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Williams Syndrome Wednesday: A shout Out to the Villiage

May 23, 2014 by melanie 1 Comment

If you know me at all, you know that I am currently hounding people for silent auction donations and silent auction bids. I am a pain in the ASS. But I’m also committed to raising awareness for little Obi and that commitment requires funds. In this particular case, funds to help cover some of the costs for a 1-day educational day at Sick Kids in Toronto for WS families. A noble effort and a huge ton of work… but I see it like this: When you’re new to the neighbourhood – or in this case, a rare genetic syndrome –…

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The long overdue review of Stokke Crusi

May 18, 2014 by melanie

I’ve had the Stokke Crusi for about a year now, give or take. Which is a long time to take to get around to a review. I discovered the Stokke brand in 2009 when I was preparing for the arrival of the Bubble and googled best stroller for bad back. Up popped the Xplory. I was instantly sold, despite the hefty price tag. Fast forward to April 2013. After a long winter of being stuck inside with obviously not typically developing Obi hiding out from RSV season, I set about getting a new Xplory. I already had an upgraded seat…

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Lusting

January 18, 2014 by melanie

Tory Burch top / Camper flat shoes, $200 / Rebecca swarovski crystal necklace / Jigsaw grey hat, $81 / Stokke Baby Stokke® ‘Xplory’ Stroller / Oemi Grey Baby Bag / Momotaro Jeans – 8003-SP Lady’s Line – Nordic Denim House / Epiphanie Slate Blue Ginger camera bag I’ve had more than a few conversations about things I’m lusting after the last few days so here’s a little collection of all I currently covet. A cashmere tunic, a slouchy knit hat (touque), a kick ass Canadian Made Diaper Bag, some crazy Japanese denim, a sweet necklace that might make me look…

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January 18, 2014 by melanie 2 Comments

Lusting by melaniecote featuring flat shoes Tory Burch toptoryburch.com Camper flat shoes$200 – gravitypope.com Rebecca swarovski crystal necklacemarissacollections.com Jigsaw grey hat$81 – jigsaw-online.com Stokke Baby Stokke® ‘Xplory’ Strollernordstrom.com melanie

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Fall Style 2013

October 6, 2013 by melanie 3 Comments

Fall Style 2013 by melaniecote featuring knit shirts Joie blouse joie.com Hunkydory knit shirt farfetch.com Dorothy Perkins cream camisole dorothyperkins.com LOFT knit legging loft.com Frye boots $480 – gravitypope.com Tiffany Co necklace tiffany.com Stokke Baby ‘Scoot’ Stroller nordstrom.com Stokke Baby ‘Xplory’ Changing Bag nordstrom.com Sac polochon Balzane roots $625 – longchamp.com Nike Air Max Fusion $120 – footlocker.eu I happened to be on Facebook yesterday when Chatelaine Mag popped onto my newsfeed with this: Hello, friends! Welcome to our fall fashion Facebook hour with our stylish host, our Asst. Fashion Editor, Tyler Franch. Send us your questions now! So I asked: As a work at home…

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