Unplanned Early Check-In

Bonjour! I'm currently working on getting Family Fridays out this afternoon. I usually prepare my post and do office work right after I put the kids to bed, but yesterday evening I fell asleep with them and then woke up this morning at 7 instead of my usual 5:30. Mayhem!

So I took a quick shower, prepared my lunch bag and ran like crazy to take the train! The backpack came in handy this time again. Did I tell you I'm wearing a backpack now? Yup that's right and maybe I'll be soon wearing high-top white sneakers to work if I keep falling asleep with the kids and wake up late. More on the backpack next week. It's black and it's leather. Office chic at its best!

See you soon on WOW for a Family Fridays in style. À bientôt!

WOW Tip: How to trade a Shopping Urge with a Closet Purge

Step 1: Scan through your treasure closet and put away in a box anything you haven't worn in a year;
Step 2: Leave it in a safe place for at least a year to make sure the trend doesn't miraculously come back (in my case 2-3 years);
Step 3: When ready, officially mark it as a 'Give' to confirm that it's a go and there's no turning back;
Step 4: On your way to the donation center, think of all the memories you had and how someone else will get to create new ones, either at a job interview or at a Halloween party;
Step 5: Drop it. Turn around and then run!

To ease the separation pain, here's some great snaps from Cher's closet in Clueless. Maybe it'll convince you to keep the plaid miniskirts after all. As if!

Words of Wismom (W.O.W.) Tip: Calculate the total worth of the clothes you're giving away. Save your lucky number on your cellphone and next time you go shopping, look up the number and remind yourself that one day, it will end up in the 'Give' box. This has helped me walk away so many times.

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Planning the Spontaneity

With a little planning, I got to be 'spontaneous' and bought last-minute tickets to Maroon 5.
It was one of those really long days at work so scoring front-row tickets made the hard work all worth it.  How about you, planning anything spontaneous in the near future?

Until the next time, enjoy some rock-star pics from Adam Levine's Hollywood Hills house.

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The Morning After

Forgive me right away for the misleading title and the stylish outfit. This post ain't about 'The Morning After a Fabulous Night Out with your Friends', it's more about 'The Morning after the Whole Week the Kids had the Flu'.

Fortunately for us, the same sloppy chic style applies. After a week of runny noses, saline nasal mist mania and minimal sleep, this outfit might even make you look forward to the next round, which is in about 7-10 days if you're lucky.

Flu season officially started for us last week with both kids being sick back to back. This meant pushing all work deadlines until the last minute and finally waking up at 4 am on Friday to prepare for an 8 am presentation.

WOW tip:  A gorgeous bag like this Celine one helps take the attention away from a less desirable kind of bag, the under eye ones.

Source: sincerelyjules.com via Words of Wismom on Pinterest