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1.   I am a (morning, evening, middle of the day person): currently a whatever time of day baby Claire gives me a break kind of person

2.  My favorite Pandora stations are I can't get Pandora in Canada anymore, LAME

3.  3 of my "must-have" songs for a road trip playlist are Paul Simon "Graceland" and Led Zeppellin "Kashmir" and Beck "Looser"

4.  My favorite pattern is: polka dots or floral patterns

5.  My favorite perfume is   Angel or CoCo Chanel Mademoiselle (although I dont wear any perfume now that I am breastfeeding)

6.  Rules are meant to be broken

7.  My most overused phrase or punctuation is  ... and "nip it in the butt" yup I use it way to much and I say it wrong too, Im special

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1.   Something that makes me a great friend is: honestly I feel like I could be a better friend to many of mine! But I try! I have been told by friends that I have a "big heart" and that sometimes I "care too much"so I guess that would be a plus?!

2.  I am : bitchy by nurture not nature  

3.  I am not: one of those prego's that is in a rush "to get thins thing outta me"...I don't get that?! I have been reading of so many women being induced at 34, 35, or 36 weeks because they aren't "comfy" any more. Honestly, I got news for you: YOU ARE GROWING A HUMAN BEING INSIDE YOU! It aint gonna be comfy, and nor is learning how to breastfeed/mother. Deal with it, and ENJOY the miracle of being pregnant and feeling your child move inside you. Ahem, ok I will step off my soap box now.

4.  If I had to describe myself in 3 words: loving, loved, and love filled

5.  Something I'm really cheap about is: jewelery and sunglasses. I cant justify spending hundreds of dollars on either when I can find great options at a thrift store or, in the case of jewelry, make my own!    

6.  Something I'm willing to splurge on is: cardigans and purses! I live in cardigans and love me a well constructed purse     

7.  I would trade a night of good sleep for  Ryan coming home early from this business trip in a heartbeat
(and trust me coming from a nearly 32 week prego that means a lot lol!)

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1.   The best deal I've ever gotten is: my super fantastico Coach purse from an outlet mall in the states. It was cheap as it was, but with an extra 30% off it was rindonculous! I lovvvvvve that purse so much and plan on going back to the same outlet on my Seattle trip (next weekend!) to scout out more bargains

2.  If I were hosting a dinner party and could invite people from my fantasy guest list it would include: Oprah, Ani Defranco, Frida Khalo, Joan of Ark and Angelina Jolie

3.  Something that inspires me is: beauty in decay. I love fall and the beauty that is found in the decay all around us. I also love crows and skulls and such things....but not because I am morbid and doom and gloomy. Rather I feel that it is in these reminders of death that we truly see life. It makes me think of the cycles of the seasons and our bodies, of death leading to re-birth and I find it truly inspiring.

4.  If I could only choose to eat one flavor of food for the rest of eternity (sweet, salty, spicy, bitter....) I would have to go with: Salty all the way. I love sweet stuff, but food is just so bland with out salt!

5.  I dream about: having a big house with a wrap around porch, a huge garden full of veggies and fruit trees, some chickens and maybe even a horse or two. I see Ryan and I living there happily, drinking wine on the porch at sunset, watching our kids run around in the garden and play.Country living at its best

6. My weekend will be spent: cuddling and kissing my hubz! He gets home tmrw afternoon from a 10 day business trip and I am SO FREAKING EXCITED! I cant wait to see him, smell him, hold him! I missed him so much!

7. If I could only watch one movie or TV show for the rest of my life it would be: How I Met Your Mother! Hands down! I love that show and have already seen every episode probably 4 or 5 times each, I shit you not

And in other news all my practicing at screen printing is starting to pay off....TA DA! My very first quilted Bam-Bambi bib! What do you think? I am pretty happy with how it turned out!

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1.   My biggest accomplishment in life thus far is: it's a tie...being the first woman in my family to ever graduate from University with a degree, and being pregnant. Even though I wasn't sure if I wanted kids, back when I was in my twenties, I always dreamed of being pregnant. Of living the full experience of what a female body can do, can create. It is pretty awesome and pretty damn humbling.

2.  My favorite place to sit in my house is: where I am sitting right now, at my craft desk

3.  My fashion philosophy is: Uhm, fashion philosophy? I don't really feel that I have one. Comfort is really important to me, and I like to look pretty...but a philosophy? There are more important things in life to think philosophically about

4.  Something every girl should have is : a circle of women friends that love and support her, and that she in turn can love and support.

5.  If you looked in my purse right now you'd find: the novel "The Red Tent", a moleskin journal, my wallet, my Ipod, my favorite pair of leopard print winter gloves, and a million and one used bus transfers

6.  My favorite music right now is: Elvis Perkins and also The National

7.  My favorite part of my body is: currently my big round belly, even though there are days I feel like a whale, I still love what pregnancy is doing to my belly, breasts, and thighs. I feel very womanly

I am so happy it is the weekend! I have a million and one crafty projects to catch up on, and a million and one naps to have. I am SO tired these days! But I also get to meet a blogger friend!!!!! Maryam of Pamplemouse is going to be in Vancouver and we get to hang out! I am excited, but also a little nervous...I have never made friends with someone online and then met them in real life! EEEEEEP! She is so awesome though and I cant wait to run around and take photos with her, well run as fast as our bellies will let us, she is prego too and only a week behind me! How cool is that? I promise to take lots of photos and tell you all about our day. 


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1.   The phrase or punctuation I overuse most is : I say dude way to much, and epic. Even worse I say "Dude! That was epic"...a lot. Oh yah and those things? I use these...way too much too.

2.  Today I am thankful for: the fact that the work week is over and I have no plans this weekend other then catching up on some blogggy/crafty stuff, napping lots, and eating yummy food. I am getting tired easy these days, feeling this 6 month prego belly more and more each day.

3.  My best friend is: well I am one of those annoying people who have more then one. I am still tight with my two childhood best friends, Kate and Corrina. I met them both in grade 5. But of course, my bestest friend in the whole world truly is my husband Ryan. 

4.  A quirky thing about me is: I will do all of the dishes, but never the cutlery. I hate washing cutlery. I go on regular cutlery washing protests.

5.  This weekend I: remember? Nap. Eat. Repeat. Blog a bit. Craft a bit. Nap. Eat. Repeat.

6.  Something that worries me is : Oh dear bringing a child into this messed up world. Last night I dreamed I had a torrid affair with Charlie Sheen, and that I suddenly looked at him and went "Oh my GOD! I can't have a baby girl, there are men like YOU in this world". Oh dear

7.  On my night stand you would find : a pile of books, seriously at least 2 usually more like 8. Currently it is a mix of pregnancy books and novels. Then there is my emergency box of crackers for 3am prego hunger pangs, some water, a disturbing amount of bobby pins, the Buddha statue Ryan bought me while we were in Bali, and some candles.

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1. I am currently obsessed with: all things "woodland" themed, lol, in case you hadn't already noticed. Owls, deer, mushrooms, trees, birds...I guess I am going through outdoor withdrawal. We are in a HUGE cold snap here at the moment. I miss running around in the woods taking photos!

2. Today I am: going to go out and buy the supplies needed for the first Indie Business 3.0 class project, and I am SO EXCITED!

3. The age I am is: 30 and the age I feel is:  pretty much 30. Before I got pregnant I felt way younger then I was, but now reality is catching up to me. Also the aches and pains of being 26 weeks prego can make yah feel old, lol.

4. My favorite place is my craft table. It is my space, 100% me, and full of fun things to look at, play with, make things, and day dream. I spend nearly all my time there when I am home

5. Something I have been procrastinating about is: getting my husband to follow up with me on the lessons my driving instructor has been giving me. Yes folks, I am 30 years old and still learning how to drive...but anyways Ryan is supposed to be doing lessons in addition to my teacher ones. And well, we haven't in a while because I don't want to fight lol!

6. The last thing I purchased was some baby clothes from a consignment store that were 75% off, WOOOOOT!

7. The thing I love most about my home is that it is so us. It has a very distinct style to it, and themes in the rooms. Our living room has an Asian flair to it with lots of red accents. The bedroom is very romantic with a GIANT Gustav Klimt picture hanging above the bed, and the office/craft room/bugs room/Ryan's closest is so full of us! It is about to explode and we will run out of room soon, but it is lived in and full of love.

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Fill In The Blank Friday: I am

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1. I am: a lover not a hater, daydreamer, crafter, doodler, nature lover, gardener, cuddler, cat lover, wanna be seamstress, wife, soon to be mother, caring friend, loud talker, nervous chatter, movie lover, semi-world traveler (must do more!), romantic girly girl with a tomboy, tattooed twist

2. The bravest thing I have ever done was: pack up and fly off to India at the tender age of 21, with my BFF, less then a month after September 11th. Everyone told us we were "insane to get on an airplane" but we did it, and it was one of the greatest adventures of my life. The second bravest thing would be packing up all of my belongings and moving to Toronto without ever even have seen a single picture. Also a great adventure.


3. I feel prettiest when: it is late spring early summer and I can go barefoot in peasant skirts and tanktops with my ginormous sunglasses with sunkissed skin. I also feel prettiest when i am travelling. I dress just for me, in comfy hippy, travel clothes. With lots of floaty feminie layers.

4. Something that keeps me awake at night is: worry. About everything. I am a worrier, guess I shoud have added that to the list up there! I worry about life, my husband, my friends, work, craft projects, the baby.....I have to actively work on controlling my brain and its runaway thoughts. I tend towards the obsessive thinking patterns more then i would like.


5. My favorite meal in the entire world is: KIM CHI SOUP AND SQUIDY PANCAKES! Korean food, I love it! And yes folks, squidy pancakes. With lots of chives and a yummy dipping sauce OMG it is TO DIE FOR! Followed closely by Okonomiyaki, the Japanese form of said d-lish pancake....mmmmmmmm covered in Japanese mayo and bonito flakes. YUM!

6. The way to my heart is: through good food, good love, and good thoughts


7. I would like to join: sign up for rather, La's Indie Business 3.o online course...I hope it will push me to work harder and take what I love to a new level. But I am kinda scared too! Should I do it? Have you?

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Fill in the Blank Friday: Guilty Pleasures

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1. The TV show/website that I watch/read that I would be embarrassed to tell anyone about is: Gene Simmons Family Jewels, I freaking love that family! Seriously the show is what made me finally want to have kids.

2. An item of clothing that is worn and torn but that I love far to much to throw away is: I have quite a few old t-shirts that are just too comfy to toss. Old, broken down cotton just feels so good against your skin

3. My grocery store impulse buy is: well being pregnant that changes all the time! Last weekend it was a package of Devils Food cake mix and tub of cream cheese icing, the other day it was Motts Clamato juice and English Muffins. Yah weird

4. Something I do at work to pass time that I wouldn't want my co-workers to know about is: checking my blog stats and checking in with bloglovin

5. One thing in my life that I could give up, but never will is: I have to agree with Lauren here, social networking. I am so addicted. It is my crack. I love blogging, twitter, facebook, you name it. Youtube, my god youtube! Yah it is totally frivolous and I dont need it like air to breathe...but I love it too much to give up!

6. A little indulgence that I have is: baths, I am a total sucker for baths. I would have like 4 a day if we could afford the hot water bill....and if that wasnt being a complete enviro douche. I can remember as a kid wanting to eat my meals in the bath, I never wanted to get out

7. The junk drawer/area in my house is: our walk in storage closet. I cant stand clutter so anything without a home/junk tends to get shoved in their. Out of sight out of mind...until you need to get something out of the closes and a bunch of shit falls on your head. Its kinda like Monica Gellars closet

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1. If I could only read one magazine publication for the rest of eternity, I would choose: Vogue, preferably a European one (and I would magically be able to read Italian!)

2. If I were to run my own magazine it would be: a fusion blend of culture, art, fashion, design and travel.

3. I buy my magazines: HA! I am a notorious magazine thief. Not from stores! But from waiting rooms and such. Yes, Im evil. My husband also brings home a lot of fancy magazines from the Air Canada Lounge when he travels, or I will pick up used ones from thrift shops that look like they might have interesting media to collage with.

4. I prefer my magazines: IN PRINT! I love to turn a page and discover something new. I also love to be able to rip out a page that inspires me with its design; whether it is too tack it to my wall or paste it into my art journal. I actually have a suitcase full of pictures I have ripped out of magazines!

5. The number of magazines I buy each month is....thief. Remember? We went over this. Although el prego here has caved and bought a few pregnancy magazines, mainly Fit Pregnancy

6. My favorite magazine genre is: anything that reflects a combination of art, culture and fashion. And I must admit the gossip rags we get in at work suck me in every time!

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1. If my house was on fire and I could only grab 3 things I would grab: well my first response was my husband and my two katz! But they are "things" so I would have to say....oh jeez I can't get past my husband and the katz!!!

2. A smell I really like is: orange and lavender! Orange really wakes me up and lavender is so peaceful and pretty

3. Something you might not know about me is: that I obsessively worry, like a lot. It is something I have been trying to change about myself for a long time now

4. Some of my favorite websites to putter about on are: bloglovin, twitter, facebook, and polyvore

5. This weekend I will: officially start my baby registries, create more tattoo inspired embroidery pieces, watch a lot of LA Ink while I work on said pieces, and hopefully catch up on household chores that el prego here hasn't had the energy for

6. Nothing makes me happier than: my husband. Nothing even comes close to him

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