Interwebz

A few weeks ago, I was introduced to the website Polyvore.

There are so many things that I love about this site.

I love the different pieces of art, but I am an art lover.

I love the interior design ideas, as I'm always looking for unique and creatives ideas for my house and even my office.

The main focus of the site is fashion!  You can shop on the site by either brand, category (ie skirts) or even by trend, which makes it super easy to find what you are looking for. It is an interactive site, so you can ask questions and get answers from other members.

Hands down, my favourite part of the website is the 'create' part. This allows you to pull together outfits. You can drag in different outfit elements, like shoes, dresses and accessories, to see how they will look together. It's a great way to plan out outfits and also to see how specific pieces you are interested in buying will integrate into your existing wardrobe- see how that $500 top you are thinking about investing in will look with skirts, pants and shorts you already own.

If you have any interest in fashion, even just a tiny bit, head over to this site and see what it's all about.

Favourite Thing- Tote Bags

I love, love, love tote bags. This is no secret as I own a ton of them and use one on a daily basis.

Tote bags are key for me as I am one of those girls who just always has stuff with her. I carry the day to day stuff, like my wallet, keys and cell. But I also carry with me, my agenda, Kindle, digital camera, bottle of water, gloves, earmuffs (well, in the winter at least) and a variety of miscellaneous random stuff- including soup, forks and birthday cards (and even birthday gifts at times) that should have been mailed months ago.

I seriously don't know what I would do without a tote bag- besides mail things in a timely manner.

(This Tommy Hilfiger tote is one of my favourites. If you look closely, you can see the handles are worn out from so much use.)

Make With Me- Spinach Manicotti

Spinach Manicotti


Ingredients:

• 9 lasagna noodles, cooked
• 10 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed and completely drained
• 15 oz ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 egg
• salt & pepper
• 32 oz tomato sauce
• 3 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded

To make:

• Preheat oven to 350
• Combine spinach, ricotta, Parmesan cheese, egg, salt and pepper in a bowl
• Ladle about 1 cup of sauce on the bottom of a baking dish
• Lay a lasagna noodle flat on the counter and fill with spinach mixture (roughly 1/3 of a cup), spread evenly over noodle
• Roll the noodle and place it (seam down) in the baking dish
• Repeat with remaining noodles
• Ladle remaining sauce over the rolls in the baking dish
• Cover rolls with mozzarella cheese
• Cover with tin foil and bake for 35-40 minutes
• Enjoy!

Notes:

1. This is a super simple recipe. Great meal for an individual or group.
2. I use a 9 x 12 baking dish.
3. Make sure that noodles are dry before adding mixture.
4. I don't like tomato sauce, so I use Alfredo sauce instead.
5. This can easily be made into a lasagna. Layer sauce on the bottom of baking dish, lay noodle flat over sauce, spread spinach mixture, add another layer of noodles, top with sauce and mozzarella cheese.

Book, Song, Body

BOOK- I mentioned recently that I found Chelsea Handler funny. And while Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me isn't exactly written by Chelsea, it is about her. Family and friends of Chelsea have put together a collection of stories based on lies that Chelsea has told and pranks she has pulled on them. Stories range from convincing someone she was pregnant to getting a staff member to end their honeymoon early and even convincing her brother that a friend had fake legs.

While I found this book funny, I was left wondering how these people in Chelsea's life can take her seriously and how can they continue to fall for her lies and pranks, when they full out know this is what she's about.

SONG- I currently find myself in a position where the song Jet Lag by Simple Plan applies to my life. 

And the French version (I like how English & French have both been worked into the song. To me, it adds to the separation): 

BODY- A have a co-worker who does yoga in her office. I had heard of this from the pregnant co-worker, who's office is across the hall. Last week, I was in a teleconference with the yoga co-worker and she just got up and started doing some stretches. While it might seem funny, it actually is a good idea, especially for people who spend most of their day seated with very little movement. I often find myself stiff at the end of the work day. 

I found this link which has simple stretches that you can do at your desk (my co-worker actually does a lot of these). The link also includes animation so you can see what you're supposed to be doing. I might just have to start doing some of these exercises...

This idea taken from Brittany at happybrittany.com.