Then Comes the Jacket

This time of the year is always a layering game in my head. Like how long can I hold off wearing a jacket as another layer? And not just a jean jacket...

BR shirt, Rudsak belt & CK jeans (Winners, old), Old Navy flats

This is what's good, I think, about this time of the year. Although it's starting to get chilly, for sure, it's still not that chilly, thank god.

Stella Starr faux leather jacket (Winners)

Definitely makes for a lovely Thanksgiving.

And speaking of Thanksgiving, looking forward to a tryptophan-induced meal hehe...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

A Study in Contrast

If Thursday night was a dress-up kinda' night, Friday night definitely wasn't.

H&M scarf, Zara organic cotton shirt (gift),
CK jeans (Winners, old)

Met some friends for dinner/drinks last night. I knew I wanted to be comfortable.

Zara coat

And yes, this is me at (one of my) most comfort level.

Converse leather Chucks

LV ring (gift)

BR Gracie crossbody bag (recent purch)

What can I say, I'm all about casual and comfortable. Is that so bad?... don't think so...

Going Somewhere?

Last night, hubs took me out for a very lovely dinner... which meant dressing up...

Tesuto dress (old), Voluptuous belt (gift),
Joe Fresh cuff, Aerosole wedge pumps (Sears, recent purch)

I realized for a while now that I'm not really the dress-up kinda girly girl. The problem with that is I don't have an arsenal of clothing to choose from when it comes to night-outs.

Gap jacket, Christian Siriano clutch for Payless

I've had this dress for, like, forever. Thank god it still fits! Does this mean I gotta consider evening clothing now for the time I go shopping? What? Another excuse to use? Gah!

hehe...

Back (Hidden) Details

The days just seem to be zooming by for a couple of weeks now. Gah!

Attitude top & Jessica flats (Sears),
Citizens of Humanity jeans (Aritzia)

Work seems to be getting the better part of me... tut-tut...

Line cardi (Winners)

Anyhoot, with the temp starting to dip slowly but surely, layering time has begun. And I'm all for layering, not only to warm me up, but also, I find, because it's a lazy way of hiding a multitude of sins. HAH! The only thing with layering is it can also hide details that you don't mind showing.

... especially when it's in the back. Too bad, eh? I love those shiny buttons and the stitching on the pockets.

TGIFT(omorrow:p)!!!

Red and Black

Lat night, went out for dinner and drinks for a friend's birthday. It was almost a last-minute kinda' thing as another friend and I only talked about it Friday afternoon. Those are the best, I find, sometimes.

Alexandra Bartlett top (Winners), AE jeggings,
Melia sandals (The Bay, recent purch),
Cristian Siriano for Payless clutch

Figured can't go wrong with red and black at any time, day or night. I'm clearly not the dress-up kinda gal.

I love these sandals but had to break it in a bit. The leather at back part where it zips up needs to soften up. I know only women will ever say things like that. And I don't know why I don't wear this top more often. Although you can't see it that clearly, it's got asymmetrical folds on one of its sleeves which makes for an understated feature.

The evening was fun, as expected. Not a bad way to spend Saturday night, for sure!

Early Fall

One of the many things I like about this city is how mild September can be. It's as if it knows that summer can be a crap shoot so it tries to make up for it by delaying fall. For the most part, anyway...

Esprit dress, AE belt, Payless flats

Figured here's another opportunity to air out one of my dresses sans tights and boots.

Needless to say, another gorgeous day in the city.  Crisp air in the early morning and evening, but all warm and sunny throughout the day.

Gotta love late summer/early fall, eh?

Must Hold on to the Sun

Never fails, after being off for 4 days, it felt weird returning to work mid-week. Not that I'm complaining.

AE chambray shirt (recent purch), Gap jeggings,
Eurostep loafers (The Bay)

And of course, starting the work week when most is already in mid-week, it felt like I needed to catch up and  I end up feeling really busy. Not sure why. Again, not that I'm complaining. Pffft...

Don't I look like a walking sun? HAH!

Love it...

Rays of Sunshine

Since I started wearing stripes last week, can't seem to get it out of my system.

Gap shirt, BR belt (Outlet),
For Cynthia skirt & Ellen Tracy flats (Winners)

Today's outfit satisfies that. Plus, with the temp slowly (but surely) cooling off, I'm sorta feeling this pressure to get the most out of (some) summer outfits, hence today's outfit. Pressure from where? Who knows!

BR jean jacket

Strangely enough, I guess the skirt is too white to photograph today skewing the lighting and all (not that older pics are whole lotta better). Didn't seem to have that problem a month or so ago, hmmm...

Oh the problems of vanity... HAH!

On a Stripey Roll

Yesterday's striped shirt reminded me of my striped dress which I ended up wearing today. I figure, before summer fades away...

Gap dress & flats, belt (Winners), Tiffany necklace (gift),
bracelets: Expression (The Bay) & H&M (recent purch) 

Oh I know I can still wear this come fall (I can, can't I?) but I want to wear it one more time(?) this season, without any layering. My patutie did get a tad cold, thanks to the a/c at the office, and the unanticipated cooler temp outside. O well...

Oh and I guess it didn't help that I was practically glued to my desk pretty much all day busy with my new responsibility, which meant hardly any moving. Bah! Didn't think I'll be this busy *sigh* Wachoo gonna do...

Got the bow bracelet a few days ago at H&M. I've banned myself from shopping til eternity (ok, at least til the end of the year) but wait, wait, hear me out! Got this $5 card from the last trip and there was no minimum purchase required. So I thought I'd look for something really inexpensive, and found the cutest $6.95 bracelet! Well, isn't it? And seriously, after the $5 off, for what I spent on it, I thought the purchase doesn't really count. Does it?

How Green is My Valley?

Having gone out Thursday and Friday nights, I was kinda feeling pooped by Saturday morning (surprise, surprise). But come Saturday morning, I couldn't quite veg out since I had my volunteer duties. O well... it's for a good cause at least.

button-down shirt, men's reversible belt & Ellen Tracy flats
(all Winners), Gap skirt

I did think I'd devote the rest of the weekend to vegging. Not that I need a reason in the first place. I'm quite good at it, as I'm demonstrating to hubs this weekend. HAH!

And since I'm not working Monday, that's an extra day of vegging, yay! Nah, I do have stuff to do later, or maybe tomorrow...

Is Dot You?

Today was a day of celebration, congratulation,... and (sorta) goodbye. After work, the office celebrated 2 birthdays, also congratulated one of the birthday celebrant for getting her degree, and strangely enough, said a (sorta) goodbye, for me. Yes, me!

H&M top (recent purch), Tiffany necklace (gift)
Arvida skirt & Betsey Johnson belt (Winners),
Expression sandals (The Bay)

As the day wore on today, it occurred to me that I will not see my peeps at the office for a good while. It's because I learned mid-week that I have a new responsibility which in essence means I will be working with a different group of people and office, starting next week.

Honestly, it hasn't quite sunk in yet, that knowledge that I'll be away from the office for a while. I am quite excited as this is an excellent new opportunity for me. At the same time, if it's not quite obvious at this point, I  work with an excellent group of generous, hard-working, supportive and fun people that it'll be weird being pulled away from such an environment. But such is life, eh? Constant flux of change, for sure...

Anyhoot, today is another scorcher. The top that I wore is a recent purchase which I really like. It's got dots after all! I did forget, however, that it is of polyester material. And guess what happens when you wear a synthetic material on a hot day? Yup... But hey, I still really like it hehe...

Option #2

Today promised to be another hot day and since I'm determined to wear as many of my summer clothes, my hands automatically gravitated towards my summer dresses.

CK cardi (Winners), Esprit dress, Joe Fresh sandals

This happened to be dress option #2. What happened to option #1? Well, let's see, while putting it on, side zipper got stuck halfway thru, got hubs to help, hurt his fingers, at which point I suggested to him to use the pliers (yes, pliers, I thought why not), then him managing to pull it up all the way to the end only to have the teeth of the zipper gaped almost to the bottom... So, on to option #2.

And as much as I like this dress, my psyche was not ready to wear this one today. O well. Wachoo gonna do...

And boy was it hot! Ok, not tropical hot, or south-of-our-border kinda hot, but it was still hot. I love it!

Sour Apple(?) Green

First day back at work this week, it feels kinda' weird since it's hump day for most people already but here I am, just starting my work week. O well.

BR dress (pre-loved), Old Navy flats (recent purch),
Nygard necklace (Sears), J Crew & BR bracelet

I'm back at my office now. So glad. It's nice to see my peeps again. I think they missed me too. At least, that's what they said.

BR jacket

I love this dress even though it's a few years old already. It actually was a hand-me-down from a friend. I didn't think I'm a green color kinda' gal until I was given this dress. And now, I like this color a lot, any shade of green, well, most shades.

After work, I was given a ticket for an advanced screening of Bourne Legacy. Melike lots!...

Hurrah for the (very) short work week!

(Almost) White and Black

Yesterday, while getting ready, for the first time this summer, I think, I thought to myself that I needed to be comfortable and not sweaty. I wanted as little clothes as possible touching my skin, within reason, of course.

Gap shirt and shorts, belt (Voluptuous, gift fr other sis, old),
Expression sandals (The Bay, recent purch)

I didn't think I'd say it but, yes, it was that hot. As I was out and about, 'tried to cut through the stores to cool me off every now and then but then I finally realized how rarely we get temps like yesterday's that I just decided to walk outside and fully embrace the heat. I loved it.

Yesterday was also the Pride Parade, which I almost forgot until it was finished and I saw people walking around with rainbow flags. Seriously, so easy to forget it since it happens just around the block from where we are and I tend to take it for granted.

I think I'm getting Olympics overload. But everytime I think of switching channels, I wonder what some dramatic event I could be missing. All from a Canadian perspective, of course. I suppose I could switch it to the American channel every now and then...

O well...