Playlists!

So I got my first iPod mini long ago and couldn't believe that I could barely fill 4mb.   These were days where this was my biggest stress in life.   Turns out it grew on its own and I stressed for nothing.  Also I'm glad iPods don't freeze in the cold anymore.

I made a few playlists the other day and thought I would share some of my hard work.  Who has time for this?  Well, me.   Don't mind my copy & pasting...its not perfect.



parrrty (also for runnnnning)

Baby (Glee Cast Version)	Glee Cast	Glee: The Music, Vol. 5
Crazy	Gnarles Barkley
Crazy In Love	Beyonce featuring Jay-Z	Bridget Jones The Edge Of Reason
Don't Stop Believin'	Journey	Journey: Greatest Hits
Fat Bottomed Girls (Glee Cast Version)	Glee Cast	Glee: The Music, Vol. 5
Firework (Glee Cast Version)	Glee Cast	Glee: The Music, Vol. 5
Footloose	Blake Shelton	Footloose (Music from the Motion Picture) [Cut Loose Deluxe Edition]
Forever (Produced By Polow Da Don)	Chris Brown	Exclusive: The Forever Edition
Give Me Everything	Pitbull Feat Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer	The Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart 19-06-2011
Hangover (feat. Flo Rida)	Taio Cruz	Hangover (feat. Flo Rida) - Single
Hello	Martin Solveig & Dragonette	Hello - Single
Hold It Against Me	Britney Spears	Hold It Against Me - Single
I Know You Want Me	Pitbull	I Know You Want Me
Just Dance	Lady Gaga	Top 40
Let It Rock	Kevin Rudolf & Lil Wayne	Let It Rock - Single
Levels	Avicii	Levels - Single
Lonely Boy	The Black Keys	El Camino
Love Sex Magic	Ciara & Justin Timberlake	Top 40
Moves Like Jagger (The Voice Performance) [feat. Christina Aguilera]	Maroon 5	Moves Like Jagger (The Voice Performance) [feat. Christina Aguilera] - Single
OMG (feat. Will.I.Am)	Usher	Raymond V Raymond
On The Floor	Jennifer Lopez Feat Pitbull	The Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart 19-06-2011
Party Rock Anthem (feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock)	LMFAO	Sorry for Party Rocking (Deluxe Version)
Ready To Start	Arcade Fire	The Suburbs
Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy	Big and Rich
Sexy and I Know It	LMFAO	Sorry for Party Rocking (Deluxe Version)
Somebody to Love (Glee Cast Version) [Cover of Justin Bieber Song]	Glee Cast	Glee: The Music, Vol. 5
Stereo Hearts (feat. Adam Levine)	Gym Class Heroes	Stereo Hearts (feat. Adam Levine) - Single
Sweat	Snoop Dog Feat David Guetta	The Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart 19-06-2011
Till The World Ends	Britney Spears	Femme Fatale
The Time (Dirty Bit)	The Black Eyed Peas	The Beginning (Deluxe Version)
Waking Up in Vegas (Radio Edit)	Katy Perry	Top 40
We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)	Rihanna	Talk That Talk (Deluxe Edition)
What The Hell	Avril Lavigne	Goodbye Lullaby (Japanese Release)
Where Have You Been	Rihanna	Talk That Talk (Deluxe Edition)
Without U - Feat. Usher	David Guetta	Nothing But the Beat
Without You (feat. Usher)	David Guetta & Usher	Nothing But the Beat
15. Love the Way You Lie, feat. Rihanna	Eminem

not too many beats

1979 [1996]	The Smashing Pumpkins	Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
1234	Feist	Top 40 singles
You're Beautiful	James Blunt	Back To Bedlam
Wish You Were Here	Avril Lavigne	Goodbye Lullaby (Japanese Release)
A Wish for Something More	Amy MacDonald	This Is the Life
Wisemen (Album Version)	James Blunt	Back to Bedlam
White Flag	Dido	Life For Rent
What the Water Gave Me	Florence + the Machine	Ceremonials (Deluxe Edition)
What Is This Love (With Sarah McLachlan)	Blue Rodeo	Five Days In July
Welcome To The Black Parade	My Chemical Romance	The Black Parade
Weighty Ghost	Wintersleep	Welcome To The Night Sky
We Owned the Night	Lady Antebellum	Own the Night
The Way I Am	Ingrid Michaelson	Girls and Boys
Waking Up	OneRepublic	Waking Up
Wake Up	Arcade Fire	Funeral
Use Somebody	Kings of Leon	Only By The Night
U2 - Bad	U2	Best of 1980-1990
Turpentine	Brandi Carlile	The Story
Tug Of War	Carly Rae Jepsen	Tug Of War
Tonight, Tonight [1996]	The Smashing Pumpkins	Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Tired Of Waiting	The Trews	power97 Studio 97 Sessions Vol. 2
The Suburbs	Arcade Fire	The Suburbs
The Story	Brandi Carlile	The Story
Stolen Car	Beth Orton	Live, Stockholm 1999
Soul Meets Body	Death Cab For Cutie	Plans
Sort Of	Ingrid Michaelson	Everybody (Bonus Track Version)
Somewhere Only We Know	Keane	Hopes and Fears
Something To Believe In	Aqualung	Memory Man
Somebody Told Me	The Killers	Hot Fuss
Sleep	Azure Ray	Azure Ray
Sky (feat. Ingrid Michaelson)	Joshua Radin	Unclear Sky - EP
Sigh No More	Mumford & Sons	Sigh No More
Sick Muse	Metric	Fantasies
Shake It Out	Florence + the Machine	Ceremonials (Deluxe Edition)
Secrets	OneRepublic	Waking Up
The Scientist	Coldplay	A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Same Mistake	James Blunt	All The Lost Souls
Rumor Has It	Adele	21
Rolling In The Deep	Adele	21
rise	eddie vedder	into the wild
Rebellion (Lies)	Arcade Fire	Funeral
Ready To Start	Arcade Fire	The Suburbs
Read My Mind	The Killers	Sam's Town
Pumped Up Kicks	Foster the People	Torches
Princess of China	Coldplay & Rihanna	Mylo Xyloto
Pictures	Benjamin Francis Leftwich	Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm (Bonus Track Version)
Paradise	Coldplay	Mylo Xyloto
Parachute	Ingrid Michaelson	Parachute - Single
Paper Thin Walls	Modest Mouse
Paper Planes	M.I.A.	Kala
Our Hell	Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton	Knives Don't Have Your Back
Only If for a Night	Florence + the Machine	Ceremonials (Deluxe Edition)
The Only Exception	Paramore	Brand New Eyes
The One That Got Away	Katy Perry	Teenage Dream
One Moment More	Mindy Smith	One Moment More
no ceiling	eddie vedder	into the wild
New York	Snow Patrol	Fallen Empires
Need You Now (Glee Cast Version)	Glee Cast	Glee: The Music, Vol. 5
My Song	Brandi Carlile	The Story
Mr. Know It All	Kelly Clarkson	Stronger
Mr Rock & Roll	Amy MacDonald	This Is the Life
Mr Brightside	The Killers	Hot Fuss
Marry You	Bruno Mars	Doo Wops And Hooligans
Love Story	Taylor Swift	Fearless
Love Like Laughter	Beth Orton	Live, Stockholm 1999
The Long Way Around	Dixie Chicks	Taking the Long Way
Lonely Boy	The Black Keys	El Camino
Littlest Birds	The Be Good Tanyas	Blue Horse
Little Lion Man	Mumford & Sons	Sigh No More
Little Bribes	Death Cab for Cutie	The Open Door - EP
Linger	The Cranberries	Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
Landslide (Glee Cast Version) [feat. Gwyneth Paltrow]	Glee Cast	Landslide (Glee Cast Version) [feat. Gwyneth Paltrow] - Single
Laid	Ben Nathanson	American Wedding
Keep Breathing	Ingrid Michaelson	Grey's Anatomy - Season 3
Karma Police	Radiohead	Big Shiny Tunes 3
Just a Kiss	Lady Antebellum	Own the Night
Jar of Hearts	Christina Perri	Jar of Hearts - Single
Jackdaw	David Gray	Draw the Line
If You Leave (OMD Cover)	Nada Surf	The OC
I Won't Give Up	Jason Mraz	I Won't Give Up - Single
I Will Follow You into the Dark	Death Cab For Cutie	Plans
Human	The Killers	Day & Age
Holding Out for a Hero	Ella Mae Bowen	Footloose (Music from the Motion Picture) [Cut Loose Deluxe Edition]
Hold Me In Your Arms	The Trews	No Time for Later
The Hideout	Sarah Harmer	You Were Here
Help I'm Alive	Metric	Fantasies
Hasn't Hit Me Yet	Blue Rodeo	Five Days In July
hard sun	eddie vedder	into the wild
Halo	Beyonce	Top 40
Guys Do It All The Time	Mindy McReady
Grenade	Bruno Mars	Doo Wops And Hooligans
The Greatest	Cat Power	The Greatest
Good Life	OneRepublic	Waking Up
Forever Young	Youth Group	The O.C. Mix 5
First Train Home	Imogen Heap	Ellipse
First Day Of My Life	Bright Eyes	I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Firework	Katy Perry	Teenage Dream (Deluxe Edition)
far behind	Eddie Vedder	Into the Wild
Eyes	Rogue Wave	Eyes - Single
Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall	Coldplay	Mylo Xyloto
Easy Silence	Dixie Chicks	Taking the Long Way
Drive My Soul	Lights	Lights
Draw the Line	David Gray	Draw the Line
Dog Days Are Over	Florence And The Machine	Lungs
Closer To You	Brandi Carlile	Brandi Carlile
Closer To Fine	Indigo Girls
Clocks	Coldplay	A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Chasing Cars	Snowpatrol
Canyon Girl	The Fruit Bats	Spelled In Bones
Called Out In the Dark	Snow Patrol	Fallen Empires
Calendar Girl	Stars	One Week Soundtrack
Bruises	Chairlift	Does You Inspire You
Brighter Than Sunshine	Aqualung	Strange and Beautiful
Breathe (2 AM)	Anna Nalick	Wreck of the Day
Brandy Alexander	Feist	The Reminder
Box of Stones	Benjamin Francis Leftwich	Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm (Bonus Track Version)
Big Weekend	Tom Petty	Highway Companion (Special Edition)
Basement Apt.	Sarah Harmer	You Were Here
Back To Black	Amy Winehouse	Back To Black
Atlas Hands	Benjamin Francis Leftwich	Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm (Bonus Track Version)
Arms	Christina Perri	Lovestrong. (Deluxe Version)
Airplanes	B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams of Paramore	The Adventures of Bobby Ray
The Adventure	Angels & Airwaves	We Don't Need to Whisper (Digital Version)

Loving Tulips

Ok, so its been a bit since I've blogged here but I was in the grocery store and saw some beautiful spring flowers out...and its January!!!  I got really excited when I saw this episode of Steven & Chris (apple does not fall far from the tree) and these really neat ways to arrange tulips.  I love love love flowers in my home and before I had my kiddo it was probably my biggest luxury...to have fresh flowers on my table nearly every week.  I found a great florist and would go pick out what I wanted.  Anyhow, these days I don't have time for that and pick up a bouquet here and there from Costco - which is also a decent place to get them and they are priced pretty reasonably.  One thing I really appreciate is fresh fresh flowers.  If the flowers are looking old or wilty, don't waste your money.

The tough thing about tulips is they usually come in a pack and aren't arranged for you!  They don't take much though and here are some really neat ideas.

Oh yeah, and stick a penny in your vase and don't feed tulips flower food.  They like copper and don't like food.

Here's a link to their site

Tulips!


And here is another one I found when I was looking for the tulips!

http://www.cbc.ca/stevenandchris/2011/11/fabulous-flower-arrangements.html

Christmas List 2011

I have a few things I'm alright at...and gifting is one of them.  I love it, I know some people feel overwhelmed by it, (the giving and receiving) but not me!  I do not shop last minute, in fact the last few years have had all my Christmas shopping done before December 1.  I think about my purchases and do not, I repeat, do not.. wait for a sale.  If I pass a sale though...I take advantage of it!  My list is made, and after repeat gifting the same game to a cousin...I keep my list and don't re-buy the same thing.  Very embarrassing.  Sooooo here is a few of my favourite gifts this year.  Some are from my wish list and some I have ready to be wrapped...some I dream about!  Hope this inspires you to start early!

1.  Kindle...this is not an iPad, its an e-reader and you cannot read your iPad in the sun.  This is a great gift for anyone who likes to read and anyone who likes to travel.  It comes now in a neat Fire which is a cheaper version of the iPad but nonetheless, a neat electronic at a reasonable price: $199

2. Tiffany & Co....there is nothing from a blue box that a woman doesn't appreciate getting.  Make the trip downtown and who knows where it would lead!  I love most of their collection, these are a few favourites..

Return to Tiffany Bead Bracelet $275
http://www.tiffany.ca/Shopping/Item.aspx?fromGrid=1&sku=26659531&mcat=148204&cid=288158&search_params=s+5-p+3-c+288158-r+501287458-x+-n+6-ri+-ni+0-t+

Elsa Peretti Colour by the Yard Bracelet $215
http://www.tiffany.ca/Shopping/Item.aspx?fromGrid=1&sku=27906494&mcat=148204&cid=288158&search_params=s+5-p+3-c+288158-r+501287458-x+-n+6-ri+-ni+0-t+


3. Apple....love me some apple products.  I am all about the seamless integration this company has given me.  $99

$499 Ipad.  Love em.

4. Ugg...When I first saw Brittany Spears types walking down LA streets with these on I was not on board.  But like capri pants they have stuck around and are actually really warm and pretty comfortable!


Clovis $199
http://www.onlineshoes.com/womens-ugg-australia-clovis-espresso-p_id226584

Oversized beanie $65...awesome in cream.
http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/ugg-australia-cardy-oversized-beanie/3189914?origin=category&resultback=750

5. Love skin care...and love getting what I actually use.

Miracle worker gift set $110

Purity face wash $40

Benefit 'I'm glam therefore I am' gift set $36

6.  Canucks...power play packs for $288.  Any fan would love em.
http://canucks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=73360



7.  Nike+ Sportwatch Tom Tom running watch $199  The only thing this doesn't do is music...but otherwise is pretty sweet.

8.  Swatch.  $70.  There is not an accessory I don't love and I spent a substantial time looking at these this summer.  It ended ugly with my 2 year old spilling some ice on the floor and me running out of the store...but nonetheless...a cool watch.  I like it in plum, rose or sky.

http://www.swatch.com/zz_en/watches/fw2011_newgent.product-SUOR703.html


9.  Aritzia...I hate their bag in the lockbox policy in their change room but otherwise this store is a source of some fun stylish pieces for us vancouverites (or valley girls with cars...bridge and tunnel people...everyone!)

Bromley Military coast $350.  I like the camel colour but all the colours are great.

Wilfred Flaubert Sweater $95...this is a great basic to have in your wardrobe.

10.  Lululemon...love it!  Great quality, these items are worth spending on.

Stride Jacket $128

Layer! T-back racer $42

If January brings a big work out regime...
Triumphant tote $118

Good luck!

October: I found a use for my hunters. So bought another pair.

Well, I have been waiting for my Little Chic website to be up and running so haven't been blogging much photography lately..I have tons to catch up on!  Things seem to be going really well and honestly have been a little overwhelmed this week.  I cannot edit at home with my little guy without his head in-between me and my lap top.  I even tried turning on the new cars movie...which he seems to like but not enough to leave me to do anything.  Fun times with a toddler!  So have set myself a schedule thats a little more manageable and am pretty much booked up till the end of the year!  Yay!

Anyhow, I bought some super cute things last month.  I had to wait a whole month to blog them because I literally spent my budget within the first week of the month.  Good thing Christmas is coming and I'm hanging in the toy aisle for the next month!

Hunters - I have a pair in a chalky black colour that are the shorties I got last year.  I found a great new use for these - I wear them on my fall shoots!  So of course I needed a pair in blue.  $125.

Then while I was at it, these cute socks go in there so nicely. $40

Jeans.  Ultimate weakness.  These are awesome.  $160 with some coupons I had for piper lime.  But they are on sale now!

I wanted a new dress for our nights out in Vegas.  Love this one and it goes with the brown sweater I bought the month before.  $175  They don't have the one I got online, its actually blue with beige flowers.  I've worn it a few times already!

Total = $500

Not horrible but still not on budget :( Also I bought tights and a belt to go with the dress. :)

www.piperlime.com
http://aritzia.com/

September | me on a budget!

I love clothes.  I love new ones, I love my old favourites.  Since being home with my kiddo I've been pretty free with my spending and now its crunch time.  I gotta live within my budget and here it is.  $400 per month for my stuff.  I've decided in order to try and keep myself accountable (aside from the cashola being gone and a hefty visa bill) I'm going to blog about what I've bought...  I read in style magazine and they have a section for 'girl on a budget' or something like that.  Anyhow, this is my version.

So, once a month, I'll blog about my carefully made purchases.  Cuz I love love love new jeans.  And they get expensive.

1.  Audrey Coat -  $228

My big spend was this Audrey jacket from Lululemon.  Who doesn't love lulu!?!?!  I didn't need a new one but I love the cut of this one and with having a little kid to run after I actually don't need a super thick coat.  I got mine in black, but this grey is awesome.

Audrey

2.  Hudson Collin skinny jeans in grey wash -  $99

I love Hudson and I dunno why.  I got these at Nordstrom Rack on a Seattle trip for a steal.

Collin

3. Aritzia - Betsy blouse $50

I got this top for our family pictures.

4. Aritzia - Sweater  $98

This goes over top, but in the heather seche colour (brown)

Total: $475

overbudget.  boo me.  and, no this isn't all i bought.  but i'm working on it.  really.

Photography | sisters J & R

Ooooh how I've waited to blog about these two little girls.  These two finished off a very long day for me but were oh so cute I wished they were mine.  Love how their personality came out so quickly and how easy it was to fill my card with their sweet faces.  Lucky mom and dad are expecting #3 soon, so another gorgeous child to join the world soon!

Cooking: at the dirty apron

Ok, so I've waited to blog about this place because I had only been once, and didn't want to base my love for something on a one time experience.  This weekend I had the privilege of going for a 2nd time to the dirty apron cooking school in downtown vancouver.   The first time I went I did an Italian class where we learnt how to make pasta!  Why bother?  Cause it really is delicious.  Really.  Not gonna sugar coat it though, its a heck of a lot of work but I've done it twice since my class in April (which is a lot for a casual cook like me).  My 2nd trip was for a brunch class.  We made some super yum eggs benedict (fancy style sitting on a potato rosti) and french toast (also fancy with sauce).

Anyhow, back to the dirty apron.  The cooking school itself is top notch.  Fancy Wolf stoves and you get your own working area.  The ingredients are all measured out and prepped for you so you don't spend time doing much other than cracking eggs and chopping this and that.  You learn techniques that I would have otherwise not known existed.  The price isn't cheap, but christmas is coming and its a great opportunity for a girls night event as well.

http://www.dirtyapron.com/