Subject: Accidentally Patriotic

I usually avoid the red/white/blue combo unless it’s Independence Day. And even then, I’ll only pair two of the colors. But this is the one outfit I was remotely satisfied with after trying on clothes for 30 minutes. You should see me when I haven’t picked out an outfit the night before…

Dress, Target; Cardigan, Wal*Mart; Necklace, Thrifted by Mom; Shoes, Ridiculously on sale at Shoe Carnival.

This is another one of those super cheap outfit. Less that $30 this time for everything. 

Bear with me as 1)my camera takes blurry pictures since I’ve dropped it (i’ll be getting it fixed next weekend when I’m in Birmingham) and 2) I find a decent spot to take photos. My neighbors already think I’m crazy, but I haven’t gussied up the nerve to take my photos in public yet.

Subject: Ashley and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Tuesdays are my “work day,” which means I read/edit for a literary magazine for two hours in the morning, and then I mostly sit on the couch for the rest of the day, watching movies and ignoring my workload.

It also means I don’t take my outfit picture until 9:30 or so, when the sun is up and too bright for a decent picture. I realize you can’t see anything in this picture except my lack of living vegetation and neighbor’s house. But I took it, dammit, so you’re going to see it.

Top-Target; Jeans-Old Navy, Shoes-Birkenstock (Gizehs); Sunglasses-Target; Jewelry-Gift. Nothing interesting, I know, but it’s my day off.

As an aside, the cat I’ve had since 6th grade is old now, and his health has rapidly declined in the past week or so. (He’s in my capable mother’s care back in my hometown.) He’s currently on a feeding tube and IV drip, and we’re hoping this will get him back on his feet–his liver function has decreased significantly.

And of much lesser significance, apparently every bite of food I eat makes me feel sick, no matter what it is.

Tomorrow will be a better day, I’m sure.