Jumpsuit

When I went to go pick up my Thai food yesterday, the lady who owns the place didn't stop complimenting me on my outfit for more than like, a second. She is such a sweetie.

I had a really nice day off, and I started planting some things. The frost date here isn't until April, but I really doubt it'll get cold again, so I'm taking my chances. I got a big ol' leafy thing for my bedroom, some herbs (I always kill my herbs!) and some catnip for Pip!

The only thing about one-piece getups like this is that it's such a chore to go pee.

Maxi

As a general rule, I've never really liked how maxi dresses look on me. But this one is like, the perfect garment! I think I like it so much because it cinches in at the waist. I wish I had gotten a pic of the back, because there's a cute lil cut out! It's Free People, I love their stuff... not like I could afford it new :o)

I hope to go outside to take some pictures at some point, because the lighting in my apt is rarely bright enough for decent photos. Unless I stand waaaaay stiller than I was today, haha!

If you guys haven't read my comic, I would really appreciate it if you do and follow along :^)

What I Wore 2/10/16

Hi! This is my outfit after changing like 6 times in an attempt to look work appropriate, and feel comfortable outside and inside.

I got my hair cut and now my undercut is fresh n fine. I also got a promotion at work, I'm now officially assistant manager. Did my taxes, too! When I get my return I'm going to buy an end table. I hope you get some fancy chocolates to eat on Valentines' Day; that's my plan.

Checks on Checks

My bedroom has significantly better lighting than the living room, but not as many blank walls. So I hope you guys don't mind me posing next to a portrait of my own face! My friend Sarah painted it for me in school <3 I wish I had more art from friends!

Since I have been working at a resale store, I've collected quite the (massive) wardrobe, so I'm trying to spend any extra cash on stuff to make my apartment cute... but it's hard! Things come in that I never would have thought I wanted, and I'm like, it's only $12! And furniture is hella expensive. I need to get to thrifting more.

I don't know if you guys remember me mentioning a comic I'm working on... but I'll be posting the first chapter pretty soon! I'm a little nervous because it's not like anything I've ever done before. :^O

Top is Kate Spade Saturday, Skirt is Madewell, Shoes are Merrell, and Socks are American Apparel. All resale but the socks! :)

Tape

Hi guys! I really liked my outfit today so here it is!

If you're wondering what's on my knee, it's tape. They put it on at physical therapy to keep my kneecap in place... but I don't shave my legs, so believe me when I say it was a bitch to take off. My knee still feels worse than it did before surgery. I'm so sick of it!

I'm wearing more brights from my neon palette, and Mac's Lady Danger, which I should have bought years ago :)

Neon Eyes

My knee still feels worse than it did before my surgery and it's driving me crazy! I know standing on it all day at work isn't helping, but I guess I just thought it would be feeling good by now. :(

I went home last weekend to see my family and my cat, and it was very nice. My Mom bought me the Electric eyeshadow palette by Urban Decay, and the color payoff is nuts! Definitely recommend if you're into neon eyes. I used it under my eyes for a double wing thing today.

Btw, it's officially Christmas season as far as I'm concerned. Ready for lights and hot cocoa and a fake tree with real-tree scented air fresheners on it!

My Dad this weekend: What did you do to your eyebrows??

Loud Socks

After I returned to this lil bloggy to rant, I got inspired by my own cute outfit pictures, to make some time and take some more. It's been harder to keep up lately since I only have one wall to shoot against, and if it's cloudy I get nothin but grain. But I remembered how much I liked documenting little blips of my life this way, so here I am!

An update: I had knee surgery three weeks ago for a torn meniscus. My two weeks out of work was filled with sleep, netflix, and a little bit of pt. I got a stomach virus halfway thru, so that sucked. I couldn't even get on my knees to throw up! Thankfully, my bosses gave me some paperwork so I could still get some hours at home, and some kind friends bought from my easy as well, so I am doing very ok. I am back at work now, and my knee seems to be holding up well. It's kind of popping some, and that makes me nervous, and I really don't want to injure it again. Since the only thing I did to hurt it in the first place was stretch, I am walking on eggshells trying not to do anything wrong.

I am obsessed with the socks I got from Happy Socks recently. I've always maintained that loud socks are an important part of any wardrobe, and they've got tons of great ones! I highly recommend. And I'm wearing my new favorite lipstick, Lady Danger from Mac. (All my favorite lipsticks are from Mac.)

Under the Weather

Oh wow the lighting is whack in these. But hey my apt is like 2 square feet so I do what I can! Here's proof that I do indeed still wear colors. I'm sick on the couch watching Law and Order right now, but I took these a few weeks ago when I was cute and alive.

On top of this cold, I had an MRI on my knee this week. Yknow, the one I injured while stretching (!) 6 months ago? Turns out it is in fact  a torn meniscus and I'm gonna need surgery. :P I hear its a pretty common operation, but what I'm really worried about is the recovery time! If I wasn't on my Mom's insurance I wouldn't have even gotten the scan, and I really can't be out of work. They don't exactly give sick days to retail employees, even if they work 40 hour weeks. Have any of you had experience with knee surgery? How long does it take to get back on your feet?  

In Black Again

I do still wear colors, I swear. You've just caught me on my all black days recently! I spent my day off running errands. Not so bad. I'm gonna paint tonight, I always do my best work at night.

My sweet kitty ^^

Birkenstocks ??

Looks like I'm in black and white again today! Feelin cute as can be! Lately I've been opening at the store, so my closing shift today means a nice break from getting up early. I'm debating giving these shoes whirl at work, since I'm on my feet all day.

Shoes have actually been a big source of my anxiety as of late; Trav got me some Birkenstocks for my birthday, and I was super pumped to have such reportedly comfy shoes. I got a 37, and I usually wear a size 7-7.5. They still seemed pretty big - my heel doesn't sit in the back of the footbed. So I bought this tiny used pair we had at work, a 35. They seemed like they fit, but they're worn into someone else's feet, and they gave me blisters after a couple hours. Blisters! From the "comfy" shoes! So now I am trying to figure out if I should exchange the 37s for 36s, or just wear the 37s and hope for the best. It's stressing me out because they are such expensive shoes, and the leather sole gets discolored so fast I know I won't be able to return them after I wear them once! Anyone have any experience with Birks and how they fit/break in?

This dress was such a major find for me. Straightening the racks and I saw the Dear Creatures label? In my size? And these shoes are Seychelles, too! Best part of the job.

Check

Well hi! I'm just realizing that in these photos you can actually see the scratches around my ankles; proof that my cat is actually a demon. Now that I am moved in and finally have internet (!!) I am going to try and take more pictures of my cute outfits! Since it's so hot out (we're talking over 90 by 10 am) this is the most layering I've done in weeks! 

I found a blank wall with good light in my new apartment, so I took these after work today! Honestly, I'm really happy with the new place. It's small and we're struggling with storage space, and my poor closet is overflowing, but it's cute and has lots of windows, and all my plants are very happy!

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