Earthy

I didn't actually leave my apartment wearing this, but I thrifted these corduroy pants yesterday and I just had to wear them. I now officially own two pairs of pants! Is this some sort of slow pants revolution? Mayhaps, mayhaps... I feel very 70's in this outfit though, I think it's the high-waisted pants and the earth tones that do it.

Top - Thrifted from Value Village

Pants - Thrifted from Value Village

Moccasins - Sears

Necklace - Made by me

Once again I haven't got much to say. I'm in limbo now, waiting for many things to pass. Mostly I'm looking forward to finally moving back home. I'll still be sad to leave here, but I really hate waiting for changes too. Once I start something, I like having it done yesterday, if you know what I mean.

My makeup will be a tad excessive for going in to work this evening but eh, I have fun playing around with different colours and shades. Half the time I feel like I make myself look like I've got a black eye but sometimes it works out haha. I hope you're all having a good week. Cheers!

All Over The Place

You get to see all the places I take photos around my apartment today. I first set myself up to take these photos against the brick wall out on my terrace. I wasn't particularly loving how the photos were coming out, and decided to move to the outside wall in front of the tree. It then started to rain. Heavily. So I ran inside and took a few more photos and just called it a day. So here are my all-over-the-place rather disheveled outfit photos.

Top - Thrifted from Value Village

Skirt - Thrifted from Value Village

Shoes - Fairweather

Necklace - Thrifted from Value Village

I bought this top and the necklace on a recent thrift trip, along with quite a few other goodies. The colours in the pattern go with a lot of my skirts and shoes which is great for remixing. Versatile shirt! Plus I like the little gathering-ring detail.



I'm pretty sure this necklace is vintage bakelite, but I could be wrong. It's definitely not regular old plastic though, that's for sure. And my little insect earrings went surprisingly well with my outfit.

Like I said, it started raining pretty suddenly. You can see the big fat drops on the patio stones. Less than a minute later it was pounding down rain and hail. Had I not just moved my camera into the shelter of the building, it would have gotten soaked. As thunderstorms are wont to do, this one raged and passed over rather quickly and it was sunny out not too long after.

Did I mention it was really hot and humid that day? 'Cause it was. Hence my hair. And the shiny face. I really love September, but the first few weeks are so darned wonky weather-wise.

Walking to work this morning, it finally felt like fall. I had my leather jacket on and there are leaves everywhere on the lawns and sidewalks and it just smells like autumn. I'm so excited for October. I'll be attending my 4th Zombie Walk, and celebrating my 23rd birthday on Halloween. And hopefully scoring some awesome fall and winter clothes at the thrift store on a planned trip with a friend of mine.

I feel good, I hope you're all doing good too. Cheers!

Back in Black

I know, where did all the colour go? Black used to be a staple in my wardrobe, and now I rarely wear it at all. My necklace got to shine here again. I love it so much. Too bad it's so fragile, I've already had to glue petals back on three times now, argh! Now I remember why I'm always hesitant to own anything fragile.

Tank top - Fairweather 

Skirt - Saan's 

Sandals - Thrifted 

Necklace - Gift, made by Lisa Burkin on Etsy 

Please ignore my crooked skirt. The hem isn't off, I'm just apparently wearing it rather lopsided and didn't notice while taking the photos. Woops? I love milk-maid braids for my long hair, but they are a pain to keep pinned up if I happen to have recently washed my hair. My locks are thin and and wispy and they slip out of a bobby pin's grip way too easily. You can't tell from afar, but it's actually a garish mess of very obvious pins up there.

 

It didn't exactly turn out very well, but my big toes were an attempt at crazy colour leopard print. My toes have just been getting whackier and whackier as the year progresses. At least I've gotten over my nail polish not always matching my outfits, heh. (Not to mention, what kind of outfit would match these toes?!)

 

I'm going out for a sushi with my friend Erin this evening, which will be nice since I haven't seen her in a few weeks. I'm just super excited for Friday though, as I've finally figured out how to get myself out to the Toronto Zoo. I was supposed to go with a group, but that fell through, and since I can't afford the hotel room I was going to have to call off the zoo part of the trip.

A friend of mine lives nearby though (well, a lot closer than I do) and I'll be able to crash on their couch over Friday night. So I get to go to the zoo, go to the reptile expo like I'd initially wanted, plus spending time with a friend I rarely see. So all is well and right with the world!

I hope you're all having a groovy Tuesday. Cheers!

It's only Tuesday?

I woke up to a kitchen sink crawling with tiny pin-head-sized ants this morning and bleh... it's only Tuesday folks. I hope this week ends quickly. Plus I get to go see both my dentist and my optometrist today... Can you feel my lack of waiting-room enthusiasm? Thank goodness I've got a book with me.

Dress (as top) - Thrifted from Value Village

Skirt - Smartset (I think, it was long ago)

Platforms - Chinese Laundry via endless.com

Belt - Gift from Heather at Moonshine Junkyard

Necklace - Gift from boyfriend, made by Lisa Burkin on Etsy

I was at it again, wearing a dress as a top, back on August 17th. And happily wearing my new Chinese Laundry platform sandals for the first time. I'm always a little apprehensive about buying shoes online, you never really know if they'll be comfortable or fit properly. But these are great, and I love them.

I tried on four different outfits before settling on this one. My cat was watching me run around the apartment in bewilderment. I'm pretty sure my walking around in these shoes freaks him out because he always runs away.

And of course any good excuse to wear my flower necklace. I'd probably wear it everyday if that wouldn't be weird of me. I wonder if I can get my boyfriend to buy me more of these as future gifts... heehee...

It's gloomy and dark here today, looking like rain. Of course on a day I've got plenty of places to walk to. Seriously Tuesday, what's the deal? Monday is the poopy day of the week, stop being a pain! I hope you're all having nice ant-free Tuesdays, wherever you are. Cheers!

Better than Diamonds

Maybe I'm crazy, but when it comes to jewelery, I'd rather something unique and nature-inspired than a diamond any day. Yes, diamonds are pretty. But they're also ridiculously expensive (which would make me paranoid about losing the darn things), not to mention there are just-as-pretty replicas at much more affordable prices. Either way, natural stones, wood, flora inspired designs, shells, feathers... these are the things that attract me.

So as you can imagine, I was thrilled when my lovely boyfriend gifted me this real orchid necklace! It has beautiful fresh water pearls and green turquoise with little gold spacers. Love! The best part, is that back in January someone (my boyfriend, unbeknownst to me) had purchased it, and I'd even posted about it, saying how I was sad I'd missed out heh. Mine after all!

Dress - Thrifted from Value Village

Sandals - Thrifted from Value Village

Belt - Gift from Heather
Purse - Thrifted from Value Village

Necklace - Gift from boyfriend, purchased from Lisa Burkin on Etsy

This adorable white dress and cute straw bag are new thrift-finds from last Friday. I tried on about a bizzilion clothing items, only coming away with a few in the end, but they were real gems. I adore this dress, and only wish I'd had it earlier in the summer!

I went a little nutty with the nail polish colours again. It wasn't enough to have alternating coloured toes, oh no, I had to go alternating colours on my big-toe nails too hah. And if I look a little oddly-coloured, these photos were taken on the tail-end of a not-too-bad sun burn, so I was still rather pink.

I'm actually wearing this necklace again today. I am taking any excuse in the slightest to wear this baby. I loved it already when I saw it for sale, but I love it even more now that it was a gift from my man. And it means more to me than if he'd just gone out and bought some shiny diamond trinket, that's for sure! Cheers!

Cheetah Print and Paisley

I was good and confused when I woke up this morning. I momentarily thought it was still Wednesday, then remembered it was Thursday, and then for some reason thought it was Wednesday again. It takes my brain a good 5-10 minutes to drop out of auto-pilot and actually start thinking straight when I wake up. I'm now fully planted in Thursday though, so all is well.

Top Dress - Purchased from Sally Jane Vintage on Etsy

Under Dress - Fairweather

Shoes - Spring

This is what I wore yesterday. It's been nearly two weeks since my embarrassing stumble in the park, and my hemline is slowly creeping up again. Most of the scratches on my left leg have healed, although you can still see some of the new pink skin, and my knee still needs time.

This dress is very sheer and I need to wear a slip underneath it. However, I own no slips, and the beach coverup I'd been using as a substitute is now so baggy on me that it hangs too low and well... doesn't keep me covered. So what did I do? I wore another dress underneath it.

I've had this brown tube dress since college, but I've only worn it a handful of times. I don't do strapless for the most part, and unless I'm being uber-casual, you'll never see me braless either. And as you can see, wearing a regular bra under this dress just looks... funny.

Something else I've had since college are these shoes! These are actually my very first ever pair of high heels. I bought 'em when I was 18 and working my first office job in the summer between college semesters. I must have gone to the store and tried them on four times before finally caving and buying the darn things hah.

 

You can also maybe see that my toenail polish appears to be different colours. It's actually the same polish, it's just colour-changing depending on the angle from which you see it. It goes from a light lavender to a gold-green colour. 

I bought this red beaded necklace at a Pow-Wow held by the Nipissing First Nations a few years ago. The little spider earrings are another pair my mother made me. And in this crazy heat - supposed to hit 32'C/90F today - my hair is still permanently up in this sanity-saving twist-bun-thing I manage to create.

My friend Becky and I are going to be going kayaking this evening and I'm super excited. It'll be nice to get out on the water and try to cool down a bit in this heat. The public beaches only open on Saturday so until then we just have to make do.

I hope you're all doing well. Cheers!

Thank you Anika Burke!

Happy Friday everyone! And a long weekend to boot! I'll be at my parents' for two nights starting tomorrow, so no internet, but I'm hoping to get a little mini photo shoot done on my way there. Before I leave though, I want to give a shout out to the lovely Anika Burke. She's had a brick and mortar shop out in California for 6 years, and has a great shop online. You can find her on Facebook, too, which brings me to my point.

Pretty much daily on Facebook (and on several blogs), Anika Burke has giveaways! And I won two! The girl who never wins anything! So, thank you very much Anika! I really love the necklace, earrings and ring I won.

 

 They came in the most adorable packaging!

I wasn't certain how I'd feel about a giant black ring, but this thing is awesome. I can't wait to wear it out sometime. It's a bit hard to tell because of the colour, but it's actually a rose.

I had totally forgotten that the necklace came with matching earrings too, which was a nice surprise. I don't usually wear large, long necklaces like this one, and it's going to be a bit of a challenge for me to wear it without feeling odd. Style challenge! It's so pretty though, I have to wear it somehow.

Anyway, I hope the weekend is filled with fun times, laughter, sunshine and joy for you all! Cheers!