The Bibles for Mission Thrift Store

This is one of my favourite thrift stores in Ottawa. It's called "The Bibles for Mission Thrift Store" and is located on Merivale Road, off Meadowlands (if you hit the Dairy Queen, you've gone too far). I don't know how many of you live in Ottawa, but if you live here or ever visit, I definitely recommend going. Here are some photos of what you can find in the store. The last photo is what I bought when I went on Friday.

Glass wall

I'm starting to have an obsession with turning cardigans into shirts. Dangerous clothing mishaps may happen one day... For example, today, the belt almost popped open and off. That would've been so awkward.

I also went to the thrift store today; I took photos in the store and of what I purchased, so I'll do a post of that tomorrow. I plan on doing that for some other favourite shopping spots.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!





(Pins and Needles cardigan worn as shirt, AdditionElle jeans, thrifted belt, Aldo purse, Spring sandals)

Shiny

(new purse and wallet from Winners)

We were taught to do what Simon says

Just a quick outfit post before I go to bed. Went to get 31 cent per scoop ice cream with my friend Kseniya and hung out for hours just talking and catching up. It's now pouring rain outside, and is supposed to be like this for days, apparently. How do you dress when it's pouring rain? White is out of the question.



(Sirens or Suzy Shier jacket -I don't remember, garage lace back tank, thrifted skirt and star trek belt, spring shoes, aldo purse and sunglasses)

Summer footwear

I absolutely love the Alexander McQueen heels. The detailing is so beautiful; they're the last pair.

(net a porter)

Appetizer

Made these scrumptious grilled sweet potato and salsa bites the other day. So delicious. There are many ways to make these, with or without garlic, with or without cumin, with or without parlsey. You can basically put anything on them and in the salsa for your individual tastes.



What I did:

Chop 1 grilled potato into small pieces (photo 1. Makes about 15 pieces). Put olive oil and thinly sliced onions on top, but all in a bowl. Mix. Put onto a frying pan to grill. 5-8 minutes on each side on medium heat.

For the salsa, I shredded a lemon for the rind. Then I cut it in half and squeezed all the juice out. I chopped more onion, as well as tomato, and mixed it all together. Add about 1-2 teaspoons of olive oil into this mixture too (photo 2).

As soon as the sweet potatoes are done grilling, place on a plate and immediately put the salsa on top. I also added shredded cheese on every piece and ham on certain pieces for my dad and boyfriend (photo 3). Add salsa on top. The heat from the sweet potatoes melts the cheese. Serve immediately.

Your lips that never tell lies

This is my outfit from yesterday when I went to a family reunion for Easter. It was actually so much fun - it's great to see everyone again and hear all their stories from childhood. They were rascals, I swear I'd be arrested if I did half of what they did.


This is my (amazing and handsome) boyfriend (and photographer). He's wearing my skirt because he got splashed by a bus and needed to let his pants dry.

(on me: gap shirt, aritzia silk cardigan, old navy jeans, aldo heels)
(on him: thrifted everything)

Mushroom ritollo

Ate this delicious mushroom ritollo the other day for lunch. It's a creamy mushroom filling inside a pasta type shell with tomato sauce and cheese on top. It was extremely mushroomee though, and yes, I like mushrooms, but two of them made me sick (each one is about the size of a hockey puck).



For those of you who celebrate, have an amazing weekend.

You've got one hour, it's time you told your story

Today was my first day at a new job as an organizer/personal assistant. The job is great, the woman who hired me is very nice, and I'm super excited about it. I had a few reservations about getting a job in a busy sector, such as retail, due to my anxiety and I kept getting scared that it might send it over the edge. I have applied to retail and if called for an interview, I would go, and if hired, I would attend. Kind of like a big "fuck you" to my mental .. state. It doesn't define who I am; why let it control my life?




(First: thrifted clip on earrings and sweater, trying out new makeup)
(Second: Suzy Shier dress)

Sidekick

I went to a massive makeup sale yesterday with my dad (heehee) and these are a few of the things I picked up. Absolutely love the new lipsticks and can't wait to test out the cream eye shadow. The last photo is my makeup bag, aka my sidekick, which holds my trusted pieces: 13 lipsticks, 7 lipglosses, 1 lip liner, 4 mascaras and 14 eyeshadows. If I buy anymore, I'm going to need a bigger bag. Or one of those heavy duty cases.

Checkmate in three

These are pictures from two outfits yesterday that my (wonderful) boyfriend took for me. I received the jacket in the second set a few months ago but never got around to wearing it until now. I absolutely love the giant ruffle and the buttons.
Hope you're all enjoying your weekend!






(First: H&M dress as shirt, thrifted wool pleated skirt and jewellery)
(Second: gifted jacket, jacob shirt, old navy jeans, thrifted clip on earrings)

Newbie

I am so extremely happy to say: I now have an earcuff. Voila. My newest baby.