Sometimes, having this website is truly awesome. It’s like having a bunch of my girlfriends over for a girl’s night at times!

Tonight, I thought I would take advantage of the plethora of fabulous fashionistas who read this blog, and ask for your girl-to-girl advice!

Help me decide what dress to wear to the wedding tomorrow!

The only rule: I am not going to tell you name brands! I don’t want that to influence your decision at all. Tomorrow morning, I will be revealing the brands of all the dresses.

The contenders in no particular order:

DRESS #1

With no flash so you can see the detailing:

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DRESS #2

DRESS #3:

DRESS #4 (same as pink dress only black)

The shoes:

Now cast your vote!

For my hair style, I am probably going to curl it.

Leave a comment below and let me know your top 2 dresses!

Today was fun! I got to use my birthday gift certificate from my Brother in Law and Sis in Law for a nearby shopping mall. And of course, I knew exactly where I would use it!!

Lululemon

I wanted to buy a race outfit for the 10k race that is in exactly 2 weeks!!

I had a white tank top in mind because I have plans on decorating the shirt and white is a nice template!!

Here is what I tried on:

I have had my eye on the Speed Shorts for a LONG time (right).

Here are a few things I tried on:

A lovely Hills Running Skirt:

Some more run shorts with anti-chafe tights:

And here is the race outfit I decided on:

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I love that the waist band on the shorts doesn’t ‘cut in’. It also has an elastic tie to tighten if need be.

As Leah always says, “Nice bum, where ya from?” lol

Note the zipper pocket at the top- this is why I love Lulu!!!

A huge thank you to Dave and Ewa for the lovely gift!!

Lunch was awesome leftovers!!! This Banana Apple Coconut Curry is simply amazing!! I polished off the rest today

• 1.5 cups curry
• 1 PC Flatbread bun
• peanuts
• coconut

And Spelt cereal + AB:

And a banana:

See you tonight for:

• my proposed design for the tank top!!!
• The TWO winners of my Align giveaway!
• My grocery shop buys

Time to get to work! I want to design my logo/t-shirt today and also try out a new recipe with a new ingredient. If anyone has any experience making homemade t-shirt designs I would love it if you gave me tips! I am thinking iron on transfer right now but I am quite terrified it won’t work!

Coming up tomorrow:

• My before and after measurements from the BBBC! Did it WORK?
• A My Hip-T contest giveaway!

Hope you have a lovely day! Congrats to Meghann for finishing the marathon! WOW!

Your own words are the bricks and mortar
of the dreams you want to realize.
Your words are the greatest power you have.
The words you choose and their use establish the life you experience.
~ Sonia Croquette ~

Everything about my eats today is green!

We have a huge surplus of organic kale in our house right now! Last night Eric walked in the door with 4 huge bunches of kale!!! Now we have 5 bunches to use up. lol. I really don’t know what the poor guy was thinking.

Last night playing with my food:

So I decided I am going to have to drink 2 green monsters each day to use it up. Look at how much I used in this morning’s GM. It barely fit!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 serving extra firm tofu
• 3 huge organic kale leaves
• 1 T Raw almond butter
• 1.5 cups unsweetened almond breeze
• 1 large frozen banana
• ice

It made so much I had to put it in a bowl and eat it with a spoon like I saw on KERF the other day.

It was delicious!

I was a bad girl today and ate lunch at my desk! It only occurred to me just now that I used to eat my lunch at my desk while working every single day at my old job. I am thankful now that I can take actual lunch breaks if I want. Today though, I have been in such a good ‘groove’ that I couldn’t be bothered to stop.

My lunch was quick and easy:

Nature’s Path Spelt Cereal with 1 T dried blueberries, 3 T pecans, and Almond Breeze (Original).

An Echinacea Cold Season tea (my nose has been stuffy lately but now I think it is just allergies!) plus a green tea:

A whole wheat English Muffin with 1/2 avocado, walnuts, and 100% wheat bran for extra fibre:

Dessert was a granny smith apple!

I also have my last Larabar for a snack if I get hungry anytime soon while at my desk.

Wow I had no idea that the lace pant cover up thing a ma bob was going to be such a big hit on this morning’s post! How dare I post it without saying where I got it from! It is What I Wore afterall, right?

I have a white one and a black one and they are fabulous! They are great for low rise jeans when you don’t want any skin showing on your back. I love dressing up my Lulu’s with a bit of lace too!

I got them from an Ontario store called Jean Machine. I love the black one over jeans. I find it is quite slimming and pulls everything in together! They are great if your shirt is short.

I threw on a red top for these pictures because I love the red and black together:

What should we call this lace pant cover up thing a ma bob, anyways??

I would suggest looking for these at your local jean store! They have them in every colour of the rainbow at Jean Machine!

See you tonight for more fashion fun…

I am just in a fashion kinda mood today, what can I say! Tonight I will be talking about spring/summer trends.

Today’s question: What is your all time favourite accessory?

I would say one of my favourites is a flashy hand bag!! I have my eye on the Coach hand bag in the Shop 4 A Cause auction!!!! lol.

This morning I had to meet with someone about Glo Bakery Packaging. It is a warm and sunny morning out so I wanted something that would be cool, summery, yet slightly put together. This is what I wore!!

I love this beautiful neckline. If I could describe my style this top would be it- frilly, feminine, and delicate.

More frills and detailing:

I love the accessories today. The diamond earrings were a gift from my sister Kristi when I graduated university!

This A shaped diamond necklace was a gift from my mom when I graduated. It is such a lovely set and I feel so warm and fuzzy inside when I wear it.

With a funky beaded bracelet:

All together:

What I wore:

• White off the shoulder top- Bebe Summer 2008
• Pink Cardigan- Gap clearance rack Spring 2008
• Black capris- Lululemon 2007 or 2008, can’t remember!

I also added a white lace ‘pant’ cover thing a ma bob. Anyone have one of these? It is a fun way to dress up casual clothing, especially when your shirt is really short and doesn’t cover the top of your pants!

Pretty basic clothing, right? I love wearing basic and casual clothes and dressing them up a bit with accessories and a fun top!

I have a couple fabulous reader green monster’s to feature today!

The first one comes from Nadia:

Hi Angela,
I’ve been following your blog for a few months now and really enjoy reading it, trying out your recipes, and especially trying to follow your workouts.
Your Green Monsters have inspired me! I started making them about 2 weeks ago, and am now drinking 1 a day. I’m not sure if you tried this combination, but it’s great: the other day as I was juggling a 9 month old in a sling and a shopping cart, I went to grab a large back of navel oranges, but when I got home discovered that I had bought a bag of grapefruit instead! As much as I like grapefruit, I didn’t know what I was going to do with 5 lbs of the stuff, so I had the inspiration to try them in my GM! I microwaved two for about 10 sec each to release the juices, and then squeezed them into my the mix for my GM which included 2 kale leaves, some spinach, a banana, and 3 fresh strawberries (I left out the Almond Breeze). The result: delicious! And hopefully I’m getting a bit more iron too, as the citrus/spinach combo is supposed to help iron absorption. Anyway, just wanted to share this.

Wow that sounds like a heavenly combination! I can’t wait to try this. Thanks for the creative idea, Nadia!

The second one comes from Erin of Care To Eat:

I love this picture!

So far I’ve taken suggestions from everyone else and come up with my own mix:

• massive handful(s) of spin
• 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1 cup ice cold water
• a few chunks frozen mango
• strawberries OR frozen cran
• big spoonful of nooch for B12!

Thanks for sharing ladies- they both look delicious!

I’m off to update some recipes for GB- the hardest part is deciding which ones ‘make the cut’! I’m veeeery picky.

Today’s question: What clothing are you the most excited to wear now that the weather is warming up?

For me it is summer dresses and flip flops. I couldn’t live without them!

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Recently a reader named Beth emailed me asking me to do a Fashion feature on what I wear on any given day. After checking to make sure that she emailed the right person, I asked her if it was a joke.

I don’t consider myself to make much of a fashion statement with what I wear.

Generally I dress for comfort, unless we are of course talking about my 4 inch stilettos.

Yesterday, at the funeral, I was asked by a man how I fit my toes in the end. LOL. I love this question.

I tried explaining to him that the toes don’t go into the pointy part, to which he replied, “Must have some short feet!”

Oh man I needed that laugh!

Since I love What I Wore and I did promise you guys some Fashion on here, I decided to give Beth’s idea a shot. I will do “What I Wore, The Uncool Version”

I have never followed fashion trends. I mean if it looks good on my body I will wear it, but I won’t wear something trendy usually. I am a pretty basic gal when it comes to my clothing!

Here is today’s What I Wore 1st Segment.

Morning Outdoor Run:

Putting on the knee sleeves!

What I Wore:

• 2 knee sleeves
• Polar RS200 HRM
• White Nike Cap (Purchased in 2006 at outlet store for 60% off)
• Lululemon Reverse Groove Pants (from 2006 and still kicking, even though the lulu symbols have come off!)
• Pink Lululemon tank purchased in Spring 2007? (Sorry I forget the name of it, but it has a funky, open + crossed back)
• IPod Shuffle
• Blister Proof socks (they lie!)

Later on today…

• $5 Old Navy Yellow Flip Flops
• OPI Nail Polish in Feelin Hot Hot Hot (Spring 2009)

Some Blue Notes Board Shorts that I ‘borrowed’ from my sister, wink wink*

I think these must be from pre-2004 and they are still as good as new! Amazing!

A used Lululemon Shape Jacket bought off Ebay for under $40 CAD (regular price is $100 CAD + tax!)

I am all about bright and bold colours. I find they make my skin glow.

And a pair of favourite Swarovski earrings from my mom. These are my go-to earrings!

And there you have it! Pretty basic, right?

Today’s Question: What is your style like?

I have always been a big nature girl, who likes soft and feminine clothing. I am a girly girl, but my basic wear is always super comfortable. I hate synthetic fabrics!

I had a wonderful run outside today in the sunshine!

Man, I have missed my outdoor workouts.

I find the runs outside FLY by…I could literally keep going and going!

I even had some new songs on the Shuffle which was a fun way to mix it up. I will be posting my playlist later!

Today I tested out my calibration on my Foot Pod to see if it was correct. I measured the distance of a nearby street on Map My Route so I knew what my HRM ‘should’ read for the distance. We also measured it with the car just to make sure. I was happy to find out that it was dead on. I was happy that I didn’t have to recalibrate it!

Today’s workout:

• Duration: 37 mins.
• Max heart rate: 173 bpm (going up hill)
• Avg heart rate: 154 bpm
• Feel the burn: 317 kcals
• Distance run: 3.49 miles (oops, I went over my training plan! It was just too easy outside!)
• Average pace: 10:30 minute mile

As I mentioned, only near the end of my workout did I realize that I was going to go over my mileage on the run! I didn’t mean to, but I was just having such a great time outside! I was anticipating only running 2.8 miles today, but ah well. I did cut it short once I saw where my mileage was at so it could have been near 4 miles today!

I did lots of leg stretching when I came home, including the yoga pose ‘dead bug’- I love this stretch for inner thighs!

The Winner of The Maybelline Stiletto Lash Mascara Giveaway!!!

Congrats to Gliding Calm!!!

Here was her best beauty tip: 

I couldn’t agree more! Please email me with your address so I can send you your mascara!

Thank you to everyone who participated- so many amazing beauty tips!

I am off to eat lunch now. My parents are late getting here today, but they should arrive by 3pm. I think the first thing we are going to do is get outside and garden!

Enjoy your day!