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Hi! Long time no see. I made a new years resolution to update this blog more frequently and with a total of one measly post in January I think I can safely say this resolution got off to a bad start. Oops. But it's February now and I am going to try really hard to get a new post up at least once a week. While I was MIA from the blogging world in January, I celebrated my twenty-second birthday! On the day of my actual birthday I went out for a lovely meal at the Burger Cellar, one my favourite restaurants. I ordered the vegetarian burger with sweet potato fries. I have eaten a lot of veggie burgers and this one from the Burger Cellar is definitely the best I've had. 

All through January some friends and I have been getting together to plan an exciting trip this June! We have been discussing taking a trip to Europe for a while now and as of last week my plane tickets have been booked! I'm so excited! We are going to be starting off our trip in Austria, then Germany and then I'll be splitting up from my friends and heading over to England to meet up with another friend. I have wanted to visit England for as long as I can remember and now that I'm finally going I honestly cannot believe it! 

This past weekend I celebrated my birthday with six of my closest friends. We started the evening by going out for dinner at this super cozy and cool restaurant called 7 West Cafe. During dinner I totally forgot that I had brought along my camera and took no photos, which really sucks because the place was so cool and the food was incredibly tasty. I ordered a wedding cake martini (!!!) which was awesome, bruschetta and a veggie burger which was piled high with the most delicious hummus! I would really like to go back and make sure to take plenty of photos of the place. After dinner we headed back to my friend Monika's place where she had the most adorable mini Krispy Kreme donuts set up with candles! After being serenaded to with happy birthday we got ourselves dolled up to go and watch the Rocky Horror Picture Show! Rocky Horror is one of my all-time favourite films and going to the cinema to watch it is one of our traditions. We dressed in character and had such an amazing time doing the time warp and putting my new Instax camera to good use!

Well, that is really all that I have been up to lately. Thank you for reading!

PS: I just reached over 100 followers on Bloglovin'! I'm super stoked and amazed that people enjoy reading my blog. I want to thank every single one of you for taking the time to check me out! THANK YOU! xxxxxx

What's in my bag?

First of all... Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a magical holiday season and started off the new year right! I had a spectacular Christmas and have been stuffing my face with leftover Christmas cookies and chocolates ever since. But anyways... Since some of my favourite posts to read (and Youtube videos to watch) are the What's in my bag? ones, I decided to do one myself. For Christmas my parents bought me this beautiful (and vegan!) leather bag from Free People. It is so roomy inside and perfect to fit all my belongings and would also be able to hold my big DSLR camera on days out! There aren't any pockets inside and I'm okay with that. The bag came with a big removable zippered pouch that could easily fit a laptop, as well as a smaller, removable pouch (the beige one pictured above) that attaches to the inside. The bag itself has  an adjustable and removable shoulder strap, is reversible (the interior is cream) and has a magnetic closure.

The contents of my bag change all the time but this is what I will currently be carrying with me. Another Christmas gift from my parents is the gorgeous Alexander McQueen scarf. I was so surprised when I unwrapped it, I was not expecting it at all! A lot of the stuff I carry around is what you would typically find in anyones handbag, like a wallet (my sparkly glitter one is by the brand Deux Lux), keys (keychains are from Michael Kors and Ladurée), cosmetics and gum. I'll also always be carrying around my iPod for long walks or car/bus/subway rides as well as my iPhone (the cute, pink kitty case was from a vendor at the Toronto CNE) and a charger. It has been very cold here lately (like -30 celsius!!!!!) so I always keep a pair of gloves with me. The pair pictured above were a Christmas present from my sister from Roots. I'll also usually have some type of hat or headband on me as well, the pretty cream coloured headband shown was another Christmas gift from Urban Outfitters, given to me from my best friend.

In small, separate pouches (the "Poppy" pouch is from Coach) I keep lip balms, whatever lipstick I am wearing that day, a makeup remover pen, blotting papers, hand sanitizer, hand lotion, bandaids and tissues. I also keep a few hair ties and bobby pins. I will usually keep my eyeglasses in my bag as well, this pair is from Ray Ban. The last thing kept in my bag is a 2014 agenda and a silver pen. The agenda is from Chapters and I've started writing in all important future dates. I'm hoping that it will help keep me organized this year!

I think I've covered everything and I hope you have enjoyed snooping through my stuff! Let me know what your must-haves for your handbag are! x