I've got another cold

Yup, I am sick again. I know I don't look sick, but I most definitely am. Luckily for me, the redness around my nose didn't show up in the photos. My poor little nose, rubbed raw!

Sweater - Thrifted from the Salvation Army

Tank top - Fairweather

Skirt - Gift from my grandmother

I actually just got this skirt yesterday. My parents had gone back home for a visit and my grandmother sent them back with a bunch of things, including this skirt for me. It has a matching blouse, but I don't think I can handle that much of this pattern all at once. I'll probably wear it on its own with something else though.

I really hope this cold goes away soon! I just got over one it seems not two weeks ago. I spent a year and a half without getting a single cold, and then I started using public transit to get to work and BAM, two colds in one month. *sigh*

He has the entire bed to lay on, but no, he has to lay on my purse too! :)

I'd probably not even have gotten dressed today, except I have to go to Spanish class. I can't afford to miss a class, and attendance is part of our final mark... Too sick to go to work, but not too sick for Spanish class! Haha... Hope you are all well. Cheers!

Psychedelic 60's

I think this dress is now officially my most favourite item in my entire wardrobe. It's bright, colourful, quirky and odd. It's a trip back to another time. I love it to bits. Plus it's fun going to do groceries or to the mall, and seeing people's reactions haha...

Dress - Purchased from Ninth Avenue Vintage on Etsy.

Leggings - Ardene's

I have to wonder though, who did this dress belong to before me? Did she love it as much as me, and part with it reluctantly? Or did she dislike the dress and not feel the same at all?




Has it spent years sitting in a closet, or boxed up somewhere? Or was someone actually actively wearing it not so long ago? I know I'm never going to part with this dress, not ever. I'll still have it when I'm old and wrinkled! Or until it falls apart, haha. Hope you all had a good weekend. Cheers!

Snake Skin and Motorcycles

I went to Ottawa's 2nd Annual Motorcycle Show with my dad earlier. I am now officially in love with a motorcycle. *sigh* Too bad I didn't have the $7000 to drop on it! Not to mention insurance...

Top - Thrifted from Value Village

Skirt - Thrifted from Value Village, le Chateau

My dad's always been a motorcycle enthusiast and it's apparently an enthusiasm that's been passed on to me. And this bike was perfect I tell you! It was the right height, the right size engine... *sighs again* Look at my face here, it's the look of love!

Now I'm going to be dreaming about motorcycles. Someday, I will have one! Someday. I've wanted one for years already. Too bad the damn things are so expensive, and that winter here in Canada is so long and cuts down on the time you can ride. Eh well!

Hope you're all having an awesome weekend, cheers!

All These Colours In My Eyes

This is a skirt I picked up at Value Village last month, while taking advantage of 30% off. It turned out to still have its original price tag attached, and I paid $5 for what was originally a skirt being sold for $69.

Black shirt - Smartset

Skirt - Thrifted from Value Village

Leggings - Ardene's

Shoes - Tootsies

This is an awesome skirt but I would never have paid $69 for it! It has got the craziest colour palette, all I could figure to wear with it that wouldn't look weird was black! I'm thinking of maybe shortening it, to just above the knee, because it seems to be a bit of an odd length on me.

I mentioned in my last post that I got new boots, and these are them. I picked them up at the Feetfirst in the Rideau Centre over lunch.

They're a lovely black suede, with fuzzy warm thick faux fur interior lining to keep my feet cozy, and they're waterproof! I particularly like that I just slip them on and off... no zips or laces to worry about. My last pair of boots had laces that kept constantly coming undone and it was driving me a little insane.



Anywho, I'm going to grab my copy of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and listen to a bit of Pink Floyd. Hope you're having a good one. Cheers!

Yesterday's Wardrobe

As I expected, there wasn't enough time for me to write an outfit post last evening. I did manage to take 10 minutes to quickly snap some outfit photos before heading to class though. I've gotten pretty good at taking my photo now, so that I wind up only taking about a dozen before having one that pleases me, which definitely helps saving time. I've posted this dress before, but that was way back in September. Seems ages ago, when leaves were on trees and the grass was still visible!

Dress - Purchased from Heather's Moonshine Junkyard on Etsy.

Tights - Fancy Sox

Shoes - Thrifted from Value Village

This is my favourite kind of outfit, a happy mix of vintage and thrifted items. I've taken to trying to buy all my work shoes thrifted from now on because honestly, spending $60 for a pair of shoes I'm only going to wear at work just seems pretty ridiculous. I bought myself a pair of new winters boots today, and they cost me about $90, discounted, and that still really stings... but compared to their full $140 price I can't complain too much! Plus I'd been wearing the same old pair for 3 years now and they really needed to go.

I really like these green shoes. They're pretty much in my favourite colour, and the heel is nice and low so I'm not wobbling around like I'm wearing stilts. I like stilleto heels and own quite a few pairs, but they hurt my feet too much to really wear anymore. I fell down some stairs a few Christmases ago and I'm pretty sure I broke or at least cracked some of the bones in one of my feet and it's been extra bad wearing heels since. So short chunky heels it is!

I might be writing another post this evening, since I'm wearing a skirt today that hasn't been posted yet, but we'll see how lazy I am and how willing to bombard my few watchers with so many annoying, uninteresting posts. (At least, that's what I fear they seem to be!)

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Cheers!

I admit it, I'm addicted

To Etsy, that is. I'd purchased a few items on Etsy last spring, but never got too into it or checked it out too much. But recently... I have no idea how this happened but it seems like Etsy is my go-to site when I am bored now. And I spend ages just trawling through vintage clothing listings and oggling pretty hand made jewelry. Which I suppose isn't a bad thing except it is making me spend money.

As I'm not 100% certain I'll have the time to do an outfit post tonight, I thought I'd share a few of my recent purchases (so recent I'm still waiting for them in the mail) and some of the many (MANY) Favourites I've been adding to my list lately.

Both purchased from  ReluctantDamsel on Etsy.

Pretty little feather piece to hang in hair! 

Purchased from Adamaris on Etsy.
(I had a soft spot for this one in particular since it has a rooster feather,
and I call my boyfriend my "rooster")

Purchased from NinthAvenueVintage on Etsy.
(this one I have received, and I can't wait to wear it this summer!)

And now on to Favourites! I think I might just start posting Favourites every once in a while (because really, who else can I share the awesome with?!) by theme... And today's Favourites shall be Peasant/Mexican Style! Some are already sold, most are not (right now) but they're still great to look at. Just click on the photo to get to the listing. Enjoy!

And the best for last...

Cheers!

Déja Vu

Another outfit you've pretty much seen before... But once again, different hair, and shoes. If there are shoes being worn in my outfit photos, most likely it means this is exactly what I wore to work that day. I was the most colourful person in the whole library! One of the patrons complimented me on the dress, actually, which was nice.

Dress - Thrifted at Value Village

Tights - Fancy Sox

Shoes - Spring

I had my first of ten Spanish classes last evening, and I really think I'm going to enjoy them. It's just Level 1 so nothing at all complicated, but I think I'll be good at picking up a 3rd language. Spanish is very similar to French, so I have that going for me. Plus I took a class in high school (even though that's a good 6 years ago now) and I can still remember a lot of the basics.

The one bummer though is that classes are Tuesday and Thursdays, 6:30pm-9:30pm, which means I will rarely have time for outfit posts or photo taking on those days. But most of my wardrobe has been seen now, so that's not so bad! Hope you are all well, cheers!