Heat wave

Y'all, it is HOT in Minnesota.  Apparently, the combination of the temperature & the humidity these last few days is equal to the Amazon right now.  I realize that it is winter in the Southern hemisphere, but still.  Minnesota should never feel like the Amazon.  As it is, I haven't been leaving my apartment much.  I have a dinky window unit that is the Air Conditioner That Could.  It's only meant to cool a 100 sq ft area, but it's been keeping this two-bedroom apartment in the low seventies & relatively humidity free.  And for that, I am thankful.

A friend of mine DID manage to drag me out of the house the other day w/ the promise of an air-conditioned mall and the salad bar at Ruby Tuesday's.  I love me a good salad.  I snapped this photo in the H&M dressing room, and boy was the lighting in there all wonkified.  I apologize for the crappy quality of the photo.  I had to push the fill light when I was editing and that really degrades the image.  I am so serious when I say that one of the first things I'm going to do in my new apartment is to set up an outfit-photo-taking station!

I love this blouse b/c it is sheer, but the pattern is busy enough that it isn't noticeably sheer.  So I generally don't bother wearing anything under it but my bra.  It can be a little boobtastic if the front droops forward, but I just work on trying to keep the shoulder seams up on my shoulders where they belong.  As for the skirt, well, it was quite possibly the best $6 I've spent on a skirt in a while!

Sheer floral blouse - Forever 21; Blue cotton skirt - Old Navy; Blush patent wedges - GUESS via DSW


Despite the extreme heat, I am running a 5k race tonight.  I've been knocking back cold water all morning/afternoon to prepare my body for the extreme sweat.  I'm hoping for a time under half an hour.  We'll see how it goes once I'm out in the humidity!