What a sight to see, so lost and free

LAST DAY OF CLASSES. Boy do those words feel good. No more essays, thank heavens. Not even kidding, I would take a final over an essay any day of the week! I can't believe the summer is already upon us. I already have so many plans spinning around in my head. Wedding crafts, working, yoga, and um... ahem, a certain little campaign project that I will share very soon. What are you guys most excited about for the summer?

Today's shoot courtesy of my lady loves, Jenni and Monica. Aren't they beautiful?? <3

Skirt: vintage from mother-in-law
Bag: vintage from mother-in-law
Shoes: thrifted
Tank: Target
Belt: thrifted
Necklace: coming soon, I hope!!! I swear, all I need for this outfit to be completed.

Heebie jeebies

As promised, a style shoot! I went alone this time, with my tripod and trusty self-timer. Guys, I think there might be something wrong with me. I have some seriously morbid thoughts. This is the conversation I had with myself on the drive over.

Myself: Man, I can't believe I'm going alone. It's a picture perfect area, but, there's some really sketchy looking trailers a few feet away.
My other self: Come on, get pumped! You promised yourself you'd do a shoot. You're actually doing it!
Myself: I have a bad feeling in my gut. I want to go back. What if a serial killer just so happens to see me there... vulnerable and alone? What if he kidnaps me?? What if this is my last day alive?!?
My other self: Gabi, what if this "gut feeling" is just all in your head? There really can't be any reason to be afraid!
Myself: I mean, someone could just come up at any moment! OH GOD. I FORGOT TO BRING MY TASER!
My other self: Chiiiillll! You'll be fine! It'll be over in 5 seconds. Just get out, take a few shots, then leave. No sweat!
Myself: Right? Right? Right. Okay. Breathe.

Yep. I freaked myself out over nothing. I swear, the brain is amazing. I don't know how it manages the balance between intuition and conscious reasoning.

Shirt: Charlotte Russe
Skirt: thrifted vintage
Belt: thrifted
Shoes: thrifted vintage
Scarf: thrifted
Bag: thrifted vintage
Shades: thrifted

Comment problem solved!

I do believe I have found the answer to the commenting issue I mentioned in my last post. I stumbled upon a website called Intense Debate! Basically it offers a widget that allows for a system of commenting that includes threading (aw yeeuhh)! I guess you can say this is a test post to see if it works. Feel free to leave a comment so that we can check it out, yeah??

By the way, I plan to have a new outfit post up this weekend, so stay tuned for that! :)

A bit of an update!

Dearest Blogger, you're very user-friendly and there are a lot of things I like about you, but I'm somewhat peeved that there's no reply option for comments! I would really love to communicate with my readers, but you make it so difficult to do so!

Anyway, to try and remedy this problem, I found a tutorial here on how to make a little "reply" button in the comments. It uses the "@ usernamehere" system and at least includes a link back to the original post you're replying to, though I'm not sure if your reply post notifies the person you're replying to. I'm not sure that it does. I'm not sure that I'm making much sense right now, haha. If you want you can have a looksee at one of the previous blog posts where I've replied to comments to see what I mean. At least it's something, right?

Does this aspect of Blogger bother any of you guys too? What have you found that works for you as far as keeping in touch with your readers? Suggestions are welcome, and very much appreciated!

A season to be sky-high

A beautiful perk about having a friend/mentor like Christina? Style advice. The style part is still, to me, the most daunting thing about this style blogging business. To put it bluntly, I am a serious n00b. There is so much to learn about clothing and the way it changes with the seasons. One of the last times I was helping out Christina at her house, I brought out a green, polka-dotted tea dress that I bought on one of our thrifting outings. For the life of me, I could not figure out what the heck to do with it. The piece itself is wonderful, but I just couldn't help thinking that it is years older than me. I didn't know how to modernize it. Taking my problem to Christina, she spoke the word I had a feeling was coming.

Platforms.

Oh, high-heeled shoes. It's true. You really do know how to put the sexy, the classy, the modern in any ensemble. I keep seeing them in almost every blog I follow. Strappy, sandal wedges and platforms. Not only are they really really hot this season, but they work with pretty much anything! Plus, I think I would feel much safer walking around with a blocky, reinforced heel rather than stilettos. I can't help feeling that tiny sticks are hardly enough support for a 100+ pound human.

So, that's my next mission! (Once I save up some bank.) In the meantime, here are some of my favorites I've found so far! I'm a huge fan of creamy, earthy neutrals in the shoe department, but hopefully they're not too redundant.

Respectively: Aldo (3), Lucky Brand (2), UO (3), DSW (1), Famous Footwear (4)

ALSO: Browsing for shoes is a decent distraction from my inability to breathe.

ALSO pt. deux: I just dropped my last tissue down the crack between my wall and my bed.