Do you happen to have a pair of birds that are... just friendly?

Oh FRABJUS day! Canada Post found my shoes!

In case you had any doubts that Sheila and I were "opposite coast" twins, independent of each other, we both ordered the same shoes from the Fluevog sale.

I bought them in black though.

Canada Post called me today to say that they had finally been delivered to the retail postal outlet - a week after I received the delivery notice.

Someone described these shoes as "business from the front, party from the rear". If it was you, let me know so I can properly credit you.

I may wear these tomorrow.... OK I TOTALLY WILL WEAR THESE TOMORROW!

So what did I wear today?  I know you're dying of curiosity.

I wore my "homage to Hitchcock's The Birds" skirt today.

T-shirt: Joe Fresh
Cardigan: Joe Fresh
Skirt: defunct etsy shop
Shoes: Swedish Hasbeens from endless.com

Whenever I wear this skirt, I'm always surprised by the fact that people either don't see the giant Hitchcock screen print or they see it right away and totally get the reference to the film The Birds. If they are the latter then I know they are good people.

I wore this skirt in NYC in 2008 when I went to see The 39 Steps.

Here's proof!  HAR HAR! I'm oh so clever and I'm so pleased with my cleverness.

It was a very good play too. Only 4 cast members to play all the story's characters and it was pretty hilarious.  Good times, good times.

What is going on with my hair in this photo? It must have been humid as hell in NYC for my hair to resort to this flippy madness.

More shoes. These were my first purchase from endless.com. They only recently started shipping to Canada.

I have to admit that I saw them on Miss Malaprop's blog, discovered that they were on über sale at endless so I bought them despite my shopping ban.

I've never been a fan of the Hasbeens before but I do like these with the ankle strap.

White Out

 Sweater-Zara/Jeans-Mr.Price/Shoes-Converse/Bag-Louis Vuitton/Bracelets-Sass Diva/Rings-Woolworths

I Love the look of an all white outfit- it's so chic, and it really looks amazing! And so I decided to try one for myself. I paired my knit from Zara with 'boyfriend' type jeans and my Converse and accessorized with my skull bracelets, which I still happen to be obsessed with :) I loved how it turned out- definitely a go to outfit for me! 

Have an amazing day everyone!!

It's time that you were told. I think you're growing old

When I was in university, I remember going to the local mall (Most of all, Stone Road Mall) and shopping in the Marks and Spencer store. I would mostly buy cookies like ginger snaps and the oat and treacle biscuits. At some point, I'm guessing around 1992, I bought this white linen blouse and I've kept it for 20 years. I wash and iron it much more frequently than I wear it. In fact, today is the first time I've worn it for about 5 years. We don't have Marks and Spencer stores in Canada anymore which is a shame since those cookies were darn good.

Blouse: Mark's and Spencer
Skirt: Smoking Lily (last worn here)
Shoes: Bamboo via Winners (last worn here)

Both the skirt and the blouse are linen which is a good choice for today as it is another hot one.

I should probably wear this top more often because I received two complements on it while we were out for breakfast.

It was too bright to take my photo on our deck so we're in front of my neighbour's house, under their tree. 

I'm not wearing any make-up so I'm not thrilled with how I look but the outfit isn't bad.

Not sure why I chose the green shoes - maybe to give this a pop of colour.

This photo is an outtake. As you can see, although it's hot, we have a nice breeze.

I hope you're all having a good Sunday.

OOTD- Zara Blazer

 Blazer- Zara/Pumps-Mr.Price/Bag-Louis Vuitton/Bracelets-Forever New/Silver Rings-Cotton On

On days when I know I'll be busy, I like to opt for casual outfits like this one- a simple white T paired with a blazer, jeans and cute flats. It's such an easy going outfit, and I chose to accessorize it with a simple white scarf and my turquoise coloured bracelets! 

And I also love that it's so easy to transform, by simply changing into a pair of heels and a change of accessories! 

Have an amazing weekend everyone!!

Imperfections

On Wednesday I went for a pedicure complements of my friend S who gave me a gift certificate for my birthday way back in May.

Whenever I get a pedicure, I always get my nails painted red. What can I say, I like the classics.

As you can see, my feet are not symmetrical. Everyone has their imperfections. One of mine is that I have a rather large bunion on my right foot. I used to have one on the left foot but when I was 18 I had surgery to remove it.

Both of my grandmothers had them so since bunions are mostly genetic, I have them to thank for this particular irregularity. I also took ballet and jazz dancing lessons off and on when I was a kid, both of which require very form fitting, tight shoes. That may have exacerbated the problem to the point when it was so painful that I couldn't even stand to wear socks. In Canada, one cannot go barefoot very often.

The surgery itself wasn't that bad but the healing was terrible for an 18 year old girl in her last term of high school. (As an aside, in Ontario we used to have Grade 13 so I was actually 19 when I graduated.)

I had a cast on my foot that only covered from the ankle to the toes and I was on crutches for 4-6 weeks. It was a fiberglass cast so I hacked away at the sucker until I had unwrapped about half of it.

I mostly don't let the bunion get in the way of my shoe obsession. I can cram that sucker into just about anything but the shoes I wore yesterday are just now starting to give me difficulty. That makes me sad. I guess I'll have to start paying attention to Barking Dog Shoes' suggestions for bunions. I actually have one pair that Kirsten mentions  - the Fluevog Maholos.

I do have a cute freckle on my foot though.

Today I was wearing my Pucci shoes which gave me no trouble at all.

Scarf: Came with a ball of yarn I bought from Knitivity
Sweater: Club Monaco
Dress: Smoking Lily (last worn here)
Leggings: Red Boots Design
Shoes: Pucci from Crimson and Clover (last worn here)
Watch: From the Metropolitan Museum of Art via Value Village

These shoes are so comfortable - I can't believe someone gave them up. My gain though!

I got this dress in Vancouver and I like how the print sort of matches my tattoo.  It also has POCKETS so it really is a perfect dress.

These leggings have a secret - Lucky Cats on the back! They're gold screen print but they look nice with the yellow shoes. Very complementary.

Happy weekend everyone!

We are given angry hearts but anger's not enough

Still no word from Canada Post on my lost package. BAH! I've entered the forth stage of grief - depression. I emailed Fluevog to tell them that the package was lost sometime after they tried to deliver it to me and maybe if they tried to get their money back Canada Post might be more motivated to find it.

Anyway.....

Necklace: Pretty Chic
Jacket: Joe Fresh
Dress: Pretty Things Boutique (last worn here)
Shoes: Fluevog Wherever | Takk

Beige and red, red and beige. Not much to say here.

Here I'm looking awfully pleased with myself. I guess I like this dress and it makes me happy.

Other things that make me happy? Getting my a hair done on Saturday! YAY!

Here's today's flair. Edgar Allan Poe and a pin that I got at Love, Me Boutique before they closed.

But the Raven still beguiling all my fancy into smiling,
Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door;
Then upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore
What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore
Meant in croaking "Nevermore."

Wild boys never lose it ...

.... but Canada Post does. Still no package. WHAT. THE. HELL!  I know this is 100% a "first world problem" but it's getting a little ridiculous that Canada Post lost my package sometime after letting me know that the package was going to be available that night. I'm starting to believe that when you call Canada Post customer service to complain they put a flag on your file and work to screw you over even worse. *sigh*

Dear Canada Post:

Ever since you decided to merge letter delivery with package delivery everything has been FUBAR! It takes a big person to admit that they have done something wrong. Here is your opportunity to show us how big you can be by stopping this stupid practice and going back to separating these services again. It will be seen as a sign of intelligence.

No love!
Megan

Not to mention, my Retail Postal Outlet is now in the Mall. So whenever I go to get a package I come out with things that I buy at MAC or Sephora or some other store. Like last night...

...I bought this skirt. But it was 50% off!

Sweater:  Pretty Things Boutique
T-shirt: Banana Republic via Value Village
Belt: Smoking Lily
Skirt: RW and Co.
Shoes: anthropologie

This skirt is nice and flowy and only cost $25.00. Bargain!

I think this cardigan was my best purchase ever. I wear it so often because it's the perfect colour of red, I like the 3/4 sleeves.

Apparently I haven't worn these shoes on the blog before. I think they are cute and strappy and ... red. I might have an issue with red.

After work I walked to my pedicure appointment and these shoes were not the most comfortable for a 30 minute walk.

Post pedicure I had to wear different shoes.

Red shoes! Red toes!

The pedicure was lovely and relaxing. Unfortunately I smudged the polish on one of the nails. I hate it when that happens.