Daily, Fashion, OOTD, Photos

Complimenting strangers

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When I had funky hair colors in my hair I was complimented by a lot of strangers. At first I didn’t like all the attention, but I got used to it quickly ;)

Just last weekend during the Hamilton 30k road race I saw a girl with fantastic shaped eyebrows. I was staring at her, but too afraid to be like “Hay girrrl you’ve got some kick ass eyebrows.” Then I stopped immediately because I think she thought I was sizing her up. I was only looking at her eyebrows though! Mine are so thin and it takes forever to grow them out, and when they grow out they look like butt.

Personally, I hardly ever compliment strangers unless I’m in a super outgoing mood which is rare lol. It reminded me once again today, because I saw this woman at work who had an awesome purse. I complimented her for it because it was colorful. I only own colorful purses, no black, no brown, no white. But most occasions I’d just be quiet — like the Hamilton story.

So this brings me to my burning question.

Have you ever complimented a stranger? Or even have strangers ever complimented you?

I ended up waking up early to go get a pedi this a.m.. Perfect timing too as it was a scorcher out there. Still is, and it’s 4PM.  After the pedi appointment I went shopping (sorry, No Buy Month is a total fail hahahaha).

What I wore shopping/to my pedi appointment:

$3.00 t-shirt!!! From Urban Planet? Maybe. I got it Christmas time. I want more!!
American Eagle Jeans from 20040-ish?
Old navy flip flops, from their pre-redesign. I hate their new flip flops :(

My new outfit below! I haven’t worn anything like this before, and these are my first pair of leggings! YAY be proud of me!

Tunic + leggings are from H&M
Same flipflops
Watch: Fossil Stella
Sunnies are from Winners, but just Christmas time (or maybe it was way before that). I ended up buying a backup of 3 pairs when I saw some dup’s at Ardene for 3 for $15! YEH YEH!

I thought Alfie would have wanted to be in the photo too. But no. So here’s an outtake of me trying to make him look at the camera, ha!

Thankfully a two hour walk DOES tire out this puppy. Two days in a row we went for an absolutely enormous walk — and now he’s sleeping. Thankfully I can go bake my first cheesecake in peace haha.

Don’t forget, you can now subscribe to my RSS feed, and I also updated the recipe page to add gingerbread men – don’t laugh….

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Daily, No Buy Month, Photos

Whoops…

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Um. So much for No Buy Month. I ended up getting Easter treats (for tomorrow) to make a cheesecake, and I even bought lunch because yesterday was incredibly busy, during lunch time at the bank and the grocery store – I had to race home to let Alfie piddle, then race back to work. Thankfully there’s a coffee shop in our building that makes delicious panini’s, so I asked the guy to make me one. Yum.

I also have to go out tomorrow to buy one of those $20 hand mixers to make a cheesecake (my first one – ever! It’s so easy too, if it comes out right I’ll link the recipe from Kraft Canada.

Just took Alfie out on a two hour (slow) walk so he could get used to people. Bark bark bark. Vicious little attitude.  Old men have a thing for ladies and puppies. I don’t know what it was all about, but when I sat down on some steps to take a break, all these creepers came and sat next to me.

He’s quite exhausted there now. Finally, I don’t have to watch him and jump out of my computer chair to discipline him because he’s conked right out on the floor next to me. On his side. Adorb!!!

Have a happy Good Friday! Poor Boyf has to work all weekend :(

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Hair, Health

That’s the pits

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Have you ever thought about lasering your unwanted hair off? Last summer a co-worker told me that she was in the proccess of having her bikini line lasered off and told me that it didn’t sting too much. You have to go through multiple procedures to have it removed completely.

When I was in getting a wax once, I asked the woman what laser hair removal felt like — and told her I was thinking of it. She told me it was like having a rubber band slapped against your skin continuously. Doesn’t seem too bad, does it?

I … really hate shaving my pits. Seriously. It gets so sore and raw if I do it each day, so I can’t. Which in turn makes me self conscious when I’m at the gym, showing the stubble. Not so pretty. It’s probably why I have invested in more short-sleeved workout tops instead of always wearing tank tops. I resorted once to this “at home” method. Unfortunately for me I left it on a bit too long (and even then, it didn’t work!!!) and burned my pits so bad for days afterward it hurt to have any t-shirts or even deodorant on.  Even remembering back about that day I still can feel the pain I was in. What a regret.

I may end up trying going to a salon like the  dallas laser hair removal place. But instead, I may end up having my eyebrows waxed first, because I’m too chicken to just jump in there into a new place and say “hey, can you laser my arm pits please?”.

Would you ever laser hair off? Or better yet … have you? Try out laser hair removal dallas for yourselves too! Maybe there’s one around you.

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