I cannot believe it's March already. Didn't February just start? I have a feeling this is how it's going to be for the rest of my life. I'll be knocking on death's door in my old age, not really knowing where the time went. I'll probably blog about it, too. "OMG, I can't believe I'm 95! Time flies when you're having fun, doesn't it? Well anyway, here's what I'm wearing to my funeral!"
I decided yesterday that I'm sick and tired of spending money, so I'm thinking I'd like to do one of those infamous spending challenges (inspired by A Closet Fashionista, no doubt) and see what kind of madness ensues. Except I'm thinking now might not be the best time to start, since I have to drop about $800 on new furniture this month since my mom gutted our house this weekend and put a bunch of our old stuff up on Craigslist. I went to work and everything was still intact. I get home and we're missing two club chairs, two end tables, a dresser, and a futon. We can make due without all of it, except my boyfriend (and sometimes myself, when I'm feeling brave enough to put up with his snoring all night) always sleeps on the futon when he comes a-visiting, so I was going to buy a new mattress and this bed frame, although it's more than likely a piece of shit and not at all worth $299. Meh. Maybe he can just man up and sleep on the couch for a while.
T-shirt, dress, socks, hat: Urban Outfitters
Necklace: Forever 21
Shoes: Dolce Vita
i know what you mean about time.. i feel the same. fabruary was a short month so lets hope that that was the reason why it is gone so quick.. i am thinking about time passing to quick and it is quite scary sometimes how fast it actually passes..
ReplyDeleteanyways the best thing to do is enjoy life before it goes away.. sound a bit cruel:P
change of subject: i love the outfit as always.. the portrait photo is amazing u are so beautiful!! :) xx but i was wondering is that snow behind u? don't u feeling cold ? :) x
i used to track all my money in my first year of uni. i was really good! this year, not so much.
ReplyDeletei really love your outfit today :]]
also, i am completely the same. where did february go?
i was talking to my boyfriend last night and said "so i have two more weekends until my parents get here" and he was like "no charlotte, your parents are here the weekend after next" and I was like "shiiiit!!"
time certainly flies :]]
but hey, we're on for warmer weather from now on :]]
Charlotte xxx
Your shoes are amaaazing, and look fabulous with the socks =) And I know what you mean about time flying! It feels like it was only just the new year, in fact I can barely believe 2010 even happened, that seemed so fast!!
ReplyDeleteEurgh and saving money, I try so hard, I just can't do it!!
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I always love your outfit posts (and outfits of course) but these pictures made me shudder and shiver because it looks so darn cold! It looks exactly like where I live and right now it's -36 with the windchill. On a more positive note, I am in love with your top! Oh, and I write down everything I spend with my debit card and Visa and it has served me well and has prevented me from spending beyond my means. I recommend it!
ReplyDeleteWowww these photos could not be anymore perfect. Your hair and lipstick are so perfect for the eerie foggy background!
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Love this outfit!
ReplyDeleteand woohoo for a spending challenge :p You can always exclude the furniture from the challenge, haha. That's what I did, I excluded stuff I knew I needed right when I started...like trips for HP premieres and other Vacations :)
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I have never seen such an evocative photograph of a clothes line before. It's haunting and beautiful. I'm sure one could infer all kinds of meaning into it, about the promise of spring or the sterility of winter... haha.
ReplyDeleteI also love your hat. I love hats in general and this one in particular.
And, I need to go on a spending freeze, too! I'm brokedy broke broke!
Do you live where those Twilight kids frolic? Not like I have even watched the movies or read the books but I suspect it's all moody like your photos.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are always so pretty and your posts are honest and usually a laugh.
Beautiful pictures, fog always makes such a lovely background. You must've been cold though!
ReplyDeleteNice outfit!
ReplyDeleteyou're very pretty!
Follow me? I'd be very happy id you do it! thank you so much!
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I'm again very lucky that I wasn't in mid-sip of my coffee when I started reading this post. I would have spit coffee all over the keyboard. You are so freak'n funny. I can't wait to hang out with you. I think we are going to laugh more than we talk.
ReplyDeleteI like the bed-frame. But if the couch is nice and fluffy, he can deal.
That tee is perfect. I have to get that asap.
xoxo,
Tracy
Hahah, you cracked me up with the first paragraph! I'm actually sitting here, imagining a fashion blog written by a 95-year old lady :))
ReplyDeleteI love the skirt you are wearing! But boy, you had to be cold!
The fourth picture took my breath away. Literally. I was gasping for air after realizing I had stopped breathing. Your beauty has that effect on me.
ReplyDeleteAnd you're right about the speed of time passing. I was 23 yesterday. Today I'm 53. Tomorrow I'll be waiting for someone to feed me lunch.
gorgeous, you have lovely features!
ReplyDeleteI love your witty posts
i love the mood of these photos, the fog looks brilliant as do you. As for the ikea bed, i wouldnt get it unless you really love it, we got a desk from them about a year and a half ago and one of the pieces broke and ikea will not send us a replacement part (I am talking like a bracket not like a drawer or anything big)...so annoying
ReplyDeleteI think that is the bedframe that John and Sherry from younghouselove use....they seem to like it! Then again, if you don't neeeeeeeeeeed it, why spend the money? That's the habit I'm trying to get into!
ReplyDeleteI really love your look today. It's definitely reminiscent of the nineties, but not in that terrible way where you look in the middle of a time warp. I think the had and heels really help update your overall look to make it modern.
PS aren't you freezing? haha, though I know all too well how there can be snow on the ground but warmth in the air during these weird transitional months - I'm originally from CT and the temp there just swings all over the place!
I love how your shirt is just perfectly slouchy! Sadly enough, I had sorta kinda forgotten it was March until I read your post. :)
ReplyDeleteWhoaaa! You look the greatest ever! Like Lolita - I love the make up! The bedframe is ok, if you want an "expert's" opinion! (haha). And your photo's look like they're out of a fairytale!! That's it! I'm firing my photographer NOW! (even though I'll have to hire him back tomorrow! Or buy that tripod thing-but we already covered recession!)Kisses sweet Ashley!
ReplyDeleteOoh, look at your weather. It's the perfect offset to a great look. I love your skirt and hat.
ReplyDelete"Here's what I'm wearing to my funeral". You crack me up. :-)
woooow! gorgeous outfit,love your style darling xxx
ReplyDeleteYou could snarl at me all day if you look like that doing it. WOW
ReplyDeletelove these edgy pictures!
ReplyDeleteLovely skirt! Funny, for me it's the opposite. February seemed to drag on forever for me, and I'm so glad march is finally here, and Spring is (hopefully) nearby. :) http://thearcenciel.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteSexy lady in the fog....LOVE these pics...:)
ReplyDeleteThe outfit is gorgeous....the socks rock!! Im wearing socks in my post later tonight too...great minds I say, lol
Fabulous photos!!!
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I'm with you on the spending challenge! Great idea!!! And you look so great! Love the red lips with the casual top and hat.
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Oh men and their snoring- I swear it keeps me up all night sometimes! I love the adorable mini and pulled up socks- I am pretty sure I have the same hat from Urban! Great minds...
ReplyDeleteFeeling the same way 'coz my birthday's in March and its come around way too early this year!
ReplyDeletegirl!! you look stunning in this look -- love the simple white t
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amazing photography! and you are so gorgeous!
ReplyDeletelovely pictures just like in magazines! everything looks great! love it!!!
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congrats on winning the contest of closet fashionista ;) And goodluck whenever you start your spending challenge :)
ReplyDeletei love your hair!! i am thinking of dying my hair this colour! you are so lucky! x Andi
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time flies always. pity, we can do nothing with it. oh, or we can enjoy (I almost see comments in your blog, when you're 95).
ReplyDeleteyou look a little wild on photos! (in good way for sure)
I SHOULD be doing the spending challenge as I shop way too much! I'm a terrible impulse buyer and get drawn in too easily shopping online (I'm a sucker for free delivery / a sale / a discount code).
ReplyDeleteLovely pics as ever! The close up one of your face (second from last image) is GORGEOUS x x
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Amazing photos, great look !
ReplyDeletelove your outfit! that top is really great!:D great outfit fur your funeral haha!
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your makeup and these foggy shots are gorgeous.
ReplyDeletethe months always do fly away too quickly. it's crazy.
That red lipstick looks gorgeous on you, especially against your hair and skintone. :) x
ReplyDeleteTime really does fly when you're having fun, doesn't it? Kind of explains why weekends go so quickly while the work week drags on and on and on... :P I would love to see what you do with one of those spending challenges. I'm still not feeling quite creative enough to try it myself, but maybe all I need is a little inspiration :)
ReplyDeleteLove your floral skirt, and your socks... you're the first person I've seen make beige socks actually work, because you have such perfectly white skin. Just lovely!
xox,
Cee
Fierce mum! I promised myself to be super-thrifty this year. January went well, February too - March I broke down. Ahh, I blame March madness!
ReplyDeleteLooking gorgeous, Ashley. How come it always looks so romantic where you are?
You are my idol in several ways, Ashley.
ReplyDeleteFor example, I like how you quietly build and promote your blog. We've both been blogging for a similar amount of time but you've reached 216 followers (more than three times mine) and regularly get several dozen comments on each post. People gravitate to you and for good reason.
A second example of your influence is in an outfit-post I'm going to put up tomorrow. I took your trademarked idea of socks with heels and loved it. Never would have considered that if not for you.
So, thank you!
Your hair is SO amazing. and your outfits are wonderful as always!! I can't believe it's March either! It felt like February just whooshed by so fast.
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The crazy thing about these photos is that I think they are more beautiful than the ones I see with the sun shining through. There is something mysterious and beautiful about the fog that was captured in your pictures. You look amazing!
ReplyDeleteI put one of your pictures on my tumblr because I love it so much ;)
ReplyDeleteYou look absolutely stunning! Like straight out of Vogue! :) The shoes are veyr pretty & pairing them with the socks was a nice touch!! & Ikea furniture can be a pain in the butt, yet it's so much fun to shop there!
ReplyDeletei love the slouchy t-shirt with florals and the socks with pumps - a very romantic look! Also love your makeup and red lipstick.
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Haven't dropped by to wish you a happy 21st yet! HAPPY BDAY SEXY BITCH
ReplyDeleteI love your outfit btw, girly floral skirt with sexy shoes, sporty T and dorky socks makes an awesome combination. And yes, time is weird.
Love this look and those shoes are fab
ReplyDeleteI say go for the bed.
son2 has a bed from IKEA. We got it about 3 years ago and it has held up beautifully and he is a teenage boy!
Brett
OMG how do you always have that fog in the background!!??I swear you are renting a fog machine!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are always looking like Little Red Robinhood!!!
I have missed you sooooo!!!
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i like these heels with socks! very cute. i just discovered your blog from shybiker who just posted a look with heels and socks as well and gave you credit, so i had to come check you out. nice to "meet" you!
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