10 Days in Stockholm, Sweden – Packing Light

10 Days in Stockholm Sweden Packing Light List #packinglight #travellight #traveltips #travel

Black Tank | Grey Shirt | White T-shirt | Black Tunic | Kimono Shirt | Blue Tunic
Grey Pullover | Black Sweater | Leather Pants | Black Pants | Denim | Skirt
Black Dress | Grey Coat | Leather Jacket | Slip-ons | Boots | Flats | Necklace | Watch
Sunglasses | Scarf | Hat | Tights | Travel Bag | Clutch | Large Purse

In a previous post I mentioned that I have Swedish ancestry. Or at least I have always believed I did and will not know until I take the jump and complete the Ancestry.ca DNA kit. Regardless of my ancestry, Sweden is always a place that I have been drawn too. Not just because I love Ikea and ABBA, which I do, very, very much. Seriously, ABBA Gold and the Momma Mia musical (and movie to a lesser degree) are some of my favourite things. I think that am drawn to it because the Swedish lifestyle appeals to me and the country looks absolutely beautiful. I would also love to learn Swedish but wish me luck on that since I am trudging through learning French as it is. Continue Reading

Links and Things

languages around the world

Infographic by Alberto Lucas Lopez via Earthporm

At any given time I have a minimum of 20 tabs open on my computer. There are pages I refer to multiple times during any given day and there are pages I leave open when something catches my eye so I can sit and look through them when I have free time. I need a better bookmark solution to what I have going on because it really bogs down my computer. Here is a list of several links that caught my eye over the last week or so, some helpful, some informative, some yummy, and some funny. Continue Reading

Building My Fall / Winter Capsule Wardrobe

Fall Winter Capsule New Items

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I think this is the final list of items that I bought to update my wardrobe before I switch over to my fall/winter capsule.

I mentioned way back when I posted my spring/summer capsule wardrobe that I can’t afford to spend a lot of money all at once to update it for another season.

My purchases need to be spread out over a bit so it seems less damaging. I am also planning to transfer a bunch of items that I used in my last capsule into this one with a few weather orientated updates. Continue Reading