I styled these sleek trousers with an old crisp white cotton dress shirt from Talula. I know some people are going to speak up about the wrinkles and creases in it but I actually love the look of a creased white dress shirt. Especially with a messy look like this one, I think it brings character. I left the one too many buttons open to give a peak to the smooth spandex bralette that I’m wearing underneath. This outfit would also look great with a lace bralette but I wanted to avoid looking too promiscuous on a sunny Sunday. 

I wore my favourite menswear inspired coat, the Stedman coat, which I think totally completes the look. I really wanted to capture a “rolled out of bed to conquer the world” look and I think the Stedman is what adds that “girl boss” feel. Throw on a killer pair of booties or heels and you’re ready to take over the world! My shoes are from Browns by Mimosa! 

Hope everyone is having a productive week so far!

Until next time, 

After putting it off for so long, I’ve finally finished #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso. This book took me a while to finish, purely because I started it at a very busy time in my life. However, now that I’m done, I can easily say that it was very well-worth the read, and I would probably read it again (when I finish all my other books.)

The reason I enjoyed #GIRLBOSS so much, is because it’s NOT like your typical self-help, motivation book. #GIRLBOSS tells the story of the infamous Nasty Gal’s founder, Sophia, and how she went from being a rebellious teenager that only cared about parties and livin’ life, to being a very successful entrepreneur. Her words are witty, wise, funny, relatable and inspirational, all at the same time. Through her experiences and stories, she explains how she never wanted to be who she is today, it was never her end goal. She just took opportunities as they were presented to her, and dove head first into challenges, and essentially worked her ass off doing something she loved. Until one day she realized, what she was doing was actually becoming something amazing. She talks about her lowest points (dumpster diving, and stealing) and her highest points (buying her Porsche!) and how they were all connected. How every thing she’s done in the past, taught her a lesson one way or another, and lead her to become who she is today.

Her book contains 11 chapters, each about different aspects of her life, or different rules, guidelines, or teachings about how she became successful. Chapters that talk about how “Shoplifting (and Hitchhiking) Saved My Life” and “Money Looks Better In The Bank Than on Your Feet”. And then she has practical chapters as well that teach you “On Hiring, Staying Employed, and Firing” And “Taking Care of (Your) Business”.

This is a great book to read, whether you’re stuck in the dumps, looking for motivation, or just looking for a good read. It’s definitely a book about girl power, and independence, and never betraying yourself. She’s a great teacher on how to become a #GIRLBOSS of your own.

Also,  this is honestly just a great book to own and keep on your bookshelf (not unlike my other girl bible : “Why Men Love Bitches”) to read as a pick me up. I’m glad I own this book in my ipad, so I could have it on hand to read when I am feeling unmotivated and lazy.

I have the link here (#GIRLBOSS) if you want to purchase this book for yourself ! I recommend this book to any female of any age! (except maybe girls under 12.. there might be some self-expression in profanities in here)

Definitely giving this baby a 10/10!

SIDE NOTE : I’ve started a reading challenge on Good Reads for 2015 ! My Goal is to read 50 books in the year of 2015. If any of you guys enjoy reading, I urge you to join the challenge as well ! Reading is definitely not something I want to push aside again, so I am making it a goal for me to read more !

Here is my current progress. Only 2 books read so far, but in my defence, I had a late start ! I will update my progress at the end of each month to see how I’m doing !

Until next time ,

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Do you ever have those mornings where you wake up (on your own, without the help of your pesky alarm clock) and you just feel… good? I had one of these mornings recently, and what made it outstanding was knowing that I had the rest of the day to myself to study, or do whatever. I didn’t have school, nor work that day. It was just a real good morning.

So I took my time getting out of bed, brushing my teeth and washing my face, and I decided to make myself a big heaping serving of breakfast.

This is something I like to eat for breakfast whenever I can. It’s easy to make, filled with lots of healthy goodness, and is just … kind of delicious. I make slight alterations to it depending on what ingredients I have in the fridge at the moment, but it’s generally the same type of deal.

I start out with making an egg or two. It’s a toss up between sunny side up, over easy, or scrambled for me. This morning I decided to make fluffy scrambled eggs with a little big of green onion tossed in as well. And then I went H.A.M. (hard as a muthafu*ka) on the chopping board and cut up a tomato, an avocado, and some cilantro. Put it all on a plate, and sprinkled some freshly ground black pepper on top, and drizzled it with a little bit of fresh lemon juice. and VOILA.

I can always count on this breakfast to fill me up but also take less than no time to make.

I also continued some reading this morning. I’ve been meaning to finish this book for AGES now but for some reason, never got the chance to. I’m still not finished (I know I know… I’m terrible) but HEY, I’m working on it okay? And it’s not even like as if this book isn’t interesting. It is VERY interesting and a great read for inspiration. But with me trying to really work on my blog, and also balance my studying for school and working part time, it doesn’t give me too much time to sit down and read my book. I will however do a book review for you guys as soon as I finish this book, because DAMN, Sophia’s got an interesting life and some great wisdom to share with us gals.

When was the last time you had a great morning? Let me know in the comments !

More soon,