today was a sad day...

today i had to take out my skin diver that i had under my left collar bone. it was my favourite piercing and i will miss my little diamond so much. this past week it had been getting red & a little bit ouchy so i decided it was time to go :( apparently they don't have a very long life span anways...at least i still have my nape (surprising though, i was told they reject often & i've had mine for almost 5 years)

today i had a math test at 5 o'clock which went well i'm pretty sure & then tonight mikey & i went to see the legend of the guardian: the owls of ga'hoole in 3D & it was so pretty & magical. the owls were so incredibly cute & soft looking. there's a scene at the end with all of the baby owls and i just wanted to crawl into the screen & hangout with them!!

( hello kitty )

i know i'm not the only crazy obsessed hello kitty fan out there...and for the rest of you, check out this ridiculousness

one word: yes.

best bus i've ever seen. ever.

hello kitty wedding cake, omg!!!

i'm kidding...am i?

y'know if i had a car...or my license for that matter!

nasty feets but cute toenails right?

alright this is a little much, even for me! haha

i would totally wear this!

cutest. the baby & the tub!

whoa, really? how many gun owners would be obsessed with hello kitty. i mean really!

awesome play store. when i was little i had one of these and decided then that i wanted to be a 'cash register person' when i grew up! i think i just liked pushing buttons.

& this is what that pasta looked like that i had. i had a bowl the other day. it was trying to be all healthy with whole wheat noodles and stuff, just didn't taste the same. i mean, c'mon...i'm eating ravioli or whatever this stuff is called, i'm obviously not making healthy choices by getting this!

so dying my hair did nada...

it was a red that i used but i guess my hair was too dark so it lightened it a tad buuut not much else. that's okay because about half way through i was thinking 'what am i doing...i like my hair dark' and want it darker brown again sooo i'll do that in a couple weeks, haha. ya ya i know, i'm the most undecisive person when it comes down to my hair. i'm okay with it.

top -H&M
wide leg jeans - fidelity
belt - thrifted
headband - fabricland


i've decided to do more outfits posts again. everyone seems to like outfit posts. i know i like to see what others are wearing & pull inspiration from them & since i'll be working somewhere that will actually appreciate my style (dress code at my old work might as well have been track pants, yuck) i thought it'd be a good time to start up outfit posts again! really wish i had a tripod though...mirror shots are lame.

anyway. i was starting to think as well...
what do you guys (my readers) want to see more of on my blog?
i know a lot of bloggers have daily features and things & i feel like i've been a bad blogger lately just posting about everyday crap that people probably don't care about (haha, right?) so what are some features or things you like to see on blogs and would like to see on mine? feedback would be much appreciated as i'm lacking motivation and inspiration sometimes lately...

thanks guys ♥ love you!

ps: we found out our departments tonight at work & i'm going to be in kids :) so stoked as that is where i was hoping they'd put me!!

( updates )

this weekend was really nice; being able to spend some time at home with my family was definitely much needed. friday night i watched the first episode of greys (obviously not as good as last seasons finale; omg i had forgotten how intense it was. i had to re-watch it as i had forgotten what had happened) gosh that show is emotional. does anyone else watch it? i cry at least twice per episode.

saturday i worked. it was really fun being in store and on the floor. i think i am really really going to love this job and am SO excited to open our location here in town. saturday night megs came over, had some drinks, went out for a couple more drinks & then had a sleepover at my place.

sunday was work again, i was in the kids department all day and that was a lot of fun! also, i was in love! their girls section is pretty much entirely hello kitty right now, sooo many adorable pieces. i really just wanted everything to be in my size! everybody at work is clearly already aware of my HK obsession :)

i had school today and have gotten some marks back already. i 100% first math test, 78% on my first bookkeeping test & we had a test in office procedures today & i'll get at least a 90 as i was extremely confident while writing it and knew the answers, yay! i haven't really mentioned much about school lately but it's going really well. i'm enjoying it so far and love waking up with a purpose & having homework at night & a concrete schedule again...it's actually really nice :)

tonight mikey is taking me out for dinner which will be nice. i just called to make reservations though & one of our favourite 'special' spots (we don't go there that often) has closed...bummer! it was delicious

(mum&dad, it was that nicolinis place we went to a few times)

anyway, i'm going to go dye my hair...i have an extra one under the sink. might as well! we'll see how it turns out over top the dark.

thankyou for all of your well wishes the other day but they unfortunately did not work :( i woke up today feeling the worst i have felt in years [i don't get sick all to often] of course i had a test at 8am in bookkeeping so i hauled my ass to school for the 1/2 hour it took me to write the test then i headed back home and slept for 9hrs [wow! haven't done that in forever] i have absolutely no energy, all i want to do is sleep, my entire body is aching so badly, my nose doesn't want to stop sneezing, my throat doesn't want to stop coughing and my head doesn't want to stop hurting...oh & i have no appetite whatsoever. all in all i feel absolutely faaaabulous; ugh! so excuse my absence the next few days as i try to get better/go to school/train for my job...

in the wise words of my dad "there's always something"

alexa chung can do no wrong...

isn't her style impeccably flawless?

she (almost) makes me want to chop off all my hair

...i said almost!!

i feel so un-fashionable...unless kleenex up nose is the new 'it' thing,

maybe in france?!

ps: i'm at exactly 200 followers; THANKYOU GUYS!!

you're the bestiest bestest

♥

( sick )

i like this photo of me which was taken by julio campos a couple weekends ago...he does all of the photography at splice, the bar below our apartment that we frequent.

so today was good, other then the fact that i feel like complete and utter crap. mikey & i are both super sick; really sore throats (feels like razor blades everytime i swallow) a cough, sore achey body, sneezy, my head feels like it's literally about to explode...it's not even a headache, well it is but like the most intense headache ever as it's all over; just an all around crappy feeling. i hate that i am starting off my school year and new job feeling this way. emotionally i'm feeling the exact opposite, i'm feeling great about school so far, i'm realllllly excited to start at H&M (opening the store is going to be a really neat experience i think!) but right now my body is just shutting down...it doesn't want to do annnnything.

i am thankful for alys mum diane who works for cadbury and sent me a bag full of mini bags to devour. well, it's bittersweet as i love mini eggs (who doesn't?) but i know i shouldn't be eating so many...

fuck it, ya only live once right?

so. please send positive, healthy vibes my way, i hate hate hate being sick and feeling useless! and i can't be sick...i have too much on my plate!

oh but of course...

my cold has been getting progressively worse this past week & of course today, when i have a few hours of school and then several hours of training (my first day at H&M) i'm feeling the worst. also to add to the excitement (*ahem) it's pissing rain outside and i bus everywhere. i should look real pretty by the time i get to work...

alright rant over.

positive thinking only.

ps: in good news...great news in fact, my parents bought a GORGEOUS cottage/future home that i will share a few photos of soon. it's incredible & there's a hot tub on the deck overlooking the water AND it's only 1/2 hour from where i'm living right now.

i wish i was there right now...oh & it was sunny.

i love sundays.

they are especially nice when you wake up & not only is your lovely boyfriend there (which he always is) but your best friend is also in your apartment, asleep on your futon. al came to visit me yesterday night. one last visit (in ontario) before she leaves for B.C with her bf jamie to live, foreverrrrr!

last night we went for nachos & a beer and then hungout at teddys for a couple of hours and got something small & cute on our feet as matching best friend tattoos. this is something we've always kind of talked about and we thought right before she leaves for the other side of canada would be nice...so we did!

isn't it cute? it doesn't necessarily have any one particular meaning (though we have thought of a few) it's just a nice reminder of our friendship and knowing that we share this one thing together, for the rest of our lives. i'm going to miss her so much. we've never lived in the same town (except for when we lived together) but at least before it was always no more then a bus ride away and now it's a flight...or several days drive. i thought i could stay strong but the second she started driving away, i started crying. it's hard not knowing when you're going to see someone again. of course we will, i plan to visit BC as soon as i can but still, it's hard. knowing too that she's out there to live, forever, that it's not just a trip or something they are doing for a year or two. anyway, i know we'll always be close. we always have been no matter where we've lived.

we've been best friends since day one.

have you guys checked out the stats button on your blog? well, it's at the top there where posting, comments, settings, design, etc is...the last one is stats and it's so neat!! it showed me that yesterday i had 137 people visit my blog. last month i had almost 3,500 people visit my blog...cool right? i thought that was pretty neat; check it out if you haven't already.

also, i would like to thank you guys for following my blog. i'm almost at 200 readers and that is so neat that 200 people are interested in reading about my little life and what i have to say. the blogosphere is such an awesome place, isn't it?

i just stumbled upon one of the greatest etsy shops i've ever come across; pianosaurus and of course i had to share it with you guys!! there are some serious gems in this shop. i literally wanted eeeverything, all 176 items! here are some of my favourite favourites:

this is the prettiest mug i have seen in a long time!

look at this amazing pink fan!!

this purse is so unique & adorable.

i love the colour of these mugs & the stacking part...cute!

i love straw clutches. i own a couple but this one's adorable eh?

um, amazing! so friggin' amazing!

i've been really drawn to sequins lately (you should see the deal i got on the dress for my hallowe'en costume! i can't wait to share it with you guys...but i'm waiting til hallowe'en)...this dress is only $18 & i really think i need it. okay i don't need it but i would really like it...a lot. i need to hold back on this one. if it's still there when i get my first paycheque, then it was meant to be. i almost didn't want to share it with you guys in fear of someone snatching it up...i'm selfish.

this mug reminded me of becky of course.

i own a florida mug as well, it was my grandpas!

i know this top is kind of summery but the colours in that lovely floral could definitely be continued into fall, throw a brown cardi on and you're set!

i know i have some similar to this bag but this one would fit all of my school books for mondays which are my busiest school days & i need to bring like 8 textbooks with me.

she also has a blog, so check that out too!

i actually couldn't be happier that it is raining & yucky out today. i slept in until 1:30 today...ain't that something? i obviously needed it! the last time i did that i was about 18 i think! it's strange to think i was 18 six years ago...it doesn't seem that long! anyway, i have a bit of a cold or allergies or something...i'm guessing a cold. these changing seasons always get me. as much as i love fall, people always seem to get sick (me included) so far today i have made myself a yummy breakfast of eggs&toast, i'm enjoying multiple cups of tea & catching up on all my favourite blogs.
if you haven't already tried a matcha genmaicha organic tea (this one is from davids tea; of course!) i highly recommend it...if you enjoy green tea of course. it's the only kind i will drink now. i've become a tea snob since david's tea went into the mall here. i'm obsessed with it. i'm usually a grouch until i have my first cup! if you don't have one in your area, order online. it's so worth it! they have a new fall collection out & i definitely want to try the banana nut bread. i will definitely be trying lots of different kinds once i start at H&M as it's just down the hall, wahoo :)

alright, before i go...mikey & i have been discussing this little fellow as i had this photo as the background on my laptop:

cute, creepy or so ugly it's cute?

( yawn )

waking up at 7 or 8am everyday for school has definitely taken it's toll on me. i'm usually not too sleepy at school but by the time i get home i am beat. i try not to nap so my sleeping patterns aren't out of wack but sometimes it's so hard. i don't drink coffee, the tea i drink has very little caffeine in it & i try not to indulge in energy drinks so i'm my only source of energy and that can be tough sometimes. i get to sleep in tomorrow though as i finished all of my work in lab so i only have 1 hour of class tomorrow from 5-6 & it's math...

& just because i know you're all thinking "AW! i want to see more photos of andy electric" ...& even if you're not, here's a little timeline, cause i miss her as a babycat.

i know, cuuuuuuuutest! this melts my heart

she was soooo teensy weensy

one of my all-time favourites.

she lies in my arms like a baby sometimes when i'm reading, not so much anymore as she's a little chunkster now, but she used to.

haha. this one's hilarious! & yes she can be a horrible asshole at times

she looks embarassed here, "mooom, stop taking photos, you're embarassing me" cute expression on her wittle face (ya, i'm one of those people who baby talks her cat)

haha it looks like she's yelling at me but really she was just yawning,

we're sleepy. nap time!