I needed to post these. My brother and his girlfriend gave Shoes and me these lovely Kate Spade highball tumblers. It was really crazy because I had seen them and was considering purchasing them, but decided that it's probably inappropriate to purchase them for oneself. And then ta-da, I receive this package. It was like she (because let's face it, it was not my brother's idea) had read my mind.

So gorgeous. I beautiful addition to our bar!

So apparently I went through a slight hiatus.

First and foremost - Shoes and I moved in to our new home! Wahoo! However, we were without internet for about two solid weeks. Woops.

It has been so busy! Ultimate's started up, everything at school is coming to a close (which means that activity is going to spike and then drop again) and I can't wait for some time to bake, cook, update, and get back into the swing of things.

But yay! Internet!

I'm out of sorts today. I have a lot of work that I haven't done (because I'm terrible), the weather is turning awful again (yet more snow), and I'm tired. So I decided to post something short, sweet, and that would make me smile.

I was walking through the house the other day and this scene made me chuckle. I just had to take a picture of it. I don't know why I was so amused. Maybe I thought it was indicative of how much time Shoes and I have been together such that our footwear preferences have synced. Or maybe I realized how much we were both creatures of habit since both his shoes are the same make and brand as are mine. Who knows. I thought it was cute.

This picture did the trick. I'm smiling again.

My condo in the making!, a photo by edgeandvertex on Flickr.

So, Shoes and I bought a condo! We're actually building it! I drove by on Sunday to check it out. When we first bought it, it was a hole in the ground. And now it's looking like a building! Walls, windows, doors. Everything inside is framed, but no drywall yet.

I will continue to update until the big moving date - which will be April!

So apparently this is my life now (or rather, this is my blog...?). Posting organizational tips. But hey, what the heck.

So one of my "resolutions" this year is to be more organized. I love organization, I love things being in their place... but I am also exceedingly lazy. It's a really disappointing combination, especially when you see all of your careful placement and planning deteriorate right before your eyes. So, here we go. Another year, another personal goal to be more organized.

This is my jewellery drawer. I think it is now fantastic. I guess what would have made this post a little better would have been a "before" picture, but that would have been impossible because I did not have any organizational system other than "all over the place".  Now there's a system! There's structure! Speaking of structure, the earrings are the best part. I had this little box with all my earrings and it was very confusing and hard to find a set because they were all jumbled up. Now I keep each set together with buttons (something I saw on Pinterest...). I think it's going to work really well. So there we go.

Shoes and I are off to the States tomorrow for the day. We are both incredibly excited to be eating good food, picking up products we don't have here, and enjoying a nice drive. Cheers!

Today was a lot of fun. I got to spend a lot of time with Shoes, which is always my favourite. We went to see Lawless, which was very good (Matt enjoyed it a lot... I can't say it's my favourite but I was happy he enjoyed it). We went out to Diana's Pizza, which was glorious. Then we rented a whole bunch of movies which we watched this evening as well as 3 episodes of Newsroom (looooove that show).

We made a stop at David's Tea (Banana Bread Tea!!) and we went to Starbucks where they gave us Pumpkin Spice Lattes. It was really a terrific Saturday!

I haven't forgotten the challenge (I was just watching copious amounts of Newsroom). Here's the picture for Day 1:

The top picture was taken with my iPhone (hence the crappy quality) while I was sitting on the couch (or my nest for the evening). I have awful hair and my PJs on, but I don't think it's that bad of a picture. It is also a very accurate picture of "me now". I decided to also include pictures of what was me throughout the day (and by me I mean my hot beverages which I couldn't live without).

PS - I have made some pretty critical decisions today...

The trick is trying to find them...

Friday dinner, a photo by edgeandvertex on Flickr.

A wonderful Friday evening dinner care of Shoes. PS - this is our kitchen. You can see all of our doo-dads. Not pictured: our coffee corner.