30 for 30 : Day Twelve

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So I said I would do an update on the backlog of my outfit posts today. Buuuut I got distracted and dyed my hair instead! I do have one outfit to show you, but otherwise, I think I'll get some photos done Thursday, my day off. At least then I won't have the itch to dye!

Last night I bleached my hair, and I was so excited to see cotton candy pink hair, but not the yellow roots I was sporting. So we went from this:

To this! Yay! I love turquoise, but the pale pink was sooo pretty, I decided to keep some. So I used a tiny bit of Punky Tuquoise and Punky Purple (which is really pink) mixed with a whole lot of conditioner to dilute the colours. I love it! I feel like a unicorn or fairy or big pile of cotton candy!

Oh yeah, and the bow is Hello Kitty!

And then we get to the outfit:

6) Blue Skinny Jeans-Joe Fresh

3) Teal Cardigan- Zellers

9) Black Satin V-Neck Tank- Winners

Leather hair bow- Ardene's

Necklace- Ardene's

Thanks for stopping by!   

NaBloPoMo Challenge FAILED!

But I'm still 13 for 13 on my 30 for 30! I will be posting Tuesday with the backlog. I'm disappointed, but I missed posting yesterday due to having fun! I went to our monthly games night at my brother's place. I kicked ass at Lord of the Rings Risk, and my brother gave me Apples to Apples To Go! game as a late birthday gift. If you haven't played, do it! It is an easy, fun, addictive game.

Anyway, I'm ok with losing a challenge if it was for a fun night with friends. Long live games night!

30 for 30 for 30 : Day Eleven

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Today is Remembrance Day in Canada. It's a time to remember those who lost their lives serving for our country, those who came home, and those still working to make this a peaceful world. Americans have Veteran's Day, but it doesn't seem as solemn as up here. People would never say "Happy Remembrance Day" or have big sales at stores- the majority of businesses are closed. Everyone wears poppies and either go to memorials at cenotaphs or watch ceremonies on television. Maybe I just don't see that as much since I don't live in America, but 90% of my television channels are from the US, so I'm getting the impression that it's not the same. I don't know, maybe any readers from America could enlighten me?

This year I decided to do something a little different. I live across the street from a cemetery that has soldiers buried there. The soldier's graves are marked by headstones that have a maple leaf (representing Canada) or an anchor to represent the navy. Even though it was a huge rainstorm outside, I pulled on my rubber boots and raincoat and went over. I visited every soldier's grave in the cemetery to pay my respects. Who knows, they may not have had anyone visit their graves in a long time. I left my poppy on one of their graves. By the time I got home I was soaked. So the outfit you see in this post was ruined. But it was worth it. I think of all the hardships our veterans went through to keep us safe, so a little rain and wet clothes is nothing. Lest we forget.

8) Trouser Jeans- Mark's Work Warehouse

5) Grey Cardigan- Walmart

7) Light Teal Ribbed Tank- Suzy Shier

1) Big Buckle Belt- Walmart

Earrings- Gift from my Mom

Necklace- Le Chateau  

30 for 30 for 30 : Day Ten

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Today was a day to channel my favorite TV character, Penelope Garcia from Criminal Minds. Get it, channel? I'm hilarious in my own head. But Garcia is hilarious and has the cutest, quirkiest style. I would love to dress like her every day. But it's a bit over the top, so I dressed up like her on my day off. Hopefully you see the resemblance.

Cute vintage earrings. Buttons and bows are so pretty!

I'm jealous of Garcia's look but also of her mad computer skills.

more bling than you can shake a stick at!

All my pretties :)

7) Boot-cut Jeans- Bluenotes

10)Turquoise Cardigan- Old Navy 

10) Light Turquoise Ribbed Tank- Old Navy

Bracelets- Ardene's

Earrings- Vintage from my aunt

Starburst Ring - Pier One Imports

Silver and Turquoise Ring- Dollarama

Heart Necklace- Gift from my husband

Beaded Necklace - Ardene's 

 

This is the most I've worn in an outfit post! phew!

That's all for now, thanks for stopping by!

30 for 30 for 30 : Day Nine

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Another early post for me. I didn't think I'd make it out of bed before noon. I work til late again tonight, but then I have two days off! Finally, after 17 days. Today's outfit feels pretty south west. I feel like I should be wearing cowboy boots.

Turquoise jewelry! Why wouldn't I have some? It's sitting on a 1957 Moulin Rouge theatre programme. The last accessory photos were on a 1939 Golders Green Hippodrome programme. I've started a bit of a vintage theatre programme collection, which you'll see as accessory backdrops.

This shirt is very comfortable. Old Navy is the first store I've been able to buy button-up shirts that fit well.

The flowers are so sweet- plus they're teal, turquoise, blue and black! Perfect.

2) Dark Wash Jeans- Old Navy

4) Flowered White Shirt- Old Navy

 4) Teal Ribbed Tank- Eddie Bauer

1) Big Buckle Belt- Walmart

Necklace- Gift from my Mom

Earrings- Gift from my husband 

That's all for now, thanks for stopping by! 

30 for 30 for 30 : Day Eight

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Getting my post up early today, since I won't be getting home from work til late tonight and will probably have no desire to type anything up! Welcome to my first follower, David from Sick by Trend. I spent a couple of hours putting together my latest outfit posts, so I'm now 6 more outfits in, and over 1/3rd done photo-wise. Just gotta keep up the motivation to post! Today's outfit is all about comfort- distressed jeans, soft bamboo sweater and a cozy scarf!

My hair is Punky Colour Purple (more like fuchsia!) and Color Jamz Huckleberry Blue.

Love love love the scarf! Though it's a square scarf so I only know the kerchief style of tying it.

4) Distressed Jeans - Dynamite

2) Bamboo Black Zip-Up- Costco

6) Turquoise and Silver Striped Tank- Old Navy

 2) Slim Silver Clasp Belt- Suzy Shier

Scarf- Le Chateau  

That's all for now, thanks for stopping by! 

30 for 30 for 30 : Day Seven

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Looong day today. Seven hours running around, on my feet all day makes me a crabby person. And my supervisor throws on another 3 hours tomorrow for training about an hour before my shift ended today. I wanted to cry. I know she needs to get me trained up so I'm a useful person, but it is too much last minute changes to my schedule! I had to practically yell, "I want a day off!" as I didn't get one at all last week. In fact, I haven't had a day off since the 23rd. Ahhhhh! No wonder I don't feel well, and want to rip someone's throat out. But enough about my work woes. I just really needed to vent. This is also a precusor to why my photos look like crap tonight. I snapped a few and really didn't care about focusing or lighting. They didn't turn out too bad, but this is my excuse. On to the photos!

This sh*t is bananas, and so are my earrings.

I've worn a poppy everyday since the 27th, in honour of Remembrance Day. The pin always stabs me, so I added a Canadian flag pin through the centre, which keeps me from losing it as well!

Like the new hair? I hope to have better pics tomorrow.

8) Trouser Jeans- Mark's Work Warehouse

5) Grey Cardigan- Walmart

2) Black Pockets Tank- Unionbay

1) Big Buckle Belt- Walmart

Earrings- Claire's

Bracelet- Thrifted

Necklace- Gift from my aunt