2012 in Review :: Part Two

Here is the recap for the second half of 2012! You can find part one here.

- I got to sample some really delicious goodies from Naffles.

- Ivan and I headed out to a Hamilton festival.

- Some really sweet ladies drew some really adorable pictures of me.

- Chantilly & I made a really funny drinking vlog.

- I made really yummy date bars.

- The baby birds hatched!

- I shared the recipe for some delicious strawberry chamomile popsicles.

- The essentials that I carry in my laptop bag.

- Our garden grew!

- I spent a week in Ohio with Kaylah and a lot of awesome things came out of it including this outfit post.

- I gave my shoes a makeover.

- Showed off my office closet that I painted with whiteboard paint.

- Shared another awesome thrift haul from Ohio.

- Sparkler photos!

- Showed off my monthly flower glass collection.

- Kaylah and I got very fancy in this outfit post.

- I added some pretty paper to our hutch.

- I visited the Distillery District.

- I threw a 30th birthday party for Ivan!

- Kaylah proudly introduced Living Better with Leslie & Janet. Those poor ladies have been neglected ever since. They need to make a comeback in the new year.

- I recapped the hair journey I went on recently.

- Ivan and I added a new member to our kitty family!

- I tried out crewel embroidery.

- We went camping with Kaylah and Kevin.

- New kitten update.

- A little video of our August camping trip.

- Started and finished another afghan. I couldn't mention it at the time, but this one was actually a wedding gift for awesome friends of Ivan and I.

- Another outfit post with Kaylah with a behind the scenes video.

- Kaylah and I made a video of our trip to Chicago.

- My hair made it all the way back to pink.

- I fell in love with the jellyfish at Shedd Aquarium.

- I papered our kitchen cabinet.

- I took the cutest photos ever of Pinny.

- I shared a few more pretty aquarium photos as well as some photos from the Field Museum.

- I got to review Crochet Boutique and I made a ton of crochet goodies.

- Took some photos of pretty fall colours.

- Farva shakes a paw because he is a cat genius.

- I made delicious kale chips.

- I shared the pattern for making a chevron afghan.

- New decor related thrift finds.

- I showed off part of my squished penny collection.

- Fall flowers around the Distillery District.

- Penny collection part two.

- Pretty new hair colour.

- We got a piano!

- Andrea gave me some adorable little fur balls to review.

- Ivan made the cats a very upscale cat fun house.

- I talked about one of my favourite hair products.

- Got a cute little Foldable Me.

- I shared some photos of the Black Lodge Room. Good thing I did because Ivan is demolishing it as we speak and it is almost completely bare! Like, no ceiling, floor or walls bare.

- Kaylah and I took awesome foggy outfit photos.

- My favourite outfit photos to date.

Wow! This took a long time to put together but it was totally worth it for me. It was great to take a look back on the year and see what happened. 2013 is going to be a very exciting year (more on that later). I am feeling fresh and recharged and I can't wait for the new year to begin!

♥elycia