new year's comfy style: no hype, all pyjamas

Ever noticed how if you're coupled up and you say you're staying in on New Year's everyone is all "oh how nice!", but if you're single and you say it you get pitty face? Like, super duper pitty face? "Oh poor dear" those eyes are saying, "I hope she doesn't choke to death on bonbons and tears."  

Well, this girl has always stayed in before (it's all just too much hype/disappointment), and she's not about to change it up now for lack of a couch buddy. Cuz you know what's better than stilettos in the snow? Not stilettos in the snow.  

So here, in short, is exactly what you'll find me doing tonight. I promise you, if I choke on anything, it will be macarons and coziness. Exactly how I plan to go anyway.

Happy New Year beautifuls! Whatever you may be doing - be it at home in a sweater or out in skin tight sequins - I hope you love every minute of it. xoxoxo

{sweater // mini champagne // jama bottoms // macarons // slippers // throw}

guest posting: wishing away

Today you'll find me over on Let it be Beautiful - Ashlyn's amazing diary of all things pretty - sharing my wishes for the days leading up to the big ho ho ho. Some are frivolous (pretty parties blinged out to the nines), some not so much (time to take pics of loved ones), but all are exactly what I'm craving to make this holiday season extra special. Hope you'll pop over to see what made the list! xoxoxo

because sometimes the snowbanks get higher than my head . . .

Hey there lovelies! Hope you all had a fabulous weekend. We got 15cm of snow last night - straight outta the blue - and freezing rain this morning to top it all off. I would actually be overjoyed about this (the first snows just mean Christmas is coming to me!) but when I stepped out of the house my feet were soaking wet within seconds. Apparently the soles of the winter boots I dropped almost 300$ on last winter have cracked over the summer, and the things are now borderline useless.

No. Fun.

So the only thing I have on my mind today is boots that can stand up to anything. Not all-leather boots topped with cute buckles that say they're waterproof - no, I made that mistake last year. Right now all I'm craving is straight-up, Michelin Man, I-live-in-f-ing-Canada heavyweights.

Truth be told, I want these to come back in stock so badly it kills me:

But since I doubt that's going to be happening anytime soon, I'll settle for one of these ladies:

1. North Face Anna Purna 2. Sperry Albatross in black  3. Khombu Snowpuff (doubtful of quality) 4. Sperry Shearwater

Sperry seems to have the lockdown on utilitarian winter boots that are still cute. Anyone know if looks are deceiving or if these ladies can actually tough out a serious winter? Cuz really, at this point the quality matters more than the look. As long as I don't have to wring the water out of my socks or blow on my toes until they stop being purple, I figure I'm coming out on top.

Stay warm pretty ladies!

decisions decisions

A busy week at work means a late post today, but I wanted to get your expert opinions on somethin'!

A couple of weeks ago I moved my cowhide rug out of my "dressing room" and into my living room, where I'm loving it. The jute rug I had bought from West Elm for there only really lasted a year (am I the only one who's been a bit disappointed in West Elm rugs?) so this was my solution.

That's left the floor in my "dressing room" (the glorified other half of my bedroom separated by an arch) naked, and I'm looking for a new pretty pronto! I was hoping to bring in something different rather than just going with another hide, but the catch is this: the room is a VERY odd shape. Something like this:

See what I mean? That weird jut makes a cowhide really the best and only choice if I don't want the area near the door to look very off. Essentially, a rectangular rug would need to be shoved to one side of the room to fit.

I'm still torn though, and have it down to these two options:

The difference in price is fairly minimal, with the oriental coming out at about 80$ more. Both would go with my room colours swimmingly, but the cowhide would likely make the transition to a new look better. Plus, cowhides are the most durable and easy to maintain rugs in the history of time. Ever.

With all this logic on the side of the hide, you'd think my choice would be clear, but this morning I put a lowball "make an offer" bid on the oriental in a fit of impatience . . . now I'm not sure if I want it accepted or not!

So what say you? Was that bid a mistake? Do you think it would look absolutely ridiculous so off-center in the room? Are you kind of "meh" on the hide? A penny for your thoughts!

P.S. Happy weekend lovelies! We just got snow (yay!), but we also got -12 temps (booo). For you americanos, that's 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Yuck. Looks like a lot of puppy snuggling and cider for me!

kijiji makes my life hard: velvet sofa love take 2

I have never posted twice in a day before, but I just found this while perusing my local kijiji for a friend:

Someone, anyone, stop me from buying this. Convince me that I don't need to go through the process of selling my existing sofa for yet another one that isn't a pull out for guests. Tell me that no amount of luscious velvet and brass detailing PERFECTION warrants lugging this lady up my stairs. Even if it is only 500$. Please, please reason with me. I can't be trusted.

The description says it's green velvet instead of blue, so that makes it a little easier. But not much. I'm in serious trouble here people. Someone else buy this so at least I can know it went to an uber loving home. Please??

the next on a newfound treasure

I'm over on A Newfound Treasure this morning contributing to Anna's amazing The Next series! I discovered Anna's awesome blog when she commented on my guest post over on Recently, and I couldn't believe what I'd been missing out on! If you've been missing out too, be sure to pop over and check it out - you won't be sorry.

wishing & telling over on recently!

Today you'll find me over on Recently, taking part in Emily's amazing Wish and Tell series and spilling the beans on everything from my fave beauty product to my current guilty pleasure! Emily was one of the first accomplished bloggin' ladies to welcome me into this little world, and has been a friendly ear and oh-so-welcome cheerleader ever since. I adore her mucho mucho, and was jazzed when she asked me to participate!

You know what was way harder than it should have been though?  Rounding down my wishlist to only one item!

Bordeline. Impossible.

In the end I decided to focus on things there was no way I could afford right now, and while you'll have to check out the post to see what I ended up going with, let's just say these pretties only just missed the top spot:

{1 / 2 / 3 / 4}

Velvet sofa insanity. Oh the filthy, filthy things I would do . . .

But what about you, lovely reader old and new?! Is it just as hard for you, or is there one thing on your pie-in-the-sky wishlist that you want above all others? That you just know would be the first thing you added-to-cart after you hit the lotto?

Do tell! Let's dream a little dream together, shall we? ;)

kilim in the kitchen!

My Kilim rug arrived from Turkey yesterday and I couldn't be more enamoured with it! Well, I admit I do wish it was just a little bit longer, but all in all it is just so beautiful and makes my kitchen (its new home) finally feel like an actual ROOM. Gah! So pleased!

I can see how to "complete" the room now, whereas before it arrived I was having a really hard time picturing how I could save it from boring-town. My Kilim has officially ridden in on a white horse. It's dashing as shit.

For those of you who don't know, Kilims are defined on Wiki as "flat tapestry-woven carpets or rugs produced from the Balkans to Pakistan". I just define them as gorgeous, especially when they're used as a pop of unexpected colour in the kitchen.

I'll take a photo as soon as I get a moment in my apartment in natural light, but for now, here's a little Kilim inspiration!

I honestly think I might be drooling. This is embarrassing.

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4