Work Shmerk

I was definitely not ready to go back to work today. I envy those who get all of the Christmas break off work. Not that three days in a half dead office is difficult, but I’d much rather be sitting on the couch with a cup of tea.

I know that this is the last official week of the project, and I probably should put some sort of effort into my outfits, but honestly, I am so exhausted!

Today I look like a rocked our farm worker. I kind of like it actually.

I layered a long white T with my Plaid Boyfriend blouse from Plum. I then wore my 3/4 sleeve Kersh Boyfriend sweater over top and rolled up the cuffs to match.

Dish motorcycle jeans, faux fryes, and my hair in a braid and I am ready to milk the cows.

I guess deep down inside, I’m kind of rugged.

Oh No You Didn’t

Today is a perfect example of those days where you looked good leaving the house, but don’t look so good coming home. Tip for anyone who ever decided to take on a project like this, take your photos in the morning right after you get ready and you will look your best! DO NOT wait until 6pm on a Friday and think you will look just as refreshed and glowing as you did in the morning.

Fridays have been a disaster at work the last little while. You would expect them to be relaxing, but no.

Also, my hair looks like a greasy rats nest in these photos. FAIL.

But anyways, lets talk about my outfit.

Boyfriend Blouse + Boyfriend Cardigan = New Favorite Layered Look. Chad actually thought I was wearing one of his shirts when I got dressed this morning. Priceless.

I layered this look with a long white T because that is my signature, and this outfit was looking a little too dark for my liking. Yoga Jeans and black boots covered my lower half, and a trinket filled necklace covered my neck scar. I was clearly a little too inspired by yesterdays jewellery selection and went over bored today. See, I am so all about less instead of more. I feel over done just because I wore a necklace with this outfit. Crazy, I know.

Prancing around in this was fun today.

The Basic White Shirt

Pat was picked up  last night. Tonight he is out with the boys and I am at home doing laundry! The life of a wife. The next four days are jam packed with events and I fear I am die from them. Ok, not really, but I may need a week to recuperate.

I stole this look from Claudia at work. The idea is the same, but the elements I chose are a little different.

I usually wear my boyfriend blouse with the sleeves rolled up, but in this chilly weather, that doesn’t really work. So, I rolled them down, threw on my favorite stripped Kersh sweater and cuffed the cuffs. Haha, cuffed the cuffs.

I paired my blouse & sweater combo with my charcoal denim leggings. The only denim leggings I currently own that aren’t totally destroyed!

Black boots and a shell necklace that picks up on the colours and tones of the outfit ended up matching perfectly! Yay for random morning finds!

The elements of this outfit are really simple, but I love how they all worked together.

I love punches of white in a dark outfit!

Plaid Monsters

Sometimes there is a reason why you put a certain outfit on, and other times you just blindly search your closet as you are already running late because you slept in and what you just happen to grab is what you are going to wear. My only real thought today was that it was raining like a mother and I didn’t want to get wet, so I wore these boots. They are my “protect your feet from water and gross things” boots. I basically treat these boots like rain boots, or work boots. They are water proof and never ruin.

Black and Buffalo Plaid was the theme of today. I think I need to start replacing some of my denim leggings, because I have just worn the hell out of most of them. My Navy ones which are my usual go to feel as though they are slowly dying, so I had to opt for my black ones today. It’s kind of sad that some clothes die so quickly. I don’t want to get rid of them and  have to spend the money to replace them, but they are dying, so what choice do I have?

Oh the hardships of fashion.

Accessory wise, today I wore some leather bracelets from Plum, my Mini Key necklace Matt made me, and a printed hair pin from Anthropologie.

I Make All the Lesbians Scream

I kind of feel like I should either be in an episode of Roseanne of painting someones house. I mean, I love this outfit, but I’m not totally clueless as to what others might assume of me. This oversized boyfriend blouse is some what ‘lesbianic’ as my friend Sasha would say, but it is probably the most comfortable blouse I have ever worn. It’s actually more comfortable them most t-shirts!

I figured since I broke the ‘Fall Seal’ yesterday by wearing the leopard sweater, I might as well wear another piece. I love this super soft cotton plaid boyfriend blouse. I wore it with a white tank underneath and my Dish jeans. My Chuck Taylors even made an appearance. I mean, if you’re gonna do it, you gotta do it all the way haha!

No jewels, just simple, kinda manly, and straight out of a 1990s sitcom.

Happy Anniversary to Me! Ok and Chad!

Today Chad and I are celebrating our Second Wedding Anniversary. In the grand scheme of things we are still newlyweds or any sort of anniversary or special occasion is still pretty big. We enjoy spending time in the moment and doing something special for each other.

Today, however, was kind of random. It’s the Labour Day long weekend, and Chad is busy, consumed with wine making. I spent the day photographing said wine making and then cleaning the house from top to bottom. Not really an exciting, romantic, anniversary! However, this evening we did take some time out to go to a lovely dinner downtown, so I obviously can’t complain!

I was hoping for it to be dress weather today, but I wasn’t so lucky, so my rain outfit consisted of Mavi Denim Leggings in Navy, a sleeveless Black blouse that my Aunt gifted me, and this amazingly beautiful leopard print sweater from Plum. This is the first piece from Plums Fall collection that I’ve actually worn. I always buy it ahead of time and then save it until it actually FEELS like Fall. Today, definitely feels like Fall!

Heels and some silver jewels and I am ready for a romantic dinner with the husband!

Little Blouse on the Prairies

I dressed up today. I know! What could be the special occasion!? Well, my parents were suppose to have some people from work over for dinner, I didn’t want to look like my usual lazy self, so I opted for something a bit nicer. The guests ended up not being able to come, so it was just the four of us, but I still enjoyed being a little ‘fancy’.

Today ensemble is something I’ve wore before. I’ve actually only ever worn this blouse once and I wore it with the same fuchsia belt. This time I wore the belt at my waist, where as last time I wore it at my empire waist.

My Mavi Denim Leggings are the same, though a different colour then last time, and today I have an old pair of wedges that I bought the last time I went to Italy. They don’t really fit me, and they kind of look goofy and cute at the same time, but for some reason I can’t part with them. I don’t wear them often, but I guess that fast that I bought them in Italy makes me feel like I need to keep them forever.

I also kind of like the way my hair is parted and out of my face. I swear my bangs have stopped growing or are one some sort of hiatus. Grow already!

Cowgirl on the Beach

Matt and I went for dinner down in English Bay today. It was so nice out that after dinner we ate ice cream and just sat in the grass staring out at the ocean. It was so, so nice. I love English Bay. I need to go down there more often.

I don’t know what gave me the idea to dress like I was out of hicks ville today, but I just went with it.

This super cute lavender plaid blouse is from Esprit and I decided to tuck it into my yoga jeans, just in the front. I have this thing with only tucking in my shirts in the front, but not the back. It’s my way of getting length, but showing off my belt. I might look silly doing it, but in my head I think I’m cool.

I matched my brown belt from Plum with my brown flip flops from Payless. I am a flip flop whore and clearly try to wear them every day. They are just so easy, and I am all about easy. Yes I just said that.

I’m totally becoming more inpsired with brown leathers and I think that is something I’m going to buy a lot of this fall. The warehouse is already packed with some pretty cute pieces, I just need to make them mine!

Now, where did I leave my horse?

Me And My Straight Leg

I am so happy I found these jeans on sale! Such a fluke too as I didn’t even know the stores had sent back all their unsold sale merch. Score one for me!

In the time of skinny jeans, which they do were perfectly with boots, and I will continue to wear them, I so enjoy these straight leg jeans from Dish just that much more. Wear them long or cuffed up and rolled, I just heart them.

It wasn’t very toasty out today, so it worked out perfectly that I could wear my new jeans to work with my little black sneakers that I haven’t worn in a while.

I decided to go light and airy today and chose one of my favourite Trinity blouses. The only thing that bugs me about this one is the elastic at the bottom ends up riding up to my waist so I contently have to adjust it. But most tops that have an elastic hem seem to do that on me. Kind of annoying.  The great thing about this blouse is its one of those ‘dress up, dress down’ kind of pieces so you can wear it many different ways.

My hair also seemed to be co-operating today which was greatly appreciated!

I Am Not Your Server

Everytime I were black pants and a white blouse Chad asks me if I can get him a glass of water and some hot wings. Thanks, but I don’t work at a restaurant dear! I guess restaurants have kind of ruined the white and black look for us, but styled the right way, I don’t think have to fall into that category!

You’ve seen this look before with boots in the winter, so for the summer version I paired it with some black and gold gladiator sandals and some gold accessories.

I did feel very professional wearing this ensemble, black pants will always do that to you!

Plum Over sized Blouse
Mavi Serena Denim Leggings
Spring Gladiator Sandals
Forever 21 Necklace & Earrings