The view from our room is a gloomy and overcast grey.

Such a grey, snowy, rainy, ice pellety day here in the big city. Instead of walking to work in the horrible weather I took the streetcar. Fun! I ended up at work about 45 minutes early though. I'm still feeling sick. The cold's moved into my lungs. I hope it's better tomorrow since I'm supposed to be going to a concert.

I'm currently lying in bed drinking tea and watching Sons of Anarchy. I wish I was in my own place and in my own bed but this will do for now.

Shirt: Oak + Fort
Skirt: Ziliotto (last worn here)
Shoes: Fluevog Presence | Impel (last worn here)

This was a very comfortable outfit to wear when not feeling very well. Not too clingy, not too casual.

And I dressed it up with the jewellery.

And the back  of this top is kinda interesting and drapey.

Tomorrow will be another rainy day and I'm going to be in training all morning, then going out for an office lunch, and then having a meeting all afternoon. It's going to be busy.

Blue day

Today was unofficially "blue" day. I was chairing an interview panel and we all wore blue and two of the interviewees were in blue. And it was a long day where I was also feeling kinda blue. I'd really like for things to start going my way. Come on 2013! Bring me something good!

Dress: anthropologie (last worn here)
Tights: Joe Fresh (last worn here)
Shoes: BC Footwear (last worn here)

This is my last week as "interim acting Director" and I will be glad to go back to doing one job again. It's been a long 2 months!

Gotta go outside and shovel more snow.  See you tomorrow for post 300!

Tuesday, Wednesday, break my heart

I was feeling under the weather yesterday so I didn't go to work. I was better today so off I went. For the record, I didn't get that job for which I was interviewed a few weeks ago. Oh well. I guess I'm to sexy for that job.

I was going to comment that I've been wearing a lot of black lately but looking back at my posts, apparently I haven't been.

Blouse: anthropologie
Skants: Melow par Melissa Bolduc (last worn here)
Tights: Hue
Shoes: Fluevog Presence | Impel

However, I did wear these shoes on Friday. Whoops! I don't think I've ever repeated footwear so quickly. Obviously I need to refer to my blog before getting dressed in the morning.

I wore these pants because it was -19C with the wind chill today and I wanted the added warmth. It was a good thing to since there was no heat in my office for most of the day. I finally clued in that my baseboard heaters were stone cold and complained to the building and they were fixed in 15 minutes. It pays to complain.

This photo is kinda blurry so I'll keep it small.

I'm coming up on 300 posts. It will either be on Friday or Monday since I have Friday off and may not post. I'd like to say that I've got something special planned but I really don't. Maybe I'll think of something fun between now and then.

Tomorrow I get to go to the hospital to get cortisone injected into my sinuses. I've had this done a few times before and it's LOADS OF FUN. Wish me luck.

Well I didn't tell anyone, but a bird flew by

I actually wore jeans on casual Friday. What the what??

Blouse: Papillion (last worn here)
Jeans: Joe Fresh (jeans last worn here)
Shoes: Fluevog Presence | Impel (last worn here)

Yes, my jeans are from Joe Fresh. They probably cost me $15. I wear jeans so infrequently that I've never been able to justify buying more expensive jeans.

Maybe they would make my butt look better than these?

These are about a size to big so they are a bit saggy. Maybe it's time to investigate the butt enhancing abilities of designer jeans?

Clashing Animals

I didn't realize until I got to work that I was mixing patterns. Squirrel motif with cheetah print? Can you say "CLASH?" *haha*

Maybe that's why I look so displeased.

Cardigan: Anthropologie (last worn here)
Dress: Anthropologie
Belt: Megan Mae (last worn here) 
Tights: Joe Fresh!
Shoes: Fluevog Presence Hi | Desmond (last worn here) (too long ago!)

It also wasn't until I got to work that I realized that the shoes didn't quite match the turquoise dress and cardigan. Oh well!

Once again someone was in the kitchen watching me, hence the goofy face.

This really is a very simple dress and quite similar to this dress. Blue? check! Jersey? check! Short? check! Ooops.

I probably wouldn't  have considered buying these tights a year ago, but my coworker has them and wore them and I was convinced that they were something new I should try. It's good to break out of your comfort zone every once in a while.

Tomorrow we're supposed to be hit by a bit of a weather bomb. Snow, freezing rain, and then about 20-30mm of rain over the next two days. Yuck. I never know what to wear in the rain other than my bright yellow rubber boots. Wool is usually a good choice since it dries quickly.

I know I won't be wearing pants though. Nothing worse than wet pants!

Itchy and Scratchy

Sorry for no post yesterday. I forgot my camera and by the time I got home it was dark. I've lived in Canada all my life yet every November people seem confused when it gets cold and when it's dark at 5pm. It really shouldn't take us by surprise but it does. Every year.

I didn't start of planning to wear this outfit. Seems like every day I say "I planned to wear something else but ended up wearing this". In hindsight this dress was a poor choice. Wooly fabric + healing tattoo = intense ITCH! It drove me mad all day.

Cardigan: Pretty Things Boutique (worn a zillion times)
Dress: Papillon (last worn here)
Shoes: Fluevog Presence | Impel (last worn here)

The bag is a gift from my coworker who just got back from a work trip to Ireland, Scotland and England. She also bought me a brooch that's a little wooly sheep. She knows me so well.

I was caught taking this photo by the cranky IT guy. No, he didn't even crack a smile.

I was looking back at previous entries and I think that my hair is starting to look really good. I think the layers have mostly grown out so it looks fuller or thicker or something. Not sure how much longer I'd like it to be. Something to ponder for the new year.

Here's another picture of the tattoo. The colour isn't very good here but it gives a better idea of the size and where it is on my body.

SO ITCHY!!

I pull my shirt off and pray

Today was the last time I will wear this shirt.

Blouse: Club Monaco (last worn here)
Belt: All Saints (last worn here)
Skirt: Luna Luz from Crimson and Clover (last worn here)
Shoes: Fluevog Presence | Impel (last worn here)

I had to throw this blouse out because it was ripped. I got it at Club Monaco last year on sale so I got a lot of use out of it for the price.

I'll have to try to find another cream blouse t replace this one.

This is the second wearing of this skirt that I got from Crimson and Clover. I like that it's so adjustable though I'm not sure what I would be like if I didn't tie up the ties that make it all bunchy at the bottom

Ok, that's it! Not much more to say. It was a regular Monday.

But the leopard in you... silently... preyed on me

This morning I had a big time super duper important meeting. Maybe this wasn't the most "professional" thing I could have worn but since I don't own a power suit, I thought this would suffice.

Ooops, cut off my feet. There was someone in the room behind me and I kept thinking they were going to come out the door.

I look like the cat that ate the canary, don't I?

Sweater: Pretty Things Boutique
Dress: Daniela Besso
Shoes: Fluevog Presence | Impel (worn a lot recently)

II like how the hem of the dress is slightly higher in the front. I was also wearing a scarf earlier but I took it off because it was annoying.

Slightly less smug looking.

I have tomorrow off work. No real plans other than I'm going downtown to have lunch with my coworker.

I'm currently watching the movie Underworld: Awakening. It's "free" On Demand. It's pretty terrible but visually quite pretty. Lots of pretty, pretty people.

The truth isn't black and white. Alone we live and die

It's a rainy, yucky day in Nova Scotia. So black was the order of the day.

Dress: Bryn Walker from Cha Cha Palace in Winnipeg
Belt: Le Chateau
Slip: ?
Shoes: Fluevog Presence | Impel 

This dress has an Asian/Kimono feel because it has inset pieces that are kind of hard to explain.

I'm trying to show the squareness of the bottom of the dress, not entirely successfully.

The fabric is quite thick and it contains metal threads so that the piece holds its shape. It's really quite a unique thing.

Most of my shoes are at my husband's studio so you'll be seeing these a lot until get them back.

I'm wearing my scissors necklace and this cute dog/cat charm. SMOOCH!

Signed with a home tattoo

I'm back home after my whirlwind trip to Toronto where I went to two museums, bought 3 pairs of shoes and got to spend a bit of time with my sister.  I mostly had fun.

Here's one of the pairs of shoes I bought.

Necklace: Etsy
Dress: Modcloth (last worn here)
Belt: Le Chateau (for $0.99)
Leggings: H&M (last worn here)
Shoes: Fluevog Presence | Impel  (in Cheetah)

The belt has a baroque-ish pattern on it.

Better look at the shoes.

These leggings are actually full length but I have tucked about 9" up underneath. I intend to shorten them at some point.