as I lay me down to sleep

It's been a busy couple weeks, and I finally have a few days off! What do I do when I've had crazy work hours and my brain is fried? Amazing friends and food. {oh yea, and wine doesn't hurt either...} Tonight with two of my fantastic girlfriends {hi ladies!} we had THE BEST pizza and wine at L'il Baci in Leslieville. These are the nights that make me fall in love with the city. And as I lay me down to sleep, I can't wait for more new adventures this week...

Photos from Sunday Suppers & myself

on a sunday morning

I'm at work on this sunny, fall sunday morning. I wish I wasn't, and I wish I was somewhere far away. I wish I was taking a stroll with my family on a late summer evening...Wishin' and hoping the work day rolls by fast...sigh

Hope the rest of you are having a great sunday!

Photo from myself

bring it on autumn

...and thus begins the first day of fall. I can't believe it's time to bust out my chunky sweaters and overflowing collection of scarves already! {and isn't that paisley dress above just decadent?!} I am bound determined to embrace it this year and will enjoy every moment of those crisp evening walks and the warm comfort of cocoa and apple cider. Not only is it the start of so many wonderful food possibilities, but also of family gatherings and traditions. Here, here fall..Bring it on!

Photos from FGR for Mango

circles of sweet

What an excuse to buy French Macarons! For week two of Nicole's class, she asked us to play with colour, composition, patterns & textures, and what better way to explore than with the luscious sweets from La Bamboche? As you can see, I couldn't wait to bite into that lemon one, with such a tart cream on the inside. I am definitely learning so much from Nicole, and this was a good practice in really framing the shot, paying attention to all edges and balance.

Hope you all had a sweet monday! Can you believe fall is around the corner?

Eek!

Photos from myself

tuesday at tiff

This week was the Toronto International Film Festival. So many stars out and about in the city, and when you work for a magazine, sometimes you score! This past tuesday I had the pleasure of getting all dressed up for a celebration of the opening of the film Janie Jones. There was not only free drinks, {BONUS!} but a chance to hear some fantastic performances by one of my favourite bands, Patrick Watson, and also a few cast members {Abigail Breslin, Allessandro Nivola & Gemma Hayes} of the film, at the Horseshoe. How cute is Abigail Breslen? And her voice was so great! All in all it was a very successful evening and made my week for sure. And after a big and busy week, I am thrilled to be resting at home. Hope you're all having a fantastic weekend, tiff or not!

Photos from Zimbio, Video from Youtube

I'm loving it

I love my parents! For Nicole's class, one of the assignments was to create different depths of field. {these are my short depths of field} With my parents being around, I thought I would take advantage of their crazy, loving personalities. Don't their faces just crack you up? I was laughing so hard I could barely snap any decent shots, and thought I would share them with you. Hope this brightens your week!

Photos from myself

weekend wishing

Hurray for the weekend! With being so busy starting Nicole's photo classes this week, I finally had a moment to upload my cottage photos from last week. What a fun time it was, and am still slightly wishing I was there, if only to see another shooting star! Amanda and I both had out our cameras and were the shutter bugs {as usual...} We both got some great shots, and it's so much fun to see what we captured!

Hope you're all having a lovely weekend and are enjoying the weather wherever you are!

Photos from myself

natural goodness

I am now back from a fantastic long weekend away and am starting to get back into reality and daily life. It was hard after sleeping til I wanted, enjoying a nice cup of coffee with friends and sitting around a campfire just soaking it all in...But I guess we wouldn't appreciate those days off if we didn't work or have a regular routine, right? Keeping with the natural theme, while getting caught up on my daily blog readings yesterday, I came across Wayne Pate. It sparked my interest immediately because of his natural and organic style. How gorgeous are those totes and why didn't I see these earlier, so I could carry it around to the cottage with me? I might just order one, so I can be reminded of those simple weekends away and be thankful for them...

Photos from Wayne Pate

weekend longing

Yesss...It's finally the long weekend! {ok, so I had yesterday & today off, so it's a super long weekend for me} I'm headed off to the annual cottage weekend with the crew, including amazing friend Amanda and her husband Justin. I am crossing my fingers that the weather cooperates and that it's full of campfires, laughter and lots o' s'mores! Hope you enjoy the weekend, and I'll be back on monday.

Photos from myself

change of season

Ok, so I'm a designer..and there's this thing that designer's do. It's kind of a kept secret, BUT for you, my lovely readers I'm going to let you in on it. Ready? Here goes...we change our mind about every 5 minutes! I know, it's probably not just a designer thing, but really a creative person thing. There are so many design possibilities out there, font, colour, style, that sometimes I just can't make up my mind. My favourite colour changes every day, and ideas are constantly being churned out, no matter where I look. So with that being said, with the new change of the summer season into fall, you'll notice a change in my header: For Design's Sake, and a few small things here and there to come. I wanted to go old-school and classic. Hopefully you like it! I would love any feedback from you all too!

OH! Another thing to keep you in the loop, Short & Sweet is also getting a..makeover so to speak. I'm updating it {as I have been neglecting it with this new job and all.} I'm getting it all nice and pretty for the holiday season...so stay tuned!

Thanks for all your lovely support over the past few years, I wouldn't want to keep updating it and making it look as pretty as it can, without knowing all my lovely readers out there are enjoying what I have to share!

Photo of myself by my awesome friend Amanda. {hey lady!}