A blog first!

A first on the blog today. I'm wearing the same shoes that I wore yesterday. GASP!  I KNOW! It's unprecedented.

Vest: Liliblue (bought at Millennium in Guelph)
Shirt: Joe Fresh
Skirt: Noa Noa
Shoes: Fluevog Half Truths | Tanya

Apparently it is also the first time I've worn this skirt on the blog. I've had it for a few years so I find that strange. I just looked through my flickr photos too see if it appears there but I apparently doesn't. Hunh.

It's pretty flouncy and I like the way it goes with my kitten heels.

My lace vest doesn't show up at all in these photos. I'll have to wear it again when I'm wearing a lighter coloured shirt.

Whoops! Outtake!
















On Monday, White Lies, my second favourite band (after Duran Duran, of course) released their third album. Apparently only in the UK since my iTunes says it won't be out until August 20th. Not sure why in this day and age of digital music that we continue to have separate release dates. It's maddening!

Here's the video of their first song off the album, There Goes Our Love Again.

Thursday I don't care about you.

I'm writing this post while watching Game of Thrones. I should be packing since I'm going home for the weekend to celebrate a few birthdays and Mother's Day but I'm tired and thinking about what to pack is too taxing. All I can do is sit on my bum, watch TV, and blog. I'll probably be in bed within the hour.

Today was quite humid. This dress was even too heavy since its double layered.

I certainly didn't need this cardigan.

Cardigan: Smart Set
Dress: Noa Noa (last worn here)
Shoes: Fluevog Rivers (last worn here - a year ago)

I'm wearing beige fishnets again. With this light coloured dress they make my legs look slightly orange. Should have gone barelegged.

See how my hair reacts to humidity. Ugh! I also need a haircut. I have an appointment next week and I can't wait. I'm liking my longer hair in some ways but my bangs are in desperate need of a trim. And colour on my roots. I'm getting greyer by the day.

Looking forward to Friday.

Going to finish watching GoT and then off to bed.

The way the blue could pull me in

Blue is a fairly recent addition to my wardrobe. I don't remember wearing a lot of blue in my younger days and then I went through the "I only feel comfortable when I'm wearing black" phase (yes, I do remember saying that....out loud).

Now I find I'm wearing blue quite frequently. Today I may have over done the blue palette. Or is that possible?

Dress: Individual for iclothing co (last worn here)
Underskirt: Noa Noa (last worn here)
Shoes: Fluevog Prepares | Guide (last worn here)

Have I really not worn these shoes in 7 months? That's kinda crazy! They really are a perfect match to this dress.

I was wearing these bracelets. I bought the same ones for my coworker as part of her birthday present. Now we're like Joey and Chandler - BRACELET BUDDIES!

These are nicer than

Luckily I didn't buy them from the Liberace House of Crap.

I really am over due for a haircut. My stylist is in Costa Rica so I'm going to have to wait a while longer. Ugh!

Interview outfit

Quick post today with only one photo. I did take a back shot but it's just a long teal line and not very interesting.

This is what I wore for my interview. I think it went ok though I found for some of the questions I just ended up rambling a whole lot of gibberish. Hopefully some of what I said was coherent enough to get points.  I won't find out until a few weeks into January.


Dress: Noa Noa (last worn here)
Shirt: Spaksmannsspjarir in Reykjavik
Shoes: Fluevog Mini | Gorgeous (last worn here)

While I was being interviewed I started to get completely distracted by the way I talk with my hands. Kind of a weird thing to notice in the middle of an interview.

This will be my last post until after Christmas. Time to take a little blog break. See you later in the month.

Black, Blue and Tulle

Thank you to all the new people who came to my blog from Already Pretty and made nice comments. I appreciate the feedback.

I'd also like to thank the people in the "Get off my internets" forum who were not as complementary about my blog or my clothing choices. They didn't bother me - in fact I quite enjoyed some of their thoughts. I like a good snark as much as the next person. Particularly this one:

just wanted to say how much I love this lady Sal chose to feature. I want her to be my 7th-grade English teacher who rides to school on a Vespa and always talks about her experiences at summer art camp, and then years later we all find out it was actually a nudist colony or something.

 HA! One time, at band camp...

 and this one:

What in God's name is happening in the middle picture?  No problem with this lady, but this outfit makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit.

 Good to know. I'll not wear that combo again.

Enough about that!

Dress: Stills (never heard of this brand before) from Crimson and Clover
Tulle Underskirt: Noa Noa (last worn here)
Tights: Hue
Shoes: Miss L Fire (last worn here)

I bought this dress at the consignment store on Saturday. It's just a basic shirt dress but what drew me to it was the rucheing at the waist. I also quite like that it does up with snaps instead of buttons.

I was running late this morning so I didn't get to the accessory stage of dressing so this is a little plain.

The shoes and blue tights do jazz it up a bit but I probably should have worn a necklace or a brooch. Next time.

I can't believe it's 2 weeks until Christmas and I haven't bought a thing. Zoinks! Better get on that.

41

Today I learned a few things:

1. There are 3 Duran Duran songs which contain the word "birthday". Rio, Come Undone, and Secret Oktober
2. Turning 41 means I've finally become senile. I forgot to wear Fluevogs on International Fluevog Day. DOH!
3. I have awesome family, friends and coworkers (though I did know that before today but it was totally reinforced).

For some dumb reason, I decided to wear my gold Noa Noa shoes to work today. Maybe I felt like a Golden Girl?

Sweater: Joe Fresh
Dress: Anthropologie
Shoes: Noa Noa via eBay

I hadn't planned on wearing this dress so I guess I confused myself and ended up grabbing a pair of non-Fluevog shoes. Silly Megan.

I do love these shoes though.

Today my friend from the bus "A" brought me a little cupcake, and at work today my coworkers gave me a necklace, a cupcake, and a wind-up squirrel.

MMmmmm...cupcake.

 My sister and BIL bought me some books - the autobiography about The Bloggess and a book about couturier Elsa Schiaparelli which is very cool.











My mom bought me some things at Smoking Lily when she was there in February.

This is the Lilibet skirt with the flies on it and a scarf with octopuses on it like my octopus coat. She also got me some earrings with shoes on them.  She knows me so well.

My friends bought me a gift certificate for a "soul restoring" pedicure and the Angry Birds board game. FUN!

My husband bought me a new iPad and case and his photo studio partner's son made me an Angry Birds hat.

Luckily I remembered to wear Fluevogs tonight when we went out for dinner.

Sweater: Pretty Things Boutique
Shirt: Lilith
Skirt: Smoking Lily (present from my mom)
Shoes: Fluevog Wonders | Ayers

All-in-all, a pretty awesome birthday. 41 has started off very auspiciously.

Partyyyyy!

I just got home because my coworkers and I went out for drinks/dinner after work to celebrate one of my coworker's birthday. Had a weeeee bit to drink so I'm feeling a little fuzzy right now, but in a good way. My cats were happy to see me come home to give them supper - 2 hours later than normal. The horror!

Today I wore I dress that I bought off of eBay about 3 years ago. This was the first time I've worn it though. Not sure why since it's an awfully nice dress.

Sweater: Pretty Things Boutique
Dress: Noa Noa from eBay
Shoes: Vivienne Westwood for Melissa

The dress is silk and it came with a slip to wear under the wrap dress.  It's a wee bit plain but still a pretty dress to wear in the spring/summer.

I don't normally wear my glasses around the office but I had just returned from a meeting in a building down the street so I still had them on when I took this photo.

We actually had a nice spring day today with sun and warmish weather. So I ended up keeping my cardigan off for most of the day.

I love these shoes but I think they are trying to kill me. They flipped off my feet a few weeks ago making me fall down and the did the same thing today when I was running for the bus. I think I need some heel grips for them since I'm not giving them up! I refuse!

I took ballet lessons until I was about 17 and I can still see the ballet dancer in me in these photos.

But where's the stupid lie that has to make it's point

I had the most frustrating day today. I make it a point to not talk about my job too much here so I won't go into any details but my day may have ended with me slamming my hands on my desk and yelling "ARRRGHHH!" very loudly.

When I got home though I was happy because my UPS package was delivered. Stay tuned tomorrow for that reveal but first today where I wore my new ASOS shoes. Every thing else is a blog rerun.

Blouse: Club Monaco
Dress: Noa Noa via eBay
Shoes: ASOS Sonita T-bar (they are now on sale)

These shoes and tights don't exactly match but it's close enough. I really liked the blue with the rusty-orange colour.

I loves me some t-bar shoes. So retro-esque. Some say these shoes are too juvenile for an almost 41 year old woman but I say "shut up" to those losers! I can be cute if I wanna!

Here's a close up of my necklace. I wish I could remember where I got it but I thought it was a pretty good choice for me.

My motto...

 

 

The sky is grey, the sand is grey, and the ocean is grey

Last Thursday it was 28C. Today it was -12C. This yo-yo weather is making it difficult to plan what to wear. When I found out it was going to be so cold today I grabbed pants.

These are high-waisted pants that unfortunately get wrinkly rather quickly since I sit at a desk most of the day.

Blouse:  Marc O'Polo in Frankfurt, Germany
Pants: Noa Nao from eBay The Whiting Post
Boots: Fluevog Bellevues | Libby Smith

The pants are so comfortable which is super for a cold and yucky day. Some parts of the province experienced a blizzard today so I should count myself lucky that we just had flurries.

Here's a booty shot so you can see the details on the pants.

I really like the pattern on this blouse. It's sort of floral and sort of circular and sort of geometric. And it has slightly puffy sleeves which makes me happier than puffy sleeves reasonably should.

And a boot shot. Shabam! It's like a fabulous secret kept out of view.

These boots are made for walking.