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Sunshine, lollipops, and fishtail skirts

by thedemuremuse on March 26, 2012

This weekend was gorgeous. Despite the semi-damp sidewalks earlier in the week, Saturday and Sunday were nothing shy of days I could bask outside in until bedtime. To match the (scarce northwest) sunshine, I decided it was time to take full-advantage and bust out a skirt and bare legs.

Fish tail skirt

I’ve never been a huge fan of bright colours, but there’s something about mustard yellow that gets me all. the. time. Now my favourite cardigan has a bottom half to party with in my closet! ;) I’ve also been super infatuated with fishtail/hi-low skirts. I’m looking to add more of these to my wardrobe, but being a little shy with sporting bare legs makes it challenging to justify owning so many skirts. What do you guys think? Are you a fan of this cut?

Fish tail skirt

Fish tail skirt
outfit details:
lace shirt: Korean boutique
fishtail skirt: Forever 21
belt: H&M
flats: Le Bunny Bleu
purse: partially c/o oasap
necklace: Pretty Zoo || ring: Korean boutique

Fish tail skirt

This ring = I die. I cannot get enough of those little ears!! Sadly, it’s a tad too big for my finger so I decided to leave it at home while frolicking out in the sun. Wouldn’t want to lose it like I’ve done with other rings in the past!

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In a month’s time…

by thedemuremuse on February 27, 2012

infinity scarf

Dearest February,
I can’t believe we’re already only two days shy of the end of the month. Every year I seem to forget how short of a month February is. This February, I managed to sneak quite a lot of activities in. If you’re wondering what’s up with the lack of posts lately, a quick flip through the albums on my phone would probably give you a good idea. (I should probably start transferring those…)

This month I had a special visitor in town who accompanied me on the (uphill) walks to the grocery store, helped prepare yummy eats, and watched ridiculous amounts of Storage Wars and 24 Hour Catwalk while noming on food. We strolled through Ikea for 3.5 hours until I found my perfect bookshelf, indulged in Swedish meatballs (the combo with the mashed potatoes, of course!), and then came home to the quickest (45 min!) assembly of said bookshelf. Together, we danced in the crowd of other Sleigh Bells fans, gorged on the richest donuts, and went thrifting in our favourite neighbourhood. I couldn’t have asked for a better way to spend time with one of my best friends.

February, thanks for being an amazing month. I hope that March will be just as incredible!

xo,
yours truly

infinity scarf

infinity scarf
outfit details:
jacket: Korean boutique / jeans: 7FAM / flats: Blowfish / scarf: Urban Outfitters
glasses: Derek Cardigan 7004 in black

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Dreaming of those days that I don’t have to wear a scarf anymore!
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Getting comfortable

by thedemuremuse on February 5, 2012

I don’t think I have ever been able to walk outside in my spring jacket before April, and here I am, prancing around in flats without socks at the beginning of February. Bless the temperamental, super confusing “winter” of Seattle. No complaints here! I’m slowly learning to adjust and hopefully be better prepared for the seasons on the west coast. (Buying a pair of rain boots is definitely on the top of my list!)

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Yellow all over
outfit details
cardigan: Urban Outfitters / blouse: H&M / vest: sister’s closet / jeans: Gap
boat shoes: Dockers

boxes

On the topic of adjusting and getting comfortable, I’ve been spending a lot of my time mentally settling into this city. You’d think after living here for almost a third of a year, I would have settled in sooner. Nope! Going home for the holidays in December made me a little more… hesitant to the idea of being a west coaster. It’s hard when your roots are on the other coast!

Confession time: I had been saving boxes from random purchases since I moved into my apartment, anticipating another move in the near future. Would it be to another neighbourhood in Seattle? Would I want to head home in a year? I didn’t have the answer to those questions; I did have enough boxes though!

I kept the boxes stacked on top of each other (some of the bigger boxes had upwards of 5 little boxes in them) and the pile basically went from floor to ceiling. It was a pretty gruesome sight, to be honest (see the photo on the left). Imagine coming home to see a TOWER of boxes day in and day out… it was hard for me to feel like Seattle was my home if the idea of moving was always on my mind. Long story short, I gave in to the reality of the fact that I am now a Seattlelite. It took me four months to collect all these boxes, and almost 4 hours to break them down and take them to the recycling bin.

The photo on the right is what my corner of boxes looks like today! I’ve got about 5 boxes left for emergency purposes (like sending birthday presents!) and no plans for hoarding any more boxes in the near future. I have accepted the fact that I will be staying here for at least another year and will try my best not to second-guess myself about moving again until I’ve given Seattle a fair shot.

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Snow for all

by thedemuremuse on January 27, 2012

Let’s rewind to the epicness of last week, shall we? It was the first time I had experienced a Seattle winter and let me tell you, I was surprised! Coming from Toronto, I’m used to a snow-filled winter. One of the reasons I didn’t like living in the east coast was because of the extreme winters (Sorry to all my snowboarding and skiing lovers). When I found out that Seattle rarely gets more than a foot of snow at once, I was thrilled!! No more having to hike through snow mounds taller than me to get to the grocery store!

Last week was the strangest thing I have ever experienced. There was maybe 2″ of snow accumulated on the ground overnight and the entire city basically shut down. I know a lot of people make fun of Seattle drivers for not knowing how to deal with snow, but after experiencing this first hand, I now know what it’s like to be a real Seattlite! Apparently we (I’m slowly turning into a west coaster!) are really into being environmentally friendly and environmentally friendly salt just doesn’t fight snow/ice as well as the harsh salt on the east coast. Seattle is also a lot hillier than Toronto, so it’s not common to watch buses or cars slide down steeper parts of downtown. Definitely a scary sight!

snowed on

snowed on: back
outfit details:
sweater: Old Navy / blouse: H&M / jeans: 7FAM / booties: Urban Planet
necklace: self made / glasses: c/o Glasses USA / belt: thrifted

snowed on: outfit details

So what did I do in the three days of the Seattle Snowpocalypse of 2012? Nothing super exciting, to be honest. Stayed home, bundled up in my favourite sweater, and caught up on the last two issues of US Weekly that have been waiting for me to read through. haha! Productive, I think! ;)
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Simon Says: Dress like Sorren

by thedemuremuse on December 29, 2011

What a week of face-food stuffing it’s been! I don’t know if it’s possible to eat more turkey in a year, but I definitely do not want any more turkey for a very long time! Hopefully Santa was super nice to all of you this year. I got a bunch of great things for my kitchen (like a set of Pyrex baking trays!!!) and Canadian snacks that I’ve been craving ever since moving.

Speaking of favourite things from Canada, I decided to borrow a look from Sorren, one of my favourite Canadian bloggers. I bought this sweater duringthe 75% off sweater sale from Old Navy and had no idea how to wear it. I know, it’s just a sweater and shouldn’t take a ton of brain power to figure out how to style.

Sorren-like
outfit details:
sweater: Old Navy / jeans & blouse: Gap / boat shoes: Dockers (via Ross)

Sorren-like: details bottom

I also did not have a heartbroken sock to cut up to try out the “sock bun” technique like Sorren did, but I have something better…

Sorren-like

Photographic evidence of swaying/half dancing in the rain while taking photos. Happy belated Christmas, lovelies! ♥
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