Real, Not Ideal

Life is crazy. Things happen. People get sick. Like me for example. I came down with a cold, and my focus is not where it should be, so I’m just going to do a quick post today. If you follow me on Twitter , then you may know that I participated in Bell Let's Talk Day on January 28 th . In an initiative to start the conversation about mental illness on this day, Bell Canada donates 5 cents for every Tweet, text, or phone call towards mental health research. I learned last year that a research building in Toronto was funded entirely by Bell. This past year, $6 107 538.60 was raised with 122, 150, 772 interactions. I felt so fulfilled after 15 hours of tweeting because I knew I was actually making a difference for a great cause. [source] The reason I put so much effort into it is because it is something I hold near to me. Both of my grandmothers suffered from depression. I am not ready to share my story yet, but I have been in counselling three times, one including a curre...

So six more weeks of winter huh? Or four-ish by now. I have my regular outfit posts , but the thing I cannot show you is the multitude of layers I have to wear on top to keep warm. And let me tell you, I have tried to research ways to look cute in the winter. Even my favourite bloggers don’t have the answers for me. People look cute, but then you go outside in ridiculous wind and blowing snow and you realize that a thin jacket with a bare neck and no hat is just not going to cut it. At this point, I have given up. Winter is a patchwork quilt of mittens and scarves, and so out I trek in a puffy coat and actual winter boots. And this super cute headband. I have a friend who runs her own knitting company based in Montreal, Quebec. Darien Hamedani Knitting offers different types of hats, scarves, headbands, and as of recently, mittens as well. Check out the Facebook page, and you can enquire about the prices. I opted for the headband because I thought it would be the perfect solution ...

I feel like this week went by so quickly. And I'm sitting here on Sunday and I'm trying to figure out how the weekend has gone by so slow! I guess this is the February blahs everyone's dealing with. Plus there's the drudgery of getting through the last week of school before reading week. But here we go for this week. Tuesday- So maybe this is not the most exciting outfit. But I think the baubled scarf speaks for itself. Disclaimer: I did not realize how uneven the sides of the scarf was. Oh well. I love the scarf from Ash & Dans though. This ended up being the perfect outfit for this day because a classroom that's usually freezing was uncomfortably hot. Things work out sometimes. Scarf- Forever 21 T shirt- Garage Jeans- Jessica Simpson Wednesday- So funny story. I put this jacket on in the morning, but then I decided to take a later bus to school. Somewhere between making that decision and leaving the house, I took the j...

I am someone who reflects on my life a lot. This is both good and bad. Bad because I realize some sad or upsetting things. Good because I have been able to pull myself out of funks or make a change that was needed. But change is one of those really scary words. It takes guts to realize where your life needs work and put your thoughts to action and it’s intimidating to figure out where to take the first step. I prefer to take small steps in order to reach a bigger goal. Let’s face it, you have probably been in that “I need to change” mindset but then forgotten what you thought was a good idea to change. You get all caught up in the bigger goals without focusing on the smaller things needed to achieve the ultimate goal. My ultimate goal at hand? My love life. I have a fantastic family, and the most amazing friends. Where I’m lacking is truly the love department. In fact, it is something I am lacking in confidence. It’s all about my history with guys. And what I mean by that is…I have ...

As I promised, this is last week's outfit post. This is usually the point where I reflect on what happened, but last week was a long time ago. I have forgotten all about it. Maybe I just have a bad memory. Monday- Yes, I actually have a Monday outfit for this last week! I went out to breakfast with a good friend of mine, and I decided to make myself actually look good. Plus, I really wanted to wear this sweater because I mean, it has a zebra on it. There was no inspiration for this outfit, but I loved the way I pulled it together.  Swater- Hudson's Bay Company Pants- Old Navy Tuesday- I have to say, these pants are so comfortable. I have been staying at school for an extra four hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays to get some work done, so I am all about dressing as comfortable as possible. The button up I have is one of my favourite. I'm glad the outfit from karlareed on Instagram had a patterned button up, so I could incorporate it into this ...

You ever have those weekends where you set your alarm to wake up early to get stuff done because you have a busy weekend but then you end up sleeping with your alarm on for an hour? Yeah, me too. My plan was to do the monthly post on Saturday and then the outfit post on Sunday. It's Monday, so clearly that did not work. So the posts this week will go be monthly post on Monday, last week's outfit post on Wednesday, a product review on Friday, and this week's outfit post on Sunday. But um, let's talk about how January is over. It went by so fast! I feel like I have accomplished very little. But it's been busy because I've had a midterm every week since the second week of school. Not busy I guess, but the work has been so steady. However, I do feel like I'm doing a good job with goal setting (more about that in a bit). Things are really about to pick up at school, and I need to stay on track and stay focused.  My birthday is in a couple months, so I'm als...