Little Olws

What I Wore: 

Dress: Reitmans

Cardi: Thrifted

Tights: Dollorama

Boots: Payless

Necklace: Fan Expo booth

I was a bit of a ham today and took a buttload of pictures, which was fun. It is still a little hard hard to tell in the close ups but there are cute owls on my necklace. My VV Boutique (Value Village) trip did not yield me any boots yesterday but I did get a new shirt, two cardigans, a pair of work shoes, and a pair of sandals for next summer. I could not find any sandals this year for the life of me (shoe woes again) so I am glad I have some lined up for next year already. Due to the boot shortage I ended up ordering a pair from ModCloth. I feel like keeping it a bit of a secret so all will be revealed once they arrive in the mail (hopefully within the next two weeks, but it can take up to three since I didn't get the express shipping). I am keeping my fingers crossed that they fit and I don't have to return them, that would be such a drag. My feet are weird and finding shoes that fit all of my requirements and actually fit my feet can be a bit of a nightmare. I sense an ongoing theme in my posts this week, haha. 

Boot Woes

  

What I Wore:

Shirt: Thrifted

Skirt:Smart Set

Cardi: Zellers

Leggings: Suzy Shier

Socks: Spring

Boots: Payless

I apologize for the poor quality photos today. We are Colin's dad's and I didn't want to schlep my camera (along with all my other stuff) on the bus to his house. I just used my phone for these, they are decent enough but still a little grainy. You can't really make out my socks, but they are black and go over my knee. I love them so much, they are nice and warm and add a little something extra to an outfit. I was trying to point at them in the first picture but you can't really tell, haha. I also love these boots, they are probably my favourite pair ever. I have had them for about six years (yikes!) and they have outlived so many other pairs. They make me feel like a ninja/assassin. The lacing at the back also reminds me of corset laces and gives them a bit of a Victorian feel. Sadly I think they have almost seen their end. The one zipper kind of buckles up now and sometimes digs into my leg and a small hole is forming where it bunches up. I need to find a replacement pair of boots before I say adieu to these ones though which is proving to be difficult. I am extremely picky about shoes. I love them, but they have to be just right in order for me to actually make a purchase. I have been eyeing these pairs on ModCloth but have yet to make a decision. 

                

                

I am also going thrifting tomorrow and I might find something good there. I am usually not so lucky with shoes as I am with other clothes though. I really miss Frenchie's, Value Village just doesn't have the same selection and the other thrift stores we have here are relatively expensive. We also have a store called Talize, but it is pretty much the same thing as Value Village. Oh the woes of thrifting in Hamilton, we used to have a much better selection. Does anyone else have as much trouble choosing footwear as I do? 

Nautical Nonsense

What I Wore:

Shirt: Old Navy

Tank top: Suzy Shier

Cardi: Thrifted (Out of the Past, Hamilton)

Jeans: Old Navy

Socks: ???

Shoes: Blowfish 

I painted my nails in a nautical theme yesterday and of course I had to dress to match today. I got this cardigan last week and have been wanting to wear it since. The buttons have little anchors on them, too cute. Some days are just jean days, today was totally one of those. I have been kind of turned off of them lately, opting for skirts or dresses, but today they just seemed right. We're allowed to wear jeans at work on Mondays and Fridays if we donate $2 to Alzheimer's research. Pretty good deal if you ask me. I love these jeans, they have four buttons at the bottom of each leg giving them a military flair. They're probably my second favourite pair after the ones that have the seams down the middle of the legs. That's about it for today, I hope everything well well with you guys!    

Black and Red All Over

What I Wore:

Shirt: Zellers

Cardi: Smart Set

Skirt: Made par moi

Leggings: Suzy Shier

Shoes: Spring

Necklace: Art Crawl stall

Bracelets: Thrifted

I am finally getting around to finishing up all the sewing projects that I have been meaning to work on. I draped up this skirt last weekend and finally got the chance to wear it today. It was a little too snug around the knees so I ended up adding in a little slit which I think looks pretty nice actually. It is often hard to judge things like that when you are draping since judy's (the adjustable mannequins) don't extend past the hips. I actually had my sister help me pin up that section this time, but often I just guesstimate and hope it works out. Sometimes I also baste up the sides and take it in as needed, it all depends on what mood I am in and if other people are around to help haha. I am really enjoying getting back into draping and sewing again, it feels good to be creating things. Maybe once the sewing room has been tidied a bit more I will give you guys a virtual tour.   

I think I Am Proud of My Size is on a bit of a hiatus this week as Rachele re-vamps the link up. It is also her birthday today so she is probably too busy celebrating that as well. In the mean time think body positive thoughts, I am sure she will be back with something even more spectacular.   

Happy Halloween!

What I Wore (Costume):

Kimono: made by moi

Sash: My sister's

What I Wore:

Dress: Thrifted

Cardi: Thrifted

Tights: Dollorama

Boots: Payless (ages ago)

Okay, so it is a little past Halloween here now, but it's still Halloween somewhere right? I had to work until 9pm and I wanted to get some good shots of the pumpkins while they were still lit. So yeah, sorry fr the lateness. I also want to apologize for my hair because it is a bit of a mess. I couldn't wash it today because we are getting a new shower installed and the water was turned off.

Sadly there was only one other person dressed up at work so I felt a little lonely, especially after they left. But it was still fun and I am glad I found something suitable to wear. I was thinking about wearing my corset over some clothes and being a pirate, but I tried it on yesterday and there was no way I was going to make it through 8 hours wearing that sucker so that went out the window. I wore the black dress and fishnets in case I decided to wear this witch hat that was at work, but I ended up sticking with the kimono. I am pleased I got a chance to wear it out since it hasn't seen much daylight, haha. Anyway, enough rambling. As promised here is a shot of the lit pumpkins!

I think they turned out pretty well if I do say so myself. Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin Carving

What I Wore:

Shirt: Smart Set

Dress: Old Navy

Belt: Fairweather

Tights: Dollorama

Shoes: Blowfish

Lately I don't have too much to say in posts. I feel like I have been working or loafing around the house with not much else in between. In Halifax there was always something to do so I was not at a loss for words for posts, but that doesn't seem to be the case here. Maybe I should start hunting for things to do in my free time so reading this blog doesn't become to boring, haha. 

Yesterday I had the day off so we carved our pumpkins (finally). My sister Colin and I each chose a character from Super Mario. Unfortunately it was too rainy today to take a picture of them outside, but I will try to get one at some point this week. Here are some pictures of us carving them. 

Colin working in his pumpkin

My sister's pumpkin design (it's a goomba)

My Toad pumpkin

The finished products

Ruffles and Dots

     

What I Wore:

Dress: Zellers

Sweater: Zellers

Tights: Walmart

Shoes: Blowfish

Broach: Handmade somewhere in NS

Size: 14

Yay! It's link up time again! Well, it's actually tomorrow but I normally don't post on Thursdays so I usually do it a day ahead. I encourage you to check out Rachele's  blog tomorrow for some lovely ladies (and a very few gents, there need to be more dudes participating in this) who are also participating in I'm Proud Of My Size. It would be awesome if new people joined up every week and kept on spreading the word, this is such a great project to be part of.   

I would also like to introduce you to my friend Heather's Etsy shop! She just started it a few weeks ago and she makes the cutest purses and clutches ever! Yay exclamation points! I met Heather when I was studying Costume Studies at Dalhousie. She has a great eye for detail and is an amazing seamstress (totally outdoes me, haha). If you are thinking of purchasing one of her bags you will not be disappointed, you have the Hope guarantee. I have been eyeing the Victorian Foldover Purse to add to my collection.

                                                                     

Trail Blazer

What I Wore:

Jacket: Thrifted

Dress: Smart Set

Cami: Suzy Shier

Tights: Ardene ???

Shoes: Ardene

Necklace: Gift from Colin

I spent my weekend (Friday and Saturday since those were the two days I had off last week) just relaxing, which was probably a good thing since Sunday was a ridiculously busy at work. We didn't even have time to clean up from the day before and there customers in the store already. I had today off too, I needed it to recover haha. It has been jacket weather here for a while now but it was exceptionally warm today so I thought it was a good day to test out this blazer. It wouldn't fit under my fall jacket but it is fine on its own or under a heavier coat, so it needs to be just right to wear it. I had a few errands to run today and it was the perfect temperature to wear the blazer on its own. I had some new tights on with this dress but they just weren't doing it for me so I was happy when I remembered these hounds-tooth ones, which ended up working a lot better.

I am having a bit of a dilemma at the moment. I have been receiving a lot of spam comments on one of my older posts and it has become a bit of a nuisance. I am not sure why that particular post has been attracting spam, but I keep having to mark the comments as spam and delete them. The problem is some of my readers have mentioned that they cannot leave comments when the CAPTCHA software is enabled, so I turned that off. If I turn it on again I won't get any more spam messages, but I also might miss out on legitimate comments as well. Any suggestions?

Rainy Day Blues

What I Wore:

Shirt: Suzy Shier

Skirt: Smart Set

Cardigan: Smart Set

Socks: ???

Tights: Dollarama
Necklace: Gift from Colin's sister

In case you were wondering I was wearing shoes today but they got a little wet in the rain and I didn't want to wear them upstairs. There is a change of venue in the pictures because we are at Colin's dad's house this weekend. I feel like I keep saying I have nothing to talk about recently, but honestly there is nothing exciting going on. I have settled in to a bit of a routine now (which I like, I like having a set routine) but that means there is nothing new to share on here.

I am a little sad right now because Halloween is less than two weeks away and as of right now we have no plans. Halloween is my absolute favourite holiday. I loved dressing up as a kid (big surprise right?) and I apparently used to ask my mum and dad as soon as it was over when the next Halloween would be. I would always have my costume planned months in advance and would go all out finding the right pieces for it. Trick-or-Treating was also super fun and I am not ashamed to admit that I actually did it until University. I figured as long as I made an effort with my costume there was nothing wrong with that. I always thought kids who threw on a mask were totally copping out. This year I have no planned costume and I have no idea what I am going to do that night. I have a few possible costume ideas, but I don't really want to spend any money if I am not going to be wearing it somewhere. It is a sad dilemma. Maybe we'll just hand out candy and I will fall back onto the old corset/pirate costume standby. Do other people have exciting plans for Halloween this year? At least we still have some pumpkins to carve, that is always a good time.

Red Ruffled Collar

What I Wore:

Dress: Old Navy

Sweater: Smart Set

Shoes: Spring

Tights: Dollorama

Size: 14

I love the collar, colour, and tie on this dress! I got it about a week ago but was saving it for a special occasion. more special than work anyway. We went out to dinner with my grandparents' tonight. They live in Windsor so we don't get to see them that often. I thought it would be fun to wear something nice. In anticipation for I Am Proud Of My Size tomorrow I am going to add the link in today. Not much to say on the subject this week, but I am very happy to be able to participate in something like this. I wish I had found such body positive blogs when I was in middle school and high school, it would have made my teen years a lot easier to get through. I am sure that Rachele's words have inspired others as well.

On the weekend we went to visit my uncle in Toronto. Him and his family lived in Beijing for a long time and we only got to see them at Christmas, so it is nice to be able to visit them more often. We went for a walk in Sherwood park and I got to take some great "changing of the leaves" pictures, it was such a beautiful day. I also found a cell phone on one of the trails. It is the same kind that I have so I brought it home and charged it up and figured out who it belonged to. It has been a bit of an ordeal contacting them, but I am happy to say that they have responded to my messages and the phone is in the mail and on its way back to the owner. I lost my old phone last Christmas and it was a horrible experience, I would have been happy if someone had found it and returned it. It costs so much to cancel your plan or buy a new phone, it is kind of ridiculous. Luckily a friend of mine was nice enough to send me their old phone and I used that until my cell phone provider sent me a new phone (for free!). Anyway, that was a long rambling story so as a reward for sticking around here are some pictures from our walk in the woods.

My Uncle's Dog Christie