Big Giant Parody

Sooo, I was just browsing the movie store with my little sis, and under new releases I found “The 41 Year Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It”. Initially, I was stoked! I’m a fan of those directors and at first glance I thought it would have all the character meshed together and somehow meeting up together. So first thing I did was rush home and look it up!

Unfortunately, I was wrong. Upon further inspection that characters are not even close to the originals, and the directors of the real movies aren’t even involved; it’s just a big parody from some randoms. But, I find it’s hard to make a parody of a comedy, because the comedy is already funny. Wouldn’t that just be redundant?

So let me know if you have any surprise reviews of this movie that prove me wrong! Hot Tub Time Machine ended up being better than people expected, so maybe there’s hope here too?

Love, Ami G

Half-Moon Pose

Post of the week is half moon pose! AKA Ardha Chandrasana. I apologize in advance for the pictures, I had just done a hot yoga class and I am drennnnched haha. So, the traditional way to do this pose it a little different, but the hatha series that I do takes a couple inspirations from Bikram yoga, so that is the form of half-moon that I do.

This is commonly the next pose in the series, and starts with your feet together. As you inhale, bring your arms up, clasping your hands overhead with the pointer fingers towards the ceiling.

With every inhale you want to make yourself a little longer (taller), and with every exhale you want to bend a little bit deeper. Start by leaning to the left, and looking towards the ceiling. Go deeper and deeper for eight breaths. Do the same on the right.

Last , we do it backwards. Try to push your hips and thighs forward, and heart towards the ceiling, or eventually the back wall. Make sure to keep an imaginary orange under your chin so that your don’t strain your neck and look too far back. If your breathing becomes difficult, you’ve gone too far into this position.

One day I wanna look like this chick! Except she’s not looking at the ceiling as she bends to the side, so she's not getting the full benefits of this pose. Also, she's not keeping that imaginary orange under her chin as she leans back, so this could be dangerous for her back. She is clearly doing Bikram yoga because his style tends to push the body to extreme limits such as this, even when it's not ready. This is the most common criticism of Bikram yoga.

“The moon has a rich symbolic significance in yoga mythology. In hatha yoga, for example, the sun and the moon represent the two polar energies of the human body. In fact, the word hatha itself is often divided into its two constituent syllables, "ha" and "tha", which are then esoterically interpreted as signifying the solar and lunar energies respectively.” – Quoted from yogajournal.com

Love, Ami G

Music Cont...

Neato, right after I posted my schpeal (how do you spell that word??) on my current music trends, I ended up spontaneously going to a Daniel Wesley concert! Unfortunately the pic I got with him was post-concert, so it’s a tad sweaty.

The guy opening for him I recognized from YouTube because he sings my Favorite. Christmas. Song. Ever. !! It’s called I Wanna Be Your Christmas by Andrew Allen, and it’s way too cute. I got a pic with him too :)

It was a pretty wild night! Wish I could tell you more but I do like to keep some aspects of my life private from social media outlets ;) Hope you enjoy the Christmas song though, I’m suddenly craving eggnog…

Love, Ami G

My Coach Confession

Sooo, I have a confession. I’m not the biggest fan of Coach (don’t get mad at me!! → this is a risky post cause ½ my friends have Coach bags :S). I know it’s super high quality and they have some great stuff, and are even affordable (compared to other fashion labels that is). Buttt, I’m just the kind of person who hates having the same things that everyone else has, and Alberta has swarmed over Coach. I don’t blame them, we don’t have that many world-known designer stores here. So I have no problem with other people having Coach, it looks good! It’s just not my style; it’s the same reason that I try to keep my shopping at Aritzia to a minimum.

Buuuut, their new collection has me quite excited, it’s based off of illustrations by Pierre Le-Tan → the author of children’s books like Puss in Boots. Cute! You’ll notice it immediately next time you step into their store, it really stands out from the classic design covered in labels. It’s fun and seashore themed!!



I haven’t seen too many people carrying these around yetttt, and even if I do, they’re so much fun! I think I might have to get one of the neckerchiefs…Oooh, and just for the record, incase you do want to get me a present, I will accept Coach shoes and jewelry, specifically rings. Loves it!

Love, Ami G

New Old Music

Sooo, the music coming out today is okkk, but nothing special. I could just be biased cause I have to listen to the radio all the time and every song is over played, but either way it’s driven me to start listening to different genres. Lately my playlists are consisting of surfer chill music, like Daniel Wesley (from Vancouver), and rock from the early 2000s, like old Matchbox 20 and Coldplay, and just some classic favs that I’ve almost forgotten about. I can remember some of the lyrics I’ve heard, but not song names or bands. So if you have any suggestions let me know! Here’s a couple of examples of my new old music:

California - Wave
Pilgrimage - Daniel Wesley
Unwell - Matchbox 20

Love, Ami G

Shopping Rules

So, as it turns out, I am an expert shopper. I have a knack for finding every cute thing in the store, which is oober fun while I’m shopping, but not so fun when I look at my bank statement. And I clean out my closet twice a year and find sooo much that I never wear and just give away, even though some things have hardly ever been worn!
So I’ve come up with a couple rules to stop myself from spontaneous purchases that I will later regret. The shoes and jacket posted to the right were purchased after I followed all my rules, and I am sooo happy with them ☺

First off, I’ve stopped random purchases on anything over $15 unless I’ve already planned to buy it. For example, consider I go jean shopping because I’ve ripped a hole in my only skinnies, and I happen to find a pair of jeans that I love for $100, and an adorable matching top for $30. I can buy the jeans, because that had been planned for, but not the top. I keep the “over $15 rule” because when you find something cute for under $15, it’s probs a good deal so go ahead and snatch it!

Second, I wait to see if that article of clothing crosses my mind alot. Most things don’t because there is just so much out there that thinking about all of it would consume my whole day. If my mind does keep wandering back to that one thing, I ask myself 2 questions.
Can I find something similar for cheaper? Like at XXI, or is this unique?
Does it match what I already have? AKA, will I wear it? My jacket and shoes defs followed my rules!

*My only exception is when I find something adorable at the beginning of a shopping day in another city for over $15. Then I allow myself to get it if I’m still thinking about it at the end of the day, because driving back would just be a ridiculous hassle.

So that might have sounded a little complicated… but if you’re a shopaholic, it makes sense and you catch on fast! Have fun and show me some of your must-have items!

Love, Ami G

MIA

Eep! I haven’t been able to blog for a bit, so I’ll make up for it in the next couple days. I’ve been visiting my boy up in his hometown, Slave Lake. And we had such a good good weekend!! It was action packed and now that I think about it, we hardly spent anything. Which is excellent for a broke joke like me.
We went for a walk on the beach and saw the sunset, went for an 8 km run (!!), went fishing twice, hiking, quadding, and took sleeping bags into their cabin that is still under construction. Roasted smokies over a fire on the beach, played games and the guitar (well, he did), and everything was just perfect!
It made me think about all of the things you can do, even it you’re on a budget. I had a blast and would highly recommend any of the above-mentioned activities! Well, except the run, that was grueling. But good training for the Underwear Affair haha.
See, wasn’t all that a good excuse for being MIA on the blog scene??

Love, Ami G