a weekend spent in books

although i procrastinated as long as possibly could, i cannot leave it any longer. this weekend i had to get into my 30 mins presentation on the alexander mosaic which is due monday. yes it is a beautiful piece and yes i am excited to know more about it but no i am not excited about giving a presentation and no i am not excited about writing a 20 page paper on it later this month. so this saturday night, i am not out partying it up like most of the rest of uni students. i am listening to the saturday night oldies radio show, brewing copious amounts of tea, getting distracted (a lot) and waiting until i feel the slightest bit tired so i can convince myself that i have worked as long as my tired body will allow me....it's getting to be that time soon. tomorrow i will be venturing to the library in order to limit the amount of distractions in my life. i think perhaps i will need to invest in the pillow above however to give myself a little break here and there. maybe i will get one for final exams! 

feeling hot hot hot just came on...time for a short dance session to stretch my legs then sleepy xxx

so long summer....hello fall

Isabel Marant cableknit sweater, £465, Burberry Brit military coat, $1,005, Twenty8Twelve flare skirt, £53, Knee socks, $50, Asos shoes, $52, H M leather handbag, £70, Cheap Monday scarve, €25, Oasis beret hat, £12

 it is friday's fancies everyone...make sure you head over to long distance loving to see some other amazing outfits for fall! now i don't know what it is but every fall i seem to always want to dress like a little preppy private school girl. the beret, the knee socks, the loafers i love it all! ironically when i was an actual little private school girl many moons ago (well 4 years exactly) i totally resisted the plaid skirts, neck ties and flat black shoes...oh how time flies! i wish i had a uniform sometimes when i wake up super late or have an exam and the last thing i want to do is put something acceptable together! 

that is me in my super attractive school uniform! 

happy weekend everyone! xxx

the time has come....to have tea and toast

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i am terribly sorry my lovelies i never gave you my update on the gluten/dairy free challenge! it's over...i surrender to wheat. it went really well though....i drew the white flag on sunday before turkey dinner when i realized i wasn't making my own gluten/dairy meal and thus had no choice but to have pie and creamy mash....i didn't want to be rude and not eat anything! but it was really a great experience and i have learned a great lesson from all of this and that is, one must eat everything in moderation or one is certainly going to feel stinky and pooey all the time. so i didn't go crazy and buy all gluten/dairy products in sight at the supermarket, i am still being conscious still eating tons of produce. but one thing i especially missed about taking a temporary leave of absence from deliciousness....was tea and toast. just a lovely regular cup of red rose with a touch of sugar and a dash of milk accompanied by delicious rye toast with butter! i'm currently indulging in them as we speak....no regrets about eating them thus far!

i want j. brand in my life

Sweater, €66, Cotton sweater, €44, J Brand low rise pants, $145, DV by Dolce Vita wedge boots, $166, Zara glitter shoes, $50, MICHAEL Michael Kors tote handbag, $398, MICHAEL Michael Kors printed tote, $398, Amrita Singh facets jewelry, $60, Mango chain jewelry, £35

do you all, maybe as crazy as it sounds because it is october, have a little pre xmas wish list. well i do...maybe a long one...but it certainly includes these j.brand black skinny jeans that i am itching to have probably because i am literally obsessed with black skinny leggings/pants/jeans/tights etc...

but i assure you there is more to come on the topic of x-mas shopping lists soon!

p.s- dads booked a flight to come see us uni daughters of his at the end of november to have a nice x-mas shopping weekend...can i get a woot woot!

thanksgiving

roadtrip

i got to see my leaves change colour

i wasn't half bad

couldn't keep me from the stove if you tried

discussing the importance of cinnamon in carrots

hard core fifa gaming

my first butterball turkey

wishbone....

i lost

yumma

best seat in the house

this thanksgiving was a little different then how i planned. sunday morning my sister and i spontaneously headed off to kingston ontario with her boyfriend to have thanksgiving dinner with old friends from home and new friends from trinidad. so essentially it was a large west indian thanksgiving. best part of it all? cooking/darting/staying up til four watching a horror movie/sipping wine/spending time with friends/drinking java coffee's....i think i got it all?? 

in the end, i had a lot to be thankful for.

29 degrees for thanksgiving weekend

home for the day

hello neighbour

styley sister: outfit post

top/pants/belt h&m, shoes aldo, watch michael kors, shades raybans, bracelets links london and tiffany and co

other sister tay tay at home

it's back to school and work day for canadians! hope everyone had a fabulous weekend full of cranberry sauce and stuffing. my thanksgiving weekend actually turned out a little differently than i had anticipated but in the end was quite lovely and included a spontaneous trip to kingston (about 4 hours east of my school), a turkey dinner with friends from home and more. photos are uploaded and ready for tomorrow but here is a little outfit post done by my sister swan neck rebecca. 

happy tuesday!

turkey weekend in maple syrup land

oh how i have longed for you

sooo after a long week inclusive of writing my first midterm of the year, eating better for my belly (delicious rice pasta spaghetti last night) and discovering the most hilarious new show called up all night for my downtime i am happy to say tgif! i am headed to the big city (of toronto which is large in comparison to tiny little uni city over here) for a weekend with the family, friends and the mall...yes i have a close bond with the shops inside. other exciting details include a wedding dress fitting with an amazing friend and bride-to-be, a gluten/dairy free thanksgiving dinner (recipes are coming i promise), bonding with family i haven't seen in ages and last but not least a little rest before i kick into high gear next week....busy busy week next week! 

also this is my last fall in canada for awhile most likely as it is my last year of school here so i really want to do as many canadian things as possible before i have to leave...one thing on the agenda is to definitely go on a little drive up north and see the changing of the leaves....bliss!

have a fab weekend everyone...and if you are canadian what are you doing for turkey weekend??