Oh Wednesday...

It's mid week of a short week, does that make it technically not a Wednesday?
I've got Olympic fever and it's distracting my ability to watch Criminal Minds and drool over Shamar Moore, who, as I just found out met my one of my beautiful friends. In person. Told her she had beautiful eyes. Quiver.

It's Wednesday and you love me don't you?
You'd want me to be happy wouldn't you?
Well, for the next two weeks at the end of each blog, one click from you can make me very happy.
I'd like to be the W networks Beauty & Style expert, and you can help by not only giving me a nice little 5-star rating [I'd do it for you] but clicking on the link each time you read my blog, or as often as you want to [I'd do it for you] because this girl is greedy, and not only wants a perfect 5 star rating, but to have the most viewed video as well. I'm going to need it too, because of all people, my mother rated me a 2.

The Photo
[courtesy of Style.com]

The Scene ...it's cold and grey outside, I'm about to put coconut oil in my hair, Olympics on TV and Fall/Winter 2010 RTW Fashion Week pictures on the computer screen. Badgley Mischka dress above? Quiver.

The Song ...is that "I Believe" Olympic song. I hate it.

The Advice ...love your treadmill? Instead of running at the same speed for a period of time, mix it up with a couple minutes of uphill walking, sprinting, and jogging - alternating will help keep your muscles sharp, and will help you burn more calories

The Entertainment ...is absolutely the Olympics. I love Olympic time because at any time on any channel, there's something to watch - and with this Olympics, there's always some wild wipeouts to cringe to as well.

The Inappropriate ...eye contact, or lack of it I should say. I'm a firm believer in keeping eye contact with someone when you are talking. It drives me crazy to watch someone in a conversation who is looking at the floor, the table, or their hands while talking. It's okay to let your eyes wander within the general movement of a conversation, but 95% of the time your eyes should be on the person [or people] you're talking to.

The Obsession ...this week is with mixed berry yogurt topped with All Bran. I'm not a huge fan of breakfast but this I can handle, and I love it. I find myself looking forward to it every morning - lame, I know.

The Frustration ... is with not having a Target in Canada. When I'm writing my MM posts on Try This.Buy That, a lot of the great finds are from Target brands and us Canadians are truly shafted. I miss walking the aisle's of Target for hours, so excited about those quality finds that Wal-Mart just can't produce here. Never been to a Target? Shame on you.

The Shoutout .. goes to my dad this week. For those of you who don't know my dad [shame on you], he's pretty amazing and has landed yet another sweet gig to add to his repertoire. If I could grow up with half the brains, a quarter of the motivation, a third of the patience, and an eighth of the grey hair that he has, I'd be a happy girl. xx


Hey! It's the end of the blog, and you know what that means.
Shameless self-promotion time!

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I thank you in advance for making this your homepage, and continuing to rate me whenever you can :) Unless you're going to be like my mom, and rate me a 2, then please continue on with whatever website you're browsing.

xxLM

'Tis Wednesday

"I believe that sex is a beautiful thing between two
people. Between five, it's fantastic" - Woody Allen

Happy hump day bloggettes.

The Photo:

The Scene: rushing around getting ready to leave while trying to decide between pants or a skirt for work today. The skirt looks better but the frigid cold air feels better on my legs through pants, than through very thin patterned tights.

The Song... "Put It In A Love Song" - Beyonce & Alicia Keys. It's a Thursday through Saturday night song that should require leather leggings, stilettos, and a hot dance partner. Any takers?

The Advice... for all you brides getting married this year [or all you girls with an 'I.must.look.good' date in your head] - the week before your wedding or event, drink as much water as you possibly can... I'm talking bottles and bottles a day. A day before your event, cut the fluid consumption by a good 80%. Because you've been drinking so much water, your body will be flushing out toxins and fluid retention quickly [aka, lots of bathroom trips] - when you quit fluids a day before, your body won't register the drop in consumption so you'll still be taking regular bathroom trips - but since you aren't taking in as much fluid, your body will look extra toned :)

[as a disclaimer, I understand that not all my methods can be classified as super healthy but you know what? Your wedding day or that hot TIFF party where you think you'll run into George Clooney (sans the Italian beauty) is a day you want to look your best, so why not help yourself out a little bit?]

The Entertainment...this week I have two YouTube video's on replay this week. First, Pink's Grammy performance was amazing, as is her body. Girl crush? Think so. Second and somewhat embarassing, I've been watching a video of a headbanging baby over and over again and each time it gets funnier and funner. Wait, 'funnier' isn't a word is it?

The Inappropriate...handshake. Weak handshakes are a big pet peeve of mine and make me extremely uncomfortable. Is it too hard to put some strength into your grip when you meet someone? I'm not asking you to break my hand, but a little firmness would be greatly appreciated [thats what she said].

The Obsession...is dance. I have always loved dance and besides 5am weights, dance on floor was one of my favourite parts of gymnastics. This week I started taking dance classes again, Saturday was contemporary and last night was Power Barre [the workout responsible for Kelly Rippas ripped bod...also the workout responsible for my inability to sit, walk, or bend over today]. Next on the list is intermediate contemporary and hip hop contemporary and I can't wait. Besides the surface pain, it feels awesome to dance and move my body in different ways again and I can see this obsession getting stronger as time goes on. WIN.

The Frustration...is with the combination of winter and my iPhone. For all you iPhone users you'll understand without me even having to explain, but for those of you stuck in the Blackberry generation [or worse] - the iPhone touch screen only registers skin contact, which means when you're wearing gloves you can't use your phone. FAIL.

The Shoutout...this week is to the hard working FA who knows his business inside and out - I'm proud of you!

Au revoir...

xxLM

Wednesday Mash Up

It's officially the Wednesday before Winterlicious starts in Toronto,
which means it's officially the Wednesday that I should make my triumphant return to the gym or any form of physical exercise,
I'm going out to dinner with a girlfriend instead. FAIL[for body]WIN[for liver]


It's also a Wednesday rambler - enjoy.


The Photo

The Scene: in the kitchen [all 200sq feet of it] drinking Jumpy Monkey tea, hair and makeup done, but refusing to get out of my pjs until it's absolutely time to leave. Tights are uncomfortable.

The Song... is "Breathless" by Tswift from the Hope for Haiti Now telethon this past Friday. Did you watch it? It was amazing.

The Advice... At night time before bed, flip your head upside down and brush your hair from root to tip - it will distribute your natural hair oils better than brushing while standing up. You can do this in the morning too for instant volume.

The Entertainment... Make It Or Break It is on tonight and I can't wait. What do I enjoy more than a cheesy, lifetime-esque, family show? A cheesy, lifetime-esque family show about gymnastics. IMO, it would be best to find gymnasts that can act and perform their own routines rather than trying to work with weird actresses who take the simple task of running down a vault runway and turn it into the Hamburgler running to McDonalds...just sayin'. Oh and the story line? Completely accurate. When I was in gymnastics I would always sit up in my bed late at night and visulalize my routines in my head while making semi-graceful arm movements. Barf.

The Inappropriate...first date. I am by no means a dating expert - but the idea of enjoying a date with a young man at a trendy bar downtown seems harmless. Add in his weird female best friend that tells you to hold out on him, his crazy ex girlfriend who appears at the same bar only to be invited over [multiple times] by your date to join the two of you for drinks, and unending phone calls till 4am after you leave the bar, complete with a drunken voicemail that includes the words "father issues" - this guy is definitely a keeper. @youknowwho - I hope I'm invited to the wedding!

The Obsession... Starbuck's sugar-free vanilla cappucino - bone dry. This baby comes with espresso and no milk, only foam, and its amazing. I'd take foam over milk anyday [thats.what.she.said.ew]

The Frustration... is vacation jealousy. I'm seeing and hearing about a lot of your vacation plans that are coming up soon and I'm green with envy. My mom is also just back from LA and getting ready to leave for Florida - wench. While you are all away enjoying the sun, sand, and various fruity cocktails [or vodka soda with lemon..ecch], I will be enjoying my company's vacation freeze from cold Toronto. Bring me back something nice.

The Shoutout... goes to the beautiful lady who had the pleasure of dealing with the inappropriate first date - who is beautiful, [very] smart, funny, and has absolutely no father issues. xx


Happy Wednesday.

xxLM

Wednesday Rambler

I find this week to be going by very slowly and the heartfelt blog I was about to post isn't fitting with my current mood. Wednesday is hump day, and hump day should be cheap, quick, and easy - so that's what you'll get. From now on, Wednesdays will include no specific theme, but a menage of topics that tickle my fancy during the week.

Enjoy.

The Photo:

The Scene: My condo, wearing my sweatpants inside out [try it], and watching IR: Cold Case Files [it was painful to wait for CSI Miami to be over - David Caruso makes me quiver, and not in a good way]

The Song... is hands-down "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" by Alicia Keys. Good Quiver.

The Advice... Run a tiny amount of corn starch through the roots of your Day 2/3 dirty hair, blow dry upside down on cool for 30 seconds = bye bye greasy hair

The Entertainment... The Jersey Shore finale is tomorrow - fist pump! Along with Hoarders, Jersey Shore rates up high on my scale of "this-is-terrible-but-I-can't-look-away" television shows. I used facebook to look up my Jersey Shore name, and my two selections were L-Gel, and The Position [double fist pump!]. What intrigues me most about these guido's and guidettes more than their flawless tanning skills and Snookie's magnificent hair [sans Bump-It], is how they all have functioning livers. How can that be? These classy kids party harder than a pack of freshly 21 year old males on a bachelors trip to Vegas. I guess if they do need transplants, after this show they'll all be able to comfortably afford new livers along with unlimited tanning for the rest of their lives - did you know Snookie makes $10K an appearance? Did you know Snookie and the rest of the cast will be gracing the Wayside with their presence this coming weekend? Apparently all those Jaeger Bombs and bellringers we've purchased throughout the years is finally paying off. Fist pump!

The Inappropriate...email address. A couple weeks ago I was given a resume to forward along to a couple managers within my company. Naturally, I took a good look at the resume before forwarding, and Thank God. I won't post the email address that graced the resume, but here's a tip to all you University/College grads: firstname.lastname@whatever.com. Handing in your resume with your email involving your pet name, any usage of the term "QT" or "baby", and ANY form of numbers resembling 6969 will probably eliminate your chance of receiving the job. It will also eliminate your chance of me passing along your resume. Sorry qtpie4u6969@shootme.com

The Obsession... this week is a tie between my new Carlos Falchi for Target purse [50% off = fist pump!] and candy. This entire week, all I've wanted to eat is anything chewy and covered in sugar [you read correctly]. Fortuntaely, I have many candy flavoured tea's that are lighter on the waistline and the teeth.

The Frustration... this week goes to Heidi Montag. Babycakes - get a hold of yourself, or your plastic self I should say. Don't get too close to the oven or else you're sure to end up in a Mrs. Doubtfire reenactment and we all know how sh*tty burning rubber smells. Ten surgeries at once? I can understand the Botox and the lipo [stop judging me], but tucking your ears back, butt implants, and too many Ds in your breast size is a little much non? I'm glad you no longer have to worry about your ears poking through your hair, totally SO mortifying.

The Shoutout... goes to The Appointment, for your amazing photog skills, your patience, and your ever present ability to deal with my crazies on a daily basis. *Muah.

Have a fist-pumping Wednesday,

XxLM