Showing posts with label Nova Scotia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nova Scotia. Show all posts

Thursday, December 18, 2014

A few of my favourite things - sheep wool slippers


As the weather gets cooler, there is nothing I look forward to more than coming home and cozying up in these - my sheep wool slippers! I received these last year from my lovely mother-in-law (she lives in Nova Scotia so she certainly knows a thing or two about keeping warm!) and they are one of my favourite things - they keep me so warm and are so nice to walk in, especially on hardwood. These are one of the first things I bring out when the temperature starts to drop. 

For those interested, mine were made from the Lismore Sheep Farm Wool Shop - http://www.lismoresheepfarmwoolshop.com/ -- located in beautiful Pictou County, Nova Scotia.

Monday, December 8, 2014

Jewelry purge and goal

Jewelry is an area where I personally find easy to own a lot of yet difficult to work into my daily outfits. I know a lot of fashion advice tells us that by changing up our jewelry, we can easily change up our look. This is really difficult for me as I'm admittedly lazy and rushed in the mornings and can't imagine having to add more brainpower to getting myself out the door. 

I have my daily jewelry which consist of my wedding and engagement rings, two bracelets on my left arm, two Pandora rings on my right hand, diamond studs, and a necklace with a family charm and a jade Buddha hanging from them. I wear these every day and only change them when I have an event that requires a little bit more. 

The 'little bit more' is where I plan to focus my attention - I did a major purge of my jewelry (not including fine jewelry or family pieces) at the beginning of the year and even tried to re-purpose a few items into bag fobs or other pieces that I may wear more. Now that I've minimized my collection, I'm trying to incorporate one piece into my outfits and force myself to change up my daily pieces. 

I still get lazy some days but I have noticed that a necklace really does spruce up an outfit and take it to the next level. Below are some of the pieces I've been able to use on a more regular basis. 



Left to right: navy and silver link 'Guess' necklace, a blue smoothed glass necklace (gift from husband from his latest trip to Nova Scotia), black 'J Crew' bangle, rose gold 'Coach' bangle, silver Tiffany & Co. mesh bracelet)