Bathing Suit Coverups

Summer's (still) here, which means there's still lots of days spent by the water, be it pool or beach. With so many options, it's hard to find a coverup to wear waterside. Purchasing one or two cover-ups a year should leave you with enough options (it depends how often you wear them, and how often you like to rewear the same one), since they generally last at least a few years; depending what climate you live in, you're probably only wearing your coverup 2-3 months of the year. A lot of swimwear goes on sale this time of year, because fall items are already coming into stores, so if you like to save, and stock up for let's say your winter vacay, now is the perfect time to invest in some great cover ups.

Also, you can wear day-to-day items as cover-ups, such as shorts and a tank or a sundress that you aren't worried about getting wet with chlorine or salt water. You probably want to stick to basic, solid colour coverups that will match with most of your bathing suits, so you can get the most wear out of them. But with all the beautiful summer colours and patterns available, it can be hard to resist! I know when I go to the water, I tend not to accessorize a lot, but I end up feeling so plain and unexciting. The bold coloured and printed pieces can also help spiff up your pool or beach look, because it makes you feel like you're missing less in your outfit.

1. Beach Pants: Vitamin A

2. Tunic: Melissa Odabash

3. Sarong: 1 World Sarongs

4. Kimono: Monki

5. Collared Dress: Equipment

6. Lace Coverup: 6 Shore Road

Long Weekend Highlights

In Canada, Monday was a Civic Holiday and so it was a long weekend. Well, it wasn't much of a long weekend for me, because I worked all day Saturday and Sunday, although I didn't end up minding since it ended up raining pretty hard those days. Monday I finally got a day off, and thankfully the weather was finally cooperating!

Our backyard is a pretty good size, and we have a little patio going on, but it's so empty and lame and not great for entertaining guests, or even just having a few people over (seriously we didn't even have a table or chairs). So this weekend my parents went out and ordered a small tables with chairs, and just for fun, a fire pit! So Sunday night we went for dinner with some family friends, and then invited them back to our place to roast marshmallows over our brand new fire pit.

I love being outside, especially on summer mornings when it feels like you don't need to have a care in the world because the moment can last forever (that is one of my happy places, just so you know), and I have been nagging my mom about getting even the smallest table and even just one chair, so that I can sit and eat breakfast or read a book outside this summer. So when they ordered the table set with not one, but four chairs, it's safe to say I did a little happy dance and was extremely pleased. Monday morning I was able to sit outside and do some work while having my morning coffee and some breakfast. It wasn't too sunny, which was fine because it allowed me to actually see my computer screen, but it was nice and warm which is just how i like it.

All summer I've been dying to go to the pool at the Richmond Hill Country Club, where my parents are members, but because I work a lot we haven't gotten a chance. So yesterday my mom and I finally went, and we were even able to get in some pool time before it clouded over and we just made it back to the car before getting rained on. Oh well! 

Hope you all a great (long) weekend!

Country Living

Hey Readers! I apologize for not posting in a while; I've been busy with work and other writing, and I'm not ashamed to admit Netflix has been getting the best of me. But if you recall, last week my mom, sister, grandmother (my mom's mom), and I all went to a cottage from Tuesday to Thursday. It was so much fun; we relaxed, went into town, watched movies (the weather wasn't great when we first got there), and of course, drank. I love being able to get off work for a few days, get out of the city, and just forget about real life for a while. And I really can't think of three people I would have had more fun with than the girls I went with! So here are some pictures from my little vacay from last week. I hope you all get to get away for a bit this summer and just enjoy life!

(Sangria, bruschetta, and guac)

(The dock)

(Walking around Bracebridge)

(My new life moto/not that I hadn't already been living by these words)

(Patio breakfast)

(Walking along the wharf in Orillia)

(Taking photos on our Fujifilm Instax Mini; aka a faux-polaroid)

(Path from the cottage to the dock)

(Finally, the sun comes out!)

(Pooped after a day of swimming)

And, as promised, I did get a chance to do a couple outfit shoots while I was there, and will be sharing them with you within the next couple weeks!