My wee-bean is on her 3rd nap today. She slept for 2.5 hours this morning, 45 minutes at lunch, and she just went down again. So this is what it feels like to have a baby that naps. My kitchen is clean, the laundry is done, my errands are complete and now I can sit and write without feeling the least bit guilty. I like this. :) Yesterday I vowed to devote more time to my writing, and joked that a little therapeutic shoe shopping might help. When Ruby finally woke up this morning, I decided there was no time like the present, and went out and found two fabulous…

One of my favourite parts of this whole blogging thing is I feel like I get to be a part of this super cool group of amazing women who inspire me in so many ways. I have long been an admirer of Kyla–she was one of my early features last fall when I was doing my Shop Girl Shares segments every Monday. One of the challenges she has taken on for herself this summer is to find six new summer dresses to add to her wardrobe. She’s found three so far, and the next three she wants to find in thrift stores. I’ve long been intrigued by the idea of…

(via: http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/images/ACF809E.jpg) I’m on the hunt. Some people hunt animals. Some people hunt for rare treasure. …I hunt for shoes. Every so often I find that a beloved pair from my collection is coming close to retirement. It could be from old age, it could be from wear, or it could be from… *gasp* falling out of style. I absolutely hate when this happens. I love my shoes. All of them. Sure, I play favourites, but all my shoes are family. There is seriously a lot of love here. It’s never fun when a shoe dies. But I also have a secret: I love hunting. You see, I’m really not…