where livin' is easy

I spent the last few days in the city of Palm Springs, basically the Boca equivalent of California. The scorching heat and the scores of middle aged tourists don't exactly make for an exciting vacation, but it was nice to get away for a while and chill by the beautiful hotel pool with friends.

The 100+ degree weather wasn't exactly ideal for planning out cute outfits, but the tropical vibes inspired me to dress very colorfully and cutesy. Here's one outfit that was halfway decent and didn't involve exposed bikini straps and oversized tank tops. I've been wearing these boxer shorts as PJs for around 2 years now, but seeing as I'm a HUGE fan of the tropical trend this season, I was like, why not wear it out irl??!? And so I did, and this happened. Enjoy.

I'm wearing my friend's blue halter top, Kevingston men's boxer shorts, Lucky Brand necklace, and sunglasses from the flea market, along with my jelly sandals which aren't pictured here.

My apologies for not having a really clear picture of my outfit this time around! The entire vacation I was more concerned with not burning my face off than taking outfit pictures.

viva la childhood

I have no idea what I'm doing with my life, which is pretty scary considering that everybody around me expects me to have everything planned out. I can't even kill a spider and people expect me to know what I'm going to do for the rest of my existence?! To me, I'm still that same little girl who was in awe of all the cool high school kids, but now that I am one it doesn't make any sense. Weren't the teenagers taller when I was in elementary school? Weren't they better-looking? I surely can't be one of them! I feel like I've been violently shoved into pre-adulthood, without any real knowledge of what I'm supposed to do apart from what I've learned from anxiously asking Google "how do I get into college". I would much rather be back in the 4th grade when my biggest worry was if Troy and Gabriella would get back together or not. With this outfit I'm throwing it way back to those days. I've discovered that I actually quite enjoy dressing like a toddler.

I'm wearing overalls from Zara, American Apparel socks, Forever 21 cardigan, and a thrifted top

These are my new Juju babe jelly sandals that I ordered from ASOS

 By the way, my jelly sandals came in the mail today and I might have had a minor heart attack, no big deal.

I wish I was a punk rocker

In the fourth grade, I refused to wear anything that wasn't black; partly because I wanted to be a boy and I thought that was the appropriate way to achieve it, but mostly because I thought it made me look older and cooler. I haven't changed much since. I am still a small white girl, and I still wear black to try to look dangerous, even though I am probably the least threatening thing in the world besides Winnie the Pooh. The closest thing I will ever get to being badass is putting on some circle sunglasses and dirty sneakers and glaring into a camera lens, so I take what I can get. How else am I supposed to express my teen-angstiness to the world??!?! ugh adults ugh rules ugh soCIETY!??!?!

Urban Outfitters tank and sunglasses, Amercian Apparel lace shorts and black socks, white Converse All Stars, Brandy Melville necklace, and a makeshift choker I made from an old shoelace

curse the infamous california weather!

I took advantage of these last days before the blazing hot SoCal sun sets in to rock a sweater while not drowning in my own sweat. As happy as I am that summer is coming, it also means incredibly hot weather, which means no layering! Gone will be the days where I could wear a sweater over a dress, tights and a bulky army jacket and still be appropriately clothed. How am I supposed to be super stylish if all I can wear outside without melting are booty shorts and tank tops? However, despite the struggles that ever-perfect Cali weather may pose, I refuse to don the ubiquitous Brandy Melville graphic tees that seem to be the staple of every teen girl around LA. I vow to maintain a certain standard of originality when dressing myself this summer, even whilst combatting the scorching heat.

This isn't actually my outfit, although I wish it was, so i can't say where I got it from. All I know is that the sweater and skirt are from a boutique in Japan.