I am a later person. Ask me to be there at 5pm, I'll be there at 5:15pm, or worse, 5:30pm. It cannot be helped, I've tried to be punctual but never seem to succeed. Sometimes my family tells me the time to arrive is half an hour before everyone else... just so I'll be on time. Yes, they have resorted to tricks like that.
Sometimes my tardiness spills over into my work life. I say sometimes lightly. Fortunately, I have an amazing boss is who understanding and is cool with me being a few minutes late so long as I put in those few minutes at the end of the day (which I always do). However, in an effort to be on time, I decided to style eight outfits one evening last week to make mornings a bit more efficient. It helps, but I always tend to find something to do that results in me still being late. Le sigh.
Here are my top tips on how to style an outfit:
1. Start with the base. For me that's the bottoms (it used to be shoes, but I don't like to plan my outfits around my shoes anymore if I can help it). So pick a skirt, dress or pants.
2. Pick a top. A sweater, a button-down, a blouse, a tee, a tank... whatever!
3. Pick your second top. This is usually a layering piece like a cardigan, blazer or sweater.
4. Lay your 'outfit' on the bed. Now comes the fun part...
5. Accessorize! This includes belts, jewelery, hosiery and shoes.
6. Finally, the easiest step: bra & undies.
7. Next, take a hanger and hang all items on it. I like to fold my bottoms over the base of the hanger, hang the top over it, loop the hanger through my belt, along with my bra, undies and hosiery. Grab a ziplock bag and put your jewelery in that, seal, poke a hole and hang it on the hanger.
8. If you want to take it to the next level, pick out your jacket and cold weather accessories too, like gloves, a scarf/pashmina & a hat.
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Ashley B Jacket (last seen here), Stitches sweater, Old Navy button down, Dynamite skirt (last seen here), Glaze booties (last seen here), A.Co Designs wool & leather scarf (last seen here), Suzy belt & Auslini bangle
As I sit here and type this I feel happy. My life is (somewhat) in order, my laundry is done, my belly is full, my place is (somewhat) tidy and I feel good. Things are falling into place and it feels good.
I had a Skype date with my BBFF the other night. Always good to catch up with that girl, and although thousands of miles apart, it's almost as if it isn't... almost.
And in other exciting news, I got a new laptop. Yay! My old one konked out on me after over six years and I have finally entered the twenty-first century. It's nice to have some speed and have something that doesn't take 12 minutes to shut down. It's also super pretty too.
Finally, can you believe Christmas is less than two months away? Love it! The stores are putting out their holiday products, seasonal music is streaming through the speakers, and there is no sign of any (icky) snow yet. It's like a dream. I've even already started my shopping, slowly but surely. When will you start?
I made turkey sweet potato chili.
Wow, that was a mouthful.
It was delicious.
I then proceeded to eat it for four days straight.
It was still delicious.
I used ground turkey (duh), for the first time ever, and it was good (but not quite the good stuff kids go for).
Kids would probably go for chocolate and chips...
F21 jacket (last seen here), Smart Set turtleneck, F21 skirt, unknown tights,
Aldo flats &booties (last seen here), Suzy necklace & ring
The weekend is finally here (and passing ever so quickly, of course). This week has been a tough one for getting out of bed in the mornings. I love sticking to the sheets; the earlier, the stickier. However, the weekend is finally here which means sleeping in and doing fun (non-work-related) things. I'm currently out of town brought my laptop with me and was able to get an Internet connection. The weather is crisp and cool and you can see your breath, perfect for a night in with fresh home-made Indian cuisine, Queen Elizabeth cake for dessert and some of my favourite people.
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