eons far from the sun?

it's almost summer! not that the weather is any indication of that...today's a little gloomy out, but i'm absolutely fine with that since it's the most versatile of weathers (cardigan and shorts come together on days like this). plus, the mellow weather is perfect for hiking or jogging the beach trail!

anyway, today i moseyed down to the salvation army and was delighted to see this sign out front:

i have an extremely ominous-looking shadow 

 yayayay! then this happened:

wooden bowls, $1.49 each

straw bag, $3.95. usually i don't pay particular attention to brand names when it comes to thrifting, but this bag had a distinct "gap" label, so i know it'll last a while 

$1 for a shawl

the shawl also acts as a skirt! or the skirt acts as a shawl, whichever you please.

since i've been obsessing over "mad men" lately, i had to get this $6 dress. the neckline reminded me of sally draper, plus the dress is a very light taupe color (again, sorry for the photo quality) and it's clean, fresh, and light feel would be perfect for hot summer valley days when i have to go to the office in canoga park. 

this outfit kind of makes me feel like i'm four years old again, and i'm pretty sure i had an very similar if not almost exact outfit when i was that age, but regardless, i thought the light mint (PICTURE QUALITY WHY) green top ($1) and floral shorts ($4) were so perfect for the summertime!

so anyway, i purchased some more additions to my quickly growing summer closet, which includes some of these: 

excuse my half-closed eyes...let's focus on the hat i got recently from forever 21 instead! i didn't get it today, i actually bought it online a while ago, but while i'm posting these summery clothes i thought i might as well show it off

a closer look at the hat. i love the polka dots!

$15 dress + $3 belt from h&m. again, not from today (actually from my most recent LA weekend) but it fits the theme

so there it is! clothes clothes clothes. it's a bit of a bummer that i have a uniform for my main job at GP, where i spend most of my time these days, but i guess that makes all the other occasions seem that much more special. speaking of work, i've got the closing shift tonight and i anticipate a lot of down time (what with this gloomy weather) to make pretty-looking edible things.

currently playing: i wanna go by summer heart.

hope y'all beat dem monday blues!