Mommy? Oh là là!

Today is one of those cold, crisp, and rainy autumn days where I just want to curl up and read a cheesy romance novel. My favourites have always been historical romance novels set in the Regency or Georgian era. Ever since I watched Pride and Prejudice (the 1995 BBC version with Colin Firth), my tween heart was hooked on everything British. I remember staying up until 1am to record the series on tv by vhs (mh-hmm I'm from that era, lol). I started reading Jane Austen novels and got my hands on any BBC mini series I could find. Since becoming a mom, trying to find the time to read a book has become quite the challenge. But of course, there is such a thing as multi-tasking, and with the internet (thank you!) I can still get my British Period Piece fixes from movies and do other task such as cooking, folding clothes, etc.  What I love about these movies (besides the men with their lovely British accents, ha, ha!) are that you just fall in love with the characters and want the ...

Baking has always been a pleasure of mine. All you have to do is follow directions and you can't go wrong. There's something great about taking random things and making them into something delicious that I really love (and this goes for other things besides cooking and baking!)  Carrot cupcakes (or carrot cake) is one of my favourite recipes. It's so homey to me, I can never buy a store bought carrot cake (like I can with vanilla or chocolate), it just isn't the same as the real deal, you know? I've tried and tested many, and adjusted along the way. So when my kid's daycare asked me to bring in some goodies for their fundraising bake sale, I thought of these! I have my cake recipe which works just as well for cupcakes (just adjust the baking time).  The icing REALLY makes the cupcake. I'm not big on tons of sugar (I want to taste the cream cheese!) so this doesn't take too much. I bought a Wilton Cupcake Decorating Set and used that to make the i...

My name is Sharon, I'm a 30-somethin'. I love my hubby and kids, baking, animals etc. Trying to raise my 2 littles to be awesome human beings, being a good wifey, keeping it together, and trying to get into my dream career. Plus, I need sleep right? If I could have a super power, it would totally be to stop and start time whenever I could so I could get shit done in a flash. My youngest is 20 months. For the last couple months, his fav daily thing to say is, "Mommy? Oh la la!" Whenever he discovers something new and exciting, or when he makes a mistake. It really is super cute. I thought this title sweet and fitting, since I get a lot of surprises and mistakes daily (in my case anyway). I'm just going to write on here because I feel like it (plus I need a place to drop my thoughts, and whatever ideas come my way!)  Sharon xoxo