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Queen Amidala; Fashionista Extraordinaire

2012-02-19T14:18:00.000-04:00

Ever since I first saw Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace I have been fascinated with the amazing and extravagant costumes that Queen Amidala and her decoy wear. Since last Tuesday Dan and I went to see it in theaters in 3D I wanted to do a post dedicated to the most stylish person in the Star Wars universe.

Sew a Hello Kitty Cushion

2012-02-16T18:13:00.000-04:00

Earlier today Dan and I had to go out to pick up some groceries, we also stopped in to Value Village where I found this awesome Sew a Hello Kitty kit for only $3.99!

There was only one piece missing, and it was just the tiny piece of yellow felt for the nose. That was easily fixed with a yellow marker though :)

Finished product is pretty cute! :)

Valentine's Day

2012-02-15T19:03:00.000-04:00

I had a great day yesterday with Dan! We started the day off by getting some bagels for lunch, because as we all know bagels are the foundation for a great start to a day!

Monday night I tried my hand at doing marbled nail art. It turned out pretty messy, but at least I know to use better colors next time and it was fun! Search on Google or YouTube for marble nail art tutorials, it's pretty easy and you get fun results that are different on each nail!

I brought Dan some treats for Valentine's, some brownies and a heart shaped chocolate chip cookies! The cupcake papers and fancy toothpicks were something I picked up in September or October for only $3.99, I was so excited to finally use them!

This is the card I made for Dan, maybe just the best Valentine's card ever!

Dan also got me a few treats, some really cute kitty stickers that I've put over my laptop and some Betty Boop gum (isn't the container the cutest?!)

For Christmas my sister bought me a box of chocolate covered cherries, something I usually treat myself to on Valentine's Day so I had not opened them until yesterday! Needless to say Loki was pretty interested, she thought they were little round toys!

By far the best part of the night though was our movie date! Dan took me to see Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace in 3D! It was awesome, so so awesome. I really hope they continue to re-lease the rest of the films in 3D, because I will never say no to Star Wars on the big screen. They had red and black 3D glasses especially for the movie too, I loved them! After the movie we grabbed some pizza, then had some drinks back at home. It was such a great day.

Girl Crush Alert!

2012-02-13T14:38:00.000-04:00

Okay I have to be completely honest here, in the past few months I've realized how much I love Rihanna. Her style, her music, her unbelievably good looks! I had always sung along with her songs because I would hear them enough from the television/radio but never really considered myself a "fan". Recently though something just clicked inside of me that's like "HOLY SHIT I LOVE RIHANNA!!!"

Did any of you catch The Grammys last night? She looks amazing! Both her dress for the red carpet and what she wore while preforming. If you didn't catch it you should really check out her performance of We Found Love and her duet with Coldplay, I mean if you are a fan of hers!

To end this off I'll share just a few other picture of Rihanna because she's beautiful, and I just can't get enough.

Bad Blogging 101/Outfit photodump

2012-02-09T18:26:00.000-04:00

Okay so I basically just left this blog for a while. The longer I went without updating the longer I went along putting off making any sort of post. I realized I don't do much at the moment so if I can't even update a blog a few times a week then what am I doing? At least with this it's something to show for my thoughts and what not.

The most important thing that has happened is that I've got around to applying for two job positions. I still have to drop more resumes off at other places but this is a start! It's so hard to get myself out there and bringing someone my resume face-to-face, it terrifies me. The fact of a interview terrifies me even more but it would be hella awesome to get one and get back into the work world again. And well, some moolah would be nice so I don't feel like such a a bum >.<

Oh, the other day I was walking downtown and the Greco Pizza/Captain Sub that was downtown is now empty and up for rent. Where do I go for my delicious cheesy and greasy pizza downtown now? Don't you hate when your favorite places just seem to leave?

That's enough of my rambling, enjoy some pictures from the past few weeks!

I really love the floral top, but I feel it's a bit frumpy, anybody had any ideas on how to work it to it's best potential?

Forget-Me-Nots were one of my Gramma's favorite flowers. One day I found this pin and it was almost like it was a sign from her ♥

Bright Blues

2012-01-21T15:34:00.000-04:00

Today I decided to wear some eye make-up to make me try and forget the fact that I have a cold. (I only wish I still had contacts, my glasses hide my eyes.) I'm still trying to get the hang of the whole liquid liner thing, but it's up to my standards (which aren't high when it comes to personal make-up applying skills).

Also I decided to wear a shirt that I absolutely love that I've only worn once or twice since buying it during the summer. The shirt goes great with an awesome sweater I got for Christmas, but I didn't take a full shot showing it, oh well!

Oh, and it seems that I lose every hair elastic I bring over here (I suspect Loki finds them) but luckily I had a ribbon in my bag so I could wear my hair up!

Enjoy your weekend :)

Things I Love Thursday

2012-01-19T15:02:00.001-04:00

Thursday yet again, so let's get this love-fest started!

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This 4.5 minute video of how to wear a scarf 25 different ways!

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These leggings! I want more leggings in my life! Why do all the best ones have to be expensive custom-made ones though?

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I love the idea of bow necklaces like these, they are cute and seem like they'd be an easy way to add some life to an outfit. I love the red/white stripes, even if it is a little Christmasy!

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This "'Fraidy Cats" print is too cute. I'm a sucker for anything with a cat on it!

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I really want to order these riot grrl necklaces for my bff and I. Of course she would have the riot necklace!

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I'm currently waiting for a few dollars to transfer from my bank account to my PayPal account so I can buy some new patches to add to some clothing and probably some zines. These patches are so neat!

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On the topic of patches, here is one I love love love so much that I've already decided that at the beginning of next week when my money is transferred over that this is going to be the first thing I order. I mean, it's Ryan Gosling. Who wouldn't want a patch of Ryan Gosling sewed onto their clothing? In case you can't tell, I've got a bit of a crush on the man.

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A yellow octopus flask, how awesome is this? If yellow isn't your thing don't fret! This cute (and not overly expensive!) flask is available in a few different colors.

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What do you think of bunny ear rings? At a first glance I thought it would be annoying to have those two little ears sticking up, but the more I looked at them the more I thought "hey, I'd like to have one!"

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From a young age I always had an interest in dark and creepy things. When I was eight I found a book in my school library that was about vampires and the like, it shared the real life story of Elizabeth Bathory. Ever since I was fascinated. I recently watched the film The Countess on Netflix that is about her story, check it out if you aren't afraid of some slightly uneasy scenes.

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How great is this Wednesday Addams necklace? Wait you don't need to tell me, I know how great it is! If only, if only...

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A cemetery plot ring. Somewhat creepy, kind of morbid but oh my goodness it is lovely!

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I love this skirt! It's listed as a "rainy day tutu" and I think that seems very fitting. It just has such a whimsical look to it, I could only imagine what type of shirt would be fitting with this...

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Do I even need words for this? A lovely red kitten print dress. It's as if it was taken out of my dreams! So cute, so lovely, so much want for this! What a perfect picnic dress, or really I think if I owned this I would never take it off.

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I love cows. I live in a rural area and a few houses down they have some cows, it's so exciting in the spring to see all the little ones. They are so cute and peaceful, how could you not love them?

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Creamy orange velvet cat bed, how adorable! I love the kind of retro feel to it with the color, reminds me of home decor in the 70s.

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I've decided when spring hits I want to add more bright colors and patterns such as this into my every day wear!

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Look at these, pink leggings, rain clouds, rain drops, your legs would always be the center of attention with these!

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Last of all for this week's TILT is this great orange chair!

Great Outfits Of Seasons Past

2012-01-17T20:12:00.001-04:00

Maybe I'm alone on this one, but Winter has definitely got me feeling like I'm in some kind of funk in more than a few ways. The weather is so blah, it's cold, I have to try and work the few long sleeved shirts I have into my wardrobe without wearing the same things every day. It gets dark so easily, I'm always tired, I wake up exhausted even. This seemed to flow more smoothly when the cold weather is away.

One great way to feel not so "blah" with the winter blues is to get yourself thinking positive! When I start feeling down about myself, I remind myself how awesome I am. A good example I use for myself is some of the awesome outfits I've worn. It's true that if you love what you wear you'll love how you look.

This calls for an excuse to show off a few great outfits I've worn and loved over the past year(s). I'll start it off with a picture that should be been included in my last post!

My strawberry print dress. The picture is terrible quality from my cellphone in the worst bathroom lighting I've ever seen! It doesn't do it justice. You can barely see the strawberry's and you can't make out the polka dots. However you get the idea of how great it is, and really a strawberry print is enough to make anybody feel great, am I right?

This one's from July 2010, a month after I finally graduate high school (that extra year for two credits was a long one!). I had just re-cut my hair short again after it finally reaching shoulder length and dyed it purple. Complete with a cut-off t, some floral and more black I loved it, but not as much as I loved this jellyfish exhibit that was currently in the local art gallery!

Patterns + patterns don't always have to be kept apart. I don't think I even left home this day but this outfit was comfy, and fun. That spring I tried so hard to gain some improvements in hula-hooping; it didn't quite happen. I'm lucky to keep it up for 30 seconds! It's all good fun though.

This outfit releases my inner hippy! I love the combination of the long suede-type skirt and the thick knit green shirt, they both go great with the purse as well. Mixing different textures in outfits gives me a happy feeling, I feel it makes a simple outfit look like it has an extra somethin' somethin'.

These two articles of clothing are some of my favorite things I've ever found while thrifting. I wear the polka-dot skirt so often. It's a high waist skirt and fits perfectly, it was a dream come true finding it. The shirt just makes me so happy to look at, the colors, the designs it's such a happy looking shirt.

Another outfit with the previously mentioned polka-dot skirt! Paired with one of my favorite shirts (I upcyled an old Darth Vader shirt of mine for a more unique look for a Star Wars shirt), paired with a sparkling gray pair of knee-highs and red Chucks it's just great!

Purple ruffled skirt paired with my blue crinoline, legwarmers and my favorite three dollar thrifted flats! I liked the somewhat matchy/matchy look to it and it made me feel really whimsical!

This is the craziest dress/shirt I've ever owned. I wore it on top of a romper so i didn't end up mooning anybody that night. I've only worn it the once, and it really needs to be seen more, maybe with black tights?

Because of the distance you can't tell the dress is actually polka-dotted with white and pink dots! I had also added a few studs but since they have fallen off. This dress must have had a lot of wear into it before I purchased it at Value Village because it's so thin. Nothing a thin pair of black leggings can't fix though!

I was feeling a Halloween mood, I believe this was in August! I had recently bought a black velvet dress and happened to also find this cat print shirt, still packaged pantyhose and the shoes all in the same thrifting trip!

I have this really comfy 3/4 length sleeved dress, but the thing is it's a little plane when worn alone. Thankfully I have this cute white tank that I usually just keep as beach wear and it works quite nicely. Rock on!

My beloved jacket! I upcyled my Sparks shirt and an old Hello Kitty pajama top to brighten up my over-sized camo jacket. I can't seem to find a picture but down the front of the coat I sewed on a few of the badges I received in Sparks and Brownies, as well as some fun pins and a charming cat badge!

Last but not least is this dress that I bought to wear on Dan's birthday this past December! I felt like an elf princess and it was lovely!

I'll Be Seeing You

2012-01-14T12:40:00.000-04:00

I cannot wait for Spring. Not that our Winter has been bad, it's actually be pretty tame for a Canadian Winter out here on the east coast. We've only experienced a few snowfalls, in which the snow is mostly melted all away within a week. Nothing to complain about there, less snow is perfectly fine with me!

You see, the reason I'm looking forward to the warmer weather is all because of one thing, a dress. This past fall I was shopping at my local Value Village and I bought this great little dress. It is a cream color with a strawberry print all over it! It fits great and it's just so lovely! However, it doesn't quite seem like a "winter" dress. It kind of just screams warm weather and makes me think of running through a field picking flowers, or attending a fancy picnic. Time and time again I look at it in my closet and try to rack my brain for ways to "winterize" it. Maybe pair it with the right scarf, or cardigan? No, none of those seem right. It looks like I'll just have to wait a few more months.

Do you have any special article of clothing you can't wait to break out once the warm weather hits back?

Favorite Pictures: Christina Ricci

2012-01-13T15:32:00.000-04:00

I've noticed a few times I'll end up doing a "favorite pictures of [insert celebrity]" and here I am yet again with another such post. This past month I can't count the amount of movies I've watched that have had Christina Ricci play some sore of role in it, okay I think it's only been about five or six but enough for me to think she deserves her own blog post. Enjoy.

What I Wore Yesterday

2012-01-13T12:01:00.000-04:00

The mystery of the missing camera cord was solved! I can't really explain how it happened, it's still boggling my mind. Whenever my mama got home from work yesterday I was letting her know how confused I was that I misplaced it. I always keep my camera cord in my bag, along with my phone charger so I don't misplace them. Somehow, it had been misplaced though. As soon as I told Mama this she goes "well something happened that I can't explain, but when I opened my purse at work today this was in it" and she pulled out my camera word! What?! We have no idea how it got there, but I'm glad I found it.

What I Wore Yesterday - January 12, 2012

Olive green floral shirt, Salvation Army $3
Shimmery patterned skirt, Value Village $3
Blue panyhose, Wal-Mart $6
Gray knit hat (semi-pictured), Superstore $12
Boots, Suzy Shier $50

Things I Love Thursday

2012-01-12T14:34:00.000-04:00

I was planning on doing a "What I Wore Today" post but the cord for my camera has gone missing. Which is a major bummer but I'm hoping it will turn up somewhere, I just don't remember removing it from my bag. Weird! There is good news though, today my stepdad called up tech support and fixed whatever it was that was preventing my laptop from connecting to our home wifi! Even better than that is the fact that my new pink dresser has finally been moved into my room! Now to fold up my clothes and get them in there.

That's enough of from me though, this post is dedicated to the things I've seen online and the things I've lusted over this week. This week's edition of TILT will be a treat to all you cat-lovers!

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If you've been following me for any amount of time, or if you know me in real life you know that I love cats. This print is amazing, I wish I had money right now so I could just order this and other similar prints to decorate my room with. Maybe someday!

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I'll be honest, I don't know if I would ever wear this. Maybe this summer I'll try and hop on the crop-top bandwagon and maybe something like this would look cute over a little dress or something, but I still want it. It's cute, I love crocheted clothing, and even if I'd never buy it or wear it, it's nice to look at it!

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So when I saw this, I squealed with excitement. I love teeth. I love my teeth, I love other people's teeth, I love reading about teeth, I love gong to the dentist, I love brushing my teeth. I'm just a teeth person. Now this choker is a little out of my price range but this lovely Etsy shop also offer more simple and affordable teeth necklaces and earrings. I think I'll be putting some money onto my PayPal account very shortly, because well to be honest, I feel like I need some teeth inspired jewelry on my body!

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This print is titled "Bad Hair Day", and I think it's a cute reminder that everybody has bad hair days and you just have to smile through it!

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Sometimes I think we all need a reminder of where our happy place is. Or simply a sign to let others know, "Hey this is MY happy place, go get your own!" hehe :3

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A few summers ago my grandfather gave me one of his record players. It was probably one of the happiest moments of my teenage years. I have a nice little collection of records and there's just something that makes listening to music more fun when it's on a record player. The only thing is it's so big and really not that esthetically pleasing. This record player however is small, beautiful and my favorite color, yellow!

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This list! It's actually a print, which is a great idea because who wouldn't love having this list in their home as nice little reminder?

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I love this black cat circus doll. I can just imagine him sitting on a bookshelf, or mantle or anywhere and bringing an eerie sort of happiness to my home.

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It's simple, throw a picture of a cat on anything and I will dream about owning it. A perfect example is this cat scarf! Oh the wonderful outfits I could make, and the conversations it would start, how lovely, how dreamy...

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Most of the awesome cat clothing I find is so expensive so it's nothing but a far off dream. This adorable shirt however is reasonably priced if I were to splurge on a shirt! I can see myself now just strutting around and showing off my cattitude, can't you?

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Let's ignore the 50 dollar price-tag on these for a moment and just enjoy how amazing they look. Why aren't these more affordable, I think everybody should own a pair. I know what I'll be dreaming about tonight... (If you guessed Ryan Gosling you might also be correct, but I did mean the tights this time!)

What are you loving today?

Sunday Ramblings

2012-01-08T23:32:00.000-04:00

I've been having some internet issues going on with my laptop when I'm at home, which is a bit of a drag. This means I've been mostly relying on my new iPod touch that I treated myself to with my Christmas money. Luckily it was the day I bought the iPod that I realized this problem, or else I'd be stranded without internet (which wouldn't be so bad but I don't like to think about it).
Lots of fun is being had with taking pictures and playing around with silly photo-editing apps and neat little games.
If you have an iPhone or Ipoud touch I highly suggest searching the app store for a free app called "Super Kawaii Mai" it's this game that I can't get enough of. Basically you are this cat, and you are trying to make it across the yard but have all these obstacles that come your way (they grow in number and type each level) and you have super cat powers to blast stars at them to get them out of your way. It's crazy, the audio is really annoying, but it's fun and I can't get enough!

My bedroom has finally started feeling like my bedroom. When my parents bought the house we are currently in I wasn't living with them, and when I moved back the room was already set up and I just kept it as is. The past few months I've finally gotten new sheets and blankets for my bed and decorated one of my walls. My broken dresser has been removed (it was just taking up room for a year without having any clothes in it) and my record player is finding it quite cozy in the spare bedroom. It makes the spare room a nice place now to read a book and listen to records, speaking of which I need to start reading more. The ugly corner desk that seemed to take up my whole room has been moved out as well, which is great since I didn't even use the desktop computer that it was holding up. Now the room has space, a little too much but once my dresser finds help in the house it will feel more cozy. The only thing left is a calender to find, and the thought of a nice little mat in front of my bed might be a good idea also!

Mother Nature

2012-01-05T23:20:00.001-04:00

Mother Nature by intherye featuring a floral print shirt

Floral print shirt
oqvestir.com.br

TopShop short skirt
$60 - topshop.com

Cotton handbag
$35 - modcloth.com

Flower earrings
$14 - soul-flower.com

OPENING CEREMONY Sock insert pump
£194 - farfetch.com

We're in a mess babe, we're in a mess.

2012-01-04T21:30:00.000-04:00

It's safe to say I'm in a bit of a blogging rut. Okay, honestly I've been in a bit of an overall rut about well, everything. Maybe it's part of not having a New Year's Resolution (or goals in general) or being unemployed at one of the hardest times of the year to find work, or maybe it's because I feel like I'm in a style rut most days, I'm afraid to really develop my own sense of style and that just ends up with me being unhappy with what I choose to wear. Regardless, I'm going to try my best to get myself out of this little funk and try to keep my positive thinking going and create beauty in my every day life. I need to break out of my comfort zone a little, create some things (even if they aren't as great as I'd like), get messy, laugh, and just enjoy life!

To make up for the lack of posts (is this really my first post of 2012?!) here is a collection of snaps from my iPod from over the past few weeks, enjoy!

First pizza of 2012!

January 2, reppin' my favorite band of all time.

I love pumpkins, and I want to show my love for them all year round not just in October!


For the first time in six months my best friend and I are together again! But not for long :(

I started using InstaGram the other day, you can find me @vadergurl on there!

You Are My Sunshine

2011-12-30T00:58:00.000-04:00

I was asked on a question on a social networking site, one that actually got me to type out more than a one sentence answer. I felt sharing.

Share the story of something that makes you smile
My cat, Sirius! My whole life I always wanted a cat, I can’t remember a time when I didn’t. We had a dog the first few years of my life, which I loved but I don’t really remember much of that. When my sister and I moved with Mama into my now step-father’s house he had a dog and a cat. I was so excited to have a cat in my life, but it wasn’t my cat, this was a new cat that didn’t care too much for a new stranger in it’s life. The next year we had to get Sheeba put down, which was really had for everybody especially my step-dad. After that he said he’d never get another cat. My dreams of my own pet seemed to be crushed. In 2007 my Gramma became quite sick and there wasn’t anything that could be done to help it. The day I last saw her, we went to visit her in the hospital. Before hand I went to see some new born kittens that a friend of the family’s cat had had. I fell in love with one of the two black kittens. The little male black kitten, even though he was barely two weeks he seemed to be one the strongest of the litter, and had a lot of personality. About a month later the family started looking for homes for the kittens, around the same time I was going through the hardest thing I’ve ever had to deal with, losing Gramma. My mom had noticed how hard I had been taking this, and she knew I had fallen in love with this cat. She asked my step-dad about it, but he was against it. Mama knew it was because he didn’t want to replace Sheeba, but this wasn’t that. (Dave now loves Sirius more than anything) We went against his wishes and we brought Sirius into the house. We bought the food, litter box, litter, everything we needed and kept it out of sight in my room until the day of Sirius’ arrival. The day he was brought to my house I remember coming home from school, my mom told me she wanted to talk to me upstairs. I had this strange feeling, like she was going to tell me somebody died. Then she told me somebody was waiting for me in my room. I didn’t understand, but I opened my bedroom door and walked into my room to seem this tiny little black ball of fluff. I fell in love with him instantly. He bought so much happiness into my life when I had sort of lost hope. Although he’s far from the size he was when he first came into my life I love him more than anything and it’s so hard to imagine a time without him.

Things I Love Thursday

2011-12-29T15:35:00.000-04:00

I love all things Hello Kitty, and even though I'm not quite sure where I would wear such a necklace I can't help but dream about it!

If you've been checking in with any of my past installments of TILT then it's no secret that I love the idea of terrariums. I love this necklace pendant, it seems so whimsical like it's been pulled straight from a fairytale.

As if the pendant was neat enough, check out these mini marimo earrings! I imagine I'd feel like some kind of woodland fairy with these hanging from my ears.

Flower headbands are so beautiful, they add color and life to any outfit and I just love them! I've been considering attempting a DIY version after seeing results sent in from Rookie readers from their own flower headband/crown tutorial.

This Vanity print by inapaleplace!

This Jolie Mauve crocheted boho-inspired necklace

This blush petal rose dress/tunic shirt

It wouldn't be hard to find motivation for positive thinking with this "Today will be awesome" 8x10 print!

I love broaches, and I love cute things so this crocheted bear broach is right up my ally!

This purse is reconstructed from a dress. I love upcycled things, especially when they are this cute!

I seem to be lacking in the earring department. I sure could use some simple yet unique ones like these!

Unlike the other Hello Kitty necklace I'd be able to work this one into my every day wardrobe more easily!

A few months ago I bought a cute purse with cats on it, but sadly it's not as practical for every day like this messenger bag.

I know I'm not alone when I say that Bumble is one of my favorite Christmas movie characters. This would be such a great necklace to have around the holidays!

Another great necklace to add to my dream list to end off this week's installment of Things I Love Thursday!

What are you loving this week?

Disposable Teens

2011-12-28T18:38:00.001-04:00

Disposable Teens by intherye featuring flower hair accessories

Lace tank
£48 - debenhams.com

Emilio Pucci a line skirt
£730 - net-a-porter.com

ALDO platform high heels
$100 - aldoshoes.com

Ziba pearl earrings
£20 - houseoffraser.co.uk

Daytrip flower hair accessory
$9.95 - buckle.com

My Body's A Zombie For You!

2011-12-26T14:45:00.000-04:00

I inspired myself with my favorite pictures of Lady Gaga post to make a Ryan Gosling post. Now it would be impossible to make a post of my favorite Ryan Gosling pictures because well, every picture of him is perfection. I do however have a collection of fourteen pictures to share to continue to brighten up your holidays, enjoy!

Friday Findings

2011-12-23T13:55:00.000-04:00

I had bookmarked pages to use for Things I Love Thursday but Thursday came and went without me remembering. Fret not my readers, for I bring to your Friday Findings! Enjoy :)

Do you have a favorite word? I love the word "Believe", I even have it tattooed on one of my arms. This sign is lovely, it's cute, it's homey and it's in festive colors.

I love cats, I love pillows and I love flowers and floral print so the moment I saw this cat pillow I was in love! It would look perfect on any couch, or bed, or anywhere!

I love, love, love this festive garland! I saw a little how-to over on Rookie on making pom-pom garland and I think my bedroom needs some!

In my opinion I always enjoy my hot drink, whether it be hot chocolate or some flavor of herbal tea, that I always enjoy my drink more if it's in a visually pleasing cup. I think this vintage cup and saucer set is just that.

After the holidays are over, and after I go through the struggle of finding a new job again I'm hoping to order a few prints off of Etsy to frame and hang up on my bedroom walls. This print by theblackapple is one of the ones I want most.

Lately I love broaches! They are a great way to add a little extra somethin' somethin' to your outfit! I recently bought a nice ballerina broach, but I'd love something as eye-catching as this Jayne Mansfield broach!

There's no secret at all that I love cats. I also think that you can never own too much cat decor! this folk art cat doll is great, and I know you all want it in your homes as much as I do.

As I mentioned earlier in this post, I've been eying some prints that I wish I could order. This one is really high on my wish list, and it's less than $10! What can I say, I love teeth and this would make a great addition to my bedroom wall.

Behind Blue Eyes

2011-12-23T01:50:00.000-04:00

I'll always have the problem with trying to sort all the thoughts in my head into words that flow nicely together.

This week has been filled with lots of fun and laughter, I think I'm definitely in the holiday spirit this year. Although I'm pretty nervous about this being my first Christmas morning since my older sister has moved out. Who is going to wake me up Christmas morning? I'm afraid I might cry Christmas morning! Today I did have a lovely visit with her and her family though. It's so nice to see her so happy, she deserves it so much.

Also for no reason at all you're being graced with a slight photo spam of some self portraits from yours truly, 'tis the season, right?

Days 7 and 6 of 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown

2011-12-20T12:47:00.000-04:00

Oops I forgot to post yesterday, but I have good reason! Today is my boyfriend's birthday, so yesterday I was doing some running around picking up drinks for myself and decorating cupcakes! Today I bring you a two-in-one post of my Christmas countdown! Stay tuned tomorrow for a picture update of what I'm wearing tonight!

My holiday plans this year are very similar to all my other years. Christmas Eve we have a small gathering at my parent's house. This year will be our biggest year yet! In attendance we will have myself, Daniel, my mom, my step-father and my sister with her girlfriend and family! We'll spend the night chatting, eating delicious food and sipping champagne (we bought some champagne toppers, should be interesting to try out!) Christmas Day this year will be different for me, it's my first Christmas with my sister not living at home. After we have our morning hot chocolate/coffee and are finished of opening our stockings and gifts we all pack up our bags and head to my grandparent's for the night. Every year on Boxing Day a celebration is held at my grandmother's house to celebrate her sister's birthday. It's great to get most of the family all together around the holidays, it's always a really fun time!

If I was to describe Christmas in five words, I'd use the following;

Excitement
Family
Love
Cookies
Laughter
Snow

Day 8 of 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown

2011-12-18T23:37:00.000-04:00

This year when my mom asked me what I wanted for Christmas the only thing I answered with was "Socks!" It took me about a week to come up with a list of things, I'll share with you a few items!

headbands with bows on them
new make up brushes
hair products
pajamas
bath salts
anything Hello Kitty

I'm not too picky, and I don't ask for much. Christmas is a time for surprises, I don't like to know what I'm receiving as a gift. That ruins half the fun!

Day 9 of 12 Days of Christmas Countdown

2011-12-17T23:52:00.000-04:00

I love the holidays and I love each and every tradition that is part of my family. It's hard to choose a favorite! I've always loved our Christmas Eve traditions though. Every year on Christmas Eve, my family gathers in our living room for snacks, nice drinks and we spend quality time together. Towards the later part of the night everybody is allowed to open one gift. As a child it was always so exciting, to open a present before we went to bed. It made having to wait until the morning to get into all the other gifts a bit more bearable.

What is your favorite holiday tradition in your family?

Day 10 of 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown

2011-12-16T17:57:00.000-04:00

An old Christmas photo of me! If I was at home I could dig through some photo albums and dig up a really old one and scan it up, but I happen to be not home tonight. However I happen to have a few on Facebook. I like to share my baby pictures, sue me! I think this picture was roughly around 1995.

Me (left) and my older sister Nancy (right)

This Christmas is going to be my first Christmas morning where I won't be sharing it with my sister since she's moved out and has her own Christmas morning to do! It's going to be strange, but I'm glad I'll get to spend some time on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day with her and her family. The holidays are a great time of year to spend with family, I hope everybody enjoys every moment of it!

Day 11 of The 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown

2011-12-15T14:09:00.000-04:00

Now my favorite Christmas carol isn't really a carol, and it's far from your traditional Christmas songs. Well, that depends on what kind of Christmas music that you listen I s'pose. My personal favorite Christmas song is a great gem from the glorious years when boybands were all the rage. I'm taking you back to Christmas 1998 with *Nsync's Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays
We've been waiting all year for this night
And the snow is glistening on the trees outside
And all the stockings are hung by the fire side
Waitingfor Santa to arrive
And all the love will show
'Cause everybody knows
It's Christmastime and
All the kids will see
The gifts under the tree

It's the best time of the year for the family
It's a wonderful feeling
Feel the love in the room
From the floor to the ceiling
It's that time of year
Christmastime is here
And with the blessings from above
God sends you his love
And everybody's okay
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays

Bells are ringing
It's time to scream and shout (scream and shout)
And everybody's playing cause school's out
Celebrating this special time we share
Happiness cause love is in the air

And all the love will show
'Cause everybody knows
It's Christmastime and
All the kids will see
The gifts under the tree
It's the best time of the year for the family
It's a wonderful feeling
Feel the love in the room
>From the floor to the ceiling
It's that time of year
Christmastime is here
And with the blessings from above
God sends you his love
And everything's okay
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays

No matter what your holiday
It's a time to celebrate
And put your worries aside (worries aside)
And open up your mind (open up your mind)
See the world right by your side
It's Christmastime
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays

It's a wonderful feeling
Feel the love in the room
From the floor to the ceiling
It's that time of year
Christmastime is here
And with the blessings from above
God sends you his love
And everything's okay
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays

There's nothing like a cheesy pop Christmas video, am I right? The premise of this video is that it's Christmas Eve, but Santa is sick! Naturally *Nsync ends up passing out the gifts and spreading Christmas cheer to everyone.

If I haven't convinced you into watching the video yet, maybe these screencaps from the video will change your mind!

12 Days Of Christmas Countdown

2011-12-14T22:04:00.000-04:00

In the spirit of the season I've found a 12 days of Christmas countdown blogging challenge which I'll be doing on here. I urge you all to join in with the holiday fun!

Last Saturday evening I helped my mom decorate our Christmas tree. It's slightly crooked, but hey, nothing is perfect! Our tree is always decorated with decorations we've had for years, many of which are personalized and handmade from my childhood. I love seeing beautiful well put together Christmas trees, it's nice when people make everything tie in together. However I would never give up how we decorate our tree. I love that it is full of memories and life. Every year when it's time to decorate the tree when I'm going through all the ornaments I just get a huge burst of nostalgia for all of the Christmases past.

Stay tuned this week for more 12 days of Christmas fun! :)

The Fashion Of His Love

2011-12-10T15:17:00.000-04:00

If you know me it's no secret that I adore Lady Gaga. Her songs make me want to dance and sing along (especially her Born This Way album, I can listen to it on repeat for days!) and I love her fashion sense. I'm always curious to see what she's wearing next, and I love it all.

I decided to put together a post of some of my favorite Lady Gaga looks. Just because I'm lacking on words to write in here doesn't mean a picture post can't help me out of my funk right? I hope you enjoy, and feel free to share your own favorite Lady Gaga looks!

Things I Love Thursday

2011-12-08T15:16:00.000-04:00

I love doing posts for Things I Love Thursday, but sometimes Thursday comes and goes and I completely forget! There's some cute holiday goodies involved in today's post, I'm finally getting into the holiday spirit. This weekend we're putting our tree up, do you have yours up already?

How cute is this sterling silver fully functional snowglobe bunny ring from RomanticEccentric? You can also purchase the ring with a brown bunny or a fawn if white rabbits aren't your thing.

I'm not sure how likely I would be to use these, but I can't stop thinking about these Beautiful woodland Moss Place Mats from MissMossy!

This time of the year I'm always thinking to myself how I don't have enough festive clothing. How is this for festive? Not only does this Frosty the Snowman dress from coyotepeyote look super cute, it looks like it would be equally as comfy for your holiday fun!

I can't stop browsing different styles of terrariums lately, and I love this Modern Globe Manzanita forest Moss Terrarium from from TinyTerrains!

I love pigs. I love Babe, Miss Piggy, Piglet, and even real life pigs, so of course I couldn't help but fall in love with this cute little pink piggy clutch coin purse. Check out Misala Handmade Bags and Purses for more cute!

I've been in the market for a nice, cheap, preferably vintage broach lately to go with this cute dress I'm wearing later this month. I wish I would have bought the dress earlier so I would have had time to order this cute little fabric flower broach from joannafelt!

I've always liked things that are kind of creepy. In grade 9 ceramics class I painted a clown bookend, but gave him red skin and made him as creepy as possibly. I have clown plates hanging in my room that people think I'm crazy for, and I've always enjoyed reading serial killers and creepy things. This would be perfect to keep on my desk (if I had a desk with desk space that is!) It's a chalkboard skull, how amazing is that? If black is a little too morbid for you, no worries check out iamhome's shop and they have chalkboard skulls in a variety of colors!

I wasn't lying when I said I loved pigs! This ceramic pig planter from fruitflypie is so adorable, and with yellow being my favorite color it's too cute not to imagine it sitting in my future home for a nice burst of color.

I love thrifting and making old things new again, and this fits right in with that. This is an upcycled magazine wreath, yes it's made from recycled magazines and cardboard, how cool is that? Check out Annette's Etsy shop for more environmentally friendly gift ideas for any time of the year.

I love being warm, I love being cozy, and I love slippers. These cute bow slippers from BabushkaDesigns look like they'd be so comfy on my feet for just lounging around.

That's all for this edition of Things I Love Thursday, I hope you enjoyed :)

What's new pussycat?

2011-12-06T02:02:00.000-04:00

I love cats. I always have, and I am 100% that I always will. Life has been nice enough to me that I am blessed to have two adorable black cats in my life. Sirius is my baby, he joined our family in 2007. He was the first cat I ever had, and my first pet in general. I would give my life for him. My boyfriend Daniel also has a lovely black cat, Loki who I'm glad is part of my life. I have a decent collection of cat t-shirts, books about cats, and even a few framed cat pictures on my walls that I found at thrift stores. I'm not even ashamed to say that I find the term "crazy cat lady" a compliment!

Why is it that some people think there are only certain people who can be crazy cat ladies? You don't need to have twenty cats running about, it's all about the love you have for the cats! If you smile when you walk by a cat outside, or desperately try to befriend your friend's cats, or decorate your home with cat decor and you want to call yourself a crazy cat lady, then do it! I remember once when I bought a new cat shirt from Value Village and I was all excited about it and simply stated that I felt like a crazy cat lady this person told me that there was no way I was a crazy cat lady because I only had one cat. Excuse me? If I have a crazy love for cats, and I am a lady then I have every right to declare myself a crazy cat lady.

I think there's a bit of crazy cat lady in us all, don't you think?

Pizza & punch!

2011-11-21T21:11:00.000-04:00

photo via http://www.allhealthyrecipes.net/

Dan and I just ate pizza and we’re drinking our wine punch we made!
We bought a package of those two pre-made pizza crusts that come with packets of sauce, and our cheesy pizza turned out amazing! I will for sure be buying them for at home! I even spoiled us and bought some pre-grated pizza cheese, yum! What I loved most was the fact that I could put as little sauce as I wanted. I’m not a huge sauce lover, and that’s what ruins frozen pizzas for me, there’s too much sauce! Dan made his side extra saucy and mine just had a light coating, perfect!

photo via luxuryhousingtrends.com

Delicious Punch!
Grab a 1.5 or 2 liter pitcher, or punch bowl
Buy your favorite type of frozen fruit punch mix
Pour the frozen juice mix into the pitcher
Fill the pitcher half way with water
Grab a bottle of your favorite cheap fruit wine. I used Boone's Strawberry Hill
Pour about 1/4 of the wine into the pitcher
Add 5 shots (or to taste) of Triple Sec
We also added about 2 shots of moonshine and a shot of spice rum for a little extra ooomph. You can add some vodka or whatever if you want to make it nice and strong
Mix up your mixture, to get the frozen juice all mixed in
Top off the rest of your pitcher with 7-up and water
Enjoy!

It's Just Another Manic Monday

2011-11-21T14:35:00.000-04:00

I've been trying to be more productive and creative lately. Last week I gave my room a new look, which I'm so glad I finally got around to doing. Recently I also made my winter boots look even better than they did! A few months ago I had ordered some metal studs from Etsy to add some to clothing. I still have quite a few left so I gave my boots a little extra awesome, check them out!

The boots before....

The boots after!

In other news, Value Village is having a 50% sale on clothing and shoes today but it was so busy I couldn’t shop comfortably. However I did grab a cute framed kitten picture for $1.99 to put up in my room!

Dan and I went to the grocery store grabbed a couple of pizza kits, the kind with the already-made crust and packets of sauce, and some grated pizza cheese to make pizza tonight. We also picked up some frozen fruit punch mix to make a punch with later, nothing fancy but fruit punch, Triple Sec and probably what’s left of our stronger alcohol!

Why do people dislike Mondays again? Mine seems to be going pretty awesome.

Time For A Change!

2011-11-18T15:30:00.000-04:00

Ever since I moved back in with my parents in their new home back in November 2009, I've always thought my room was incredibly boring. It's a very, very small room so there isn't many options on where the future goes and things like that. The past few months I had been collecting little things at a time such as a new comforter, pillows, sheets, wall decals and items to hang on the wall. Yesterday I finally got around to taking down what was already thrown on my wall whenever I first moved in and replacing it with some items that make the best out the small space I'm in.

Doesn't it look so much better? The before picture was taken about a year ago I forgot to snap one before I started taking things down. I kept my two Star Wars posters and my The Office calender, I just moved them to my empty wall by Sirius' food.

Here's a bit of a closer view to some of the wall stickers, I think they are quite cute!


I finally got my clown plates up! Only $1.99 each at Value Village! I had the "dream" and "believe" signs hanging off of the window but they look much nicer here.


It's not the best photo of this picture, but the little girl is holding a white cat! I plan on spray painting the frame gold!


I bought this because it reminded me of my Gramma, she loved glowers and gardening.

Things I Love Thursday

2011-11-17T14:41:00.000-04:00

I know, I know I've been neglecting this blog. I have valid excuses though! Last week I started at a new job. Instead of relying on one day a week of cleaning tables, I now work part-time as a survey interviewer at a marketing research firm. To make it short, I call your house and ask if you want to do a survey. I'm back on track though and I'm hoping to update a few times a week again, but for now enjoy this week's installment of TILT.

Illustration by Emma D. from Rookie

Yesterday I was introduced to Rookie, which is the best website I have ever been on. I quickly switched my homepage from Google to Rookie. I can't stop reading their articles, and I can't stop listening to their weekly Friday Playlists! What is Rookie? I'll give you their own words;
"Rookie is an online publication for teenage girls featuring writing, photography, illustrations, videos, and more from a lovely staff and our readers. The site features monthly “issues,” each revolving around a theme. We post just three times a day – after school, after dinner, and before bed."If you take anything from this week's TILT I hope you take the time to check out this website, you won't be disappointed.

I can't remember a time where I wasn't a Star Wars fan. My dad was a big fan so I was introduced to the characters at a fairly young age. I even remember watching taped episodes of the Ewoks cartoon, which I preferred over Care Bears. I just can't get enough Star Wars. I love stumbling upon comical Star Wars pictures when I'm browsing the web, I always feel the need to share them too.

This is Jetta's TRU manifesto. Jetta runs an amazing blog called The Radical Uprise. She has a great weekly installment on her blog called "Seven Ways To Kick This Week's Ass", which I love reading every week. Check out what I mean here. If you dig what you see on her blog you should consider browsing her Etsy shop, I've purchased some great zines and pins from there!

I love the 90s. I loved being a child in the 90s, but I also often wish I could have been a teen/early adult during those years. I find the style was the great, and I'm always looking at pictures of celebs or fashion shows from the 90s. One of my current favorite blogs on Tumblr is 90sdrewbarrymore which is you guessed it, packed full of adorable, sexy and fashionable photos of Drew Barrymore from the 90s, what's not to love?

I hope you all enjoyed this week's TILT, even if it was basically me swooning over websites I love. Let me know if you checked any out, I'd love to hear your opinions!

Color The Coast With Your Smile, It's The Most Genuiene Thing I've Ever Seen.

2011-11-16T01:17:00.001-04:00

I was just outside for a few minutes. We’ve had surprisingly nice weather so far this November. I can be outside without a hat on, and my ears aren’t freezing off of my head. There was just a little wind. The tree across the street, the one by the green wooden fence, all of the remaining leaves are the most beautiful yellow. It was amazing to just sit there and look over at it when a gust of wind came about and just watch the leaves fly off of the branches. It was like watching a bunch of falling stars. Life is truly amazing if you just take the time to see it.

Things I Love Thursday

2011-10-27T15:27:00.000-03:00

Rainbow eye make-up. I need to invest in some eye primer so I can try and create some neat looks that will stay vibrant. I also need to pick up some new make-up brushes, that would help! Check out a few more styles of rainbow eyes here.

I was never that big of a fan of My Little Pony, even when I was growing up. However I've been a fan of King of the Hill for years and I just loved this My Little Hank Hill picture! I wish I had a source for this, but it was uncredited when I found it :(

I don't think I need to explain why I love this.

This Skeleton Babydoll Dress from NASTY GAL

This tutorial on how to style a hair bow! I love hair bows, but I'm not sure if my hair is long enough to be able to make a nice one yet. Actually, I'm not even sure I'd be able to do it. I just don't understand hair styling, but to anyone who is looking for a new way to style your locks, check this out!

Pre-Interview Jitters

2011-10-25T09:06:00.000-03:00

As I'm sitting here at the moment I'm waiting for the clock to turn to 10AM so I can call up a cab to make it to my 10:30 interview at Canadian Tire. I've been sending out a few applications each month looking for a job that can offer me more hours and also get me away from working around food. It was almost hard to believe when my mom called me up yesterday saying that Canadian Tire actually called back! I'm applying for a cashier position, I've never worked in retail but I feel confident that if I was given the position that I'd do a great job!

The job I currently have, cleaning tables at Rufus and Rory's was my first job, and I was lucky to not have to deal with any of that dreaded interview stuff with this job because the diner is owed by my step-father and his best friend. It's been a while since I've been to a job interview, since 2009. The last interviews I had were two separate interviews for the same position at Tim Horton's, and I didn't get the job.

I'll admit, I'm pretty nervous. I was nervous enough just calling them to set up an interview time. I worry a lot though, and every little thing makes me nervous, but I'm trying not to think about it too much. I'll be sure to share how my interview went, wish me luck!

Things I Love Thursday

2011-10-20T18:41:00.000-03:00

The feeling of freshly colored hair! Today I touched up my locks from being a faded pink back to bright red, I love it.

This Star Wars print movie poster over on Etsy

Halloween inspired nail art! Check out some more here.

How cute is this zip-up cat inspired poncho from HELLCATPUNKS!?

This beautiful peace sign image by Hector Mansilla

I saw this image the other day on a 90s site and had all kinds of nostalgic feelings running through me. Growing up my sister and I loved the Goosebumps series, both the books and the television show. We even had this game, it was awesome.

What are you loving today?

Wired In My Brain Wednesday

2011-10-19T17:26:00.000-03:00

I'm going to start doing a weekly post called "Wired In My Brain Wednesday" which will just be a small list of songs I've been loving lately. Provided with YouTube links of course, so you can listen to them for yourself.

Some songs I can't get out of my head today are:

What songs have been stuck in your head lately?

Things I Love Thursday

2011-10-13T14:17:00.001-03:00

This is my first installment of TILT, but I know it won't be my last! I don't have a source for all of my photos, they were just saved on my computer, sorry!

I love cat trees! I wish I had some fun things for Sirius to climb and lay on. Definitely something I want in a future house of mine for my furry friends!

This recipe for pumpkin/jack-o-lantern Rice Crispie treats! I can't wait to make these, simple and delicious!

I've always loved neat colored telephones, and I just can't get over how much I love this shade of green!

How can you resist the cuteness of this? I'm a sucker for cats.

Every time I make cookies I want to do this, I don't know what's stopping me!

I love pastel colored homes, and especially ones as beautiful as this.

I've been a Star Wars fan all of my life, and I love Halloween so this zombified picture of our favorite Sith is just great in my books!

What you loving this week?

What's Happening, Wednesday.

2011-10-12T20:03:00.000-03:00

Today I finally got around to picking up and depositing my pay cheque, which is always a nice feeling. Before hand Dan and I grabbed some food. I had a grilled cheese and breadsticks and Dan had a tuna melt and fries.

Rufus and Rory's makes the best grilled cheese ever!

I also did a little shopping. There's nothing quite like some retail therapy, am I right?


Isn't this purse the cutest?

Side view

Hello Kitty earrings!

New face scrub, I love this stuff!

This cute kit was only $4, I might use it for Valentine's Day.

I made a visit to Ardene, where I picked up three scarves for $10, you can't beat that price!


Close-up of my scarf.

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

2011-10-09T09:21:00.000-03:00

I love Autumn. I mean, don't get me wrong I love summer, but there's just something so magical almost about this time of year. Maybe it's the fact that Halloween is one of my most favorite times of the year.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, so this evening I'll have a bunch of family arriving to eat at my place. In total there is going to be a crowd of 12 of us, which is exciting! We don't usually get many visitors in the run of a year, so we try to make the best of it. This year my sister is bringing her girlfriend Colleen and her children to dinner. The more the merrier!

Since today is more than likely going to be the last time we have company before Christmas, I took this opportunity to get a little bit of Halloween decorating done. We live in the country, and get a total of zero trick or treaters at Halloween, but that doesn't stop me from decorating! I snapped a few pictures on my cell phone that I'll share, so you can what I've got done!

I also finally decided on and bought my Halloween costume! I'm being a rag doll, I'm quite exciting about it.

Work is calling my name, I have to leave in ten minutes. I work until 2:30 then I'm coming home to get ready for our company. I'll leave you with a quick list of some things that I'm thankful for, enjoy the rest of your weekend!

My cat, Sirius. He came into my life at a time where I really needed him and he will always be the love of my life.
My best friend, Daniella. Even though she's half-ways across the country our bond is still as strong as ever. I honestly can't imagine life without her. I'm so thankful to have someone as amazing as her as my cousin and best friend.
My mama! She's done a lot for me and my sister growing up, and it never stops. She is one of the most supporting people I know and I couldn't ask for anything more.
Running water! I'm so glad I can drink my tap water and it is safe, and delicious and just the fact that I am lucky enough to have tap water.
A roof over my head and food in the cupboards. Thanksgiving, Christmas and just normal days there are people all over who are struggling to find a place to sleep at night and don't know when there next meal is going to be. So many people take this for granted, please appreciate what you have!

Time for change!

2011-10-03T23:54:00.000-03:00

Today I decided to change the title of this blog along with the looks of it. I like it, it looks pretty and maybe with me loving how it looks I'll be more inclined to update this. We'll see how that logic works out.

The past two nights I've spent at my grandparent's with my mom. It's nice to get away from home every now and then, a change of scenery and new conversation partners are always a plus! I've always loved sitting around the kitchen table at my grandmother's with my family and talking. Last night my grandmother was talking about this group that she's in. They meet once a week and there's always a different topic of conversation and they do little ice-breaker games and things like that. It sounded right up my alley. I'm lacking a lot in the friend department, and with my anxiety it isn't easy for me to just push myself to socialize (even though I love talking to people once a topic I feel comfortable comes up). It seems like the thing for me to do right now is to contact a counselor, I'm thinking of making an appointment with this one lady I used to see between the ages of fifteen and sixteen. I'm hoping she'd be able to refer me to some kind of group where I can be with other people and have a chance to talk about things and get to know people. I also wouldn't mind making talking about my anxiety some (since I haven't talked about to any sort of professional) and maybe work on some ways of tackling that since it now has been affecting my every day life more and more.

Earlier this evening my mom and I went for a short walk, I'm not not sure how far in distance we walked, or even how long we walked but it was nice. Tomorrow I'm attending a U-Fit class with her, I'm looking forward to a nice work-out! I figure there's nothing wrong with spending a hour doing some cardio and strength training while listening to great pump-up music and being in a group of positive people. Plus, I like having something to do. I really need to start searching for little activities to do during the week. Without having many hours of work a week I have a lot of free time, and I mean a lot so any little thing helps!

Disposable Camera - August 2011

2011-09-29T20:42:00.000-03:00

Back in August I picked up a disposable camera and took some pictures, and as promised I'm sharing them all here. The second half of the bunch are extremely blurry due to the face that I scratched up the lens for blurriness just for fun. The next camera I get I'm not going to do that since well, I want more good pictures.


Dan's in the vortex! (My vortex shot didn't show up on the film </3)

Here's Dan's cat Loki! Isn't she adorable?

Value Village is my favorite store in the world, it's like my home planet!


beautiful purple flowers that were growing in the front of Dan's house


Pizza!


Childhood house numbers

worm 'n dirt sundae, mmm!


Out on the town to see a Fuck The Facts show with the boys

Bathroom graffiti, not sure what it's supposed to say under the glare

Dan and I at the Fuck The Facts show, cheers!

Sticker graffiti downtown

self portrait!

Loki!

Peaking at Loki through the grass

blurry Loki

more blurry Loki

My baby, Sirius!

Sirius laying on the Scrabble box

Mmm, mozza sticks from burger king!

extremely blurry me rockin' some short shorts

blurry last shot of dairy queen's drive-thr

Long time no see...

2011-09-23T14:47:00.000-03:00

Oops, I've been neglecting this blog. Sorry! I really do need to start updating more. I'm going to find some writing promts online and just use them when I don't feel like I have anything to update about.

Since the last update, I haven't continued with my Couch to 5K training. Which kind of dissapoints me, but I am too lazy. I have however been trying to get out and enjoy the wonderful autumn weather. The day before last I went for a great 6K walk with mama on the Confederation Trails. It was beautiful, I love this time of the year! Tomorrow when I finish work I'm going apple picking at a local apple orchard with my mom and my aunt. I'm really looking forward to it!

I had bought myself a Halloween costume already, but I'm having second thoughts. I was planning on being Vemla from Scooby Doo after so many people told me last year that it would be the perfect costume for me. I guess it's too perfect, because when I wear the clothing I bought (orange sweater - not a turtle neck but a high neck, red mini skirt, orange knee-high socks) just feels like I'm wearing clothes I'd normally wear. Halloween to me is supposed to be about dressing up, and feeling like you're dressed up and in costume. I think I'm going to switch up my costume idea, because I want to feel dressed up, not like I'm just wearing my normal clothes with a wig.

Until next time, take care and thanks for reading!

Couch to 5K

2011-08-29T22:57:00.000-03:00

Last year my mom started getting in to running. To date her biggest run has been 15K and she's training to do a half marathon this fall. I'm not active at all, I'll be the first to admit that I'm pretty out of shape. However, whenever the weather started getting nicer this year I told my mom that I wanted to run a 5K with her this year. Well, spring as come and gone, and summer will soon be leaving us too and I haven't done as much as even walk 5K! Part of the issue is that most of the runs that happen are on weekends, during the few hours that I actually work during the week. I've decided though, that I'm willing to take a day off of work so I can do a 5K run. I don't often say I'm going to do something, so I want to stick with it!
There's a 5K in October called the "Halloween Hustle". The registration fee goes to the IWK Children's Hospital, and it's run on the trails, and there's free hot chocolate at the end. The best part? You run wearing a Halloween costume and there's a prize for best costume. What more to get me motivated to do my first 5K than my favorite holiday, right?
Okay, so October is pretty far away, but if I haven't been active all summer will I be able to train myself enough to be able to handle a 5K run? Keep in mind that I am out of breath and gagging to the point of almost making myself sick just for running for about a minute. I Googled "5K training" and found this great site, Couch to 5K! It's a nine week training program to get you from doing little to no exercise, to be ready to run 5K! Just what I need. To make it even better, the guy who started the site has downloadable podcasts that you can put on your MP3 player to listen to while doing the training. He tells you when to change from brisk walking, to running, to cool down, all with music to keep you going. This is just what I need. I'm not enough of a motivation for myself, and besides my mama, I have nobody to ask to run with. I'm starting tomorrow. I do three days of running, and the days in between are rest days. I'm really excited to go through with this. I've spent all summer, and the months before the summer just sitting around doing nothing! Everybody lately seems to be getting into running, and I want in! Look out world, here I come!

Friday Funday

2011-08-27T19:41:00.000-03:00

I'm not one to have big weekend plans. Personally, I've always seen the weekend as a tad overrated. I have just as much fun, if not more, during the week than on a weekend. However, the fact that I only work on the weekends probably has some reasoning for that. I had a great Friday though!

Looks delicious, doesn't it?

Dan and I decided for supper we'd pool our money together and treat ourselves to a medium cheese pizza from Greco. Now, I could honestly eat Greco pizza every day of the week and not get sick of it. It is just delicious. I'm pretty picky with my pizza sauce, but they get it down just right! Of course we ate in, because even though delivery is convenient, there's nothing that beats the taste of pizza that is hot and fresh out of the oven. It's even nicer when it's a hot day, you're feeling great, with the person you enjoy spending time with and it just so happens that pizza is your favorite food.

Beautiful view!

Mmm, ice cream!

Since we've been having such wonderful weather, after we were finished of our pizza (which we gobbled down every last piece of) that we couldn't just head back inside just yet. We ended up taking a walk down to Victoria Park. It was beautiful walking along the boardwalk. The water was calm, the sun was shining and was extremely warm, and there was just a very calm, happy vibe. We climbed up on a hill and sat there just watching the ocean, talking, and enjoying the sunshine for a bit. Of course some photos were snapped whilst doing so! To end out little Friday outing on a good note, Dan treated us to ice cream! How perfect is that, my two favorite foods in one day! I had the most delicious flavor ever (okay, one of the most delicious flavors ever!) My flavor was called "chocolate peanut butter sensation", so as you can imagine, it was more than delightful! Peanut butter and chocolate is one of my favorite combinations, but when you add ice cream in to the mix, then it's just amazing! Dan had "brownies on the moon" which is the perfect flavor for him because he loves chocolate, and he loves brownies.

The later part of the night was spent chatting with a good friend and sipping on a few coolers, nothing to complain about there! I hope everyone else is able to say they had an enjoyable Friday, because I know I sure did. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

A hunting we will go

2011-08-26T15:47:00.001-03:00

Today I stopped by Value Village and picked up a job application. That's the easy part. Now I have to fill it out, which is simple enough as well. However the hard part is going back and handing it in. I don't know why, but applying for jobs, and basically anything that involves me talking to a strange just kills me. For those of you who are out going and don't suffer from any sort of social anxiety, I envy you.
There's been talks of moving out in the air. I'm not 100% sure how soon I want to move back out whenever I do, but I do know that in order for that to even be an option, I need a new job. Even if it's months before I actually do find my own place, I am more than ready to have more hours at a job. I have way too much free time. Can you imagine only working about 15 hours a week? That's only on the weekends too, which leaves my whole week open. As someone who doesn't have very much of a social life, or any hobbies having five days a week with nothing to do is just getting old and boring! Let's wish me luck on the job hunt, and on my future apartment hunt.

~First Post~

2011-08-24T11:52:00.000-03:00

I suppose the most appropriate topic for my first post would be to simply introduce myself.
My name is Samantha, but you can feel free to call me Sam or any other nickname you find appropriate for me. I was born and raised in the east coast of Canada, and I don't plan on ever living elsewhere.
I graduate high school June 2010, which was a year later than I should have finished but hey, better late than never!
As for my job situation, I work as a busgirl at a local diner that is owned by my step-father and his best friend. I only work fairly small shifts on the weekends, so during the week I feel like any other unemployed young adult. I'm content with my less-than part-time job for now. I've never been in a rush to grow up, and I feel as if that's okay, even if a lot of people wouldn't agree.
I live with my parents in a nice rural area that's just a short distance from town. I have a four year old, big, fat, sassy black cat named Sirius, and my step-dad has a dog (whom I don't care too much for) and her name is Kali.
I spend half of my nights usually in town with my boyfriend (oops, haven't mentioned him yet!). His name is Dan, and he has a wonderful black cat named Loki who I love as if she were my own cat.
My social life isn't too booming, but I'm trying to accept that. I haven't had a group of friends in many years, and each year gets harder to try and make friends as I've got some lovely social anxiety that likes to get in the way of life.
Now, I feel as if that's a pretty good basic run down on my life. I'll try to update this at least twice a week. I'll include photos from my week, you can guarantee there will be lots of images of the cats in my life! Maybe I'll even include reviews of any movies I've recently watched, or of restaurants I've ate at, just little things that allow me to share my voice. That's the main part of this blog, I feel like my voice doesn't get out there as much as I would like, and I'm hoping this helps!

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~*First Post*~

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