What is it about fall that makes me think of love and romance? It must be how crisp the air is, almost as if it were lighting kissing your skin with a cool touch, much welcomed after the hot summer. The cozy fires with the crackles of the burning logs and the smell of smoke swirling into the air; feast for both eyes and ears. steaming hot cups of tea and mochas while walking through parks with the brightly coloured leaved swirling their way to the groud awaiting some child to come swoop them up into a pile to be jumped in.
I love the fall, almost everything about it! I have never been one much for summer romance; too hot for cuddling, to little amount of clothing to leave anything to the imagination and too many dark sunglasses (who knows where your boys are actually looking?!?).
I really like the summer, if i could compare it to a guy it would be that super sexy one who is tall and well build in all the right parts, super swave (and he knows it), and could have any girl. It is wild, it is passionate, it is a little crazy at times. But you know that you could never end up with a guy like that!
But fall is like the man that brings you chicken soup and a girly magazine when you are sick with the flu. Wears clothing the looks like his mother might still pick them out for him. Spends 90% less time looking at himself than you, but spends 90% more time looking you you than you do. And he feels like he won the lottery to be with you, starring at you like you are the most amazing woman in the world.
Both of these men are great in their own ways, but I could only handle man number one for 3 maybe 4 months max!
001. I need to learn to stay away from guys like number one. Heck I need all the help I can get in the choosing a man department because I have the worst luck! And if you think I am going over the top, well in first year university I won the resident award for most guy problems...also got most like to be on girls gone wild, but that is an entire other topic!
002. I am getting nervous about leaving for Germany. I was almost at the point of not wanting to go, but a good e-mail between sisters helped change my mind on that one. After all I am only young once and need to do anything and everything that I can think of wanting to experience before "real life" sets in. But I actually don't know if i ever want this real life that people speak of.
003. A new carry-on piece of luggage is sooo needed!! The matter of fact is that I actually don't want to spend money to actually get it. That is here the CSN blog contests are coming in. I am hoping and praying and visulizing that I already won and own the bag (just like "The Secret" documentart/book told me to do) So far notin. But I am praying for the end of this month!!! If it does not come in I will just have to suck it up and pay the price for a new bag.
Music to Check out!
Not all new but still all fantastic! Basically what I have been listening to none stop these past few days.
-David Guetta ft. Estell - One love
-Etta James - I just wanna make love
-Jay-Z ft. the verve - Dirt off your shoulder
-John Lennon - Love
-Loreen McKennitt - The Mummer's dance
-Cats Empire - The lost song
-Nora Jones - Come away with me
8/25/2010
You gotta walk like a man talk like a man.....ohhhh ohhh
Summer seems to be all about the smaller/tigheter/shorter/skimpy(er) the better which is great...if you live in Miami or Rio. But here in southern Ontario in the small town that I live in, (for the moment) you will get the strangest looks, and the most creepy looks if you are to walk around in those club gear durring the day time. HECK even at night time you will be confused for one of the local strippers in the towns only stripclub oh so wonderfully entitled Spankies. Ahhh yes the class of the simple, small town life.
But Fall is all about the layers and the loose fit, comfortable items that may get you confused with the homeless.
Hmmm stripper or homeless person....homeless person or stripper; it is a tough call on which I would rather be mistaken for.
Although I am getting tired of the summer time wardrobe and find myself gravitating to the mens inspired fall looks!
001.Mens oxford shoes in light blacks and browns, cropped warn looking loose fit jeans and mens inspired dress jackets are a couple of the fall essentials that I am lusting after this year!
002.The infinity scarf in rich colours is another item that I see making a reappearence this fall and winter. And the snood also making a breef fashion statement around hollywood and the real world.
003.Kain's tee's and tanks with the loose fit pocket are another lust worthy lustfull item that I would love to own as a staple in the fall wardrobe!
004.I am not a huge bag person which is probably strange for a fashion lovin girl, but I am just not! But I do love bucket bags and those messager bags and leather backpacks that look like 60 year old English professors would carry around with them on their bike.
005. And the colour combos that I love for this fall would be forrest greens and cranberrie, grey and cream as well as that beautiful brownish tan colour with just about anything.
006. I also love the chunky gold mens watches that look like something you would see a mob boss wearing! What can I say my style is unique/chic with a hint of tacky.
Something like this would be lovely! Although the finding a rich older man like mentioned early might come in handy to achieve this. Oh and the green tea drink from Starbucks is my favourite beverage of all time and I am sad of the lack of Starcrack in Germany which is why I am including it in here....sigh...
And lastly here is some man candy to objectify and oogle to your hearts content; just because I am stressed and stressed equals hot boys and online retail windowshopping therapy!
Winter wear in August
Large red Canadian sweater with jeans may not be the typical wear for August here in sunny southern Ontario. But when stress comes a knockin, the sweaters come out for good.
About 1 year ago (and every year 5 years before that) I lived in a world consumed with stress. I would have sworn that when God was handing out stress I decided to get two buckets full!
But as of these past 6 months it seemed that the largest worry I had was if i was gaining an extra 2 pounds and how to loose it. And I have enjoyed this stress-less life of mine until now!!
I just KNEW that this entire Au Pair in Germany thing was going way too smoothly. But BAM about 1 month before I have to leave I learn that I am going to be needing to drive. Well that would not normally cause stress to people who do not have a fear of driving. But I only hold my G1!!! AHHHH stress overload! The family seems understanding but i am sure they are a little tickt (I know that I wold be). But It is partly both of us to blame. Me for not being clear on my license situation and them for not giving me the full details on what I would be doing there!
For any future au pairers....GO THROUGH AN ANGENCY!! Or at the very least have them give you a full outline of what they expect of you; something that I obviously did not do!
001. My mom is heading over to the License office to see about me getting my G2 before I leave and driving in a foreign country. I am just praying that everything works out because well that is all I can do for now besides get fatter in my sweatshirts.
002. Stress is clearly not good for the complexion. Remind me to pick of a good concealor before I leave.
003. In the middle of this all I am leaving to go visit my dad for a week. AHHH once again stress! It would all be good except the fact that he lives about 4.5 hours away.
004. I think that I need some tea and a couple vicodin to bring me down from this stress high!
Stress, stress go away come again another day!
Or better yet go find someone knew to torture and don't come back to me again at all!
About 1 year ago (and every year 5 years before that) I lived in a world consumed with stress. I would have sworn that when God was handing out stress I decided to get two buckets full!
But as of these past 6 months it seemed that the largest worry I had was if i was gaining an extra 2 pounds and how to loose it. And I have enjoyed this stress-less life of mine until now!!
I just KNEW that this entire Au Pair in Germany thing was going way too smoothly. But BAM about 1 month before I have to leave I learn that I am going to be needing to drive. Well that would not normally cause stress to people who do not have a fear of driving. But I only hold my G1!!! AHHHH stress overload! The family seems understanding but i am sure they are a little tickt (I know that I wold be). But It is partly both of us to blame. Me for not being clear on my license situation and them for not giving me the full details on what I would be doing there!
For any future au pairers....GO THROUGH AN ANGENCY!! Or at the very least have them give you a full outline of what they expect of you; something that I obviously did not do!
001. My mom is heading over to the License office to see about me getting my G2 before I leave and driving in a foreign country. I am just praying that everything works out because well that is all I can do for now besides get fatter in my sweatshirts.
002. Stress is clearly not good for the complexion. Remind me to pick of a good concealor before I leave.
003. In the middle of this all I am leaving to go visit my dad for a week. AHHH once again stress! It would all be good except the fact that he lives about 4.5 hours away.
004. I think that I need some tea and a couple vicodin to bring me down from this stress high!
Stress, stress go away come again another day!
Or better yet go find someone knew to torture and don't come back to me again at all!
8/23/2010
Fashionless Mondays
001. Weekly photos are going to be a new feature on here. Mostly since I cannot take a serious/good photo I desided on this beauty. Looking at it reminds me that i should pick up a new lip balm because my lips are really chapped.
002. My new goal is to stop plucking my eyebrows for the next few weeks and take on full unobrow faze because I am really digging the full brows that seem to be making a reappearence all over the fashion world.I hate it because I was not blessed with naturally fulls brows, but maybe if i pray for them they will come?
003. I am in love with my new shade of OPI nail polish. It is Pop of Poppy and it is perfect for the rest of summer. I promise to post a photo soon. I normally don't buy OPI because it is a little more than I would like to spend on a nail colour, but I found it on sale at Shoppers for $5 and I had to buy it. Now I am really wanting some greys, forrest greens and tans for the fall time!
004. My hair is officially an over grown mess. I have gone about 4 months with no cut/colour and I am really starting to feel it. My mom said that she would pay for me to get my hair done before I leave fore Germany. So I only have 1 month left, but the sad thing is that I probably will not cut it at all and only add a few small highlights to the roots of my hair. I am looking to go a lot more natural and not have to worry about upkeep.
005. My buckets of things I want off of online shops are getting out of hand. I joke that I need to find a rich older man to help support my shopping addictions, but in truth I am a little serious...
8/22/2010
I scream you scream we all scream for.....ETSY
I love all things etsy, it is true! If i could live in a world where everything was quirky and handmade I would.
I L-O-V-E the fact that you can purchase items from all over the world, made from like minded (and not so like minded) people.
And since the giveaway I told you all about in my last post in ending soon
*hint* if you have not entered yet...why the heck not!!
Well maybe you are just so puzzled as to what out of the hundred of thousands of prodects to choose from!
So I desided to make a list of a few of the many wonderful items I would love to own.
It is called
ETSY UNDER 100
For the guys or guys in your life
This amazing Peahoodie From Abigail Adams is sure to be a favourite!
It is something your guy will not be embaraced to wear and something that you will not be embaraced to be seen with him in. All in all it is a good $76 worth spending!
But what to put under this amazing stylish hoodie?
Well the The Flag shirt, pick your flag from Karla PL is sure to be a hit! Pick the flag of the country from your man's favourite sports team or maybe from a trip that you went on. The price is a very reasonable $38, infact why not buy two?
Home decor..ish stuff!
If it was not for the fact that I was going to be moving to Germany I would have most likely chosen some funky new items for my house. But since I am not; hey why not share my fab finds with you fine fokes!
I love this pillow. I think that it is one of my favourite finds on etsy so far! It is made of linen and is so beautifully made that I am thinking if any of you purchase it you might have to share it with me...just saying haha!
It is the
.Back To Earth - Throw Pillow Covers - 16x16 Inches Linen Pillow Cover with Jute Embroidery from the amazing shop called The Home Centric. It is only $39.95 for this amazing item!!! All of the pillow covers are amazing and come in multiple sizes! A couple other favourites from the shop include:
Reflections and
The Gold Mosiac
Or how about this quirky cup!
It would be the best $14 spent i think. It would make me smile whenever i see it :D
It comes from
Lenny Mud's shop.
And we all know how much a Cuckoo Clock can cost. Well if you don't know; buy a flight to Germany and go to the Black Forrest region, take a look around and realise that some of those clocks will cost you more than your flight.
This really cool clock from Decoy Lab will certainly satisfy your Deutchland craving without the hefty price tag! It comes in multple colours and costs $34.
Halloween goodies
Before you know it halloween will be here, so why not start your shopping on etsy!
Glow in the dark Ouija Board soap anyone? At only $5.50 how can you go wrong?
Vintage eye lightbox for $25 is more your style maybe?
Or possibly this shirt from The Happy Family's shop
Spread your halloween cheer and learn something about bones all at the same time with this Skeleton-diagram for $18!
Random favourite!Just click on the picture to go to the site
Ok so I think that I will stop now before I post every one of my favourite items! I just have so many, and the list is growing daily! I hope that this may help and inspire you to go and select your favourite under $100 items for the giveaway :)
I L-O-V-E the fact that you can purchase items from all over the world, made from like minded (and not so like minded) people.
And since the giveaway I told you all about in my last post in ending soon
*hint* if you have not entered yet...why the heck not!!
Well maybe you are just so puzzled as to what out of the hundred of thousands of prodects to choose from!
So I desided to make a list of a few of the many wonderful items I would love to own.
It is called
ETSY UNDER 100
For the guys or guys in your life
This amazing Peahoodie From Abigail Adams is sure to be a favourite!
It is something your guy will not be embaraced to wear and something that you will not be embaraced to be seen with him in. All in all it is a good $76 worth spending!
But what to put under this amazing stylish hoodie?
Well the The Flag shirt, pick your flag from Karla PL is sure to be a hit! Pick the flag of the country from your man's favourite sports team or maybe from a trip that you went on. The price is a very reasonable $38, infact why not buy two?Home decor..ish stuff!
If it was not for the fact that I was going to be moving to Germany I would have most likely chosen some funky new items for my house. But since I am not; hey why not share my fab finds with you fine fokes!
I love this pillow. I think that it is one of my favourite finds on etsy so far! It is made of linen and is so beautifully made that I am thinking if any of you purchase it you might have to share it with me...just saying haha!
It is the
.Back To Earth - Throw Pillow Covers - 16x16 Inches Linen Pillow Cover with Jute Embroidery from the amazing shop called The Home Centric. It is only $39.95 for this amazing item!!! All of the pillow covers are amazing and come in multiple sizes! A couple other favourites from the shop include:
Reflections and
The Gold Mosiac
Or how about this quirky cup!
It would be the best $14 spent i think. It would make me smile whenever i see it :D
It comes from
Lenny Mud's shop.
And we all know how much a Cuckoo Clock can cost. Well if you don't know; buy a flight to Germany and go to the Black Forrest region, take a look around and realise that some of those clocks will cost you more than your flight.
This really cool clock from Decoy Lab will certainly satisfy your Deutchland craving without the hefty price tag! It comes in multple colours and costs $34.
Halloween goodies
Before you know it halloween will be here, so why not start your shopping on etsy!
Glow in the dark Ouija Board soap anyone? At only $5.50 how can you go wrong?
Vintage eye lightbox for $25 is more your style maybe?
Or possibly this shirt from The Happy Family's shop
Spread your halloween cheer and learn something about bones all at the same time with this Skeleton-diagram for $18!
Random favourite!Just click on the picture to go to the site
Ok so I think that I will stop now before I post every one of my favourite items! I just have so many, and the list is growing daily! I hope that this may help and inspire you to go and select your favourite under $100 items for the giveaway :)
8/14/2010
Oh show me the way to the next little girl
It was PURE heaven! I got to see two of my idols; Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger from The Doors.
It was beyond amazing and I still cannot believe that I actually got the chance to be front row and center for this once in a life time performance!!
I am sort of bummed that I did not take pictures just for the fact that I would have loved to share my experience with you all. But I cannot help it that I am not one of those shutter bugs at concerts, documenting every moment of their life through the lense of their $1000 camera. I just love to live my life and hope that my memory hold up to remember it all!
The experience was amazing though! I am in a way happy that i did not bring my camera with me. The smellof tobaco,lite dubies, alcohol, sweet and sexual energy filled the air. The site of two amazing musicians were enough to send me into sexual overdrive. (once again damn no boyfriend) But mostly the feel of the music coursing through my body, forcing me into some sort of trance of a dance not seen since spiritual rituals invloving the brain of a goat and the blood of a virgin; or something like that.
It felt so good to be able to experience the power of amazing musicians. And It felt good to be standing in the front row of the crowd, dancing all on my own without a care or thought other than this moment.
As for the clothing attire i desided on something in true spirit of the 60s:
-white square framed sunglasses that I bought for $5
-a pair of destroyed light blue denim shorts from Silver
-my good old birkinstocks (a staple for any concert!)
-a flowy floral see through top in purples, blues, and greens that was bought over a year ago
-tourquoise and purple bandeau under that is actually a bikini top
-and hair pulled back into my regualar wavy mess aka: not conditioned, not brushed, not blow dried, not washed that day (hey i am going to get sweety anyway!)
Not only were the two origional members of the influentia band wonderful but so were the other musicians. Which for the life of me I cannot remember the names of...sorry!
The singer looked so much like Morrison that I was about ready to leap onto stage and show him a good time. But I withheld myself simply on the fact that I knew it wasn't actually the man of my twisted dreams.
Robby looked adorably awkward in his red and white chequered pants giving a beautful performance. And Ray was outstanding on the keybored and more outspoken with Jim not being there, taking control of the conversation with the audience and even giving a few pelvic thrusts. Although those pelvic thrusts were very much competing with Robby spanking his bottom and the lead signer swaggering around with the wind blowing in his hair much like Jim Morrison.
Over all it was a fantastic experience and one that I am looking forward to beat while in Germany searching for my future rocker husband!
8/13/2010
Lookin for some hot stuff baby tonight!
So after writting that title i realized:
1. Bad idea, song officially stuck in my head
2. Since it is stuck in my head i hope it is now in yours....it is only fair after all :D
But the main reason of this post is not to annoy you with disco songs of years ago but to tell you about this crazy cool giveaway that is going on! It is a "win your etsy wishlist"
Basically you get to make a wishlist of ANYTHING off of etsy (as long as they will ship to you of course) as long as the total is $100 or under. The really cool part is that they said they would pay your shipping fees as well!
COOL! Am i right? Of course I am right
So as the rules go I will share with you fine fokes my wishlist. Well my actually wishlist would be in the hundreds of thousands. But this is my travel wishlist!
As you may know I am going to heading out to Germany soon, and I thought to myself "self, why not make a wishlist of travel goodies!" you know things for the plane ride over.
LeMuse for the cozy days. From the shop LeMuse
Price: $59
All Around The World...Black Printed Rayon Harem Pants. From Aftershowershop
Price: $31.50
Lip N Cheek Stain, BERRY BEET, all natural. From the etsy shop of BohemianBeetnik
Price: $6
I think that the shirt and pants would be sooo comfortable for travel! And that lip/cheek stain would be perfect to throw in your purse to add some colour to your lips and cheeks. I don't know about you but i look kinda scary after 7 hours on a plane...i think the stain will come in handy!
Anyway for sure check out this giveaway!
you can find it riiiight here.Brought to you by the wonderful people at Craftgossip.com
1. Bad idea, song officially stuck in my head
2. Since it is stuck in my head i hope it is now in yours....it is only fair after all :D
But the main reason of this post is not to annoy you with disco songs of years ago but to tell you about this crazy cool giveaway that is going on! It is a "win your etsy wishlist"
Basically you get to make a wishlist of ANYTHING off of etsy (as long as they will ship to you of course) as long as the total is $100 or under. The really cool part is that they said they would pay your shipping fees as well!
COOL! Am i right? Of course I am right
So as the rules go I will share with you fine fokes my wishlist. Well my actually wishlist would be in the hundreds of thousands. But this is my travel wishlist!
As you may know I am going to heading out to Germany soon, and I thought to myself "self, why not make a wishlist of travel goodies!" you know things for the plane ride over.
LeMuse for the cozy days. From the shop LeMuse
Price: $59
All Around The World...Black Printed Rayon Harem Pants. From Aftershowershop
Price: $31.50
Lip N Cheek Stain, BERRY BEET, all natural. From the etsy shop of BohemianBeetnik
Price: $6
I think that the shirt and pants would be sooo comfortable for travel! And that lip/cheek stain would be perfect to throw in your purse to add some colour to your lips and cheeks. I don't know about you but i look kinda scary after 7 hours on a plane...i think the stain will come in handy!
Anyway for sure check out this giveaway!
you can find it riiiight here.Brought to you by the wonderful people at Craftgossip.com
8/05/2010
I aint sayin she's a gold digger but she aint messing with no...
So why do I love Mik Jagger?
Could it be the fact that he is one rich old dude?
NAH!
Or how about the fact that he still rocks out better and harder than any one 2 or even 3 times younger than him?
Possibly ;)
It has to be the fact that he turned 67 on July 26th and is STILL one of the sexiest men alive! Who else can you say is sexy when they are practically your grandparents age?
Anyway Happy belated birthday to the one and only Mick Jagger!
Now if only I could figure out how to steal him away from that insainly tall woman of his???
Any ideas!
Could it be the fact that he is one rich old dude?
NAH!
Or how about the fact that he still rocks out better and harder than any one 2 or even 3 times younger than him?
Possibly ;)
It has to be the fact that he turned 67 on July 26th and is STILL one of the sexiest men alive! Who else can you say is sexy when they are practically your grandparents age?
Anyway Happy belated birthday to the one and only Mick Jagger!
Now if only I could figure out how to steal him away from that insainly tall woman of his???
Any ideas!
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