Here's a Polyvore set to commemorate the first-rate first impression that she made:
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
An Ode to the Cool Girl at Orientation
I went to my first orientation meeting for foreign students in Gothenburg University today. Most of the people there were of the rather dull, boringly cool European type, but there was one girl sitting on her own right near us who looked wonderful! It's a pity I don't find it easier to approach people, because we could completely have bonded over Moleskine notepads and MacBooks... sigh.
Here's a Polyvore set to commemorate the first-rate first impression that she made:
Here's a Polyvore set to commemorate the first-rate first impression that she made:
Monday, August 25, 2008
Daily Outfit: My New H&M Hat
Hello again at last! I arrived in Sweden in one piece last Thursday, but only got my internet sorted out today. The place is gorgeous, I'm thrilled with my apartment (despite having to clean out a dead wasps' nest on arrival!), and there are woods behind the building that never seem to end. Also, there are a thousand H&Ms on every street! I suspect I'll get a little bored of them after a while, but they're a big novelty right now, and also have vast selections of tights for when the cold weather sets in. Goodie goodie.
Dress - A-Wear
Jumper - Dunnes
Tights/Shoes - Penney's/Primark
Hat - men's section of H&M
Dress - A-Wear
Jumper - Dunnes
Tights/Shoes - Penney's/Primark
Hat - men's section of H&M
Thursday, August 14, 2008
I Love... A Lot of Things
I'm feelin' the love for lots of things today!
What's delighting you right now?
- Odd Chocolate
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Packing
- My new MacBook!
What's delighting you right now?
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
A little housekeeping...
I've completely fallen down when it comes to keeping my links list up to date - so if you've got a blog that links to mine, or if you'd like to exchange links, comment here and let me know!
In other news, my MacBook arrived yesterday, and it is beautiful! I also found two gorgeous scoop-back tops - exactly what I've been searching for for a long time - in H&M yesterday, so my aesthetics are fully satisfied right now. Pictures to follow!
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Daily Outfit: Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head
Today it rained an awful lot, but because I didn't have to be outside in it, I rather enjoyed it! I hung around my room and started doing some preliminary packing for Sweden (my mother tells me I've become insufferable and won't shut up about this trip anymore - I can't help being excited!), and I realised just how sad I am about having to leave most of my clothes at home. I have an emotional attachment to most of my wardrobe, and it's almost as bad as leaving my cats behind!
This is one of my favourite outfits ever, and I've no idea why it's never made it into a daily outfit post before! One of my friends told me I looked like a well-decorated room when he saw it for the first time, and the description pleased me.
Dress - second-hand shop
Cardigan & shoes - Penney's/Primark
Scarf & necklace - presents
Tights - Topshop
Cardigan & shoes - Penney's/Primark
Scarf & necklace - presents
Tights - Topshop
This is one of my favourite outfits ever, and I've no idea why it's never made it into a daily outfit post before! One of my friends told me I looked like a well-decorated room when he saw it for the first time, and the description pleased me.
Thrifty Fashion - Charity Shops in Limerick
One of my Limerick readers, Dawn, asked me this the other week:
"So quick question for you: as a local lass, what charity shops in Limerick would you generally visit?"
Whenever I have a few hours to spare, I like to go and root around the charity shops in the city. I've never quite figured out the appeal, but if anyone wants to explain why they like second hand shops so much, I'd love to hear your reasons! I suppose it's a bit like treasure hunting, and there's always the possibility of a surprise find. There's also the bonus of not having to feel guilty about fueling consumerism so much, though I think it's really just cheating it a bit - I'm still giving into my consumerist urges, just not funding big companies while I do so.
What I like about second-hand shopping in Limerick is that the hipster population here is pretty small, so the good finds aren't always snapped up quickly! If you've never been before, and want to try your hand at it, here's a guide to the shops, and a few tips. Just don't steal all the good stuff from me!
William Street is where the main lot of second-hand shops are, and most of the others are really nearby, so it's really the best place to start - here you've got the Irish Cancer Society, Oxfam, and Mrs. Quinn's Charity Shop.
Enable Ireland is one of my favourite shops, simply because it's one of the bigger ones around. My only quip is that it's a bit pricier than most of the other shops around. They have a good selection of dresses and skirts, though, a whole wall of tops, and some changing rooms that are actually half-decent!
There's something I don't like about Mrs. Quinn's Charity Shop... it all looks a bit depressing, and their bargain rail never even has anything hilariously ugly on it. I can't skip it out when I'm doing the rounds, though, because I've bought some of my favourite dresses here!
The Irish Cancer Society shop is a little cramped, but a lot of fun to root around. I once got Mulder and Scully action figures here as a present for my sister, which is my main memory of the place!
Oxfam is another shop that tends to be a bit more expensive than I like - €5 for a second-hand shirt seems a bit steep to me when I can go to Penney's and buy a new one for the same price. It's all for a good cause, though, I suppose. Since this one's in a more prominent place than the others, it tends to get cleared out faster, and I rarely find anything much there. It's a wonderful place for books, though, so make sure to check them out!
Gorta is just off William Street, on High Street. It's small, doesn't have much stock, and hardly ever turns up anything of note. It's on the way up to Enable Ireland and Mrs. Quinn's, though, so I usually stop by.
Second Time Round isn't really a charity shop, just a dumping ground for second hand clothes. It's on the road opposite High Street, if you're heading up the direction of the train station. I always forget it exists, so I don't have much experience of it. I was in there this afternoon, and they looked to have some dresses with alteration potential, but not much else. It's really disorganised, and I've never found anyone in there to be very friendly.
If you head to the top of William Street and turn right at AIB onto... that street that I don't know the name of... you'll find the Mirror Recycling Shop (which I don't have a picture of), home of some really talkative old ladies! I always seem to end up chatting with the staff there when I go in. They have quite a lot of stuff, and a great €2.50 rail which often turns up some incredible clothes!
On Little Catherine Street, near Greene's café, is my favouritest of favourite charity shops, Saint Vincent de Paul (which I also don't have a picture of, sadly). I didn't know this existed for ages, but now I'm always finding things in there, and they also have furniture to keep me entertained.
The Limerick Animal Welfare shop (again, no picture) is opposite the train station, and is another shop I don't visit too often, simply because it's so far up town. I got a hilarious jumper from the eighties there today, though, and it's big enough to have an interesting poke around.
They're all the shops I know of and frequent - if any of you locals have anything else to add, I'd be more than happy to hear from you!
All of the photos I used in this post are taken from Stephen Burch's Flickr page. Many thanks to him for them.
"So quick question for you: as a local lass, what charity shops in Limerick would you generally visit?"
Whenever I have a few hours to spare, I like to go and root around the charity shops in the city. I've never quite figured out the appeal, but if anyone wants to explain why they like second hand shops so much, I'd love to hear your reasons! I suppose it's a bit like treasure hunting, and there's always the possibility of a surprise find. There's also the bonus of not having to feel guilty about fueling consumerism so much, though I think it's really just cheating it a bit - I'm still giving into my consumerist urges, just not funding big companies while I do so.
What I like about second-hand shopping in Limerick is that the hipster population here is pretty small, so the good finds aren't always snapped up quickly! If you've never been before, and want to try your hand at it, here's a guide to the shops, and a few tips. Just don't steal all the good stuff from me!
William Street is where the main lot of second-hand shops are, and most of the others are really nearby, so it's really the best place to start - here you've got the Irish Cancer Society, Oxfam, and Mrs. Quinn's Charity Shop.
Enable Ireland is one of my favourite shops, simply because it's one of the bigger ones around. My only quip is that it's a bit pricier than most of the other shops around. They have a good selection of dresses and skirts, though, a whole wall of tops, and some changing rooms that are actually half-decent!
There's something I don't like about Mrs. Quinn's Charity Shop... it all looks a bit depressing, and their bargain rail never even has anything hilariously ugly on it. I can't skip it out when I'm doing the rounds, though, because I've bought some of my favourite dresses here!
The Irish Cancer Society shop is a little cramped, but a lot of fun to root around. I once got Mulder and Scully action figures here as a present for my sister, which is my main memory of the place!
Oxfam is another shop that tends to be a bit more expensive than I like - €5 for a second-hand shirt seems a bit steep to me when I can go to Penney's and buy a new one for the same price. It's all for a good cause, though, I suppose. Since this one's in a more prominent place than the others, it tends to get cleared out faster, and I rarely find anything much there. It's a wonderful place for books, though, so make sure to check them out!
Gorta is just off William Street, on High Street. It's small, doesn't have much stock, and hardly ever turns up anything of note. It's on the way up to Enable Ireland and Mrs. Quinn's, though, so I usually stop by.
Second Time Round isn't really a charity shop, just a dumping ground for second hand clothes. It's on the road opposite High Street, if you're heading up the direction of the train station. I always forget it exists, so I don't have much experience of it. I was in there this afternoon, and they looked to have some dresses with alteration potential, but not much else. It's really disorganised, and I've never found anyone in there to be very friendly.If you head to the top of William Street and turn right at AIB onto... that street that I don't know the name of... you'll find the Mirror Recycling Shop (which I don't have a picture of), home of some really talkative old ladies! I always seem to end up chatting with the staff there when I go in. They have quite a lot of stuff, and a great €2.50 rail which often turns up some incredible clothes!
On Little Catherine Street, near Greene's café, is my favouritest of favourite charity shops, Saint Vincent de Paul (which I also don't have a picture of, sadly). I didn't know this existed for ages, but now I'm always finding things in there, and they also have furniture to keep me entertained.
The Limerick Animal Welfare shop (again, no picture) is opposite the train station, and is another shop I don't visit too often, simply because it's so far up town. I got a hilarious jumper from the eighties there today, though, and it's big enough to have an interesting poke around.
They're all the shops I know of and frequent - if any of you locals have anything else to add, I'd be more than happy to hear from you!
All of the photos I used in this post are taken from Stephen Burch's Flickr page. Many thanks to him for them.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside...
I took a trip to the seaside with le boyfriend for the long weekend, although I think I spent a grand total of five minutes on the beach. Mostly we walked windy cliffs and talked and drank tea and coffee (and mint mochas!), and my camera batteries died pretty quickly so I don't even have any outfit posts to make up for the dearth of exciting stories. It's probably all for the best, though, as... I wore a hoodie! Gasp! ...With jeans! What madness is this?!
Aforementioned hoodie. At least it's a nice colour (says she as she posts a black and white photo), and only the Japanese students in my university have them?
I rarely have romantic illusions about the beach, mostly because I know that in reality it involves things like hoodies and jeans (if you live in Ireland, anyway), but looking at pictures like the ones below is giving me notions:
What about you, dear readers? Beaches: yae or nae? Do you like to be beside the seaside, or are there lots of things besides you would like to be beside?
Also, a little public service announcement: I'm off to Sweden in two weeks' time, so posts here will probably be sporadic at best until the end of the month, or at least until I've got myself and my things fully together (this will be five minutes before the plane leaves, if I'm lucky). In other news, I've decided I'll get myself a MacBook, and I'm going to order it tomorrow when I get home from work! Thank you all for the wonderful advice!
Aforementioned hoodie. At least it's a nice colour (says she as she posts a black and white photo), and only the Japanese students in my university have them? 
What about you, dear readers? Beaches: yae or nae? Do you like to be beside the seaside, or are there lots of things besides you would like to be beside?
Also, a little public service announcement: I'm off to Sweden in two weeks' time, so posts here will probably be sporadic at best until the end of the month, or at least until I've got myself and my things fully together (this will be five minutes before the plane leaves, if I'm lucky). In other news, I've decided I'll get myself a MacBook, and I'm going to order it tomorrow when I get home from work! Thank you all for the wonderful advice!
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