pictures in the kitchen

unfortunately the day I wore this outfit it was raining, but since I liked the outfit (not these pictures though :() I figured I'd document them, the place a woman belongs; the kitchen...

*not actually serious, relax all you feminists out there..

grey dress - chic & chic (gift from sister) 
black leggings - jay jays
purple cardigan - thrifted
black boots - nine west lololol 
jewel ring & hairpin - h&m
studded ant necklace - gift shop at Canada's Wonderland

Niagara on the lake Fall edition

Remember way back in June when my parents and I went to Niagara on the Lake to see The Cherry Orchard for the Shaw Festival?  Last weekend we went back to see An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde. The play was very funny, with lovely costumes and British accents galore! This time, the weather was quite different, it being super cold! Of course, I snapped some photos, sans digital camera and instead with my D90!


We parked right by a cemetery.. speaking of parking, I still need to get my G1. Lazy Polina is lazy.

 Remember this dress? Well, here's how I spruced it up to make way for the chilly Autumn temps..

No, I did not place my camera on a tombstone and proceed to turn on the timer to take this shot..................

 How cute are the dangling lights?!

 Inside the gift shop, loving the lighting..

 Cutest necklaces ever. Musical notes, monkeys and check out that dog! aww!

 Inside a wine tasting store.

 Oh how punny!

 <3 Canada, eh? :)

 Me, dad, stepmum.. 
(outfit details - 
dress- cotton on
bag, white lace hair pin - forever 21
leather jacket - h&m
leggings - jay jays
boots - nine west (of course!)

 Cutest umbrellas of life. Wanted to get one badly!

 The sunset on the way home was so beautiful, but impossible to get a good photo of in a moving car. But, I tried..

 I like these!

Back to catching up on tv shows I missed this week due to procrastination of my study and homework which meant late nights. Gah, so tired.

Polina.

the stones

a couple days old pictures from digital camera once again.. cringe! but at least they're outside :-)

studded rolling stones shirt, black and white studded bracelets - h&m

kissing birds necklace, cross 2 finger ring - forever 21

denim shorts - costa blanca

 black tights - winners

 belt - thrifted

boots -  nine west

so yesterday i bit the bullet and finally got a trim. i guess i should be embarrassed about this but i hadn't had my hair cut since the end of January - i'm trying to grow my hair out! anyway, a few weeks ago i finally had some sense knocked into me regarding the state of my hair. it was split ends galore! so i've had 2 inches chopped off and even though it feels amazing and so clean, these pictures are making me miss it already! ah well, another 4 months and it should be grown back, but in much better condition!

 over summer my family was growing fruits and vegetables and mint - here are some raspberries i snapped even though most of them are almost gone as winter is making its way into Oakville :(

 and normally i strongly dislike spiders, but this was in our backyard and it was pretty cool!
this weekend i am studying for a chemistry test that i have on monday and then on sunday my family and i are going to the theatre to see "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde. i think it might be in niagara falls or stratford... not sure which one right now. anyway, i'll be sure to take plenty of pretty fall pictures as we'll be spending the day there (not sure where but regardless, both places are nice..)
yay for 1st day of october, feels like a fresh start, especially with my new hair! :-)

what are you doing this weekend?


xxx

florals and rain

these pictures are from Monday. in the greater Toronto area the weather was completely miserable that day, rain and such. i really didn't feel like taking photos outside so I borrowed my 8 year old brother's bedroom, so excuse the childish decor such as stars on the wall and planes hanging from the ceiling.. :) i also didn't take these using my d90 as the battery was flat, and the switch back to my digital camera brings tears to my eyes...  damn that grain!

floral dress - forever 21
earrings, locket necklace - h&m boots - nine west
blue batwing top - thrifted by my sistertights - winners 


and can I just say that i enjoy this combination of blue and orange... anyone else with me? love the colours together! in other news, i need to get a trim, really, really badly. perhaps definitely this weekend! 


xxxxx

Goodbye summer

These pictures are from last monday, when temperatures reached 27 degrees. In a span of a week, it's become super cold and I'm lying here wearing leggings, pants, a sweater, socks and a beanie, listening to the rain outside. I am vastly disappointed as I was really enjoying warm weather!

black tank, printed skirt - thrifted

giraffe necklace - forever 21

gladiators, pink nail polish - h&m

gold ring - family heirloom; passed down from my grandmother to me

Anyway, guess I better go and do some homework.

Polina

get around round round, i get around

leather jacket, nude tights, ring - h&m

floral dress (worn as skirt) - vintage, made by aunt, passed down to me

blue top, scarf - thrifted

boots - nine west

bracelet, earrings - american eagle outfitters

Not gonna lie, I really liked today's outfit, and now that I've finally gotten boots I can wear dresses as it gets cooler! Those boots were $200 and as a 17 year old student with no form of income other than from my father, I'm sure you can understand why you will be seeing these boots a lot soon.. Gotta make the wear worth it, and they're so versatile.

Side note: my hair is getting so long. I looove it. But this weekend I'll be getting a trim.. my split ends are insane :( In the end though, it'll look better.

Before Summer began, I imagined myself to make more effort in dressing with skirts and such, as I find skirts and dresses annoying to wear at school! Well, considering my lack of posts over the last three months, my original plan did not happen at all. Being back at school has kinda forced me to be a little more creative, as well has wanting to look nice for my fellow ahem, should I say.. goodlooking.. peers :-)

2 weeks into grade 12 and I'm excited! My first period is a spare, so instead of the usual 8:00 am start, I now begin at 9:30! This has made a REMARKABLE difference in my life! I am no longer yawning constantly and sleepy, nor am I freaking out about going to bed close to 12 anymore (6 and half hours sleep was never desired). The wierdest part of it all is that I don't actually fall asleep till 1am most nights, which would NORMALLY make me a zombie the next day, but has had no effect on me whatsoever! I love my new timetable!

This semester I am taking Chemistry, English and Drama, so it has a good combination between stressful and fun. I have friends in all of my classes, and managed to make a few more! I'm really loving my senior year so far..

In less than 4 months I will have to decide what I want to do with my life. Can't wait :l Next weekend is the Ontario University Fair which I'll be attending to see which universities to apply to! 

This has been a lot. I feel as though I'm writing to myself though. Maybe that's a good way to go about it... 

TGIF!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Polina

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