Hibernation is Over

Why, hello! It's been so long I feel as if I should introduce myself once again.

I wasn't expecting to have such a long absence from my blog; I was waiting on

nice weather and, well, it was one hell of a long wait.  Even just several days ago

it was -17. That's a Canadian spring for ya. The sun is now out though and that

icky white stuff is finally disappearing, much to my delight! Perhaps in my past

life I was a bear? But......I'm uber, uber excited to announce that this was

officially my last Ottawa winter! In just a couple of months we will no longer

belong to a bustling city and instead we will live a simpler life in an ocean-side

village (and more importantly, this place has milder winters, for the most part).

As some of you may know, Paul and I have been kind of re-working our lives

in an attempt to be as green as possible (for lack of a better phrase). Sometimes

I find it difficult to be self-sufficient in the heart of the city. I'm excited to be

by my mother as well, who is also on her own quest for a greener life. It's easier

to do so when you have some land to work with. Good-bye tiny apartment living

 (400 sq. feet is a boxed cage, people!) and hello, both living and green space! 

It'll be wonderful for Kobe to have some walks that don't include sidewalks and

he can finally sniff some trees instead of garbage cans. Poor city dogs, eh. And

I'm excited to hear silence again and to see the stars (well, more than a couple).

  Needless to say, I'm stoked and I've got a couple of busy months coming up!

I've discovered something new lately. Vests. Yes, vests. I think I may be behind

on just about everything when it comes to fashion, but better late than never as

 they say! Could there be a more perfect layering piece? Especially on those sunny

days with a biting wind. I made a couple of vests myself out of old sweaters

and blazers, but I'm definitely making a bee-line to the vest section on my next

 shopping outing.  And just when I've acquired a new love for polka dots, my

friend was purging her closet and I was lucky enough to thrift this dress - I

just love the subtle dots and I've certainly been wearing it enough.

Outfit:

Thrifted // Wool Hat

Thrifted/DIY // Wool Vest

GAP // Wool Sweater

DIY // Necklace

My friend // Dress

DIY // Leg Warmers

Soc Moc // Hus Puppies Combat Boots