Bared

It's another Marvelous Monday, and this one was totally marvelous! But if you don't know what Marvelous Monday is, even if it's just a silly dull Marvelous Monday, you should feel free to learn and fix that.

This week: bared arms and/or legs!

As this is something I do a lot (especially in the summer), I actually decided to go for short sleeves as opposed to sleeveless.

Though, to be honest, everything was really focused on the skirt. I mean, come on. I wanted something comfortable and easy and at least a little bit rad because I knew I was going to be doing a lot of stuff today. I renewed my learner's permit (finally, and I'm almost certainly going to drive more), and I got a ton of stuff for next month.

Guys, I'm so excited.

Seriously.

ANYWAY.

Here's what I wore today.

Tee shirt: Fashionbug | Skirt: ASOS Curve | Bangles, shoes: vintage | Headband: WalMart | Necklace: Claire's

And don't forget to check out the others baring their limbs!

Sian: Sort Life Out; Buy Milk

Jocelyn: Fat, Fashionable, and Feminist

Cheri: Cheri'z Angel and Style Luvin

L: goodbye hollywood

Royal Blue

All I've done today is art homework and grocery shopping. That doesn't mean that I couldn't wear two of my favourite clothing items.

I don't understand how I hadn't paired these together until now, I really don't.

Top: Forever 21 | Camisole (underneath): Old Navy | Skirt: ASOS Curve | Flats: Payless | Sunglasses: Image

Orange Juice Adventure

I call it that. It was really me and my mom going to WalMart for, well, orange juice and stuff.

Yep.

Top: Forever 21 | Sweater: thrifted | Skirt: ASOS Curve | Flats: Payless

Also, do you guys remember the goals I posted earlier this year? Well, my Goal No. 4 was to finish my Big Project. I've kind of kept it a secret this whole time. Before yesterday/today at two in the morning, only about four people knew it existed.

Well, if you acknowledge me on almost any social platform, you will know that I (please excuse the excessive caps to follow) WROTE AND FINISHED AN ENTIRE NOVEL. A WHOLE 79,000 WORD NOVEL. THAT HAPPENED, I DID THAT, I AM STILL FREAKING OUT.

Yep, my Big Project was a novel.

That I finished.

I'm starting the editing tonight, and I'm still just going to freak out that it happened.

The worst part is that people are now asking what it's about. Obviously, I know what it's about. I can tell you the moral of the story, carry on and on about why some characters have the names they do, explain where I think everything takes place, and all of that. No problem. I can write a whole book. One thing I can't do? Summarize a book. Whether I've written (!) it or read it, I just can't. I always think it sounds stupid when I explain it, so I always say stuff like "Just read the back!" or "I promise it's so much better than all that!"

Definitely something to work on.

So, yeah.

That happened.

Carry on.

Ventinove

I went driving today, which was only mildly terrifying, thankyouverymuch.

So, real quick: here's what I wore.

30x30 Items:

Tee: Lane Bryant | Skirt: ASOS Curve

Other stuff:

Shoes, jacket: Forever 21 | All jewelry: Charming Charlie | Tights: WalMart | Sunglasses: Tilly's | Bag: MulberryxTarget

Now, I've got three days worth of music tasks to catch you up on. Not sorry.

A song I used to love but now hate: "Some Nights" by fun. I love the song, but I just really hate that Autotune chunk in the middle.

A song I often hear on the radio: I don't know, uh, something by One Direction? I don't listen to radio much, or whatever. I'm lame.

And finally, a song I wish I heard on the radio: "Santa Ana Winds" by Cold War Kids. Solely for the fact that I love them, okay?

Venti

I'm still all sorts of sniffly, but I took some cold medicine and decided to brave the world with Erika today. We exchanged Christmas presents, got lunch at our new favourite Chinese place, and rung in the new year almost a week late with mini bottles of apple cider from the dollar store.

All in all, it was a good day.

30x30 Items:

Sweater: thrifted | Skirt: ASOS Curve

Other stuff:

Necklace: Hot Topic (gift from Casey) | Bag: Target | Flats: Payless

My gift from Erika is a teapot...

...stuffed with candy. These are all things that I like, and this is why we're friends.

Cinque

So I got up this morning, got my lunch and breakfast together, got ready, and then looked at my email. Turned out I didn't have to go to class.

I wore this outfit for twenty minutes then promptly went back to bed. I love discoveries like that. They make academia a much lovelier place.

30x30 Pieces:

Tee: Lane Bryant | Skirt: ASOS Curve

Other stuff:

Tights: WalMart | Flats: Payless

PS: I get to get all fancified tomorrow evening, and hopefully, I'll have more than just outfit pictures. But I will have those, at the bare minimum. I love December.

You Mean from Hong to Kong?

I was basically forced to draw an apple today. I didn't finish.

Honestly, that's the most exciting part of my day. I wore colourful clothes, froze in my Italian class, and came home. But the important part is that I liked my outfit, right? Right?

 Tee: Torrid | Skirt: ASOS Curve | Cuff: vintage | (broken, sadly) Necklace: thrifted | Shoes: Payless

Also of relevance: WILD HAIR. I mean, really. I just want my bangs to grow out already! Unless I decide to cut them again. Really, it could go either way.

Twenty-One

Things I am currently putting off: my essay, rereading Frankenstein, and cleaning my room. Le sigh.

To cheer myself up/distract myself from my procrastination, I decided to wear my favourite skirt and my favourite sandals. The sandals are slowly falling apart. I might need to superglue them together or something. Anything to keep them each in one piece!

Camisole: Old Navy | Skirt: ASOS Curve | Necklace, bangles: Forever 21 | Sandals: Marshall's

And, because I can, I'm going to tell you that this is my favourite nail polish, ever. OPI's "Ocean Love Potion." It's the most expensive nail polish I've ever bought, at almost ten dollars, so I'm determined to use it up and love it forever. But I really just meant to say that it matches my room. Oh, well, tangents are for cool kids. So is knitting.

It's too hot to think logically. I need another Otter Pop.

Six and a Birthday Lunch

My friend, Erika, turns twenty on Friday. Since she's going to be off adventuring on an island that day, we decided to celebrate today. We got lunch at one of our favourite restaurants, The Lemon Leaf Cafe, and had frozen yogurt. We've been chilling at her house ever since.

Yeah.

Skirt: ASOS Curve | Top: Forever 21 | Camisole: Old Navy | Bracelets: Vintage | Necklace: DIY | Shoes: Payless | Bag: Mulberry for Target | Sunglasses: Tilly's

I have no idea where Erika's (flat) sandals are from, sorry.

USA! USA! USA!

The title is irrelevant to everything but the sidewalk spray-painted with USA that caused us to chant. Really, Casey and I are always looking for an excuse to chant.

Anyway.

Let's start this post off with a bit of lusting, shall we? Because we went to the mall today and I saw these fantastic smoking slippers from Steve Madden, and I'm in love, and I came close to being in debt. They're just so perfect! I saw a black studded pair that I love more than the rest, but these pictures ought to suffice.

They're just so flawless. Find them here, here, and here. Perhaps you'll have an extremely benevolent streak and gift a girl a pair and know that she will wear them for the rest of her life. Haha.

We also made friends with an adorable pug puppy. She liked to chew on the pom-poms of my skirt, but I was totally okay with it because she was just too cute, and I was too charmed to care. Apparently, I will let anything particularly adorable chew on my clothes. This is important stuff to know.

I would have bought her and named her macaroni, but I'm pretty sure my cat would eat her. My cat isn't exactly nice, and she's bigger than that dog will ever be. She's kind of a bully.

Anyway, here's what I wore today.

New Best Friend

That's right, everyone in my life has been usurped by this gem. I'm so excited, and I really cannot hide it.

I just need the weather to be flawless again so I can wear it.

Lust List

You know when you spend a little too much time online, and you get bored of all your favourite sites and you start window-shopping? It's simultaneously one of my favourite and least favourite things to do. I love looking at pretty things, finding cool new shoes or bags, seeing the awesome collections that your favourite sites have to offer...

Anyway, long story short, here are some things I'm listing after right now.