Falling for Autumn!

It's finally fall, my favourite season of the year!! it means cozy clothes, halloween, thanks giving and thennnn CHRISTMAS. I know we're a good way away from that, holiday season, but there's something about the temperature drop that I can't help but love!

You may also notice, I've gone much much darker with my hair. After having a balayage for a few months I wanted to try something completely new and out of the box. Literally, I bought a blue black box dye hair colour and gave myself a little make over. Since my hair was so light right before, it turned out almost navy coloured and it's been so much fun to get used to over the past few days.

The weather right now is at the, mild shiver in the morning and mild sweat in the afternoon, mark. Knowing how to dress for this is practically impossible, but the more layers you have, the more likely you are to get it right.

I broke out my burgundy and my thigh-high riding boots for the occasion of what felt like the first day of fall to me. If you know Canadian weather, there's never any stability in it, so I decided to take advantage of the day I had.

T-shirt Dress: H&M | Cardigan: Le Chateau
Bag: Marley Lilly | Boots: Chinese Laundry

I can't wait to be able to start throwing scarves and capes into the mix of things as well!
What's your favourite fall must have?

See yah soon,
Diana xx

By The Lake

So here in Canada, this weekend was the August long weekend. Meaning we got Monday off just for the fun of it. Lucky for me, I spent the weekend with friends and family, and even made some new friends in the process.

 
One of my best friends Monica's Family Friends were generous enough to invite them out to the cottage. It was an amazing time, and has Monica and I thinking we need to invest in one of our own!

 

What better way to appreciate nature than in your own backyard. In this case, I wish this was my backyard but it definitely shows howclose a little vacation can be. As lovers of the water, Monica and I didn’twant to get off the boat. After taking it to the cutest ice cream shop around,we did a fare bit of tubing. Although, it seemed a little bit more likeclinging onto dear life. It was a blast and we truly didn’t want to leave.

This was an amazing experience for both of us, who hope tomove further north in the future. We’ve now got our Pinterest boards filledwith lake houses and rustic décor. 

 
Let me know in the comments what your favourite long weekend activity is!

See yah soon,

Diana xx

My Work Bag Essentials

Hey guys!

So, if you haven't all clued in, I work quite a bit. For my internship this summer I'm working full time, but fairly long hours. For those of you on the same boat for the summer, or working full-time, I wanted to talk about my survival kit! 

So here's a peak inside my Kate Spade leather tote, that allows me to carry just about everything!
first of all, the bottle on the left is my tanning lotion for the days I go tanning after work (my eyewear is also thrown in there somewhere). Then I've got my wallet and my sunglasses. You can't seen the pocket too much, but I've got a few pens in there as well as a hand sanitizer and lotion!

But the four books in there are the most crucial to my daily routine!
1. The gold and white striped personal planner is what I use to keep track of everything and have it in one central place. It allows me to keep up my to-do lists and things wherever I am.
2. The Vacationers; the novel I'm currently reading is what I like to keep with me if I get a little time during lunch to take my mind of work and the real world a little bit!
3. The gold foiled Notebook, similar concept to the planner but a little less organized. I can use it to jot down anything from outfit ideas to budgeting rough drafts. I find it helpful to have an open space to put ideas on paper whenever my mind's wondering off from work.
4. A simple moleskin paperback notebook. I constantly need to jot things down on the spot while I'm at work, so I like to use this almost as organized scrap paper.

let me know what you need in your bag!
see yah soon,
Diana xx