last coat of creme fraiche goes up</li>
<li><strike>Call Big Brothers Canada for a donation pickup</strike></li>
<li><strike>sort through closets for Big Brothers pickup</strike></li>
<li>finish painting playroom- Yes, we still need to finishing painting the playroom.</li>
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<li>recover outdoor furniture</li>
<li>hang chandelier/ redesign chandelier</li>
<li>add some foliage</li>
<li><strike>paint the deck</strike></li>
<li><strike>hand rails for the stairs</strike></li>
<li><strike>clean up th</strike>e bodega </li>
<li>when bodega is cleaned up create an uber awesome office/craft room for BELLA LIME</li>
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Mr. M did a fabulous job putting in the handrails, don't you think? I was able to style the deck but sadly recovering the furniture wasn't in the budget this year. I shopped around Casa M for accessories and decor that we were not using at the moment. I am very happy with the way it turned out.</div>
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<li>t<strike>ake pictures of pretties for Shoppe </strike> Did this but didn't like any of them REDO</li>
<li><strike>Send out Thank you cards for E's Baptism</strike></li>
<li>Create the BL design Lino Print cards... Practice transferring the Lino Print</li>
<li><strike>Launch Etsy shoppe</strike></li>
<li>bunting and curtains for playroom</li>
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<li>take Lil J to a spray park/playground once a week</li>
<li>Hit up the Races</li>
<li>go to the beach and build a sandcastle with a moat </li>
<li>have a tea party</li>
<li>experience an outdoor movie with the family</li>
<li>GLAMPING- we are not campers but feel lil J would love it and this Mama needs it to be a little glamorous </li>
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I can't believe nothing on that FUN in the SUN list happened.. we were so busy with day camps and hanging out at home. Although we did manage to get to the PNE!!!<br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">I am so excited to share with you this AWE inspiring event, yes it is that GOOD!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #444444;">I had the opportunity to attend this incredible event last year thanks to my friend Bianca of the blog </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">"<a href="http://bitsofbee.com/" target="_blank">Bits of Bee</a>" who invited me. I can't even begin to tell you how </span></span><span style="line-height: 22px;">inspired and moved I felt listening to these amazing Mom's share their life stories. </span>Christine Magee of Sleep Country Canada and Kelsey Ramsden of Spark play really flipped the on switch for me. “Bing” a light went on in my head and I knew after listening to them, no matter what my dream was, I could obtain it. At the very least, it would be a ball trying.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Christine Magee talking about her daughter running up to her when she walks through the door resignates with me. It really isn't about ALL your accomplishments.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">This year’s event boasts a fantastic speaker line-up, including award-winning broadcaster, Tamara Taggart and Founder of Cause We Care, Andrea Thomas Hill. Check out all the inspiring ladies that will be </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: #444444;">speaking at</span><span style="color: #e06666;"> <a href="http://www.leadingmoms.ca/category/speaker/2014/" target="_blank">Leading Moms</a>.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 19px;">Ticket holders can register for complimentary childcare, courtesy of Kids and Company. This alone should have you taking part in this event!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">A new addition to the event this year is the </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://vancouvermom.ca/best-of/nominate-2014-leading-mom/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Leading Mom Award</a></span><span style="color: #444444;"> </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">which aims to acknowledge everyday moms who are making an impact locally, nationally, or globally. Grand prize is a weekend at premier resort, Painted Boat Resort Spa & Marina.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Oh and how could I forget this event is hosted</span><span style="line-height: 22px;"> by VancouverMom.ca,</span></span><span style="line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #444444;"> <a href="http://www.entrepreneurmomnow.com/vancouver/" target="_blank">E</a></span><span style="color: #555555;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneurmomnow.com/vancouver/" target="_blank">ntrepreneur Mom Now</a> and <a href="http://jellybeen.co/" target="_blank">JellyBeen </a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 19px;">Early Bird Tickets are $45 and will be available until September 9th! (regular tix are $70) </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 19px;">Please join me at Leading Moms, you will be so happy that you did!</span></div>
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Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382024129917697353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329027413512465169.post-85480520854847115332014-08-28T01:09:00.000-07:002014-08-28T01:10:30.002-07:00LOVE. COVET. YOU.Hello LOVES,<br />
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Are you loving Bella Lime's new design?!! It is gorgeous, right? The lovely <a href="http://www.brittdouglas.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Brittany Douglas </span></a>is to thank for the beautified Bella Lime site!!<br />
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How perfect is it that today is my BIRTHDAY and I get to kick off Birthday Week by launching the new Bella Lime!!<br />
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There are going to be exciting things coming your way Loves, a giveaway, some lovely posts and quite possibly the Bella Lime Shoppe (finally). Thats right the long wait will be over.<br />
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I can't believe I am saying this but I am thrilled to be starting my 37th year.. If you are turning 37 is it your 37th year or 38th?? I am going with 37.<br />
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How is this Birthday Girl gonna spend her magical day? I am so glad you asked.<br />
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If you had all the money in the world, what would you want to do with your life?<br />
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Were you able to answer that question right away? Do you have a dream/goal that you are bursting at the seams to make happen?<br />
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Or are you like me, and when my super awesome friend Kelly of <span style="color: #e06666;"><a href="http://www.writerunmum.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">"Write Run Mum"</span></a> </span>asked me this at lunch the other day, I pretty much verbally exploded with 10 different answers:<br />
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<li>I want to wake up with a view of the ocean (it really doesn't matter which one)</li>
<li>I want to make something of "Bella Lime Blog" and "Bella Lime's Etsy Shoppe"</li>
<li>I want to start a ladies shopping swap and donate the admission fee to help others in need </li>
<li>I want to join a philanthropist group who help women make their dreams come true</li>
<li>I want to open up a brick and mortar Bella Lime Shoppe in a beautiful heritage building (yes, it has to be a heritage building)</li>
<li>I want to design 1940/1950 style garments for women and girls (the most flattering eras in my opinion)</li>
<li>I want to design a line of cards (I really do have a good idea)</li>
<li>I think I want to be an event planner's assistant (yup, I would pay someone to let me help set up the decor for stunning events)</li>
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She is right! I am all over the map right now and am excited to succeed in so many things. But sometimes I overthink, get overwhelmed by all of my ideas, and then nothing happens. So I am going to dial it back and put all my effort into Bella Lime the Blog and Bella Lime the Shoppe right now.<br />
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The great thing about this is, "I want to design 1940/1950 style garments and create a line of Cards" f<span style="text-align: center;">alls under this dream as well! WOO HOO! I love that I can focus on even more of my dreams.</span><br />
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<li>Photograph and write blurbs for all items that are going to be listed in the Shoppe (this seems so daunting to me the perfectionist)</li>
<li>Sew fabulous garments to sell in the Shoppe</li>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Thing is, I don't have all the money in the world, not even close. But that question that Kelly asked, made me think and ask myself: 'What DO I want to do with this life of mine?'</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Thankfully there are companies that want to give you a little or a lot in order to help you succeed with your dreams.</span><br />
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Kabbage IS one of those Companies!!<br />
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From what I have found Kabbage takes a look at your sales, treatment of customers, social media activity and shipping inventory to determine if they will lend and how much they will lend to a customer. It is not all about your credit score, thankfully! I will definitely be approaching Kabbage once Bella Lime Shoppe is up and running. You can learn more about applying for a SMALL Business Loan and this wonderful company by visiting <span style="color: #e06666;"><a href="http://www.kabbage.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Kabbage Your Small Business Loan Lender</span></a>.</span></div>
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Happy Hump Day Loves! Be sure to visit Bella Lime tomorrow.....<br />
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I have a confession to make now that I am a mom with 2 'lil babes- I have been finding it hard to take care of me. I mean, I am suffering from seriously crazy bed head, make-up from the night before, and (I hate to admit it!), but my teeth may or may not be brushed. It is not pretty folks...<br />
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I don't know about you, but if I have a shower before bed, I have to make sure my hair is thoroughly dry- which is a pain! If not, I suffer the consequences of SEVERE bedhead, and I am not talking about the 'cute beachy look' of pretty misguided waves of hair.<br />
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Imagine more like: I've just stuck my finger in a socket!<br />
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So I texted my fabulous stylist <a href="http://yukosalon.com/" target="_blank">Yuko</a> and asked her "what is the best way for me to wake up with stylish no fuss hair...?"<br />
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but after talking to Yuko, I realized I was missing a very important step.<br />
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Once you towel dry, add a <b><span style="color: #134f5c;">curl enhancing cream.</span></b> I had no idea about this,<br />
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VOILA!!! Beachy no-fuss waves...<br />
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Beat the Bed Head: Step 3</div>
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Own the bed head... throw you hair into a pony and then wrap a pretty scarf around your head.</div>
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Here is an awesome video tutorial by the lovely Anna from the Blog Tulip Louise</div>
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/35731164">Tulip Louise Tutorial</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jadehoward">Jade Howard</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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I thought this is exactly what I need to research to make my daily routine run a little smoother.<br />
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"Casper" is the company that has Re-imagined <a href="https://caspersleep.com/mattresses" target="_blank">The Mattress</a>... I am being serious here folks.<br />
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Here are a few facts about Casper, but you really must check out their website for the full awesomeness of these mattresses!! <a href="https://caspersleep.com/" target="_blank">CASPER WEBSITE</a><br />
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I am excited for when Casper will be shipping up to their pretty Northern Sister!!<br />
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I hope you find these tips for combatting or embracing your Bed head useful!<br />
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XOXO<br />
AubreyAubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382024129917697353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329027413512465169.post-71872108515334365042014-08-11T06:00:00.000-07:002014-08-11T22:55:18.311-07:00Stairway to ... the DeckHi Loves<br />
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It is finally happening!!! Mr M went and bought wood for the back deck stair's handrails!<br />
You have no idea how excited I am. You see we have this awesome back deck with the BEST stairs down to the back yard.<br />
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You know the stairs that you want to sit the whole ENTIRE family on and have photos taken!<br />
The stair are WIDE and the perfect incline for people spacing in photos BUT there are NO railings!!<br />
I don't know why the peeps before us never put them in, because they had 2 young kids too and believe me it is scary having kids and no hand rails. Play-dates in the summer were nightmares but not anymore.....<br />
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Now that the handrails are going up, I can finally really focus on making the deck our perfect outdoor living space. The first thing we will be doing is painting the deck. I wanted to paint it grey but because we are on a bit of a time schedule we opted to keep it the same colour therefore only having to do touch ups.<br />
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Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382024129917697353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329027413512465169.post-47376059075211850102014-07-30T22:13:00.001-07:002014-08-01T13:39:10.604-07:00TWINSIESHi loves,<br />
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Are we all enjoying this beautiful week?<br />
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One of my GFs is visiting this week (woo hoo) and we met up downtown for lunch on Monday.(double woo hop)<br />
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Now I must state this GF of mine is a true fashionista. I mean she is a fashion designer, so she always looks fabulous <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">and I mean I was going to be downtown. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">So freaking funny ... at least I know I can still dress myself in other things besides sweats LOL</span></div>
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Are we all ready for the Monday Merriment List on a Tuesday! I am thinking Tuesday might be the new Monday for me.<br />
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First up- FLOWERS from The Casa M gardens!!! I'm really really excited because it's my first year planting Gladiola bulbs and they are coming up fabulously!!<br />
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Next is St. Ives Pink Lemon & Mandarin Orange Scrub.<br />
Do you remember St. Ives Apricot scrub? That stuff always left your face squeaky clean. You probably had it front and centre on your bathroom counter as a teenager. I mean seriously everyone used that stuff!<br />
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I believe I have found one of the best face scrubs! It is definitely the best smelling but it could be a little more scrubbier. The scent of it is truly uplifting. It is citrusy and florally with a side of FRESH. Can you tell I love the scent of this stuff. Now go out and get it!</div>
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I have been following The Sweet Bake Shop on Instagram for awhile now. Their photos are too cute and their dainty desserts look divine!! </div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">My love affair with dessert started early. Ever since helping my mom make a batch of gingerbread men when I was 3, I knew I had fallen in love with baking. I’m incredibly passionate about it, as well as cake design and just about anything that looks like it should be eaten while wearing little lace gloves. I find myself drawn to pretty, feminine things like bows, frills and polka-dots as well as almost anything floral or vintage and that girly style usually comes out in what I bake.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">I left my job in broadcasting in 2008 not knowing what I would end up doing career-wise, only to find myself working in a bakery and doing what I loved most – baking. Years of practice and some training at the Peggy Porschen Academy in London, U.K. eventually led me to start my own boutique dessert company, and I’ve never been happier! </span></i></div>
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And now she has her own brick-and-mortar shop!!! The Sweet Bake Shop is opening this Thursday in Vancouver. The news of this makes me so very MERRY!! It is truly inspiring to see someone's hard work payoff! I can not wait to visit and have one of their pretty treats!! </div>
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I am a super fan of the Blog The Alison Show. If you don't know the blog you should add it to your blogroll today. Alison is truly an Awesome Chick; her posts are crafty and she seems like she would be a super Fun and supportive BFF.</div>
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How was everyone's weekend? Anyone go camping? Take part in an event? Or maybe you were able to just kick back and relax at home!<br />
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Today's Monday Merriment makes me really merry<br />
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First up Big Love Ball<br />
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Now for the past few months I have been admiring these awesome Instagram photos with people posing with HUGE white balls with the word LOVE printed on them, #bigloveball<br />
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The photos would be of couples, Families, friends and oneself. Every photo shared a different story and every story made you want to be of part of this "Big Love Ball" movement!<br />
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So I finally went and googled this awesomeness called Big Love Ball and here is what I found on their website: Big Love Ball dot com<br />
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<i>Big Love Ball is the creation of Canadian designer, <a href="http://wendywilliamswatt.com/" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #555555; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Wendy Williams Watt</a>. An inflatable sculpture with the bold word LOVE across its breadth, Big Love Ball is an invitation to make a moment. Originally displayed in the window of Vancouver’s iconic Grace Studio, the ball was meant to spark dialogue with the community. In a culture ready for lightness and love, Big Love Ball was overwhelmingly embraced.</i></div>
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<i>Playful hearts far and wide can now create moments with their very own Big Love Ball. It brings people together to say ‘I am. I’m in. I do.’</i></div>
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<i><br />Our intention is to send Big Love Balls to places we’ve never been, events we cannot attend and to friends we’ve never met. We want to charm, disarm, honor and i n c l u d e the many people in the world who celebrate LOVE.</i></div>
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2.) Loft - I finally made it to Loft in Park Royal. I know you are asking "What took you so long?". I have to say Loves the second I entered that store it was love at first sight!! I mean the polka dots, beautifully coloured linen shirts, stripes galore and embellishments (don't even get me started)<br />
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3) Do you know how to take a compliment?<br />
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I am so guilty of this.<br />
Mr. M: You look so cute in that<br />
Me: more like an elephant<br />
Me: you are just being nice<br />
Me: I don't think so but thanks for being nice<br />
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Once upon a time this blog was intended to document the renovation of our townhouse before we put it on the market .... my first <a href="http://www.bellalime.com/2010/09/hola.html">POST</a><br />
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Our little townhouse was located in Kitsilano which is a neighbourhood pretty much located in downtown Vancouver. </div>
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It was the perfect location for us at the time. We were newly-ish married (2 years),<br />
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We could walk to everything the clothing and home decor shops, a brand new pretty IGA grocery store was a block away from us and oh the coffee shops!1 (I miss those the most so many options)</div>
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It was perfect but we had a beautiful beagle named SNOOPY You can read about our super pup <a href="http://www.bellalime.com/2011/07/what-it-is-only-sunday.html">HERE</a><br />
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Now Mr Snoops was a rescue pup who could not be left alone. If we did leave him alone he would bark and bay for the entire time we were gone ....OHH the letters the strata sent to us. They were awful.<br />
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So we found ourselves being held a little bit hostage in the townhouse. If we wanted to go out together as a family snoopy had to be with us, which meant we could only go places where he could come. Before we had lil J people would be inviting me out for diner or girls night out or even just to hangout when Mr M was working but I couldn't go because someone had to be with Snoops. It was frustrating for us and sometimes I feel like I missed out on the KITS life a little bit- that being said I would never trade in our time with Snoopa he really was one of the best pups around.<br />
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So after a year of townhouse living with Snoopa we decided that the best thing for all of us would be to move out to the Suburbs and buy a house with a yard. We would be happy because we could leave Snoops without him disturbing anyone and he would have a yard to enjoy. Win win<br />
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Alright back to the "To Market" Prep on the Townhouse...<br />
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Here is a list of everything we tackled:<br />
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<li>replaced the laminate with a darker one and for the love of me I still don't now why we did this. </li>
<li>carpeted the stairs from the entrance to the 2nd floor... Mr. M and I still shake our heads at that ridiculous decision.. I mean seriously the ENTRANCE stairs ?!</li>
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I think at that time I was watching too many home staging shows. We even took out our tube TV for showings! I mean seriously who does That? -<br />
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All in the reno/redo cost about $10,000!<br />
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Would we do that again? NO WAY !! If I am going to put $10,000 into my home it is going to be for me to enjoy not someone else.<br />
Did it help with the sale of the place NOPE ? The location was really the selling point. <br />
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So the before pictures are brutal.. they are from MOVE in day to Mini Casa M apparently I didn't take any picture between move in day and "To Market" day.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Once Mini Casa M was listed we knew we had to knock lil J's nursery down to bare bones but stylish bare bones.. we moved that book shelf upstairs and placed the queen ann chair into our room and we also removed the change table.. so all he was left with was his crib, a dresser and the super adorable canvas monkey bin by 3 Sprouts .... and then after 4 months of non stop showings and hearing the same thing about the small size of the 2nd bedroom, we decided to paint over the vibrant super fun green with a tranquil greywhite-</span><br />
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Its Monday, which means Its time to share what is making me Merry!<br>
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These Bright Beverages from The Carnival line at David's Tea.. I mean we are talking Cotton Candy, Rootbeer Floats and Cherry Snowcone just to name a few. The packaging screams Summer Fun.. Funny enough it looks like my wardrobe from the Summer of 89' Best Summer...<br>
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I had a little tasting while I was at David's Tea of "Cotton Candy" .. I must say it was really tasty not to sweet as you would think it would be but quite delish<br>
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I am a HUGE fan of the Classics So you can imagine how excited I was to see this little book (<i>and order it for Miss E, don't tell Mr M</i>) at Chapters in the baby section... Here is the little write up for the book:<br>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Introduce your little bibliophile to the romantic world of Jane Austen in Pride & Prejudice: A BabyLit Counting Primer. Stroll through 1 English village to meet 2 rich gentlemen and discover what happens when the 5 Bennet sisters encounter 4 marriage proposals! Alison Oliver’s charming illustrations accompany Jennifer Adams’ clever, simple text to make this take on a beloved classic perfect for little ones.</span> </i><br>
What a genius idea right.. There our quite a few classic titles in this "Baby Lit" series such as Sherlock Holmes, Alice in Wonderland, Sense and Sensibility.. the list goes on<br>
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oh and seriously how sweet are these illustrations by Alison Oliver from Sugar Design Studios?<br>
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This video makes me very Merry because it makes me think of Much Music Dances from High School .. Oh to be 14 again le sigh Good Times<br>
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Learning how to use my DSLR with this chiquita.<br>
Me and one of my Besties hit up the beach with our cameras, a Photography for Dummies book and the option to google "Photography" on our phones. I have to say I did leave our little study session a little more camera savvy.<br>
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