Moving is the synonym of Nightmare

Today I took ALL my shoes to the new house. Every.
Single.
Pair.

And believe me when I tell you that it was no easy task.
Getting them into my car was so tedious. Going in and out of the apartment to get all the boxes in the trunk, the back seat, and the front seat was no fun.
This is what my car ended up looking like:

Then, once I arrived at the new house, I had to unload all the boxes...

and then: get them up the first flight of [25] stairs onto the first floor, and then up the second flight of [18] stairs onto the second floor.

I don't know when was the last time I sweat so much. Well, maybe I do, but in case younglings read this, it's best not to go into details ;)

This is what the first flight of stairs looked like:

Once we're actually settled into the new house, I'll try to make my first vlog and show ya'll my new closet :D

Traducción:

Hoy ya me llevé todos mis zapatos a la casa nueva y les juro que no fue una tarea fácil.
Meterlos a mi carro fue algo tedioso: entrar y salir del departamento con algunas cuantas cajas no sé cuantas veces ... ya se imaginarán. Mi carro estaba repleto de cajas de zapatos.

Al llegar a la casa nueva, tuve que subir un total de 43 escalones para poder llevar todos los zapatos a mi closet.

No sé cuando fue la última vez que sudé tanto!!

Pero una vez que ya todo esté bien en la casa nueva, voy a intentar hacer un vlog para enseñarles mi clóset nuevo :D

Para el Día de Ayer

Yesterday I decided to go for a vintage-y look.

I went out with my mom to an expo of Mexican art, here where I live. The expo was called "Tlaque Parque" and it featured things mostly from the southern states of the country.

My mom bought a 2m. (6ft.) tall zebra for the new house. She wants to put it in the kitchen, that's gonna look great, I think (:

So yeah, I'll photograph it once it's already unpacked and in its proper place.

For the mean time, I'll leave you with my outfit.

Dress: Forever 21

Peep-toes: Luichiny

Flower Headband: D.I.Y. by a friend

Shell Bracelet: got it at an Antigua, Veracruz market

Bracelet worn as anklet: got it at a San Miguel de Allende market

Traducción:
Ayer decidí vestirme con un look medio vintage.
Fui a una expo aquí en Monterrey con mi mamá... era de arte Mexicano y se llamaba "Tlaque Parque". Era en su mayoría arte del sur del país (porque claro, no hay mucho arte Tamaulipeco, que digamos ... sin ofender a mi patria linda).
Mi mamá compró una escultura de una cebra que mide 2m. de alto, la va a poner en la cocina, según ella. Yo creo que se vería súper padre ahí, ya veremos que decide.
Una vez que lo haga, le tomaré fotos para que la puedan ver en todo su esplendor (:

Blast from the Past

Way back when I was still a toddler, it would have been easier to think of me as a little boy than a little girl. I spent my days running around with the boys, riding bikes and racing in our scooters (the normal ones that you had to get your "speed" from your actual feet, not a motor).

So how I became interested in fashion and the joys it has to offer is still somewhat unknown to me.

I didn't actually wear a dress until 9th grade, when I got invited to Homecoming (by one of my swim team buddies). And even though I had two pairs of "heels", I never wore them. So I got a new pair to go with the dress.

After that I went back to tennis shoes and whatnot.
Then right before sophomore year of High School my mom literally made me participate in a Debutantes' Ball ... again after wearing that white wedding gown, I went back to my tennis shoes.

I would get my Homecoming dresses and Prom dresses and I liked buying heels, but I never wore any of them. I preferred my tennis shoes, jeans, and tshirts.

It wasn't until I spent a summer in France that I realized I was tired of literally being "one of the guys", and from then on my style has had constant changes and has been in a perpetual state of evolution.
However, I love the fact that even though I wasn't such a girl since I was small, I got to live and have so much fun ... the kind of fun you cannot have while wearing a dress and a hat.

 

5th grade, Lizzie McGuire phase

7th grade, tomboy phase

My first Homecoming dance

Debutante Ball (with my family, here) .. that was six summers ago. Damn, I feel old.

Pour Aujord'hui (okay, yes, technically yesterday)

So, of course I haven't started sorting my things to move into the new house.

I'm too lazy to do so! haha

Maybe I'll start this weekend, I haven't got much time left :P

Today was another lazy day for me ... I can't help it.

This is the first summer in about 5 years that I'm not doing some type of summer school or volunteer work (yes, volunteer work, not paid job).

And I think that doing nothing at all is kind of starting to take a toll on me, fashion-wise ... kind of.

I'll shower at 5:00pm and then get dressed hahaha

Tunic Shirt: Forever 21
Wide Legged Jeans: BCBG
Bright Yellow Bandeau Top: Forever 21
Rings: I got them in some random NYC thrift stores ... I miss NYC!

wishlist item 4

The Olsen twins are trying to make me cry whenever I see a pair of beautiful shoes I cannot afford.

For a recent project, I actually designed a pair like these, little did I know a similar pair already existed. And of course, I'm in love with them.

After all, before finding them I had already imagined them.

Elizabeth & James Black Suede "Send" wedges

Photo from bluefly.com (they're sold out there, and I'm not up to the task of looking for them extensively at this hour)