out by the box car waiting take me away to nowhere plains

(thrifted blouse, Kookai slip, vintage Dr Martens, Ray Bans)

it's the first day of spring, and not sure if i feel like yay! or nay!! love that it's a new season, but spring means summer is just around the cprner, and i know i'm not ready for the stinking hot weather yet! this winter has been pretty good, with hard;y any freezing days, just freezing mornings, so i'm pretty sure this summer will be full of 40 degree weather, uuuugh. definitely not looking forward to that! wish it could be spring every day, that would be so ideal!

sooo, had the best day at work today! it must've been the top. i'm pretty sure this is my new favourite thing...or one of them anyways. loving the print, sage + leopard + paisley is a winner of a combo...who would've thought??!

happy first day of spring, bitches. milk the last remnants of cold weather, and layer layer layer for your life, because very soon, it's back to dresses and denim shorts for everyoneee. gaaaah, just the thought kills me, oh the unoriginality of it all!

leather love story

(via fashiontoast)

leather maxi skirt...genius! i get wet just thinking about it. (yes, i really said that.)

and the wedges/shoe kebabs...i loooove.

little blue

(thrifted top, Lover knit shorts, vintage Dr Martens)

my life in bulletpoints (so far...):

* 12k city to surf...something i never thought i would ever do, and never fathomed i could actually do, but i did. and i finished...and in pretty good time. i love surprising myself. cross that one off the bucket list, yay for life's little achievements!

*for every calorie lost, it's about 10 calories gained! ok maxie, time to get serious. i mean really, it's starting to get ridiculous now.

*for every shoe picked up on layby, it' another two added to the list. this i am not sorry about, because i am never sorry for buying shoes. my first ever Jeffrey Campbells will be in my possession in 3 short weeks! love love having something to look forward to!

*having a big closet clearance sale in a few weeks, bit apprehensive about letting go, but excited about getting rid of a lot of stuff. keep telling myself they will be going to good homes...

*I FINALLY DID MY TAX!!!!! i wait with bated breathe.

*vampire diaries is almost back, i don't care if this makes me a loser, i freaking love this show!

*hanging for parklife, 4 weeks and it's you, me, and darwin deez, oh baby oh baby!

and the outfit blurb: if a ponho and a hoodie had a baby, this top would be it. i call it a phonoodie (po-noo-dee). best little buy from the recent Manila trip, and so cheap, pretty sure this cost less than $10...foreign currency, you gotta love it! so tempted to dye it red, but i think i would miss the blue too much. and the shorts? i've been eyeing it for years, wanting it for ages, and finally, i found myself a pair on ebay for 40bones. scooore!

wake me up when september ends

(Cameo top, thrifted maxi skirt, Sportsgirl wedges)

been having a series of blah days lately. feels like i'm in some kind of funk. work is hectic, and for every 10 i manage to cross off the to-do list, seems like another 20 has piled on. don't get me wrong, i'm loving the rush, it's just that time of the year i guess...or more to the point, that time of the season. everything i own looks like it's all been worn before (even the pieces that still have tags!), i feel like i have gained 30 kilos in winter blubber, and i'm kind of feeling like i want to hide under the covers and not come out till december! but don't be worried, i always get like this when seasons change. and funny that, despite all of this, i kind of wish winter was staying just a little bit longer.

it's only been a week but i know you're mine to keep you are a radar detector

(Otto Mode top, thrifted skirt, Rubi shoes, Luella sunnies)

best. shoes. EVER.

i have been searching EVERYWHERE for a pair of palladiums like the ones i had in high school, and who wouldve thought i would find their high street counterparts sitting on a shelf in Rubi Shoes of all places??! aaaand what are the odds that the one time i go into Rubi, they would just be sitting there waiting for me?! you shouldve seen it, i literally lunged for it, pushing 2 asian girls out of the way. and the best bit? forty freaking dollars. if that isn't a win, i dont know what is!

cause i'm raising the bar, i shoot for the moon but i'm too busy gazing at stars

(Portmans shag, Witchery tshirt dress, Target socks, Mollini heels)

soooo, this cardigan/shag has pretty much taken over my winter ensembles. everytime i need to throw something warm on, it's pretty much the first thing i reach for. sometimes i catch myself making an active effort not to wear it, but 9 out of 10 times, it's still ends up walking out the door with me. pretty good buy, considering it was on the sale rack for $40. love love love it when i get so much wear out of an impulse buy you salvage from the sale racks!

on another note, socks and heels is such a clever combination, i don't know why i never attempted it before. plus it makes my slightly too big shoes fit perfectly, always a bonus when you have little midget feet like me!

wednesday tomorrow, and officially the middle of the week. YAY. this week has been so hectic, i say bring on the weekend!

roses are red...

(thrifted top, velvet leggings, vintage Dr Martens, Luella sunnies)

don't you love tshirts?...especially tshirts that don't look like tshirts? one of my favorite friends gave me this top and i pretty much wore it the entire weekend. loving the colours and the perfectly oversized shape, and it's so so comfortable! it's made from this weird crushed velvet but not quite velvet material (i can't really describe it) that i think all tshirts should be made off...that good! it's pretty wonderful when someone gives you an amazing thrifting find, and this is a perfect example. my friends are really the best ever. :)

also, finally finally finally had my hair did. looking like a zebra was getting old. i'm so stoked i can't even begin to describe, was just feeling so blah for the longest time. to be honest, i would have wanted it to be a little more red, but this will do for now. it's so funny how you procrastinate doing certain things, and when you finally do get around to doing it, you wonder what took you so long in the first place!