Stormtrooper Brummy

improvised phone stand

Oh hello Christmas

Currently listening to: Joni Mitchell - River

Merry Christmas all!
Hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas with friends, family and food. Christmas actually isn't too much of a big deal with my family, though my dad did cook us a nice roast. I also got to spend some Skype time with the Brummy while he opened the gifts I sent him. So all in all I'm quite satisfied with my day. Now I'm just spending a bit of telly time, watching Amelie with Muk Muk...

Popped in 'Love Actually' a few weeks ago at work

Happy Holidays from Canada!

My copycat card that I made to the Brummy / His card to me, I learned another British slang 

I love getting post in the mail / Soludos from Shopbop

Skull necklace from eBay, $3 / Flats from Gap, $12

Oh hello winter

Currently listening to: Daughters - Medicine

Been a little occupied lately working 40+ hours at my old job for the holidays so just another quickie post. My days have been filled with working, pumpkin pie eating, dog sitting, online shopping, late night Skype chats, Tim's double doubles, post office queues, and now slushing around in wet snow.

-w

Bunnies and booties

Currently listening to: Now Now - Wolf

Gap cardigan / Gap tank / H&M bunny skirt / tights from Korea / Zara kids booties

6 weeks of long distance down, another 20+ weeks to go...

Another Warsaw pic. I miss our mismatched height hugs

-w

Oh hello achy shoulders

Currently listening to: Chairlift - I Belong in Your Arms

Some illustrating for holiday stuff

In need of a massage. Too many hours on Illustrator.

Also since I just bought a new Matt and Nat wallet I would show off my new and old ones. I did have a wallet/wristlet as well. But it got pretty manky since it was off-white and also the strap broke so I've binned it. Love their style and I get a great discount, I'm a little girl in a candy store.

1. Black japanese paper, fall 2. Pink/Peach pebble, spring/summer 3. Vintage stone, fall

-w

Oh hello lacy skirt and M&N

Currently listening to: Gym Class Heroes ft Ryan Tedder - The Fighter

Aso lace skirt, £10 / Matt and Nat wallet

Zara top / Zara kids skinnies / Zara kids booties / Primark scarf / Thrifted belt

That is all.

-w

Oh hello Decembeard

Currently listening to: Mumford and Sons - I Will Wait

It's December! Goodbye pedos, hello beardos! I have been back home for a full month now. And I have done a whole lot of nothing, but silver lining to that means lots of Skype time. Despite the fact the it was always raining and my bank account was always draining, I miss London a bit. Missing my Hackney neighbourhood, pints at a pub, my fellow Canadian expats, pints in the park, people being impressed by my "accent", pints along the canal, hopping on a plane to a new country, and especially my manfriend (aka the Brummy).

Warsaw trip with the Brummy, we love walks

1. His photo of me (hence the crummy quality) 2. My photo of him 3. One of our favourite pastimes

This month I'm back at one of my old jobs (doing some Christmas hours) and the painful task of job hunting. But since I haven't had much to do since now, I've been wanting to shop mad. Unfortunately I haven't been doing a very good job at documenting things at the moment. Here's one of my purchases.

AE watch $15 / eBay bracelet / Croatia bracelet (gift) / Scrabble ring (gift from the Brummy)

Laters.

-w

Tattoo Tuesday

Just realized it's Tuesday today. Haven't been doing much on here so thought I would do a quickie post.

via typographic tattoos

My favourite song from one of my favourite bands. Also just bought tickets to see them again. April couldn't come any faster.

-w

Oh hello stormtrooper

new stormtrooper alarm clock, amazon.ca $20

Oh hello again

Hey hey to whoever is still out there. So yes, I'm aware it has been months since my last post. My laptop is still crap at the moment, so that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. I suppose I've also been distracted with things. In a couple of days I will be moving back home from London to Vancity and hopefully I will get a new toy shortly after and do some more blogging again. Till then, you can either patiently wait or follow me on instagram (@laier).

-w

laier.not.liar experiencing some technical issues

My posts are becoming less frequent. Apologizes to anyone checking in on my little blog.

Just last week I finally moved out of my cousin's and into a flat in London. I'm now officially broke. Thank goodness for savings and my credit card. Moving out also means I can't really do proper blog posts because my laptop has internet issues and won't upload anything. All my posts in the past have been done on my cousin's laptop but I no longer have access to it. Need to figure out a solution. Until then, I won't be doing much blogging.

-w

Oh hello Easter

Currently listening to: Miike Snow - Paddling Out

Whoops, been over a week since my last post, my bad. Been working and on top, flat hunting. So far, no luck. Looking for a room in London is tough stuff. So expensive here so everything in my budget gets snapped up in half a day, literally. I did have a nice long weekend so I was able to check out a few rooms then and hang out in the park with some cider. Just starting my Easter weekend now, although I have work again on Monday, no long weekend for me. I have the house to myself until Sunday evening. Hopefully it'll be sunny tomorrow and I can just hang out in the backyard tomorrow.

1. Sunday afternoon @ London Fields with friend
2. We got hungry, so we filled our tummies with some chips

3/4/5. My walk from London Bridge to the Tate

6/7/8/9. Art at the Tate Museum
10. Outside of Tate and the Millennium Bridge

11. Uber comfy skirt from Gap that I bought (even though I think I'm too short for a long skirt)
12/13. Today's outfit. Head to toe in Gap minus scarf, boots (Locale), bracelets (H&M).

14. Tonight's appetizer. Easy spinach salad with olives, cherry tomatoes and onions.
15. Tonight's wine. Glenridge. So good! I don't know much about wine but this one is super fruity and delicious. Picked it up at the grocery store, bit pricey from what I usually grabbed but it was 1/2 price and from New Zealand, can't go wrong with that.

In case I don't get around to doing another post this weekend, have a good Easter!

-w

A wee bit of relaxing and a late Tattoo Tuesday

Currently listening to:

Another post! Despite still settling into working these crummy crummy shifts, I thought I would do another post. Yesterday at work I got a blister on my foot...but then again I also got a glass of champagne. Anyways today was my day off. Unfortunately I agreed to babysit for my other cousin's 4 year old son so I had an early wake up. I was a little worried but the day went pretty well and I was actually quite productive! A little list of the tasks I accomplished today:

• Early wake up (it's a task for me!)
• Laundry
• Making breakfast for myself and my cousin who was working from home for the day
• Washing pots and dishes
• Cleaning the stove top
• Cooking up some lunch
• Tidying up a big mess of toys
• I also managed to get Richard to do a bit of homework before taking him to the park

1. Scrambled eggs with chives, spinach, cheddar and croissant for breakfast

2. Super nice day, so the laundry went out
3. Grilled zuchinni, onions, ham and onions rings for lunch

4. Winding down with some Toy Story 2

5. Much needed drinks after work on Friday at M&T

6. Monday outfit (for work, tends to be uber basic)

Tattoo Tuesday. Day late but better than nothing.

Just a random mix of some of my favorites that I've saved on my hard drive. Sadly again I didn't save the sources but mostly from we heart it.

Also, I miss this kid. My sister's spoiled pom, Muk Muk.

-w

Oh hello exhaustion

Currently listening to The Appleseed Cast - Middle States

It's been a bit of a hectic week or two so it's been a little while since my last post. I'm crazy exhausted but I thought I would sneak in a post while I have my uber late dinner (10pm). I finally have a bit of income, back to the world of retail slavery. So far, work has been a little rough. I feel as though I've been spoiled in Canada. Need some more time to adjust or at least time to find a new job. Now it's time to start looking for a flat, and I've been told places get picked up quickly here. Also need to start planning some trips away (I keep saying this).

Currently...

1. Reading Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut (it's a little depressing so it's taking awhile to finish)

2. Watching Benjamin Button. Such a long movie, had to split it up over two nights.

3. Listening to Bombay Bicycle Club. Oh so good, addicted even before I moved here and found out they were British. Also sad their show is sold out.

And a few pictures from the week...

1. Tuesday breakfast. Bagel with cream cheese, smoke salmon, scrambled eggs and tea.

2. Tuesday lunch. Needed a Korean food fix. Soon du boo ji gae. Mediocre but did the trick.

3. Tuesday dinner. Pasta and potato in cream sauce with chorizo salami, spinach, tomatoes, and cheese (whatever I could find really). Served with Strongbow and a side of babysitting.

1. Ebay purchases. Gap boys jacket, £6. Marks & Spencer girls coat, £11.
2. My 'work uniform' for the day. Boy's pink/red chinos! It's spring.

That's all for now. Will try to post again soon.

*Also found out DVF is launching in the UK as well. Just at a later date (March 28).

-w