4 Things To Do Before Summer's Over

Edmonton
It's the end of July and I couldn't even tell you where me entire summer's gone. Anyone you talk to is trying to jam pack all the summer-y things into the few short weeks we've got left, before we're forced to pull out the parkas and boots- which, to be fair,  does comes with some top notch outfits... very small trade off. I know.

1. Take a Picnic to the River Valley (or your backyard!)

This is one of those things you always say you're going to do, and have the most amazing intentions of organizing, but it never happens. Until now! Grab a blanket, pick up your favourite snacks, call up your friends and make it happen. A picnic doesn't have to be this daunting Pinterest curated event that most people imagine when you think of a picnic. Keep it simple, casual and fun so you can actually enjoy the day you're having and you won't have to fuss over the aesthetic of the picnic. 

Some of my favourite picnic snacks are candy, usually of the sour variety, some chips, cookies or crackers, fresh fruits usually in watermelon or berry form. Oh! And you've always got to have something to drink too. Arizona tea is the ultimate picnic drink- 99cents for the best summer drink out there!
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Sometimes Simple Is The Way To Go

Creative
Third times the charm right?
I have tried to write this post three times.

Initially I wanted to show you how to make a macrame hanging succulent basket that looks really cool and trendy and a great summertime craft, but it was literally impossible for me to take good enough photos to show you exactly how to make it. So, here we are, with a similar idea but way less complicated to show on camera and it's essentially what I wanted to show you in the first place, just a lot simpler.  

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Cake For Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Eats
Bon Appetite is a beautifully curated magazine for the foodies of the world. The layout, the recipes, the pictures- they really do a fabulous job of capturing everything I could want from a magazine including this delicious carrot cake recipe Mikaela came across the other day while flipping through.

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Wednesday Is A Craft Day

Creative
Often, Pam and I find these really neat ideas floating on the web, send them to each other and say "Oh wow, we need to do this for the blog!"  I'd say between the two of us, we're pretty darn crafty and really good at creating things... but that doesn't mean they always look as amazing as we expect them to. Fast forward to Wednesday, when we made something that actually looked exactly as we expected it to, which if you know anything about DIYs or internet crafts it's a very rare occurrence.
Here is the run down on how to make beautifully marbled cards we saw on honestlywtf using shaving cream and gel food colouring!
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Being Basic Isn't A Bad Thing

Edmonton

For no good reason at all the term basic has gotten itself a bad name. I honestly have no clue why it happened, or who started it, but I'm here to defend basic when it comes to fashion, because let's face it I am basic/100 and I love it.

When I think of dressing basic, it's always about the neutrals. I honestly own the same shirts in 3 different neutral colours because I know it looks good, and no matter what I pair it with it's going to match no matter what.

The end goal of dressing basic is ultimately to have a comfortable and killer outfit everyone is jealous of. 

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