Welp, I suck at blogging. But here I am! 

This past weekend we went to the London Sun Festival, which is an international food fest with a bunch of small businesses bringing in their stores. This year we tried Turkey and Indian cuisine and it was fun as always. 

I never wear hats. Always felt awkward in them. Since moving here 3 years ago I've been trying out the winter hat thing out of necessity but I still constantly worry about how it looks. Summer hats were entirely out of the question until now. After a lot of debating with this boater hat I've had for months I finally put it on, feeling weird at first, but as soon as we hit the festival I felt right at home because everyone seemed to be wearing straw hats!

Anyway, that anecdote relates to my style changing lately. I've been doing a bit of a closet purge and donating clothing that I no longer fancy, and I seem to be gravitating towards looser fits.

There was a small stand with lots of succulents and cacti, so we picked up 3. They also had pitcher plants (the one that catches insects) - it was the first time I saw them in real life - as well as tiny Venus fly traps.

Fall fell

It's that time of year again, or rather the end of that time of year (some rumors of first snow this weekend in Southwest Ontario). My boyfriend has seen me struggle with the tripod so offered to take photos for me today. It seems we still have to figure out proportions a little bit though.

These were taken right behind my apartment! I haven't got any curtains yet (although it has been 5 months) and thankfully behind my building is just a patch of forest.

I've wanted a trench coat for ages and I'm mostly sad I can't wear this one for long because it is quite thin.

This is basically my school outer attire during fall. I picked up this Danier bag for school on a 50% off sale last boxing day. It can comfortably hold my laptop and notebooks and if I try really hard, a water bottle.

Our cat Yogurt wanted in. My favourite watch and 1 day old burn mark from splashing hot butter on myself.

Dress I wore before - I think it functions a lot better as fall/winter piece. Boots are my super old Winners buy that I have loved too much.

dress Dynamite / trench Etam / watch Michael Kors

Work and play

dress Dynamite / heels Steve Madden / clutch ALDO / watch Michael Kors

I had my eye on this dress for the past couple of weeks but never forked over the $50 to buy it. I took a picture in the changeroom and occasionally pulled it out to stare at it wistfully. Then Dynamite had a BOGO 50% off sale and I just couldn't resist! Bought this dress and another, while more money was spent it felt like I saved, as silly as it is.

It's a bit long for me so I fold it in just a little at the bottom, but I can see this as a great office dress. I think it's pretty versatile, it can be formal or just everyday.

This clutch, though. I thought it was adorable.

I love Steve Madden because they are the most affordable brand of flashy, quality, comfy heels. I danced all night once in this pair, and it only hurt a little!

 Favourite go-to necklace at the moment. Bought in China.

I've been super lazy these past few days! My boyfriend and I started a 1000 piece puzzle which is on our bucket list but, well, it is not as relaxing as we thought it would be. It's a cute picture of 4 frogs stacked on top of one another, one smaller than the next, but the background is almost completely blurred shades of green and we keep getting frustrated!

We also saw Godzilla with his friends and left with mixed feelings. I am of the opinion that for a Godzilla movie, there was not much Godzilla action.

Flutter

This top was one of my favourite pieces in highschool. It was my first chiffon shirt back when I couldn't find any in the usual stores but found at Winners. It's so soft and flowy with the lace detail on the back and bow in the front. Paired with button-down linen skirt, reminds me of a very toned down Mori girl style.

top Winners / skirt Forever21 / boots Taobao

Of new apartments and exams

It would be my luck that my exams start later and end in a cluster. Lots of my friends are done with this year already! Summer is so close I can almost taste it but unfortunately I'm a hermit for 10 more days. So yesterday I gave up and went to play dress-up. I usually don't even bother with changing out of pajamas if I'm not going anywhere, but it's a welcome distraction! Weather is still a little too cold for this get up anyhow.

I've since moved into my new apartment. My roommates will be joining me in September! I was given the master bedroom, and I have a walk-in closet for the first time. Kevin by the clothing rack is courtesy of my boyfriend who won him for me at Canada's Wonderland hehe. I have committed to keeping my room clean like this everyday! Let's see how long that lasts...

boots Taobao / dress & belt Winners / skirt Forever21

This is the only pair of over-the-knee boots I have right now and I really want more! They're cheap material from a cheap brandless shop but look quite nice on. Didn't get to wear them during the winter. The dress is a flimsy thing I found on sale at Winners, a bit transparent so I have on a thicker skirt underneath.

Also I did my nails because well... procrastination and such. Anyway, I'm looking into studying pomodoro style - study 25 min, 5 min break cycles. Its worked out for the past couple of hours, fingers crossed!

Feather on the Clyde

Just when I thought spring was here for good, I'm reminded that I live in Canada, where seasons don't matter and it's always winter.

This is the kind of outfit I've been dreaming about wearing for the past 6 months. Snow came to London (Ontario) mid-October last year and both semester have been one slushy trek after another. Both the top and bottoms are from Goodnight Macaroon for a total price of $1! When I first stumbled onto the site I loved the styles but the they were a bit pricey. Then I found out they have a selection of items on sale for just a dollar each. I picked up 7 items, and this set along with some floral pants turned out to be winners for me.

After being obsessed with rompers last year I realized what I liked about them is that the top and bottoms match, and here we are today. Paired with a leather bookbag my dad got me from China and standard white pointed heels that I wear for business formal events. It's too early to break out the open toed shoes I think!

I've been listening a lot to Passenger lately, some really lovely music with thoughtful lyrics.

top & bottoms Goodnight Macaroon/ heels GUESS