a good change

i cut my hair off! my friend steph and i stood in front of her bathroom mirror when all was said and done, covering out mouths with our hands and laughing incredulously. then we shuffled to her balcony and took some pictures. she said maybe she could start charging more for her hairstyling if she includes glamour shots with each 'do :)

i can't stop touching what's left...i'm really liking it so far! it feels quite liberating. it makes me want to wear really big scarves and dresses all the time. i don't usually dress crazy girly, but i think i could get away with more since my hair has a boy-ish look to it now. balance, am i right?! i've never had really short hair before...the closest i came was a cut that i really hated and i cried. there are a few reasons behind my wanting to chop it off. i really wanted a change, and i knew i wanted to have a "pixie cut" at least once in my life. i wanted low maintenance hair, and this is as low as you can get. i also wanted to challenge myself. i think i hide behind my hair a lot and use it to feel attractive, and i wanted to jam against that feeling. i want to like me for me, not because i hang with leonardo, or that guy who played in fargo.

i hope everyone had a lovely weekend! on saturday i sang backup with my sister's band and danced my butt off with my roomie and my mom. on sunday i went for the longest walk i've taken in months and took some pictures around downtown. what did y'all get up to?

werkin'

this has been life lately at my little workstation! i really wish i had a studio space to get thangs done -- maybe one day :)  see my "hey gurl" ryan gosling card i got from my favourite work girls? they're THE BEST.  it just struck me that hallowe'en is so very close!  i was waiting and waiting, then i got distracted by life and lost track of time. then i'll be able to debut my full costume. only a few more days! have a good monday, y'all.

partners in crime

hello!  i've joined instagram, so you can follow me at rpoklitar.  here are a few shots from this weekend!

1, 2 - my yard sale/3, 4 - my mama and me/5, 6 - flowers in my yard, my house/7-12 - a fun night in my friend's backyard and the bus stop on the way to the Winnipeg Fringe Festival

breakfast

just a snap of some breakfast from the other day.

been suuuuuper busy for the last while, between my full timer, part timer at the shop, band practice and volunteering, it's been pretty insane. i am le tired.

back at it tomorrow!

busker-y summer

my sister along with my brother from another mother and i are going to be busking at the forks (a local meeting place/historical site in winnipeg) this summer.  this is our set-list we are perfecting for auditions which take place in a few weeks.  the ones with stars are the one i've got (mostly) down! so glad to be singing again :)

weekend in the city

this weekend was as much fun as it was tiring, as always.  and the city has become freeezing again! for shame, winnipeg. for shame.

TOGA! TOGA! my sister with a face mask of our friend (who is away studying in nyc) and me

 moccasins from my auntie

sunday 8am on my ceiling

 early morning fog

 hanson with my sister -- zac gave me his drum stick, then i got it signed and got a picture with him!  

necklaces

 my gigis (grandfathers) wedding ring

nightstand

my babas (grandmothers) engagement and wedding ring, which are now mine.

movin and shakin

i'm just sitting on my floor, back against my bed, upon a piece of faux fur fabric that i use as a rug, eating my morning oatmeal with bananas.  last night i dreamt in part that i sang in front of  a room full of people and that made me really happy!  i had a microphone and everything.

something i want to make quick mention of is a thought i've been having the last week or so.  sometimes when i feel ho hum at work, i think back to september, when i moved out of my parents' house into a house with a few friends.  i'd never lived "on my own" before, and even though most of the time it feels the same as always minus having to pay rent and buy groceries, on rare occasion it just hits me.  i did it!  i was 22 years old, not moving in with a boyfriend, not settled, just trying to explore and see what i could do.  all of these thoughts make me feel so great and so strong.  i am in control of my own destiny, and i think about this every day.

from swiss miss

update

just a quite update before i leave for work. i'm going to be working on a project involving my last remaining grandmother Nettie, so i'm pretty excited for that. i have tonnes of old photos of both grandmothers when they were really young, and i just realized that i should scan them. also, this:



and this was how and why this video was made:



i think robyn is so inspiring, and this video is awesome to boot. she just does her own thang.


rach