Oh, Canada

I'm watching the Olympic closing ceremonies right now, and they make me sad on so many levels.
first, what exactly am I supposed to do with my time now? it's like when Christmas holidays are over and you have to head back to school and all the fun's over. :o(
second...this poor display of Canadian culture!!

I mean, the whole spoof with the giant moose and stuff was funny. but what about the real stuff? and what's with the HORRIBLE music?! I mean, what about, say, Rush, or Feist, or Trooper, or Stars, or Hawksley Workman, or even Hey Rosetta! for the closing bands?? what's with the Simple Plan and Nickelback?!

for those of you reading who aren't from Canada, please don't judge us based on this.
(although Alanis is awesome.)

anywaysss. HOCKEY GOLD MEDAL. I almost peed my pants. tmi? sorry. that's all I'll say about the game or my pants. :o)

well, except this..

top- Costa Blanca

ls shirt- Costco

pants- Delia's

shoes- Jeffrey Campbell, fr. Modcloth

scarf- gift

necklace- gift, key pendant- Tiffany

Brandon got a little excited taking pictures today, so most of them were blurry. but I liked the last one anyways. how cute is this top my sister bought meeee? she thought it was really plain, but I love the lace back. can't wait to wear it in the summer with a pair of shorts. 

for now I thought layering was more appropriate. since the outfit was really simple up top, I went with the pink pants and heels to jazz things up. a little plain, but with unexpected details. 

oh my. ceremonies are over and they ended with K-OS. seriously. sigh. 

I love you Canada, but sometimes you are just silly. 

...the sweaters you wore were kind of cute, though.

surprise surprise

hello hello!

so you may have noticed a lack of outfit photos for yesterday...that's because I didn't get dressed. :oS
the weather here was SO crazy yesterday that I refused to go outside for any purpose whatsoever. I didn't even check the mail.
a power line blew down, for goodness sakes!
so I spent the day exercising (sore today!) and reading and cooking and enjoying doing nothing.

today it's much more normal outside (although terribly ugly with the dirty leftover snow, wet dead leaves, and broken glass all around our apartment building). so I did get dressed. :o)

shirt- vintage, fr. Bloom Street Vintage on Etsy

jeans- Seduction, fr. Sirens

scarf- Modcloth

booties- Primark

earrings- RW & co

I feel like my milkmaid braids were an appropriate choice today, since this outfit makes me feel like a european country gal! the last time I did the braids I wore this scarf, but I couldn't resist using it again. it went so well with the pretty colour of my shirt... which I love! I love the sleeves, and the colour, and the little bow ascot. simple, but classy. 

I added some big, but not overly fancy, earrings because I felt I needed a little something extra around my face. (speaking of which, still LOVING the white eyeliner.)

I was going to head downtown for a little walk and a trip to the bank...but I remembered it's saturday so the bank is closed. no excuse to go, now. 

I was going to deposit a HUGE surprise. I got a $1200 cheque in the mail at school on wednesday!! apparently it was a grant that was supposed to come with my loan, but was late. I went to the office thinking it would be like, $150... and it was way more. I was stunned. 

as soon as lent is over I'm heading to American Apparel. ;o) 

kidding, kidding... I was actually thinking about buying a remote for my camera, or even a new lens. but mostly I'm going to save it, since I still haven't got a part time job. 

it's a big relief though! money I literally didn't know I had. 

oh, and don't forget to enter my first giveaway here! I'm so excited by all the comments already. you have till tuesday, and it's open to international, so DO IT!

also, I know I've been ignoring the shop my closet feature, but only because my sister ended up taking some stuff home with her. I'm going to upload some new stuff so please let me know if you like anything!

okay, that's all. happy weekend!

playing: Say Yes to the Dress- TLC

all I have to give

uggh. again, I had this all ready for posting last night but it wouldn't work! I don't understand what's going on. 

oh well! I'll fix it. 

here's yesterday's outfit..with pictures in the bathroom? yeah, it's weird..but I just noticed the lighting was pretty good, and I couldn't get pictures outside. so I thought I'd try something new!

top- Lush, fr. Pseudio

jeans- Aeropostale

socks- gift

shoes- Aldo

sweater vest- 725, fr. Walmart

belt- American Eagle

I tried to do a little Twiggy face to show me new make up...don't know how well I succeeded, but I'm really excited about my white eyeliner! I think it will become a staple. I also got a pick lipstick at MAC to replace the cheap $2 kind I lost over Christmas. it's kind of subtle in pictures, but without it- trust me- my lips do not look as pink. :o)

right, so the outfit; more pants! I really liked when I wore my jeans rolled up with heels a while back, so I tried it again. I guess I went with kind of a nerdy-chic twist or something...that's how I felt with the rolled pants and sweater vest and neon, haha. 

AND FINALLY...

the giveaway!!

I was really excited to finally post this yesterday, but obviously technology delayed me once again. but it's done now!

so this is just a dorky little gift box that I had so much fun putting together. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on one thing, so I got a bunch of small things that I think are really cool! 

there's a scarf from H&M

my favourite book in the whole world (I swear, you'll think I'm a dork cause it's a teen book, but it's so inspiring)

a pretty notebook (everybody needs those!)

ten dollar Starbucks gift card

two Skittles lip smackers

and a surprise. :o)

that's my first giveaway!

all you have to do is leave a comment on this post with your email and I'll randomly pick a winner on tuesday. sound good? can you tell I'm excited?!

I know it's not much, but I just wanted a fun way to say thanks to anyone who reads. 

so,  comment!

thanks guysss. <3

playing: Slow Cheetah- Red Hot Chili Peppers

it's been a while

oooookay...

long time no see, blog. I guess I got a little distracted from my whole wear-some-great-outfits-and-have-a-great-blog-week with my sister being here and all. I've been spending all my time with her, relaxing, eating tons a food, and having a whole lotta fun. so it was worth it! besides, I haven't been feeling very inspired lately, so it's probably for the best.

it's not that I'm bored with my closet...goodness knows there's enough in there to keep me satisfied. I just..don't know what to wear! I pick out a dress, but I have no clue what I want to wear with it. or I want to wear jeans, but I don't like any of my tops that day. or I want to look one way, and the outfit I pick looks completely another.

I think I'm just trying to hard to wear a certain item rather than just picking an outfit. I end up throwing random things around that item and it never seems to work as a whole. I have to get back to wearing the whole outfit and not building it with rules starting with, say, a certain pair of shoes.

I've also realized I'm starting to resent pants. I mean, I strongly dislike wearing them. whenever I do, I feel like I'm forcing myself and I look boring and not stylish and not myself. even though forcing it is part of my problem lately, I feel like I really need to figure out how I like to wear pants (because I used to all the time, just last year!)
so I'm challenging myself, for the rest of the week, to only wear pants. I figure this way I'm bound to find a way of styling pants in a way that I like and still feel good.

day one was today, but the photos from that aren't on my computer yet...and I'm here cozy in bed...and my camera's wayyyy out there...

so instead, here are a couple outfits from the past few days. :o)

dress- American Eagle

l/s top- Zara

belt- H&M

navy tights- Joe Fresh, fr. Dominion

boots- borrowed from Becky

the top is my other purchase from Toronto. I've been picturing it with a floral skirt, but I don't have one to match. so I improvised with a floral dress, added a little belt, and off for a day of shopping with the sis.

dress- gift

scarf- London street vendor

cardigan- Kersh, fr. Envy

belt- Chinese Laundry, fr. Envy

tights- Hue fr. Macy's

shoes- Pierre Dumas, fr. Modcloth

had to break out the dress Becky gave me for Christmas while she was here! also finally gave e the opportunity to wear these adorable shoes.

anyway. I haven't forgotten about the giveaway either. I just need to take photos of it...it's just with Becky here I didn't think about it a whole lot. I promise, I'll be better the rest of the week!

now, please note; I wrote this entry last night (tuesday) in bed, but the internet's really bad in there. so it didn't actually post till this morning (wednesday). hope it's not too confusing. :o)

now I'll go get dressed for today's post!
latahhh.

playing: There's an Arc- Hey Rosetta!

I'm not lost I'm just wandering

I thought I had a bunch of interesting or timely things to say. but instead I'll go with this;

I'm watching Mythbusters right now, and they made a sail boat out of duct tape.
...there's something that sounds so Newfie about that.

I've been so busy lately I've barely had time for blogging! terrible. I can only imagine how hectic life must be for those of you lucky ones going to New York Fashion Week... have I mentioned that I'm ridiculously jealous? a couple times, maybe?

I want to go so badddd. and to meet some of you. oh well, maybe next year.

for now I'll have to be satisfied with a little V-day trip to Toronto. Brando and I are going to see John Mayer! I saw him once before, but Brandon hasn't and he's one of his favourites (pronoun overloadddd). so we're going! I've never been to T-dot before... I think my excitement is being muffled by my NYFW envy. :o)

well, I've got a few photos for you today, so let's get to it!

(oops, little blurry!)

dress- Lush fr. Pseudio 

top- H&M

tights- H&M

shoes- Kensie girl fr. Modcloth

I got this dress a few weeks ago, and I was waiting for the perfect time and outfit to wear it. mostly I was waiting for these shoes to arrive! and let me tell you; they're hot, but boy were they an adventure. not in the good way, either. I thought I was going to die. I'm gonna have to practice my butt off in these. 

I really wanted to pair the dress with some purple, so this shirt was perfect. and the shoes...well, online they look very purple. plain as day. then, when I opened them in my living room, they looked totally BLUE. then, in my bedroom, in the mirror, PURPLE again! anyway, I decided they were going to be purple. 

so that was yesterday. loved the outfit, but not gonna lie, it kind of made me not want to wear heels to school anymore. I admit it was kind of a bad decision on a day when I had to do a lot of walking, but I was doing my best. then I hear these girls behind me say something like "look at those," "what is she doing?," "she's having a lot of trouble" *giggle giggle*. as if I wasn't embarrassed enough already, with the occasional stumbling and consequential slowness and such. I mean, give me some credit. I have to practice sometime. 

sometimes I feel like enjoying style is kind of a backwards thing for me, since I hate being noticed. I don't like when people are looking at me, especially when it's to casually note my flaws. 

anyways. not so much drama with today's outfit. I went with flats. :oS

dress- Bettie Page, fr. Modcloth

tights- Joe Fresh

belt- Chinese Laundry, fr. Envy

sheos- Forever 21

earrings- Claire's from forever ago!

I chose this dress cause I felt like it was time to break it out again! it's simple but gorgeous..and to be honest, I know some people at school liked it, and I didn't want to go through the whole workshop with them thinking I never wear the same thing twice. it was kind of a conscious effort to repeat noticably.

not sure if anyone actually noticed.

I thought the patterned flats and ponytail gave it a preppy vibe, which I like with a 40s style dress. but still sophisticated a little. yay, easy outfits!

aaand tomorrow will be my obligatory pants day. and I will try heels again. get back on the horse, Sarah...

come to think of it, I'm REALLY looking forward to this weekend away. 

<3

playing: Hometown Glory- Adele

a lack of colour

nothing like a quickie before bed. :o)
...quick post, of course! get your mind out of the gutter.

dress- (don't recall at the moment) fr. Envy

shirt- Topman

boots- Spring

belt- my mom found it and declared it wasn't hers

note: the last picture is my attempt at highlighting the fact that I finally got a haircut today. yayyy, I have bangs again! I'm really obsessive when it comes to my fringe...every time I come back from the salon I'm positive one side is longer than the other. it drives me nuts for days and I usually end up snipping it a little myself. I'm kind of nuts. 

I didn't plan on wearing this outfit today, but it was kind of on request. me and this guy at school (who happens to wear plaid every single day, and I happen to comment on it) discovered we had very similar shirts. I thought it would be funny to be "twins" one day, and he said that day was today. so I had to work the shirt into my outfit, haha. 

I really like the plaid with the black and white stripes, so I thought this dress was perfect. the rest was just accenting. 

also, since I've been thinking about my hair...I'm kind of considering dying it. I never have before (not all over, anyways) but I'm really in the mood to go red or black. and I really can't decide which I like better! it doesn't matter for now because I don't have the funds anyways, but it's fun to think about. and I have stylish beauties for each colour to take inspiration from, like....

anyways, maybe more on this tomorrow. also, you may have noticed I didn't have time to update the shop blog today, but check it out tomorrow!

peace. :o)

playing: Fifteen- Rilo Kiley

right as rain

ahh, sunday. a day of rest. also very unproductive for me, but enjoyable nonetheless!

..that kind if rhymed, didn't it?

today Brandon wanted to go to the Folklore centre to check out the guitars under the guise of buying strings. unfortunately it was closed, so we went to Starbucks instead.

and you know what? they were out of glass mugs! meaning we had to have paper cups in the store. I felt like such a hypocrite. need to start remembering my travel mug.

anywho, I then got a little burrito craving, so we walked to Burrito Jax and well..just typing about it makes me want another one. this is no ordinary burrito place, people. I don't even like them usually.

I love food. 

know what else I love? Brandon! (yes I know I said what and not who). I was thinking about doing a post on him and how cute he is sometime because...well, he's pretty darn cute. but we're not really the publicly sentimental types. at all. 

BUT he is a big part of my life so I should properly introduce him at some point!

also he has recently started reading this again so I'm sure he would like a shout out. 

for now, though, it's just me. :o)

dress- vintage (local shop)

cardigan- monteau, fr. Pseudio

tights- we love colors

belt- H&M

shoes- Aldo

ermmm. messy hair day due to sleeping in. but s'okay! I was excited to wear this dress again, and immediately paired it with the light blue tights to match the blue flowers in the print. the rest I just built from there...blue cardigan, grey shoes, then a grey belt to tie it all together. pretty straight forward. 

know what I've decided? that if I had to choose one person's closet to raid, Stacy London's would be at the top of the list somewhere. I mean, I think her fab outfits get overlooked sometimes because she's always making someone over, but I like everything she wears. she has the cutest dresses. 

...there's a What Not to Wear marathon on TLC and I'm not gonna lie, I've watched four already. 

I think I'm done now though. 

I'm gonna quit and play some guitar or read or something slightly more interactive. 

OH! I also set up a separate blog for my little "shop my closet" feature. and I took a whole bunch of photos of the stuff earlier, and tomorrow I'll start posting. since I don't have that many followers yet I was hoping to start some sort of separate store, like an etsy or ebay type thing. but of course etsy is for vintage, not really second hand, and ebay apparently charges for each item you put up to sell. I don't think I'd make much money that way. soooo I'll just hope a few curious bloggers stumble across it and we'll see how it goes. 

okay, NOW I'm going to do something else. 

hope you had a lovely weekend!

playing: Right as Rain- Adele 

no place for the weary kind

I'm back!

man, the end of the week is just so busy for me. I have to start taking outfit photos in the morning again.

friday was hectic, but so fun. I was the producer of the half hour radio show! and I actually really enjoyed it. I got to tell people what to do and organize the show and push some buttons on air. being the boss is more fun than I thought! who knows, maybe I am cut out for this radio business after all.

or maybe I just like to boss people around.
we'll figure it out later.

having really busy thursdays and fridays makes me that much happier to have weekends. today I slept through the morning and did absolutely nothing all day. it was bliss. then Brando and myself went to see Crazy Heart, which was soooo good. I really didn't get what the big deal was about Jeff Bridges...butttt now I do. he was pretty amazing. it was such a heart-wrenching movie. in the good way, though.

also, great tunes.

I feel like the hardest days to dress are the ones where you aren't going to be doing anything. I want to look nice, but I don't feel like a skirt or a dress is necessary. I mean, no one is gonna see me. but still, I find it so hard to feel fashionable in jeans.

anyways, this was today's challenge.

shirt- Garage, gift

jeans- Aeropostale

cardigan- H&M

belt- from vintage dress

shoes- Spring

scarf- modcloth

I decided going all the way casual was the best approach (I actually tried on more outfits today than I normally would for an important dinner or interview or something). I wanted to wear this pink cardigan because I hadn't posted in it yet, and I think it's really sweet and comfy. this shirt was under it on the hanger and I just thought they looked good together. I added the belt for some much-needed waist definition and a feminine touch, and the shoes just matched too well. finally, I can always think of a few reasons to wear my cowl scarf (colour + cozy topped today). cowl scarves were the best idea ever. I want a billion more.

when I went to the grocery store and for the five seconds I was not in darkness at the movie, that was what I wore!

now I'm going to be wearing pyjamas because I'm tired and I have to get up early tomorrow. :o)
but for now we have returned to our regularly scheduled programming.
(meaning...regular posting commences tomorrow.)

toodles!

playing: Defy Gravity- Wicked soundtrack

not much for a conversation

*insert appropriate greeting here*

dress- modcloth

tee- smart set

cardigan- costa blanca

belt- modcloth

tights- h&m

necklace- fr. much love on etsy

boots- forever 21

one of my modcloth "cabin fever sale" purchases! first I thought it was a little too similar to this dress, but it's just so pretty...and only $15. 

I had a little trouble figuring out how to style it; I wanted to avoid looking to fancy or being too cold. 

first I wanted to go with purple tights, but then I tried on a purple printed cardigan and thought it was too much of one colour. so I put on my reliable grey tights....then I decided the cardigan was too sporty/70s inspired for a floral dress...so I slipped on this one. then I seriously considered going back to the purple tights, but thought maybe that would be too intense with the matching colours. 

SO we ended up with this. which I really like. I added the belt for that little extra punch of purple that I was looking for, and to calm down all the ruffles in the outfit. and the booties gave it the perfect balance of girly but casual. 

and that's today's outfit!

oh, how cute is this snowflake necklace from much love? I saw it featured in one of Keiko Lynn's giveaways a long time ago, and I couldn't get its cuteness out of my head. so I finally gave in. the shops on hiatus right now, but definitely check it out sometime when it's back.

so it's basically thursday right now, and my week's been going pretty well. I think that's worth mentioning. 

I want winter break to come as quickly as possible. :o)

lovelove.

playing: Baba O'Riley- the Who 

can the winter cold come twice?

happy groundhog day!

even though I don't need a rodent to tell me it will be winter in Atlantic Canada for much longer.

top- vintage fr. Marie Retro Revival on etsy

skirt- topshop

tights- we love colors

boots- spring

pashmina- primark

earrings- ??

another amazing vintage purchase from Second Skin! the shoulder pads and ruched sleeves combined with the intense sparkles remind me of a very toned-down Lady Gaga. 

I liked the gold sparkles with the rich blue of the skirt, so I paired them together. I opted for coloured tights over black because I wanted to keep it a little quirky and not too "glam" or intense or something. and the boots just went perfectly- the gold and silver studs matched the metallic threads in the top.

I love combining deep colours like these. I don't think I really have a favourite colour so much as favourite combinations- gold and burgundy, teal and cream, green and grey. lately I can't seem to get enough of my dark heather grey tights or anything gold. 

oh, and it was FREEZING out today, again. I'm lucky I managed to get a few sensible photos, I expected a look of pain to be on my face for all of them. I am seriously crazy to go outside coatless for pictures in the weather we've been having. 

the things we do for fashion. ;o)

I have a "shop my closet" feature coming soon, so stay tuned! 

I hope it works. I'm trying to add in some great finds with the many good-quality-but-only-average-uniqueness basics I've put aside. and if no one's interested, then I'll just head on down to the Sally Ann! no biggie. 

it'll be nice to clear a little closet space anyways. 

now... off to bed! it's a busy day tomorrow...then again, when is it not. catch you lovelies later. 

playing: Cadence- Anberlin