Snowmageddon 2015!

Well hello my lovely blog friends it’s been a while, my apologies! Things have been so busy and unfortunately my blog has taken a backseat in terms of top priorities. 

Hope you all had a nice Valentines day! My family and I all went out for a nice Valentines dinner. The best part about it was spending the day with my two favorite girls and my handsome man. We woke up the following Sunday after Valentines day to another snow storm. We spent the snowy day indoors playing games, watching movies etc. The one and only thing I do actually love about snow storms is staying put and not having to go anywhere.

Here is a picture found on buzzfeed. It is not my house but pretty similar. The snow banks are huge!

In Easter Canada we have been pummeled with many snow storms this year leaving us with mass amounts of snow. If there is any more snow to come I honestly don’t know where we will put it, seriously! 

Aside from snow storms, we have been hanging pretty low and trying not to spend money. I am guilty of one small purchase though. During one of the “many” storms Tarte had a "snowed in" promotion and offered free shipping.  What can I say..... I could not resist. Here is my newest and “pinkest” lipstick yet. It is the glamazon long wear lipstick in Foxy (now 10 dollars off). It's a great mid winter pick me up purchase! I love it! 

As you may recall I lost my camera a little while back which has really set me back a lot. I just got another one a couple of days ago so I am just about ready to rock and roll. I really hope to get back on track with regular posts soon. Thanks for your patience.

 Anyone watching the Bachelor? Who are you rooting for?

xoAngela

Friday Update (plus an amazing video)

Sorry, I know my posts have not been as frequent lately. This month has been a wild one! My job has been very busy. I have been working on the creation of an internal blog for us to use at work. It launches next Monday, and I am pretty excited about this!

Family life has been kind of crazy and took an unexpected twist. My Stepfather was placed into a long term care facility. He has Alzheimer's, and in the last couple of months the devastating and cruel effects of this disease increased significantly. We are all adjusting to this transition.

Trying to fit everything into a day that I want to accomplish has become a bit of a challenge. I am extremely happy to see that the days are actually starting to get a bit longer though. It is now daylight opposed to pitch black when we are eating our supper now.

I am sure most Canadians would agree that this is a tough time of year for all of us. It's extremely cold and these next couple months of winter seem to draaaaaag on!

I thought I would share a video with you today. I saw it a while ago and fell head over heels. If this video does not warm your heart then I don't know what will (wink).

Happy Friday Everyone!
xoAngela

New Year Renewals

It's that time of year again when we break out the ol' workout videos and swear ourselves off anything deep fried. It's New Year's renewal time! I know I am especially motivated this time of year to make some healthy changes.

My family and I began the New Year by booking our annual trip to Cuba (woohoo). With the -36C temperatures we have been having in Eastern Canada, Cuba is sounding pretty darn great!

So all girls know that you can't possibly go away without one, two or possibly three (wink) new bathing suits. Sooooo immediately after the trip was booked I went straight to the Victoria Secret website and spent some time going through the semi-annual sale. Needless to say I was successful in finding a few items I liked.

So now that the trip is booked and the bathing suit is ordered it's time to get beach ready if you know what I mean. I have always been quite petite but these past couple of months of late night munching has left me feeling a bit on the sluggish side. It's time to tone up!

Here is my plan:

My healthy goals are to stop eating after dinner which has actually been really hard. The weird thing is it's not that I am hungry, it's just soooo fun and enjoyable. I am doing pretty good with this goal, I starting drinking tea and that kind of gives me something to do with myself in the evenings.  I have allowed myself one cheat night, Monday BACHELOR night.  I am a huge fan of this show and I think this season's going to be quite entertaining.

I have also started exercising again. I am not brave enough to run in this crazy cold weather so I have broke out my Jillian Michaels and also YouTube for Zumba. If you love to dance Zumba is for you! If I only have a short amount of time I will do some short targeted toning videos by "Tone It Up"on YouTube as well. If you have not seen any of these videos I highly suggest you check it out. These girls do workouts directly on the beach, what more motivation could you ask for than that?

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When making health related New Year goals it's best to kind of ease into a plan. Start small and make your goals achievable. I think the worst thing a person can do is set their expectations to high. When the bar is to high you will fail and when you fail you most likely will quit.

If you make a bad choice or have a  bad day, it's OK. Start over! A good friend of mine once said "If you have one flat tire you don't go around and slash the other three do you?"

Wishing you all a very healthy and happy New Year!

xoAngela
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Winter Boots

It a known fact that Canadian East Coast winters can bring with it lots of snow, freezing rain, slush and ice. The harsh weather conditions and extreme cold temperatures make commuting not so ideal. Every Canadian needs a good pair of winter boots. Here are some of my favorite practical yet very fashionable winter boots.

When life gives you lemons make lemonade and when winter gives you snow bundle up!

1.UGG - Women's Elsa, 2. Boggs - Tall Plaid 3. Sorel - Toronto Lace Boot