Saturday, May 26, 2012

This time next week I'll be at the airport en route to Italy for the summer. I'm very excited - and very nervous - about it but ultimately I'm looking forward to the adventure! I'm going to be working a lot (at least I'm planning on working a lot - let's hope that pans out) however I will have a couple weeks of time off when I'll get to do some TRAVELLING!!!

I'm excited to see my bestie's house in Brighton, and maybe, maybe we're going to go to Paris, which I've never been to and am dying to see. I imagine dressing fabulously and eating baquette and exploring the city by foot or by bike and exuding elegance and awesomeness, like this lady.

photo from Jak&Jil

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Is it possible to get the dressing on the side?

This video is great because I have indeed experienced every single one of these 'ordering types' both as a server and as a customer. (...and okay fine, maybe I'm guilty of pulling a couple of these ordering faux-pas')


Saturday, May 12, 2012




Soo Anna dello Russo is designing an Accessories Collection for H&M. Lots of gold and sparkly and robin's egg blue and over the top. I have to say, I always thought that Anna della Russo was all quirk, and while this video supports this theory to an extent, it also points out that she is also pretty darn cute and hella organized. Seriously, I have ne'er seen such a well organized closet in. my. life.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Super Cool Photos!

I heart photography.

Photography as art is awesome.

These photographers are awesome and I heart their artwork.

Matt Wisniewski. What an original and effective idea! Your photo-collages are super cool.



Thanks to Miss Moss for turning me onto him! And thanks to Ciao Chessa for blogging about Cig Harvey.

Cig Harvey. Your photos are at once a snapshot of the everyday and a deeply personal story. 
Your use of colour is super cool.








So today I popped into one of Halifax's new(ish) stores and

               a) immediately wished I had more (any) money to spend
               b) fell madly in love with a new designer whose prints are AMAZING.

Behold Charlotte Taylor. Her website is rad, she's a Central Saint Martin's grad, and I want to wear her clothes and be quirky and cool yet fashionable and chic. Any of these ensembles will do:


Isn't she so great? These images are all from her website, the top 3 from her Spring/Summer Collection, 
and the bottom one from her Fall/Winter (as the dark and stormy background may suggest..)

Oh! If you're in Halifax for sure stop by Grimsmo.

Thursday, April 26, 2012



I don't feel like I'm in a bad mood today and yet I've decided that this is today's theme song. I found myself humming it this morning as I strolled out of the house, and it seems oddly apt. Also, I've never seen the video before and it's pretty great. (I want to be all over Europe like that video is - even if my face is distorted a la photobooth!)



Friday, April 13, 2012

Did I tell you I opened a Tumblr account? I'm not sure why I did, but I did. Anyway, my Tumblr blog looks like this.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Remember back when I used to have between 20-30 posts a month? Probably not because that was well over a year ago. Not much has been going on lately which is probably why I haven't felt like blogging. Well actually what's really happened is I fell into a somewhat miserable state of being, and no one needs to read about that. There's enough complaining and negativity out there without my help. BUT slow changes have been happening - I must say that changing one's outlook requires an awful lot of work for not a whole lot of reward. In an instant-gratification culture such as the one we live in it's no wonder that self-improvement often ranks low on people's 'to-do' lists. It's a long haul to change from the person you are to the person you want to be - changes are usually subtle, if perceptible at all. Every once in a while I feel it - that awesome sense of hope and possibility, that I am on a path (maybe even the path) I'm supposed to be on. Of course, every once in a while I am swallowed by self-deprecation and doubt which leads to lethargy and sour moods, but that's just how things roll (right?!??). Anyhow, maybe I'll get back to feeling inspired to post on a more regular basis, or maybe I'll just get over the need to match or surpass a self-perceived quota of monthly blog entries. It - this blog, my life, me - is a work in progress.

I'll keep you updated though, I promise.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012


Today is a bit of a sad day, and last night while I was awake in bed thinking about today I played this song and it was perfect. Don't you just love it when a song feels perfect?



Wednesday, March 14, 2012


It is frigid outside. This is what I can't stand about March - two days ago I was celebrating Spring while walking through (through??) the sunshine in 17 degree (that's Celsius folks!) weather. Today I hid indoors as hail and ACTUAL ICE PELLETS fell from the sky in great number. *sigh*.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Just read a great little article on photographing people in public over on Ciao Chessa. The tips are great, but seriously if quizzed I don't think I could tell you what they are. I was too busy ogling this beautiful man:


Seriously. Etiquette or no, one should ALWAYS photograph a man who looks like this. (Or ask him out... no wedding ring folks - just sayin'.)