let me hear you scream

I hate Halloween. No, let me clarify.... I really hate Halloween.

I've never been one for the ghastly and ghoulish games of this day. Call me a scardy-cat or whatever you wish, I much prefer a day of glitz and glamour and all things nice. Which is why I have never dressed up as anything even remotely terrifying (with the exception of the time I went has Hermoine Grainger and my poor little sister went as Harry Potter...). 

Having said that, I love dressing up. Any excuse to get all primped and pampered is A-Okay with me. 

And being the good little procrastinator that I am, I have given myself a sold five days to come up with a costume for this weekends festivities. 

Oh Fashion Gods, please let there be a latex-free, semi-attractive costume at the Halloween store. 

In years past, I have successfully avoided the 'Halloween Store' and made my own costumes. 

2011 - Princess Jasmine

2010 - Lady Gaga

2009 - Cute Nerd

2008 - Bumblebee

2007 - Bat Girl (along with six of my girls, we made a Fab Superhero team)

2006 - GoGo Dancer

Anything that predates 2006 is just not even worth discussing....

Being a good sport, I've put together a few designs in the spirit of Halloween.

Enjoy!

love xo

one vote for love

There are two things my father has always made very clear to me:

1. Never discuss politics or religion with friends 

2. Never discuss politics or religion with friends while drinking

Growing up, complying with these two 'rules' was very easy. What twelve year old girl discusses such things when there are much more pressing matters to attend to Ie. frizzy hair and changing fashions.

Seeing as how I now work with 40 plus year olds with very prominent and proud religious and political views, the subject seems to come up more than it did in grade school.

Tuesday November 6th is election day for Americans. 

Though I am no longer considered American (not that southern Ontario is in any way part of the US, we like to think of ourselves as unofficial-part-timers), I stumbled upon this picture and fell in love with Barack Obama and the lovely First Lady Michelle, all over again.

I've decided not to get into the political aspect simply because it's not my job to convince people who to vote for. This is a post for Barack and Michelle and the understated elegance of this photo. 

What happens on Tuesday November 6th is a matter of personal opinion. 

And in my personal opinion.... they are really quite lovely.