It was an incredibly hot and humid day and naturally we decided to invite people for dinner on the patio. The key in this situation is to wear the lightest and most breathable materials while keeping the overall look relaxed yet polished.

sheer sleeveless orange blouse tucked into cuffed denim shorts

ivory-coloured dream-catcher necklace, mint nails and turquoise ring

Update: my hair is now much shorter than it was in these pics, because when I ask a hairstylist for a “2 inch trim please,” they tend to interpret that as “please cut off half my hair thanks.”

I went flying yesterday, it was a gorgeous day!

Went to New York for long weekend with my mom. Every time we go together we hit up as many museums and stores we can take!

trying on some major Alexis Bittar pieces

jewels2

all that shimmers is not gold… trying on more fun pieces at Swarovski

we roamed through the magical gardens of Central Park

I literally cannot believe I took this picture, look how gorgeous this place was!

the John Lennon memorial in Strawberry Fields

there were so many gorgeous pieces at the Metropolitan Museum

of course pinkberry is a must!

We had a blast, shopped a lot and saw some amazing performances. NYC is always a fun time

Some pics from the archives that are still pretty recent

posing on a glitter covered vespa, part of a street art project

sugar snap peas, plain almonds, seasoned shredded carrots

sheer black tank, hot pink high-waisted bandage skirt

a little more slutty: beige dress with matching knee-high suede boots

speaking of slutty, tmr I’m taking part in slutwalk in toronto. If you have no idea what it is, its a movement protesting the victimization of women and the shaming of our bodies. its time to take the word “slut” back because it shouldn’t matter what we wear or how often we have sex.

for more info check out http://www.slutwalktoronto.com/

Check out this job listing I found on kijiji:

This seems almost too good to be true! I would love a job where I get paid for my obsessions with social media and fashion. However, why do they want a link to my social networking profiles? Do they just want to see how many followers I have on twitter or do they want to creep my facebook and see if I’m a socially responsible person?

Also they don’t specify which online magazine or the name of the company. Regardless, if any of you fashion-savvy ladies in the Toronto area are interested in the positions listed here, check out the ad on kijiji: http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-jobs-tv-media-fashion-Social-Media-for-Fashion-and-Lifestyle-Online-magazine-W0QQAdIdZ375425177

Let me know if you do, or let me know if you already have a great job and how you got there. Love you lots!

My life as a university student has ended (on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 3pm to be exact). It feels like my entire life is over because of all the experiences and memories I made as a student, the friendships and the enemies, the lessons learnt (mostly outside of the classroom) and the way it seemed like it would never end. Now it has.

But my life is not over, it has only just begun.

As a 20-something living in the huge city of Toronto, I look forward to taking full advantage of my last summer as a reckless wild child before setting my sights on a successful career. But first of all there’s an inner sense of panic: Where do I go from here? Is this real life? Will I be okay?

And the answers are:
1. Job-hunt. I’m lucky that Toronto is a city rich with culture and the capacity for exciting opportunities. Resumes galore will be printed and handed out, plus I’m killer when it comes to face-to-face interviews.

2. Move out of my parent’s house. My childhood bedroom that I have to live in now since I’ve left uni isn’t quite my style. Grab some cute little space down town, make it my own, have quality people over often.

3. Love my life. Being responsible with my money is going to be a big step. Focussing on my career and my life will allow me to be who I want to be: a creative, social and incredibly happy city girl.

I’ll let you know how it goes.

Things I’m over:

  • sticking your tongue out in photos (or generally making silly faces), its cute and fun the first time but after that people start wondering if you look ugly when you smile
  • being smothered by guys: if you want to cuddle thats cute but not when its 100 degrees and you are literally crushing me. I can’t breath = not cool
  • writing essays: luckily I’m done those, potentially for the rest of my life
  • cranberry juice: even vodka can’t fix this, tastes like barf

Things I’m into:

  • personalities – Zoey Saldana, Charlize Theron, Chelsea Handler, Jenny McCarthy (tell me they don’t ooze amazingness from every pore)
  • trying new music, even if it sucks its exciting to hear something you’ve never experienced before (listen to Promises by Nero and let me know what you think)
  • the sun, it makes me ridiculously happy!
  • chilling with friends and vodka in an intimate setting (that means without strobe lights poking you in the eye, randos sweating all over the floor and creepers breathing down your neck)
  • being genuine – it sucks when you feel like you have to walk on eggshells around your “friends,” worried that you might say/do the wrong thing. you have to be true to yourself: don’t go out to every single party, don’t do favours if they make you angry inside, say ‘no’ whenever you feel like it to whomever you feel deserves it

make lists, lots of them, they’re strangely soothing

Its been forever since I last posted, and its cuz I have a life. I tend to post a lot more in the summer when I have nothing to do and Im trying to give myself something to live for lol!

What I’ve been up to:

  • boys – meeting them, flirting with them, dating them, getting dumped by them (ouch), dumping them (so nerve-wracking), making out with them, ignoring them
  • friends – drinking, getting kicked out of clubs, shit-talking
  • school – putting in just enough effort to graduate (woohoo!)
  • shows – parks and rec, new girl, shameless, happy endings

not necessarily in that order.

I’ve documented this last year at uni pretty religiously all over facebook, but most of the pics aren’t blog (aka world wide web, aka very very public) appropriate so here are the bare skin-and-bones of random shit I’ve done:

jellyfish shots - look better than they taste

trying on hats while a friend gets clothes for his new job

finders keepers?

blurry nondescript pic #1

blurry nondescript pic #2

watch this music video, it will blow your mind

I’m gonna be changing up the content on this blog so I’m not so bored with it, maybe it’ll get me to post more often

reading week has actually been full of reading for once. lots to study for and lots to look forward to! I decided to procrastinate a little and snapped some random photos with my phone. Going skiing soon with an awesome group of friends!

trinkets

a little inspo

study food

can't wait to hit the slopes soon

juicy snack

I have a crap-load of makeup I never use

I literally have bags and bags full of random makeup that I haven’t touched in forever. Maybe I should do a blogsale? I don’t think anyone would be interested in opened products so probably not. Took me a while to learn not to buy stuff just because it looks pretty.

Hope everyone is having a relaxing and productive reading week! Don’t forget to stay healthy x

House parties and sports bars tend to get a little rowdy. Perfect time to show people you have a sense of humour and are ready to have a blast.

hijacking a dj booth, crop top and wrap bracelet

fishtail braid, black and white leopard print cami

we got matching boots and tans! bandage skirt and white cami

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