The forgotten wallet

So I forgot my wallet today. Last night, Bobby and I had Polly Pokinos for dinner... and because I was too lazy to bring my entire bag to pick up the food, I just brought my wallet in my jacket pocket. 

This morning, I noticed my jacket still on the dining chair.. and I even mentally commented that there was "something heavy in the pocket" but I was too tired to care since it was 630am and I was on my way to work.... and since it was supposed to be 27 degrees today, I left my jacket (and wallet!!!!) at home. 

I didn't even notice until I got to Caffe Citadella. I ran out of yogurt and starwberries so I couldn't make myself a parfait for breakfast... so I was going to pick up a pastry... that was when I realized that my wallet was at home!!!! Despite all of this, I am thankful for two things:

1. The staff at Caffe Citadella are so kind. They let me have my pastry and told me to just "pay them next time". This day would've been shitty without breakfast (I easily get hangry) so I am so touched by their kind gesture... and let it be known, I will be there first thing tomorrow to pay my dues ;)

2. I have a great memory for remembering credit card numbers (online shopping really helps out!) so I memorized my credit card number... so I was able to load my starbucks gift card online which I could then access through the phone app.... and so I had a sandwich at Starbucks for lunch.

Work was so busy today, and for whatever reason, I woke up with a headache - not a full on migraine - one of those annoyingly mild headaches that lasts a long time. For whatever reason, I had no tylenol on me (this is so unlike me) and of course, I couldn't buy any and no one at work had any. #ugh

Oh and traffic was a nightmare on my way home... and I was paranoid about driving sans license.

But I made it home in one piece... and found that bank couriered a new PIN number for me for my new bank card... even though I received my bank card a week ago and my new PIN had already been sorted out #firstworldproblems

Okay... so we had left over Polly Pokinos for dinner... and are going out for ice cream. 

At least the day ended of nicely :)

Eating ice cream, for the kids

Okay, so yesterday was Miracle Treat Day - the day Dairy Queen donates a portion of blizzard sales to charity! Naturally, I had to get a blizzard. Side note: Not because I am an ice cream monster, but to help out kids in need ;)

mmmmmmm

At least this year's blizzard was not as soupy as last year's ;)

The Ginger Ale Drama

So today I learned that if you leave work early one day for a doctor's appointment... and then you drink a ginger ale in front of your coworkers the next day... they automatically think you are PREGNANT.

I mean seriously, I love ginger ale! And it was soooo hot and humid today and I really just wanted a cold, sugary beverage :(

The Bathroom Update

Ever since we moved into our apartment over a year ago, I've been fighting tooth and nail to win over some "Jenn only" space. Bobby has his own "man cave" (aka, the third bedroom), and even Marco has his own bedroom. The original plan was to have a kick ass walk in closet to myself... However, with the purchase of this apartment (and some furniture we never had living in tiny downtown Vancouver apartments), and with the wedding (and upcoming honeymoon), spending $1000+ on a custom closet isn't high on the priority list of things to buy.

So... I've decided to re-vamp my bathroom! Not a complete overall (eg: painting, etc), but more of an 'surface' touch up.

I wanted to achieve two things in this bathroom re-do:
1. I wanted my bathroom to be more "girly"
2. I wanted my bathroom to be more organized (see below)

Before: Ahhh clutter everywhere!

Before: We got this shower curtain as a Christmas present a few years back... its nice... but I am over it!

Before: Poor use of large space

We got a Winners/Homesense giftcard from my coworkers as a wedding present and I decided to use that towards this project.

The first thing I purchased was a smaller toilet paper storage (from Winners - its a 'stackable basket').

After: Better use of space... but I am still brainstorming ways to better utilize this space.

The biggest purchase I was going to make was a new shower curtain. I have been wanting a "ruffled" shower curtain ever since seeing one at Anthropologie, but their version was too expensive (over 100$) which to me is insane!! So I've been looking and looking and I found out that Bed Bath and Beyond sells one!! And it's all white, the way I want it!! :D I have a 20% off coupon at Bed Bath and Beyond too so this shower curtain would've cost just over 60$, which is still a bit expensive, but good enough. I was previously going to buy a similar shower curtain on Amazon.ca but I was hesitant because I was worried the quality would be terrible and I wouldn't be able to return it... So I went ahead and reserved the shower curtain at the North Van Bed Bath and Beyond location.

This morning, before heading to North Van, I hit up the bank to pay off my Visa, and then Winners to return something. I decided to have a look around to see if I could find other things for the house... and I stumbled upon this gem:

After: New shower curtain!!

This shower curtain is by Cynthia Rowley and it only cost 25$ ("free" since I have a gift card)!!!! So crazy!!! And its such great quality!! I am obsessed ;)

Side note: Needless to say, I canceled the Bed Bath and Beyond Order!

After: Counter all clean - also still a work in process. Still brainstorming how to store my hair dryer and flat iron.

After: white tray to hold all the potions I use to keep my skin young/acne free ;)

So all in all, I've spent just over 60$ (the toilet paper basket was 16.99$, the shower curtain was 24.99$ and the white tray was 12.99$) - which is what I would've spent just on the shower curtain at Bed Bath and Beyond. And since I used my giftcard, all of this was free :D

I still have some money on the giftcard to help with storage issues... and maybe splurge on a super awesome bath mat!

So happy with how this project turned out! Can't wait to shower tomorrow ;)

The Bachelorette Randoms

So last night, I was cleaning out my closet so that I could sell off some no longer used possessions on Craigslist.

One of the items currently for sale (and sold in just 5 minutes - meeting the lady today) was my Lululemon backpack which I bought a few years ago and used for school. This backpack is awesome, but I have no need for it anymore. The last time I used it was for my bachelorette weekend in Whistler (and this was only because Bobby kept insisting that our carry on luggage was in the apartment, not the storage... and when it came time to pack, he was mistaken!!!). 

Anyway, so I was cleaning out the backpack since I did a shit job when I got home from Whistler... and I stumbled upon these pieces:

1. Cork from champagne bottle (for "memory" box - side note: buy memory box)
2. Sundial room key
3. Band-aids (Someone really needed band-aids that weekend!)
4. Veil for the night out

Such a great ladies weekend!! Can't believe it was almost two months ago!!