Tuesday, March 20, 2012
you be trippin'
I allow myself one casual day a week at uni. And by that I mean I wear sneakers or thongs and a singlet or tshirt instead of my normal flowy tops or floral dresses. Lol, it wasn't intentional at first, but it's become a habit that's probably gonna stick.
Friday, March 16, 2012
tie dye
I'm sorry I haven't blogged in a while - but with a broken camera and temperamental internet connection, (not to mention, full time uni & thus, 6am wake-ups) my heart's just not in it any more. I'm really upset about my camera still - I'm considering selling it and getting a sony nex-5n but being unemployed and consequently, struggling, I don't think I'll quite be able to make up the difference (let alone dream of getting the nex-7).
I spent my day off uni yesterday getting a much needed, but possibly useless, haircut - but I'll get back to that - followed by eyebrow maintenance (where my eyebrow lady looked me up and down and told me I'd gained weight - lol I laughed it off because she was older and asian and those types have a tendency to be blunt). Leaving with neat brows, albeit with the cost of a slightly deflated ego, my spirits were lifted upon getting lost in St Vinnies. I never mean to spend that much time in there, but I can't resist a good vintage find - and any seasoned op-shopper would know, you HAVE to look through ALL the racks to get one (or ten) of these. I left with three tops, a maxi skirt, two pairs of pants and three dresses (one of which was an unworn Mad Cortez sample) for less than forty bucks (although I donated the change anyway - giving is nice & I already felt like I was ripping them off lol). I'll post pictures later. This is what I wore today by the way. Super comfy.
In other news a group of 10 of my nephews and little cousins are doing the world's greatest shave on Sunday. It was my 9-year-old nephew's idea - in honour of our cousin Cathy who is currently battling leukaemia. Cute as.
You can donate here: & if we reach $10,000 (I know it's a long shot - but anything's possible by word of mouth!) I'LL even shave my OWN head. Seriously. Even though I've been trying my best to grow my hair over the last 4 years. I haven't brushed it here, so excuse the mess...but you get the idea.
So get donating - any amount, big or small. & Don't forget to spread the word, it's for an amazing cause!
I spent my day off uni yesterday getting a much needed, but possibly useless, haircut - but I'll get back to that - followed by eyebrow maintenance (where my eyebrow lady looked me up and down and told me I'd gained weight - lol I laughed it off because she was older and asian and those types have a tendency to be blunt). Leaving with neat brows, albeit with the cost of a slightly deflated ego, my spirits were lifted upon getting lost in St Vinnies. I never mean to spend that much time in there, but I can't resist a good vintage find - and any seasoned op-shopper would know, you HAVE to look through ALL the racks to get one (or ten) of these. I left with three tops, a maxi skirt, two pairs of pants and three dresses (one of which was an unworn Mad Cortez sample) for less than forty bucks (although I donated the change anyway - giving is nice & I already felt like I was ripping them off lol). I'll post pictures later. This is what I wore today by the way. Super comfy.
In other news a group of 10 of my nephews and little cousins are doing the world's greatest shave on Sunday. It was my 9-year-old nephew's idea - in honour of our cousin Cathy who is currently battling leukaemia. Cute as.
You can donate here: & if we reach $10,000 (I know it's a long shot - but anything's possible by word of mouth!) I'LL even shave my OWN head. Seriously. Even though I've been trying my best to grow my hair over the last 4 years. I haven't brushed it here, so excuse the mess...but you get the idea.
So get donating - any amount, big or small. & Don't forget to spread the word, it's for an amazing cause!
Sunday, March 4, 2012
teal.
My net's stuffed up. I can only get online for a very limited time/to do very limited things before it carks it on me - I've had to power cycle twice already - so forgive my lack of posts.
Tomorrow I have my first official day at USYD. Oh that's right - remember a while back I posted about an interview that 'could determine what I was going to do for the rest of my life' and promised to fill you in on the outcome - only if I was successful? Haha I'd completely forgotten about it until now. That was an interview to get into a Master of Pharmacy course at UTS, and yes, despite my lack of follow-up posts, I got in. I have however, since declined the offer, and opted for a Masters of Radiation Therapy at USYD - a course which I'll be starting tomorrow - eek! Hopefully it was the right choice.
Anywho, this is an outfit I'd meant to post a few days ago. It's such a simple dress, but I always feel like such a lady when I've got it on. Well, a lady and at the same time - a powerpuff girl lol. (It's not just me right - there's something a bit power-puffy about it?! Right?? haha). Simple, hair down, minimal accessories. Comfy & pretty - my kind of outfit. And the colour, amazing. You'd never guess where it's from! My little secret - but it was mucchhhhh cheaper than it (hopefully) looks.
It was a bit of an effort taking these photos by the way...sorry about the oven/stove/teatowels/fridge which are closer than usual lol. Really gotta find a person to fix my camera lens :(
Tomorrow I have my first official day at USYD. Oh that's right - remember a while back I posted about an interview that 'could determine what I was going to do for the rest of my life' and promised to fill you in on the outcome - only if I was successful? Haha I'd completely forgotten about it until now. That was an interview to get into a Master of Pharmacy course at UTS, and yes, despite my lack of follow-up posts, I got in. I have however, since declined the offer, and opted for a Masters of Radiation Therapy at USYD - a course which I'll be starting tomorrow - eek! Hopefully it was the right choice.
Anywho, this is an outfit I'd meant to post a few days ago. It's such a simple dress, but I always feel like such a lady when I've got it on. Well, a lady and at the same time - a powerpuff girl lol. (It's not just me right - there's something a bit power-puffy about it?! Right?? haha). Simple, hair down, minimal accessories. Comfy & pretty - my kind of outfit. And the colour, amazing. You'd never guess where it's from! My little secret - but it was mucchhhhh cheaper than it (hopefully) looks.
It was a bit of an effort taking these photos by the way...sorry about the oven/stove/teatowels/fridge which are closer than usual lol. Really gotta find a person to fix my camera lens :(
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
white wash
Top: Barkins; Trousers: TEMT; Shoes by Monkfish (Betts); Cuff & Ring: Rubi Shoes; Bag: Vinatge.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Still dressing like I'm on holidays.
I haven't really spent all that much time in Sydney this summer. First there was that month-long stint in the motherland (where I traded in the insane-hot-one-day-and-freezing-the-next Sydney weather for four weeks of 30+ degree heat), and then a few weeks after coming home, there was that week in Airlie Beach, a beautiful, laid back place in the Whitsundays (where we escaped the torrential rain and flash floods, again enjoying 30+ degree days for all but one day).
Now, I spent most of that week in the Whitsundays in my swimmers. I kind of assumed I would be doing so from the start. But that didn't stop me from packing two weeks worth of clothes into my suitcase. When asked why the hell I brought that much with me, I in return asked my boyfriend what the hell the point of him getting me check in luggage was if I wasn't going to use all the kilos. A girl likes to have options - and compared to my usual wardrobe of literally hundreds of dresses, tops, bottoms and shoes, a few dresses, a couple of cardigans, two playsuits, three pairs of shorts, eight tops, four pairs of shoes, two bags, six pairs of sunnies and four bikinis was nothing. And that was after I culled the lot down (I still didn't think it was enough lol). Never mind that I only wore half of it in the end lol.
Getting dressed out of a suitcase was surprisingly easy that week (lol), and it got me thinking about my overflowing wardrobe at home. I had so much crap that I didn't need. I was perfectly happy living in denim shorts and pretty tops, or sun dresses. Life was so much simpler with a limited number of options. In fact, instead of missing having access to all my clothes/shoes/bags like I thought I would, I found myself, upon coming home, still partially dressing out of that suitcase. So I dunno if it's because of the heat that we're finally getting in Sydney, or that I'm just suffering from holiday withdrawal, but for the past few days I've been dressing like I'm still on holidays, and I'm loving it.
Top: Tightrope (I know right - sometimes tightrope can surprise you!); Shorts: Forever New; Shoes: Just Jeans (Bargain of the century - my $1 sandals!); Bangles: Gloss/Dotti; Bag: Vintage; Sunnies: Equip.
Yellow lace cut-out top: Imprint; Denim distressed shorts: Made (they were jeans!); Straw hat: ValleyGirl; Sandals: Freelance; Bag: MBMJ.
Oh yes. And I've decided this year I'm going to strip my wardrobe down to the bare essentials. No more hoarding. eBay, watch out, Ima-coming.
Now, I spent most of that week in the Whitsundays in my swimmers. I kind of assumed I would be doing so from the start. But that didn't stop me from packing two weeks worth of clothes into my suitcase. When asked why the hell I brought that much with me, I in return asked my boyfriend what the hell the point of him getting me check in luggage was if I wasn't going to use all the kilos. A girl likes to have options - and compared to my usual wardrobe of literally hundreds of dresses, tops, bottoms and shoes, a few dresses, a couple of cardigans, two playsuits, three pairs of shorts, eight tops, four pairs of shoes, two bags, six pairs of sunnies and four bikinis was nothing. And that was after I culled the lot down (I still didn't think it was enough lol). Never mind that I only wore half of it in the end lol.
Getting dressed out of a suitcase was surprisingly easy that week (lol), and it got me thinking about my overflowing wardrobe at home. I had so much crap that I didn't need. I was perfectly happy living in denim shorts and pretty tops, or sun dresses. Life was so much simpler with a limited number of options. In fact, instead of missing having access to all my clothes/shoes/bags like I thought I would, I found myself, upon coming home, still partially dressing out of that suitcase. So I dunno if it's because of the heat that we're finally getting in Sydney, or that I'm just suffering from holiday withdrawal, but for the past few days I've been dressing like I'm still on holidays, and I'm loving it.
Top: Tightrope (I know right - sometimes tightrope can surprise you!); Shorts: Forever New; Shoes: Just Jeans (Bargain of the century - my $1 sandals!); Bangles: Gloss/Dotti; Bag: Vintage; Sunnies: Equip. 
Yellow lace cut-out top: Imprint; Denim distressed shorts: Made (they were jeans!); Straw hat: ValleyGirl; Sandals: Freelance; Bag: MBMJ. Oh yes. And I've decided this year I'm going to strip my wardrobe down to the bare essentials. No more hoarding. eBay, watch out, Ima-coming.
elegant.
There's something about this dress that makes me feel all grown up, sorta classy & elegant. I've had it for ages - it's one of those dresses that sits in my wardrobe for most of the year, but when I pull it out again, it's love.
Dress: Barkins; Cut-out belt: Zahara; Cut-out wedges: Tony Bianco Exclusive to Wanted.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Playing catch-ups
So it's been a while. Lol, sorry 'bout that. I'm not really all that sorry actually - I've just come home from the Whitsundays; from a week of wining, dining, and soaking up the Tropical North Queensland sun with the boyfriend; from pure bliss.
I was a little apprehensive in the days leading up to it, because we have a habit of getting into arguments every time we go on holidays together (there was one incident while we were in new zealand when I skitzed it over some dishes and a wet floor) - but this time, I promised myself I'd make the effort to resist snapping/yelling at him; to let the little things slide, and just enjoy each others company. So every time he did something that irritated me, I just kept calm, took a breath, and calmly told him I'd appreciate it if he did this, or didn't do that. And you know what? It worked. It was the perfect holiday - it was so good to just leave everything behind and truly relax. It was so good that I've decided to adopt that mentality permanently (or as permanently as I can manage). He's always to me and I know I can get a bit too hot headed at times. But life's good when you don't sweat the small stuff.
Anyway, as with during every other little lull in posts, I still thought about the blog a fair bit, and upon going through my camera, I found a whole load of photos of different outfits for posts I'd meant to do. I'll be uploading them today in subsequent posts - but just don't expect too much writing lol. I'm sawryyyy, I'll lift my game, I promise.
As for this post - we've finally started getting summer-like weather in Sydney! But it's for a limited time only, so I went out & made the most of it at Maroubra Beach yesterday. Sun was shining, but not too overly hot, water was lovely and cool, waves were HUGE but oddly not too rough, and the company was awesome. I love my big floppy hat despite people looking at me funny for wearing it.
I was a little apprehensive in the days leading up to it, because we have a habit of getting into arguments every time we go on holidays together (there was one incident while we were in new zealand when I skitzed it over some dishes and a wet floor) - but this time, I promised myself I'd make the effort to resist snapping/yelling at him; to let the little things slide, and just enjoy each others company. So every time he did something that irritated me, I just kept calm, took a breath, and calmly told him I'd appreciate it if he did this, or didn't do that. And you know what? It worked. It was the perfect holiday - it was so good to just leave everything behind and truly relax. It was so good that I've decided to adopt that mentality permanently (or as permanently as I can manage). He's always to me and I know I can get a bit too hot headed at times. But life's good when you don't sweat the small stuff.
Anyway, as with during every other little lull in posts, I still thought about the blog a fair bit, and upon going through my camera, I found a whole load of photos of different outfits for posts I'd meant to do. I'll be uploading them today in subsequent posts - but just don't expect too much writing lol. I'm sawryyyy, I'll lift my game, I promise.
As for this post - we've finally started getting summer-like weather in Sydney! But it's for a limited time only, so I went out & made the most of it at Maroubra Beach yesterday. Sun was shining, but not too overly hot, water was lovely and cool, waves were HUGE but oddly not too rough, and the company was awesome. I love my big floppy hat despite people looking at me funny for wearing it.
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