I Jinxed It

Well....everyone can rest easy and know that I am, in fact, the one to blame for the heatwave. I wrote a couple of days early, exclaiming that it's been a mild summer and now the weather gods have punished us all.....sorry.

Now, I know that according to this map, it looks as though Wisconsin is only in the 90's (hahaha...only). HOWEVER, when we add humidity to the equation, the whole thing is turned on it's head! Today's "feels like" forecast was 103! ANNDDD humid!!!

Sooo....with all that said, we were rather sluggish. We cruised around in the convertible, attempting to beat the heat, stopped at St. Vincent de Paul's where the Man had a successful shopping trip and then headed to Tenuta's to grab some paninis and tomato salad. Hot, humid weather calls for no-muss, no-fuss outfits.

I swear, one of these days I'll get pictures that are in focus....I'm cursed.

 The top is a mens' small work shirt that has be worn in to perfection. It's nice and airy and light and oh-so-cozy. The bottoms are stretchy leggings from ages ago that I don't know how I feel about walking around in public. They are VERY form fitting, but the Man likes 'em, so I'm learning to like them. The shoes, of course, have to be the unpractical element. Wooden wedges that make me feel like a fancy housewife who has nothing better to do than smoke cigarettes while reading Cosmo.

Hair and make up-wise, I pulled my hair back into a sloppy french twist and then rolled my fringe. Up and off my face, nice and easy. No eyeliner, no bronzer, just a little blush, mascara and bright pink lipstick to distract and pull the whole thing together.

Top: Men's Wedgefield, thrifted

Capris: Label long gone, Forever 21

Sandals: Nine West, thrifted

Two Steps Forward

This summer has been so odd with it's weather. This time last year we had already reached (and surpassed) 100 degrees! This year, I think we've had only a handful of days that touched the 90's. Now, I'm not complaining. Low temperatures usually mean low humidity, and we have been lucky this year with humidity (so far....I am literally knocking on my wood desk right now).

Over the past couple of days, the Man and I haven't been tooooo busy.  The weather has made for some lazy days. Mornings have started out groggy and gray, waking up to the low rumble of storms on the horizon. Throughout the day, flash down pours have kept us indoors. The rain comes out of nowhere, and down hard. (My poor little Dilly cat gets so anxious and hides under the couch at the first sign of a storm.) It's hard to determine the time on days like these. You wake up thinking it should be evening, and in the afternoon you swear it should be 8 or 9 in the evening. There is no sun to guide you.

The last few days have been filled in with little projects here and there, with nothing coming to actual completion. A little more work on the record player. Trying to finish a skirt (I HATE zippers and hems). Weeding the garden.

BUTTTT on a fun note! I got new glasses and hair cut!!

As is typical with my luck (or lack there of) , today is gorgeous! Sunny, high 70's, low humidity....and I have a weekend of work ahead of me :(