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{for the love of red} Finally back to my regular outfit posts! This morning I waited to get out of bed until they announced the weather, just so that I could take some time to plan out my outfit. As soon as I heard 80 degrees, I was so excited that I jumped out of bed. Ok, not jumped but I was definitely thrilled to put together a true Spring outfit. No tights, no cardigan, and being able to leave the house in my denim jacket. This is amazing. Oh and did I mention that I dyed my hair over the weekend? As most of you know, i've been wanting to go red for some time now. Actually, if you're a redhead, naturally, or not, you've probably been bombarded with comments from me in awe of your red locks. Well, it was high time that I try it myself. I like the subtle color and the fact that it really gets bright in the sun. This outfit is mostly made up of my Value Village finds, with only the top originating from my closet. Outfit: Skirt}Value Village Top}mac & jac Shoes}Value ...

Not quite an outfit post but I wanted to show you guys what I was doing all weekend that pulled me away from blogging. Hanging out in my parent's backyard, trying to get some sun on my pasty whiteness, and reading East of Eden, which is my April book of choice. I just got home and decided to make some food before going to bed. I had a very long day at the airport since my 3pm flight was delayed, then cancelled, so I got bumped to the 7pm flight. The only thing that was going for me is that I've been flying with Porter airlines  and they have these lounges that offer free internet, drinks, and snacks. Pretty awesome if you ask me. Anyways, time for bed! Outfit: Shorts}Value Village Blouse}Value Village Sunglasses}Target

I thought I should post something just to let you know that I've made it across the border into Canada safely. I'm at my parent's house in Ottawa, Ontario for the Easter weekend and have been taking it easy, relaxing and eating lots! Oh my, it's so nice to have so much food at my disposal, I feel like a normal person eating at normal times and actually sitting down for meals. I can definitely get used to this. These pictures are from Friday and were taken by my lovely preggo sister after our trip to Village des Valeurs. Honestly, that's what Value Village is called once you cross the Quebec border. You see, since it was Good Friday everything was closed in Ontario. Not wanting to waste any precious time while i'm here, we took a little drive out so that I could stock up on some Spring/Summer vintage finds. I'm pretty pleased with what I've found so far and have even already been wearing most of my finds this weekend. This dress is the one that I had wait...

                  Finally! I've added a little color to my life. It left me for a while but last night I worked hard to get this little number hemmed and I can finally wear it! I bought it at Value Village over Thanksgiving weekend and have been meaning to hem it ever since, I chopped off close to 10 inches on this one. I'm also debuting my "jeggings" (jeans+leggings=jegging). So far they're alot warmer than regular leggings which on days like today is quite necessary. But I do think they're kind of a "trendy" piece and not going to stick around for very long. My hair is basically what happens the day after using the hairsetters (see below for tutorial). It's pretty low maintenance which is good because I really love my sleep-in time. I spent some time knitting this week and will soon have a couple new headbands up! And i'm always adding more thing to Shop Idee's Closet . So make sure to check it out ...

My new go to item: shorts! Last night while I was having a twitter fest with some other blog friends ( Kim , Ali(Hanoko), Erin ...) I made sure to have an outfit planned out for this morning. Well, I scrapped that idea and then was scrambling to find something that would suit my mood. I ended up grabbing these pieces which I've worn in the past. I guess this calls for a little remix, oui? I'm off to try my chances at getting into a sold out Charlotte Gainsbourg show. Yeah, good luck right? But really, what else is going on on a Wednesday night? So I will leave you with some pretty pictures of Charlotte.                                                                  ...

I'm back in Brooklyn! And surprisingly, it's warmer here than it was in Vancouver! Despite being a little tired and not sleeping well last night I made an effort to take my outfit shots this morning. Even though, today's outfit isn't super exciting, (it is Friday), I really wanted to show you my super cuddly sweater. I picked it up last week in Ottawa on one of my Value Village trips (1 of 3). I love the soft print and fuzzy angora. I even like the fact that it's a little fitted, I think it makes it work and not look so 80's. I'll probably try pairing it with a skirt for a lady-like look in the next couple of weeks. I'm looking forward to unpacking, and maybe even putting up my christmas tree this weekend. I'll also be hitting up the Bust craftacular  on Sunday, which I'm very excited to check out for the first time. So many holiday activities in the works! I also have tons of blog post topics that I'm dying to post and hopefully will find th...

            Is anyone else getting excited for the holidays? I mean, I'm not even a US citizen, yet I'm so anxious for Thanksgiving! Maybe its due to the fact that I missed out on the Canadian Thanksgiving back in October and will be going up to Ottawa (Ontario) to visit my family next week. It'll be especially nice since there's no set obligation to do anything while i'm there! I'll catch up with my parents, hang out with my siblings (brother,sister, sister-in law, and soon to be brother-in-law!), and definitely hit up a few thrift stores i.e.Value Village. Sounds like an awesome holiday if you ask me. Now I just have to make it through the rest of this week, start packing early next week and make sure that I have blogging worthy outfits while i'm away. You didn't think I'd stop blogging did ya? Oh and I completely forgot to let you know what I thought about Precious, (see Sunday's post). To tell you the truth, as touchi...

Mel's (that's me) life update : I've updated my little Etsy shop with two more items. I'm slowly working on a few other items that should be posted by next week. I joined flickr and have started posting my outfit pictures there as well. I'm going to add other pictures on there that don't make it to this blog. So watch for the update. I'll probably start with past trip pictures and so on. You'll get to see me outside of my blog element. A big thank you to Modcloth , Sari especially, for posting one of my pictures on the Modlife blog yesterday. You can check it out here . I'm heading out to Atlantic City on Saturday. Yes, I'm spending Halloween there which is why I've been working hard on my costume. You'll see pictures by Sunday or Monday, depending on how great I time I have. I'm terribly behind on responding to comments and reading all the lovely blogs I follow. So thank you for reading mine and popping by on the regular!(you know ...

O.k, I'm going to try to explain this as clearly as possible without getting anybody all riled up. This outfit I'm wearing today? Well, I kind of feel like one of the cool kids. You know... the ones NOT wearing anything of color. There's nothing girly, feminine about it either. Isn't that on trend right now? Well, if you follow my blog and read up on my outfits, I'm not really one for trends. I prefer to dress how I feel that day and most days it involves bright colors, and girly dresses.  I assume that's why you keep visiting me, no? Today I was trying to be more casual and wanted a reason to wear these new boots. You know the saying the grass is always greener on the other side? That's how I feel when I dress like this. There's nothing particularly wrong with this look, I even got a few compliments from strangers today, (including a cute boy working at Trader Joes) but half way through the day I find myself thinking, I wish I was wearing a dress (or sk...