hair GPOYs

I have to say I'm pretty pleased with my hair-did for reception (aka Stephanie & Curt's wedding #2). I won't pretend this was my first attempt but it should have been... flat-iron curls, loose pony, pin the ends under and voila. Easy, and my new go-to updo!

Ignore the weird looking hunchback!

Hair + makeup!

♥ Callah

warrior dash

just signed up for this!

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going to be so much fun!

♥ Callah

what she wore - batwing

It's back to the bathroom mirror GPOYs- the kitchen is under reno and the whole house is pretty much a dusty disaster zone.

(do you see the random kettle hiding in the corner? That's what happens when there is no kitchen sink.)

batwing top - Costa Blanca

tank - h&m

leggings - lululemon

necklace - tiffany 

Not pictured- my cognac faux-leather jacket and black peep-toe Steve Madden pumps which I'm breaking in to walk down Paish's aisle!

♥ Callah

april fools

Today I went to work as usual. I started working on the first patient when I realized the other hygienist had come in, but there was only one column scheduled. No one said anything. Half an hour later I realized I wasn't even supposed to BE there (it wasn't my name on the schedule) and still no one had said anything! Luckily my dentist had hygiene patients scheduled the other hygienist took over. A few hours later I vaguely remembered agreeing not to come in today. I literally stole her patients. April Fools' to myself, I guess!

♥ Callah
(yes, this is a true story!)

spring is here!

Broke out the Birks (and OPI in barefoot in Barcelona) today... perfect timing for St. Paddy's. I had no specific intention of celebrating (getting up at 5am to teach will do that to you) but I donned some green and headed out for Guinness fuelled shenanigans and a good night. (By good night, I still mean home by 11pm... oh, over the hill at 25!)

♥ Callah

stripper shoes

Lady Gaga always has the oddest videos. I was interested to see her wearing foot undeez (once the dancing actually starts) like I wear in pole dancing, though! The song is slowly growing on me from hearing it played over and over, but i don't like it as much as her other stuff. This video also makes me want a ribcage piece.

Next session we are graduating footwear... check out these babies i just ordered off of eBay! 6 inches of clear plastic goodness.

That is, if my currently injured wrist allows me to move on! 

Paish... maybe I can wear these down your aisle?

♥ Callah

shower

How has it been like 3 weeks already since I blogged? Oops. Here is a babbling post explaining one of the reasons for lack of content.

Anyways, last weekend I hosted my sister's bridal shower. For those of you who weren't there, it was probably the most stressful day in recent memory. (I'm sure, say, my dental hygiene entrance exam was more stressful, so I'll try not to exaggerate too much!). We rented out Hugh Foster hall in downtown Milton... and while we were setting up, one of the other girls locked us out! In the pouring rain no less. And then everyone decided to show up early. (Who does that? Fashionably late is where it's at!). So, Stephanie is texting me asking if she can come yet in the middle of the panic. Eventually stuff got sorted and on track but I think it's understandable that when people asked how it was going my response was, "This is a DISASTER!" (melodramatic under stress, much?)

But, amid the panic there were lots of nice touches. My co-worker made this gorgeous cake that was tasty even with fondant (which I've heard isn't usually so nice to eat!). Even the bow is fondant!

And we made cute favours :)

Moral of the story? Never let the key out of your sight. Or just have the shower at a house. 

On the plus side, I mastered the art of delegating!

♥ Callah

new bedroom

so, not only am i a terrible blogger but a terrible room decorator, too. remember me moving into the big bedroom WAAAAAAAY back when? Yah, still haven't put anything on the walls or packed away that last bin of crap.

new years goals? get organized. i made big strides in cleaning and organizing my room (although still more to be done). I found this sweet set at urban outfitters. as much as i do not love their clothing, i dream of decorating my future home with their apartment stuff. 

i also love sales. polka dot ruffled duvet set and curtains? yes, please. (still not 100% if i'll hang the curtains... depends if it's ruffle overload).

i've also been drooling over this measuring cup set since i saw it in October, so i made it mine. And the house collection begins... now accepting donations!

hmm, maybe i'm more domestic than i thought.

♥ Callah

best birthday email ever

thanks Paish!

♥ Callah

blog love

why did you create the blog? it started with paish and gossip girl. i had just come home from my epic trip (and written an epic travel blog) and wanted to re-connect with friends. voila, a blog was born.

what kind of blogs do you follow? friends, yoga, fiction, with a sprinkling of fashion thrown in for good measure.

favorite makeup brand? right now i am digging the physician's formula organic line.

favorite clothing brand? i've given up on trying to be fashionable, so there is no one brand.. just bits and pieces that catch my eye.

your indispensable makeup product: black eyeliner.

your favorite colour: i'm not quite sure anymore. it used to be pink but i'm kind of over it. maybe green, the earth.

your perfume: i don't really do perfume anymore, but i love lavender oil. (i'm starting to sound like a hippie - maybe it's true!)

your favorite films: 500 days of summer, memoirs of a geisha, count of monte cristo, the harry potter series.

what country would you like to visit and why? japan, in a heartbeat. ever since i read memoirs of a geisha (and then seeing the film) i've had a mini-obsession with japanese culture. absolutely stunning.

make the last question and answer to yourself - currently reading? a zillion books, but more notably Bill Bryson's "At Home" and a signed copy of Tinkers that I found at the local Indigo. Also, Freeing the Body, Freeing the Mind for my yoga book report. And Diet for a New America. I think thats all!

give the prize to 10 blogs: paish, a cat of impossible colour, angela see angela blog, rose coloured glasses, cherry blossom girl, closet full of nothing, smaggle style, ponymalta, ma vie privee, what claudia wore.

♥ Callah

in photos- Toronto

A few cool iPhone snaps from last Friday- headed to the city for a conference. It was a weird weekend- really foggy, like being in a horror film.

First snap... pulling into one of the train stations.

It cleared up while I was waiting to be picked up for dinner at Fresh, my fave. (I really need to branch out... anyone know any other awesome vegetarian/vegan restos in T.O.?)

By the time she picked me up... the fog was overtaking the city!!

Then I proceeded to take "the girls" out one last time... resulting in possibly the worst hangover of my life. Urgh. Some of the first words out of my mouth post-surg? "I feel drunk". Lol, apparently not uncommon. I'm feeling pretty dece now considering I had fat both cut and sucked out of my chest 4 days ago... weird to think that I've actually had lipo! Odd.

Recovery = lots of movies (including an HP marathon, Love Actually & The Holiday), jewelry making and some schoolwork, although mostly slacking on schoolwork thanks to my fuzzy brain, oops.

♥ Callah

6 sleeps

getting psyched (read: nervous!) for my half marathon on Sunday. My asthma has been super-awesome lately (read: NOT.) So i used google maps to check out the course... running 21.1k along the Niagara Parkway, ending at table rock! 

♥ Callah

condo shopping

Future home?

I guess you need savings to do something like buying a condo. Fingers crossed g-pa's land sale goes through next month. maybe i should start buying lotto tickets.

♥ Callah

in iPhone photos- Montreal

Long weekend in Montreal. I didn't really actually do much of anything in particular, except catch up with friends and eat out, a LOT, and do some yoga and window shopping. I promise I did stuff last time.

So, I also didn't bring my camera around with me and even forgot my iPhone on our 8km trek to Chinatown (where were ran into a Taiwanese celebration) and the Old Port. Here are a few random snaps I did get.

St Viateur bagels- I trekked across town for these, all because my sister wanted some real Montreal bagels. She better bring me back something nice from Mexico... buying Corona in Ontario doesn't really count.

This place seriously was COOL. Hard to describe but they had these long skinny spatulas that held a bunch of the bagels in the oven, and would pull the freshly baked bagels out and dump them into that pile you see in the back left. The smell in there was amazing.

My first macaron experience. Little disappointed at the lack of classy packaging. To be honest, they were just ok. The salted caramel was delish and the pistachio was pretty decent, but I wouldn't spend that much on them on a regular basis. And the other flavours, not at all.

The hill Katrina walks up for school every day. It's bigger than it looks, and the mountain was so pretty with all the changing leaves.

This photo magically appeared on my phone, no idea how i captured it.. but it's cool.

So, there you have it. A fabulously relaxing weekend away. Good times. Thanks for playing host, Katrina!

♥ Callah

inked

you've probably seen this on FB already.
If you can't tell, that's my right ribcage, few inches below my armpit. Ouchies- although not as bad as I was expecting. I think my laser hair removal yesterday was worse!

Definition: Om is a very simple chant with a complex meaning. Often chanted three times at the start and finish of a yoga session, om is the whole universe coalesed into a single sound and represents the union of mind, body, and spirit that is at the heart of yoga. When chanted, the sound of om is actually three syllables - a, u, and m.
Pronunciation: aaaaauuuuummmmm

P.S. remember my new dress? The untying straps came in perfect for a tattoo session.

♥ Callah

i'm a star!

One of my friend's sisters, who goes to Sheridan for journalism, interviewed me for her article. I feel like a star lol... yay for college newspapers!!

♥ Callah

niagara falls!

Is it lame to have identical entries on both of my blogs? Oh well, it applies to both! And seriously, I'm on a blogging roll.


Last week, I headed up to Niagara to bring one of my good friends from my YTT to see the beauty before she headed home to Singapore. We first stopped at Frogpond Farms, the only certified organic winery in Ontario. After a tasting and loading up on wine, we took a stroll on the short path around the vineyard.

grapes! so many, basking in the sunlight.

loved the cute little farmhouse.

I don't know what these are. 

We found sheep! This lovely guy (or gal?) came right up to the fence to visit us.

Action shot! I was laughing too much to get a decent photo.

This is one of my fave photos I took that day.

It was so amazing to introduce the falls to someone who has never seen them before. It's a rare opportunity!

I made her keep her eyes on the ground until we rounded the corner to view the Horseshoe Falls (i.e., the Canadian falls) in their full splendor. This is where my half marathon will be ending next month!

pure beauty.

We did the "Journey Behind the Falls". We are only 9m above the water level here, getting sprayed by the mist.

Double rainbow! What does it mean?!? I really hope you've seen the video- click the link if you haven't!

♥ Callah

from the archives

Tonight I backed away from the internet in order to clean my room a bit before a friend stays over tomorrow night.
I found a box full of stuff from high school, including these gems.

I was campaign manager for Paish's run for... ? Student rep or something. Back in the day, she was known as "Kadi". (That's right, the specific D sound, not a T!).
This is pure brilliance. If only we had kept one of the real posters, designed like the mac and cheese boxes.

Note the copyright. Don't steal this amazing design! Also note the incredible likeness. The blue hair is just so natural.

And, for Anne-Marie! This image graced the cover of our "NASA" brochures. The New Annie-Shawna Alliance, that is. Our very own political party in Civics, circa 2000-01.

Can you believe I thought I was fat then? (Well, probably, it was high school). If only I knew what I'd look like by grade 12 after working at A&W!

Posting these were so worth breaking my internet hiatus about 1 hour into it.

♥ Callah

back to school..

I don't think I can ever stop.



Chipping away at the degree... online course starts next week! I think I like stressing and overworking myself.
Also, I really think it's time to re-watch Billy Madison. I saw the film set in Oshawa when they taped it at the mansion in town!

♥ Callah

bad blogger

When did I become such a bad blogger?
Hmm, looks like real life is kicking in! Loving the new job. 30 hours this week which isn't quite full time but sure feels like it when I was lucky to average about 16 before (sometimes even ZERO!)
Busy, busy. I've got about a gazillion books on the go, including Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl- (yup, never read it!) and The Price: My Rise and Fall as New York's #1 Escort- written by one of the very awesome girls in my yoga training last month. (And yes, it's a true story!). Awesome read, look out for a used copy on amazon. Also lots of vegan cookbooks... thinking about going there sometime.
Been busy with the yoga projects- currently practice teaching, going on a "yoga safari" (trying out different types besides my usual) and embarking on another 30-day challenge starting today. I'm taking another Uni course in the fall- slowly chipping away at the degree, so I want to get as many projects out of the way as I can so I'll have time for that. Here's a pic to make this post less boring.

That was yoga-on-the-beach. Note the CN tower in the background. Gorgeous.

So yup, my life in a nutshell. Work, reading, and yoga.
Hope everyone is awesome. I'm not the only slacking blogger, get on it and update me with your life stories!!
♥ Callah