Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Makeup Edition

I was planning a post about my newfound love for BB creams, and then my friend Lynn wrote a post about how she's not wearing makeup anymore. Let me tell you, I'm a makeup junkie: I love makeup, I wear it every day even if I'm home all by myself or … [Continue reading]

Everything’s Coming Up Nicole!

I know I'm a couple of days late, but Happy Robbie Burns Day! I had a friend tell me excitedly that there are vegetarian versions of haggis available, to which I blinked a few times in response. Blink. Blink. The meat in the haggis isn't what's … [Continue reading]

It Had To Be You

This morning I was stopped at a red light, on my way home from yoga, and I saw, walking along the street, a young man dressed exactly like Turtle from Entourage. I did a double-take; these days it's unusual to see such a style, not unlike spotting … [Continue reading]

PUPPY!

So I guess we're cheering for the Seahawks now?   Even my local old-people Co-Op was on the Patriots (short lived) bandwagon:   It's very strange, the whole continent seems to be in some kind of polar vortex/ … [Continue reading]

Late to the party.

I have been relentlessly cheery today, so much so that I'm even annoying myself. Maybe it's all the green smoothies I've been drinking; today I made one with frozen strawberries and, while it was very tasty, it looked like sludge. I think my … [Continue reading]

Truly Upsetting Recipes from the Lutheran Ladies’ Family Favourites, and Puffy Pirate Shirts

On Friday I was visiting my parents and going through old albums, feeling nostalgic for years gone by. Not all of the albums had dates written in them, but as it turns out I can predict with 95% accuracy the year based on my hairstyle and clothing in … [Continue reading]

The Stages of Costco

It's true, I've never run a marathon, but shopping at Costco in the winter sure makes me feel like I had. This is probably an indication that I should never, ever run a marathon, but really, that wasn't on my list anyway. Because even the thought … [Continue reading]