The only flowers around.

The tiny floral print on this jacket makes me so happy! I just wish it was spring time...

F21 jacket & socks; Smart Set top; AE jeans; Old Navy belt & cowl; Payless boots

I bought this jacket and don't wear it nearly enough. I have to figure out some new ways to style it, that's for sure.

Oh! And I've been keeping up with the gym! Two days now! I'm starting off with an easy schedule - Mon, Wed, Fri for about 1 hour each day. So far I'm 2 for 2! I'm glad I got a membership because it's getting me out of the house and into the real world a few days a week. Being done school has put me in this weird lull and at least this is helping me DO something :)

Now, if only the sun would start shining and the temperature could warm up, I could spend some more time outside... Only 3 more months (I hope...)!

Coloured Denim.

It seems that coloured denim will be sticking around for a little while longer. We have all seen the rise of cobalt blue and red, but now stores are featuring so many other colours like purple, yellow, pink, green and orange! I love my blue jeans and would love to invest in another colour, but which one?

(1) Coral: Forever 21
(2) Mustard: ASOS
(3) Violet: Forever 21
(4) Pink: American Eagle
(5) Green: ASOS
(6) Red: Forever 21

What colour would you pick?

EBEW: Black & White

Today's outfit is black & white.

Sweater was mom's; Joe Fresh striped top; AE pants; Spring boots; Dynamite cowl

This outfit is in participation with today's Everybody, Everywhere Black & White "challenge". This here is my black and white outfit.  There were a number of different combinations I could think up, but this one won. Looking back, I could have gone with my white jeans and a black top to change it up, but who cares. It's done and I'm not stepping outside to take more photos. It's freaking cold!

I'm so excited to be able to participate in today EBEW though! It's been a couple months since I've participated. I didn't own sequins or sparkle for the last challenge so I sat that one out. Now the question is, what will be the next challenge?!

Snow & Sparkle.

The pretty snowflakes interfered with my photo-sesh. See all the little white blurs? Oh well, I forgive them because they're pretty :)

AE pants; F21 button-down; H&M sweater; Spring boots

But my sweater is sparkly! It has sparkly thread woven into the knit, and I find it's a great way to dress up an otherwise "simple" outfit :) I love the zipper at the back too. This was one of my xmas presents from Line and I'm totally in love.

Also, I need someone to be proud of me - I'm going to the gym for the first time in 8 months. With school and a long list of excuses, I hadn't been keeping myself active, but now I have no excuses! My priority is job searching and that leaves me with a bit of time for a gym membership finally!  Yay for feeling healthy again :)

And because I've had other questions about how I take my photos and whether or not I photoshop them: At this point I'm using the automatic settings on my camera. I have an idea of what the manual settings do, but I haven't practiced enough to completely understand how they all work together. With time, I'm sure I'll use them always. Also, I do use iPhoto for photo editing (super basic) and will sometimes lighten the pictures or increase the saturation if they don't turn out as I want, but that's about it. I just got Photoshop Elements and still have to learn how to use it :)

The coziest scarf probably ever.

This one. First of all, it's plaid. I love plaid. Second, it's SO SOFT. It's like heaven around your neck. And it's big and long and totally rocks. Did I mention it's plaid?

Old Navy sweater, scarf; AE jeans; Payless boots

Please ignore the tag I forgot to take off the scarf in my last photo. Also I was having a lazy day and didn't feel like doing my hair. You know what I mean, not enough time to get ready = bun & bobby pins. We all know it happens. Maybe it happens to me a little too frequently but that's okay!

I had a few more questions about my camera and/or tripod from the last post. I'm really sorry guys, I do a horrible job of explaining these things I guess! Here are some answers:


What camera do you use? I just got a Canon Rebel T2i as a graduation gift and I'm 100% in love. I just use the standard lens that comes with it for now, since I'm new to the dSLRs and feel it would be best to understand what I'm doing before switching anything up.

What kind of tripod do you use? Here's the thing - I didn't really know there were different kinds of tripods... The one that I have isn't a brand name, it's from Black's Photography in Canada. At the bottom of my camera there's a place where something can screw in. The tripod comes with the piece that screws into the bottom of the camera. I think it's a standard size too - it extends to be tall, but can also be short (so descriptive...).

If you have anymore questions feel free to ask!

Neutrals.

Today it just seemed natural to choose neutrals, heh heh.

AE sweater and jeans; H&M tank; Spring boots; Dynamite cowl; F21 hat

And here is almost half of my boxing-day haul.  These 'jeggings' (which are like soft denim) and this sweater are new. I love how the sweater is just slightly cropped - it adds some fun to the outfit! AE was awesome this year - 40% off your entire purchase! I should've bought more...

In the last post a couple of you asked about the tripod and/or remote. I bought the tripod at Black's (in Canada). It was about $60 but I got it with a 50% discount before Christmas. The remote was actually ordered off Ebay.  Honestly, it was $9 and works perfectly (as you can see!). Those of you looking to buy one or the other, DO IT!  Now that I don't have a photographer at my disposal, I can do it myself with very little trouble!

Frost-bitten.

Today, I took outfit photos all-by-myself. I was testing out both my new tripod (yay!) and remote (double yay!). In most pictures you can see the remote in my hand - I'll have to work on hiding that from view in the future. 

Old Navy vest; Strawberry shirt; AE jeans; F21 belt; Payless boots

Outfit photos are becoming more and more difficult. I opened the door to step outside for these pics and the freezing wind forced me to close the door again. I re-evaluated my plan to take outfit photos today. When I realized the blog wouldn't populate itself, I decided to give it another go. After a minute or two my skin numbed a little and I couldn't feel the cold so much. At that point I realized I should get inside before I get any frost-bite.  I'm not sure how I'll handle outfit photos in the middle of January and February.  All you other Canadian bloggers, I don't know how you ladies do it.

Today my cousin is heading back to Denmark. She was here for 12 days but it seemed to go by way too quickly.  Whenever she leaves I forget what I used to do with my life when she wasn't around!