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Happy (almost) New Year! 2015 flew by faster than ever…I can’t even believe it! It seems like just yesterday that I was buried in a mound of snow, complaining about not having a permanent job at my company and wondering what 2015 would hold…my, my how times have changed (mostly the snow…it just turned into winter, like, yesterday). When planning a post to reflect on the past year and the year to come, I wasn’t sure how to photograph a celebration. I knew there had to be sparkling wine and shiny stuff involved…then my friend Sydney got me the ultimate showstopper.… View Post

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Carly’s Outfit: Sweater – Joe Fresh (on sale!) / Skirt – Aritzia  (similar here and here) / Boots – Aldo (similar here) / Earrings – Natalie Waldman / Lipstick – Colourpop Clueless Nikki’s Outfit: Jacket – Joe Fresh / Skirt – Anthropologie / Boots – Doc Marten / Lipstick – Colourpop Beeper Story time. Stefan, supportive and wonderful boyfriend that he is, got me a 35mm lens for Christmas! Woohoo! Not quite the Canon since it costs a million dollars, but the idea is that I can see if I like it before investing. ANYWAYS, we thought “hey let’s go outside and… View Post

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Sweater – Joe Fresh | Leggings – Wilfred | Shoes – Christian Louboutin | Necklace – Topshop | Lipstick – NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Cruella | Nails – Essie Penny Talk   Nothing says party like (faux) leather pants, am I right? Allllright I’ll be honest, I wear these pants to work most days…but that just speaks to their AWESOME versatility! I call them my work sweats, because they are just so damn comfy. I love how fun pants can completely up the ante on an outfit…jeans are great, but leather pants just scream “I am a classy adult… View Post

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I’ve come to realize that I loooooooathe Christmas shopping. image via tumblr It’s all fine and dandy when I have an idea of what to get people (or when my people aren’t difficult….MOM AND DAD) and I can either order things online or zip in and out of the mall. However when my shopping list is shorter and my list of recipients is longer, the struggle is SO real. It totally doesn’t help that this year I’ve had 2 Secret Santas sprung upon me…both of which have low budgets and are Yankee Swaps. Even MORE difficult to find a relatively neutral… View Post

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I’m having a dark cloud kind of day. I woke up before the sun, I seem to be getting a cold, and I’m already in a bad mood about work. This is SO not the way to start my week. I just caught myself feeling grumpy, and I am determined to turn this mood around. IT’S CHRISTMAS GOD DAMNIT. Time to be cheery and joyful. I had a great weekend, so why not think about the things in life that make me happy- some big and some tiny or seemingly insignificant. It seems silly, but just compiling this list put… View Post

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Hey friends! It’s time for a lil life update. The holidays are actually my favourite time of year…call me basic, but I just can’t get enough of Christmas. Yes my tree went up in mid-November, and yes my condo looks like Santa threw up on it. I’m also devastated that there likely won’t be snow for Christmas. So much for Decembrrrrrr, but this whole “wearing a light jacket and not freezing my ass off” thing is a plus. Good thing I just bought a new parka………………………..maybe one of these days it will actually look wintery outside and I can do a… View Post