Deleted

Yesterday I did what I feared I would someday do.  I accidentally deleted the outfit photos I had taken over the weekend.  Somewhere between transferring them from the camera to the computer they disappeared, and without checking, I deleted them from my camera.  As soon as my boyfriend noticed me staring at my laptop,  uncomprehending and bewildered, he quickly took over to try to retrieve them.  No luck.  They're gone.  As my dad likes to say, I always knew this day would come.  I just didn't think it would be today.  Ha.

Since I deleted all the photos of the outfit I wanted to show you, I thought instead I'd post some outfits that I never planned to show you (and actually should have been deleted).  They didn't make it to the blog for a number of reasons - the outfit didn't look as good as I thought or the photos turned out wonky.  Whatever was the reason, I was content to keep them safely tucked away on my hard drive.  But due to my airhead moment, you now get to take a peek into what you were never supposed to see.  Enjoy!

Joining these link ups today.

No Pain, No Gain

{dress: target, cute alternative  //  shoes: target, similar  //  cardi  //  belt  //  necklace: delias  //  earrings: handmade}

Have your muscles ever been so sore that the pain actually wakes you up in the middle of the night?

Well, I got to experience this oh-so-lovely of phenomenons last night.

There is no way to describe it other than that it feels as if my muscles are literally broken (which I guess they actually are; go figure).

Maybe popping in a P90X dvd after ignoring it for over a year and expecting to keep up with the amount of reps I was able to do when I was on the program might have been a little optimistic.

Either way, I can hardly straighten my right arm.  And it's times like these I'm glad to be a lefty.
(The times when I'm trying to use normal scissors or a non-wireless mouse - not so much).

And, oh yes, my outfit.  It's just something I threw on to go for a picnic at a nearby lake.
But really, I just wanted to give you something to look at while I complain about how I can't recover from a workout like I used to.

Today I'm linking up here.

Summer & Scallions

{similar dress  //  cardi: target  //  tights  //  boots  //  similar belt}

I have just two things to say:
1. It feels like summer already.  I love spring, but I'll gladly skip it to start summer in March, thanks.

2. Did you know that if you buy your scallions with the roots still attached you can plant them and have them grow into more and more scallions for several months?  Who knew it would only cost $0.50 to have bad breath every day for half a year?  It's a bargain, I tell ya.

Today I'm linking to:

Whatever Whenever Wednesday

What I Wore Wednesday

What I Wore

What We Wore & Made

Windy City

{cardi, top: old navy  //  jeans: UO  //  shoes: target  //  belt: steve madden}

As almost any girl can tell you, wind is the nemesis of carefully coiffed bangs.  As perfect as they may look in my calm, breeze-free bathroom, once I step out and that wind gusts up, all bets are off.

On the upside, my hair was still a little wet when I left the house.  After only 10 minutes of taking photos, it was completely dry.  So what if my damp hair, combined with the wind chill, made a 45 degree day feel like 31?  I harnessed the power of earth's natural blow dryer.  How's that for eco-conscious?

Today I'm linking to:

Monday Mingle

Visible Monday

Stranded

{cardi: old navy  //  tee & shoes: target  //  shorts: forever21  //  belt: thrifted  //  sunnies: ??  //  necklace: UO}

We went to our friends' loft in Queens for a party, and considered ourselves lucky that someone was leaving the building as we arrived and let us in.  We thought we'd surprise our friends by walking up the five flights of stairs to their place instead of calling them to bring down the freight elevator for us.  Little did we know that they were in Manhattan at an emergency vet appointment for their cat.

So there we were, inside the building but locked out of the apartment.

Luckily the weather was gorgeous, the roof door was unlocked, and we had beer and a camera.

Total photo shoot opportunity.

all photos were taken by the extraordinarily talented elisabeth