Recluse

I'm gonna mention something, and then you're going to see my outfit photo at the bottom and say "Seriously????", but it's all true.

A few days ago, I was so disgusted by my body. I tried on many different outfits and just saw all my flaws. I couldnt leave the house and I had to cover myself with a blanket to avoid catching a glimpse of my body. The next day, yesterday, I decided to go to the mall to look for some new clothes and I hit the jackpot. I got an outfit for my dear friend Laura's shower and wedding and some for fun clothes.

It's really strange how I can get in these moods of self-hate. They come and go and are just so random. Does anyone else experience it this bad??


So, here is the "Seriously???" outfit.




tiger crop top - h&m
skirt - thrift

Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Jennifer of bigsuitblog for being the winner of my vintage purse giveaway!


Make sure to check out her blog cause she's amazing.



See what I mean???

Winner was chosen by using a random number generator.



Thank you to all who entered and for reading my blog.

Connect the Dots

More polka dots!



blazer - thrift
dress - thrift and shortened
bag - thrift
shoes - walmart





I have been watching the Sex and the City series and am almost done. You can judge me or whatever, I dont care! All I know is that I hate Carrie. I at least watch it while wearing headphones as to not subject my husband to it.
This is what he bought me last Sunday:



Each chocolate represents a different character. Its too funny.





And remember, tomorrow, meaning friday, at midnight is the deadline for my giveaway.
click on THIS LINK to enter.


Happy Weekend, I'm spending the day in Toronto tomorrow!

Weightlifting

*sigh of relief*

A huge giant weight has been lifted off of my shoulders.
My confidence is coming back.
I have things to work out, but the motions have been started and its only uphill from here.

My husband and I went for a walk in our neighbourhood on Saturday and had some lunch at a new deli and went to some shops. We stopped by a thrift store I used to frequent as a teenager and we made out with some great items. This is my new favourite store.









those glasses
blazer - thrift
sweater worn as dress - h&m
bag - thrift

BE SURE TO ENTER MY GIVEAWAY HERE

Giveaway!

Its that time again.

This giveaway is for a vintage purse.



It is pretty amazing and I had to buy it the second I saw it even though I know I have too many purses. Thats when I thought it would be perfect for you!

Look at the pattern up close!








Now on to the important stuff

RULES:

1. You must follow my blog to get one entry.
2. Tweet about this giveaway and comment with a link for a second entry.
3. Mention this giveaway on your blog for another entry.
4. Make sure to leave your email or a link to your blog, just someway of getting a hold of you.
5. This will be open until next Friday, with the winner being announced Monday July 26th.

****This giveaway is open to Canadian and United States of American readers only.*****

Again, I know I have a lot of international readers but these giveaways all come out of my pocket and I dont have sponsors and shipping this bag to Europe will cost me over $30 and that is not in my budget right now. I am really sorry and I will make sure to find something that I can send overseas for next month.

you cant un-fry something

My teeth are all fixed, for now. I will need to get a veneer in September, but thats a while away.

Other than having a cleaner home and the whole left side of my face numb all day, nothing really happened. I just have to see how my tooth reacts tomorrow morning to see if I need more antibiotics or not.







shorts - thrift cut offs
shirt - made it
chambray - the gap
purse - thrift

I'm getting sad that I'm almost done Strangers with Candy. I'm holding on to the last few episodes. At least I get to watch Twin Peaks next.

sleepyhead

I am so tired today. Is it Friday soon??

Tomorrow I am oh so lucky to be going in for a root canal and two cavity fillings!



Its gonna be a long and draining day

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Its the details that I love

One of my favourite things ever is white/ish blonde hair with black roots. I almost had this.
Looking at photos like this really make me want to go blonde again.



Look at this back!




Hopefully I'll wake up by the time I get home and get the next giveaway ready to post and try to do an outfit post as well.

And remember, three more days til Friday!

Kinda Obsessed

I found this photo on my blog feed a while ago, well 9 days ago.
I keep it open in a tab so that whenever I close a different tab, it defaults to it.
I know, I know, youre saying 'well if you love it so much why not make it your desktop photo?'
My response, I dont want to!


c/o stylescout.blogspot.com

I dont know.
the head wrap
the shorts with tights
the denim on denim
inner wear as outer wear
that short sleeve denim that looks askew

As much as I love the 90's, I'm getting pretty tired of all the floral dresses and it's just so nice to see something different and colourful and I just love this so much!

What current trend are you getting tired of seeing?

D.I.Y Challenge Number 1

Gabby, from the infamous corazonesrojos.tumblr.com blog, gave me my first challenge.
It was this black ASOS maxi dress.



Now, this took me a while, and is way more difficult than I thought.
Mostly because I didnt use a pattern, I just cut and sewed.
I would think of an idea in my head and try to do it and would fail miserably every time.
I tried making this so many times, and could not duplicate it.

I did make a maxi dress, grey, with ruched sleeves. Its very shapeless but a belt fixes the issue.
This dress is super comfortable to wear and I wish I had a pattern to make it in every colour.

So, here it is.



Now here it is styled in my take on a not-so-severe-goth look.









Its all about the accessories.






What do you think??

P.S. Doin it on the Cheap is taking a summer break, so I'm going to be focusing on my sewing until then.

Getting Connected

I'm finally getting more involved with my blog.

Here are some places you can find me. Please add me, and I'll add you back!

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TWITTER

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I am new to some of these, so please come and say hi!

Doin it on the Cheap: Denim Shorts

Welcome to Doin' it on the Cheap!

Doin' it on the Cheap is a bi-weekly feature about putting outfits together while on a budget.
There are three blogs involved.
1. corazones rojos - gabby
2. good stuff only - amelia
3. and myself

We are three girls, in three different cities, in two different countries, with three different views. The one thing that we most definitely share is our love for thrift clothes and the sale rack. We live busy lives, balancing school, work, a marriage, bills, and saving for the future. We are here to show you that you dont need to spend a lot of money on clothes. Whether you follow the current trends or have your own personal style, you can do it on the cheap!

Every two weeks, we will pick a theme and we will each show our take on it, on each of our respective blogs.

So, here is the latest installment : Denim Shorts!


It was Canada Day on Thursday, so this will also be a bit festive.



shoes - walmart
shorts - old navy
top - thrift
belt - thrift
purse - thrift
sunglasses - ebay
head scarf - remnants of a thrift skirt







please check out gabby and amelia's blogs for their takes on denim shorts. I had to post this rather early cause I have to be at work at 8am eastern time and Gabby and Amelia are three hours behind, so check them out waaaaaaay later.

The three of us will take turns in choosing each theme. If any readers have any suggestions or would like to put in a request to any of us, feel free to do so and we can always take that into consideration when choosing the next theme or outfit.
email any suggestion to nofutvre@gmail.com