This Week I

This week I

 Ate waffles

 Sorted Rocks

Made a braid

 Had my last class at the museum (these were in the gift shop)

Saw Mumford & Sons

Goofed off in class

Saw a tree frog with my roomate.

Had beautiful weather

Got Ramen and saw a drag show with my friends.

What about you!

Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe

This outfit post comes with complaints.

I recently heard about Gomi and their "Worst Fashion Blogger Photos" forum. It's just a bunch of photos of normal looking girls paired with comments picking apart their posture, faces, and bodies. I was like "Geez, any one of my photos could be on here!" Like, 4 days later I got a spike in my blog traffic. Can you guess the source?

Someone had linked to a picture of me making a stupid face and started making fun of it because I have yellow teeth. Whatevs, right? I'm posting these photos of me, I won't freak out when someone mocks them. Someone even started hating on a photo of Travis. Make fun of my teeth if you want, but step off my boyfriend!

But what really bothers me about this forum (and those like it) is that it is dedicated solely to making fun of girls for how they look. I hate to throw this term around, but if there was ever an example of internalized misogyny, this is it! How is any girl supposed to have healthy self esteem if when she posts a photo of herself online, a group of her fellow women tears her apart because (and this is a real example) her foot is turned at an awkward angle? C'mon ladies. It's hard enough having to deal with the media's examples of what women should be without a whole community of other girls hating on you for not living up to it.

Everything I'm wearing is thrifted except the brooch.

I wish I had a real ugly face to finish this off with, but I didn't plan ahead!

I hope you all had a great weekend.

Discover the South

Hey guys!

Here's me in a lazy weekend outfit, in all my greasy glory. I'm loving the weird primary color combination going on with my shirt, skirt, and hair. We ran a million errands on this day, and Travis took these with his iPhone for me.

Since I am wearing this shirt, I thought I'd talk a little about the good ol' South and how I feel about it.

I grew up below the Mason Dixon line, the first 6 years in VA, and the rest in SC. All throughout high school I was a typical teenager, like "ugh I hate this town when can I get out?" But as I've gotten older, I've grown to appreciate things about the region I live in. I mean, yeah, there are lame things about it, like the lack of cultural diversity (everyone is either white or black and they all go to the same church), and there's a good amount of bigotry, obesity, and close-mindedness ("You're a vegetarian??") But it's beautiful in the South, and there's always some nice country to drive through. People are friendly and don't hesitate to make small talk with you in the grocery store. And life is slow and charming here. Not to mention our tea is sweet!

I have a feeling that teenagers everywhere want to get out of their hometown, regardless of where it is.

Shirt: Dapper Ink

Skirt: Thrifted and Hemmed by Me

Shoes: JuJu via Asos

Ring: Handmade via the Indie Craft Fair

This Week I

This week I:

Went to the museum and organized crayons 

saw a bunch of animals in storage

(I really like this one because it looks like I am standing on a wall)

got my first pumpkin muffin of the year

built a blanket fort with Travis

went to the Indie Craft Fair in Greenville with some friends

 bought these pretty things from some talented artists

 the shirt is from Dapper Ink, the prints from Marisol Spoon, the brooch from Neogranny. I forgot to get a card from the place that had the ring!

 hung out with Kit

did some errands

and had a beautiful drive back to school.

What did you do?

Lots of Knits

If the pictures I shared on Wednesday were the epitome of a no-fun hassle, today's were like a walk in the damn park. It was relaxing, dare I say even a therapeutic experience as I took a few hours to drive off of campus, take these shots, and do some errands. Driving is always nice me-time, and I couldn't imagine living in the city and taking public transport everywhere, or being one of those people who refuse to get their licence. I would be a very different (read: more stressed) person if I didn't drive.

Anyway, that's probably why I have so many photos in this post! It's kind of a pet peeve of mine when I see like 20 shots of someone in the same pose, but I think I shook it up some as far as composition goes... besides, it's my blog.

I thought I looked frickin fabulous today. Do you ever have those days when you're like "How is everyone not in love with me? Can't all these people see how good my eyeliner looks?" I hope it's not just me, everyone deserves a healthy helping of self confidence.

I tried to un-sex this crop top (like I care about showing skin) and backseam tights by adding a cardigan and some chunky socks. It was a liiiiiiittle hot with the sweater on, but not too bad. A little preemptive fall layering up in here.

 

I got this blue shirt at Goodwill this weekend, and chopped it into a crop top. I'd do a DIY but I don't want to insult your intelligence: You cut it, fold it over twice, and sew. One tip I read about that I should share with you is to sew knits with a piece of paper on top to keep it from puckering. Then rip the paper off when you're done!

Oh and I should mention that I have been waiting for this cardigan all my life.

Shirt: Goodwill + DIY

Skirt: River Island via Asos

Cardigan: Thrifted

Shoes: Wanted via Delias

Tights: Asos

Necklace: Im Your Present on Etsy