Finally, take a peek at our new place !

My husband and I moved recently to Montreal, in the Rosemont - Petite Patrie area. We love our new place. It's very quiet (In a cul-de-sac, so not many cars passing by.) and we just feel really good living there. It's our home !

We're getting installed slowly, we've been there since August 1rst. We were able to get rid of a lot of boxes, but couldn't empty them all, since we were waiting for my dad to fix some little things and put some shelves on the wall. I went to IKEA last week, on shopping spree, too ! I bought the Expedit shelf units as well as the Kasset boxes made to fit on those shelf units. I also bought a living room table (Lack series, in birch tint) and wall shelves. This looks really nice, and I used the Expedit units to store my jewelry supplies as well as my paint and other fine art supplies. Clears off some space =)


My husband took some pictures of our place a week ago, they're blurry and dark, but I thought I'd put them up here before we get better pictures. The rooms are still a bit messy due to the boxes, but once everything is in place, I will take better photos and post them here.

So, here's our kitchen. Brand new appliances, Frigidaire brand ! You can't see the washer dryer set, but they're the front load type, and they're stacked. These are Inglis brand, working wonderfully, making washing and drying easy enough for my hubs to do. (That's a good thing. Will he do it though ?)

That's the left side of our living room. Notice the boxes on the ground near the bookshelf. That's gone now. I'll put all my scrapbooking stash in the little rubbermaid rolling cart placed between the TV and the computer desk. That's 2 or 3 boxes gone by the beginning of next week. I jsut can't wait, since we don't know where to walk without knocking our knees on something.

Now that's the right side of our living room, with the nice IKEA standing lamp that we got for reaaaaaaaaaaally cheap ! (19.99CAD) and our gorgeous sofa. Aaaaaaaaah the sofa. My favorite sitting thing in the whole house. It is comfy enough so I can fall asleep on it while watching TV !

Oh, and have you noticed the bamboo curtains ? They look soooo nice ! The only negative point about them is that we see-through a bit at night, so we can't really get changed in the middle of the room, if you get what I mean. But it's ok, we have a separation between our room and the living room that we set up so it's no longer a problem. (It's a double living room. They used to build houses that way a lot in the 20s and 30s here.)

I would gladly include photos of the bathroom, but it's not painted yet. It's going to be aqua blue and white, to match the shower curtains I got at Home Outfitters. (Photos coming soon, you'll see what I'm talking about !)

Wow, I wrote a novel. Almost.

Montreal Metro Transit Map cuff, 10$, from Betty Death shown above.

I made things to nom !

more animals

Yes ! I cooked ! My friend and I decided to split big batches of food, to stop wasting what we don't eat, and to save money on groceries. We ended up with loads of food, and a freezer full of goodies for when the paycheck is not as big as expected.

It costs a lot less to divide the food as well. I bought 40$ of fresh fruits and veggies at the market, and she bought 40$ of meat and pasta. we ended up with enough food for almost 2 weeks, and the only thing we have to do is pop it in the microwave when I get back from work, and enjoy a hot meal without the long cooking prior. It really helps on the finances as well as on the stress level and rest I can get when I get home from work.

Here's what we made :

Beef and veggie stew

Veggie soup (2 kinds)

Soy sauce macaroni

Chicken and pasta salad

Potato salad

Sea Food shells with bechamelle

Banana Bread

and finally, spaghetti sauce (2 kinds)

And seriously, we're set for the next two weeks, as I ate what couldn't be frozen this weeks, and will eat what's in the freezer next week.

If you can find a group of friends you'd enjoy cooking with, try it. It is worth it. Go cook for a day, as a group, and bring plenty of nice stuff home !

Have fun =P

I soooo knew it...

From the time I woke up this morning, to like right now, I knew it's be a horrible day. Let's name what happened.

I swear I have the worst luck in the world or something... Here we go :

I went outside, it was raining. Not that raining is bad in itself. Just that I recently moved and forgot my umbrella to my parents' house.

I saw the dreaded red and white piece of paper stuck on my windshield. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's a parking ticket.

My computer is so slow I can't work properly. No idea what's happening, it'd worse than usual.

I just learned that one of our best product buyers is leaving the company. I seriously almost cried about this one. (So did my collegues... Everyone is sad about it)


This is a very sad day today ! I think I'll go get a bucket of ice cream or something. Or not. I could just unpack my jewelry supplies, and sort them ! I'll put allll my frustrations into that task. And then will start making jewelry again, even if there's a serious lack of space at my new place. (I'll be posting pictures and videos soon !)

That is it. For today.

Tata !

TICKET SALE !

Ahah yes, you read properly. I am running a ticket sale, because I woke up to a 42$ parking ticket this morning, on a street with no signs in sight to prohibit parking. Anyway. I can't afford to loose a day of work to go to court (As it is going to cost me me than 42 $ in the end) so I am running a ticket sale. Life gives you lemons, make lemonade ! So my lemonade is giving YOU the opportunity to get 20% off all my items (Except the breast cancer items) because I got a nice red and white paper on my windshield !

Happy shopping =)

Oh wow ! I'm still alive !

I know, I haven't posted in a big while, but for a reason : I'm in the middle of a big move. Yes, I'm moving away from mum and dad's, with my hubby. This is going to be awesome.

There are little things I don't like about the apartment we rented, but that can always be fixed. The mirror in the bathroom and the silicon sealing are a few of these things. The mirror is really old, and doesn't really look like a mirror anymore, so what we'll do is buy a new one and put the old one back when we move out, and for the silicon sealing, we're going to redo it completly, as it is a matter of personal taste and not a necessary thing.

I will be able to post photos soon, when the paint is going to be dry and when our furniture is going to be moved. I think we'll make something nice out of it...

Jewelry related : Even though we're moving, my items are still available for sale, as I have access to internet, and access to my boxes (Yes, they are clearly identified ! I'm so organised, I can't believe it.) Also, you can visit my website for information on new collections that are going to be for sale soon !

I'll be posting pictures soon...

-V