First snow fall!

Its finally snowing in Boston!!! We've been waiting forever for it to happen. It is officially my first winter in Boston. As Im sitting in my living room right now its snowing. The roof tops are white, the streets are white, the snow is falling. It is sooooooooooooo cool. Haha, I walk to the subway stop and just giggle. Its so awesome to me... so far. Im finding its hard to dress "up" with Im just trying to stay warm haha.



I am looking forward to Christmas so much more now. Its so different being up here but Im liking it so far. Snowflakes on my eyelashes. I dont really like going to get beer in snow, but that just means Ill just have to by a 32 rack so I dont have to go out so much. Ill make my way down to the pond sometime to make snow angels! Xoxo everyone! Stay warm!!!!!

Jamaica Plain's Black Swan

SO Im dieing to see the movie Black Swan. I suck for not having gone to see it yet. Its been a matter of time and money. Lately Ive been feeling the cold weather blues so usually something that really makes me feel better is getting dressed up and going out. Well I put together a really sweet outfit and finally got to showcase my amazing black knitted poncho. Well I think its a poncho at least.







I paid $4 for the black knitted poncho at Boomerangs. I LOVE it! It keeps me sooooo warm. I sometimes fall asleep in it because Im so warm and comfy.


Now its still not TO cold here yet... so I managed to take a few pictures with out my cover up on. As soon as I took it off I realized it was still cold haha. Im still a Florida girl at heart!








That leather skirt was a great goodwill find and I only paid $4 for it. Its not as easy to go thrifting in Boston than it was in Florida, so when I find something its a big deal.


That afternoon I went to Newbury street to do some shopping. It was the first time I had walked around Boston in heels. Mind you they were wedges, but still heels. That was a big deal to me, because you have to walk around so much up here and in FL you just drive everywhere. Aside from having some cold weather blues... its started to snow finally! I took these right before it started to snow and now Jamaica Plain is cover in white :-) it is sooooo cool. There are snowflakes outside my window. Ive been working as usual and trying to get things done when I can. I ended up picking up some extra shifts this week... so I havent had any time to go Christmas shopping. I miss my family back home but I will manage through the holidays.

I hope everyone got all their Christmas shopping done, Im such a slacker. I leave you with Jamaica Plain's Black Swan!


Xoxo everyone!

Box full of sunshine... wait box full of treats!

I got two boxes from home today (my mom shipped them to me from Fl) and box one (which I was allowed to open) was full of treats!!!! My mom shipped me 3 boxes of banana twins!!! 2 boxes of cupcakes and 2 boxes of my little pony gummies. Well she also sent me two winter coats that I defiantly need, a new hair dryer, and some Christmas decorations! It was a very awesome box to have gotten from home. When I laid everything out it just looked to yummy.



My mom went out of her way to decorate the box too lol.




It was so much fun to get this today. Defiantly made me feel better.

Im obsessed with Banana Twins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Xoxo everyone!

Craft Party!

Over the weekend I was invited to Holly's craft party. Holly and Gregor, I have to say are one of my dearest friends here in Boston. One of the first people I met and just two people I hold dearest to me. They get me and I feel like I can be completely comfortable with them. I was so excited to go to this party and hang out with them. We did a lot of crafts. A few of the other ladies that came worked on knitting projects, sparkling tights, and feather head bands.

Here are so photos of things that were crafted!






Thanks to Gregor, I made so amazing chain suspenders.








I worked on re-studding my vest.








It was such a lovely evening. I will admit though... I still felt a little out of place. Im still trying to find my niche in Boston and yes the other ladies there were so nice, polite, and welcoming... I still felt like I was left out of the conversation most of the time. Luckily Gregor and I both live PBR :-). Holly was a great hostess and the party was a big success. I really hope she throws another one. She is ever so stylish as well. I always love how sweet she is, she asked ME about my outfit and rings. I will leave you with one last picture, of dearest Holly and I.


Xoxo everyone!

Making more of an effort

Im so proud of myself! I got dressed in a nice outfit, worthy of blogging about, went and took pictures at the pond and am posting about it right after! No slacking in between! It was sooooo windy though!!!! The down fall to the plan. I also dyed my hair black again! Im very happy with how it came out. Now a lot of you might ask, well Leigh isnt your hair black to begin with? No its not, it was actually looking faded from the last time I dyed it too and it was starting to look brownish again. It seems like its been a week for hair cutting and dyeing. My trip to the pond was really nice though, Im glad I snapped these photos today.







For the next few shots I took, I braved with windy cold weather.








So there were two ladies standing around where I was... I have this weird thing about people watching me take pictures by myself, I feel like I look silly. They decided to sit down on the bench and watch me do this... I felt a little weird-ed out at first, but eventually got over it. Its a park, there are people walking around.




OK enough windy weather, time to through the jacket back on!


Before I left, a kind man offered to take my picture


Then I noticed the lighting was really nice in front of my house.




I have some fun DIY projects coming up to post about! One if festive for the holidays and another is a DIY stud my boots project Im still working on. Other than that things have been good. Work is a bit slow right now so my hours have been cut back. I have a bit more free time but no money to really go do anything lol. I have some awesome news to share with you all very soon! I dont want to jinks it! But its about a guy :-)

Boston is getting colder by the day, its suppose to snow here soon. My mom has finally sent me my winter coats from FL. I can not wait to get that box, because a hair dryer is also in it! I have to blow dry my hair, so it gets some volume, and my hair has just been so straight and flat the whole time Ive been here. I hope everyone else is doing well and staying warm!! Xoxo!!



Green Jacket: Goodwill (Central Square Boston) $6
Black jacket: Forever 21 $16
Cardi: Thrifted $3
Dress: Forever21 $6 (t-shirt long enough to be a dress)
Belt: Community Thrift (Florida) $2
Scarf: Mom gave to me
Tights: Buffalo Exchange (New Orleans) $5
Boots: Vintage! Revolve Clothing Exchange (Tampa, FL) $68
Sunglasses: Vintage! Revolve Clothing Exchange (Tampa, FL) $75 (gifted to me)
Purse: Vintage Donney and Burke, Goodwill (Tampa) $4

Over the weekend.

Hey everyone! Hope you had a good weekend! I had a pretty easy one, which is so nice! Ive been working really hard lately, its super nice finally getting to take it easy a bit. I only had to work Saturday this weekend, and we had company over all weekend. Friday I was supposed to get tattooed but had to reschedule for Sunday. I ended up running some errands an got some stuff done.

The big deal over the weekend! I cut my roommate, Tegan's hair!!! She had been talking about cutting her hair and then she mentioned something about bangs. I told her I could cut her bangs for her no big deal. I just saw a new post from Julie of Orchid Grey ( <- click to go to her page) and she just cut her bangs!!! They looked soooo cute on her and Tegan has similar hair, so I thought of that instantly!

Julies new bangs!

©J. O'Boyle 2009-2010


©J. O'Boyle 2009-2010

Teagan before:


She trusted me to cut her hair :-)
Tegan AFTER!!!:


And she loves it!! I think I did a good job, it looks really good! Im just glad Tegan liked it, because its her hair haha. Shes been rocking her new look and I can see a fun kick in her step since. I have always been a big fan of Julie's hair posts. Tho this techinaclly wasnt a "hair post" persay, it still inspired me. Ive done two of her hair tutorials before, this will be my third. She continues to inpsire and delight me with her blog.

Thanks Julie! Thank you Tegan for letting me cut your hair as well :-)
Xoxo!

Still trying to wear short in Boston!

Its almost getting TO cold!!! I finally got to wear these amazing shorts I bought in FL right before I left. The thing is, they're slightly faded black so Ive been having a hard time trying to pair a top with the shorts. I dont know why I didnt think to put other colors with it, like bright bold colors. Ive been saving my blue plaid button down for when it got cooler because its a bit thicker than my other plaid button downs. This electric blue mixed with black and gold swrillies color combo is awesome! I was considering getting rid of the shorts, but Im SOOOO glad I kept them!







I had the best lighting in my living room this day.




I rarely get dressed up for work, once I get there I usually have some handy-man type of task to do, or I just dress purely for comfort. It really can be a pain in the ass trying to use the ladies room and undress, having to pull tights back up, they never feel the same twice. Having to tuck shirts in a bunch of times, re-adjusting belts, ect... sometimes it is such a hassle, so I just wear jeans and a top, much easier. The days I have time in the morning to really put together a nice outfit, I some times enjoy it and get really decked out. The shorts were a big hit all day. I got complimented on them quite a few times. Its still not to terribly cold I can still get away with tights and shorts.

I took one just as I was running out the door! I recently bought the green jacket at Goodwill in Central Square. Im glad I bought it as big as it is, because it goes over my black jacket nicely and has huge cargo pockets!


Other than that I just bundle up and try to stay warm!! Xoxo my lovely readers!


Top: Goodwill (Tampa, Fl) $4
Shorts: Goodwill (Tampa, Fl) $4
Tights: Forever21 $3.50
Over-the-knee-socks: Urban Outfitters
Necklace: Gift from Grams
Boots: Community Thrift (Tampa, Fl) $4.50
Red Lip Stick: NYC Retro Red

Black Jacket: Forever21 $16.00
Green Jacket: Goodwill (Central Square) $6
Scarf: Second Time Around Harvard Square $10