My Laptop is Growing Old & OOTD- Zara Striped Dress, Part 2

Dear Dell Laptop,

 

You were my sun, you were my earth. I know it's time to let you go but it hurts so bad.  We've been together since my post-grad program where I used you for everything from writing papers, g-chatting all day and Skyping with my (at the time) long-distance boyfriend (now husband.)  Oh Dell Laptop, how I long for the days when you were fast and your "N" and "Y" keys didn't pop off randomly...the days when it didn't take 7 minutes to load Photoshop and the days where you easily transitioned to one task from another.  I'll always love you, dear Laptop, even when you fail me.  I kept you going too long, expecting too much from your old, wise soul.  It's time to part now and let you rest...your battery is so dead that you no longer work without being plugged in, and your hard drive has seen better days. I'll never forget you, dear Laptop, but it's time to move on.

OK, so maybe I'm being a little bit dramatic.   Today my left mouse button stopped functioning on my laptop...it works to an extent, but I have to peck at it like a maniac.  My husband has tried to take away my laptop so many times, begging me to use his (he never uses it, I am on it right now) and for so long I resisted, refusing to switch. My old laptop has all of my pictures and a familiar keyboard and tabs and...just everything.  It's tough. I feel like my entire life is on there.

I've had bad luck with computers. My computer that I used for my last two years of high school and all 4 years of University was given away by my mother (without asking me, of course) to some random family. It had every single paper I had ever written on it in that time period and photographs and videos I cherished (like videos of Lulu when he was a baby that I will NEVER get back.)  I think that experience made me traumatized and really feel attached to my current computer. I have everything backed up on an external, but I feel a sense of loss...like I'll never see the files on my computer again (even though I know that's not true.)

Anyways, there was my ode to my laptop.  I'm OK now, just had to let it alllll out.

I had an interesting experience today at Glo Sun Spa in West U (where I do my Versa Spa spray tans.)  I tried out their moisturizing massage machine thing, and I think this picture says it all:

It's like this space capsule machine that I'd probably describe as a moisturizing sauna. You do a 20 minute session and the thing vibrates when you're in it which provides a nice massage. I don't know that I'd do it again...it was okay, but it was just really hot and not as relaxing as you think it would be because the machine lights up and changes colors throughout the cycle (very distracting.) I also wish they had some kind of soothing music playing like Enya or something. That might have made it a bit easier to relax. 

They say it extends the life of your tan if you do a moisture session prior to the Versa Spa tan so we'll see how that goes.

Today I wore one of my favorite dresses- my striped dress from Zara. 

Dress- Zara
Cardigan- Express
Nude Pumps- Jessica Simpson

Watch- Michael Kors
Bag- Kate Spade

Belt- J. Crew

What did you wear today? Have you ever lost a computer like I have? 

xoxo,

Veronika.

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OOTD: Pretty Petals & A Mini MAC Haul

After work today, I stopped at MAC Cosmetics in The Village because I was running out of my precious, holy-grail Studio Fix Powder...and I needed new concealer too.

Well, imagine my surprise when as I walked in I saw a familiar face...I thought I might have been wrong, but it was indeed miss Taylor from A Little Bit of Everything.  I promised I would mention that she was back-to-MAC-ing since she's technically on a makeup shopping ban! Go check out her blog, she's so sweet! I love randomly running into people like that (even when I'm sweating like a maniac from the 105 degree heat!)

What did I get at MAC, you ask?  Like I mentioned above, powder and concealer...and I also splurged on the MAC 150 brush  and a bottle of MAC's brush cleaner.

I use sigma brushes right now and I abused my SS 150 to the point where it's probably ashamed to call me its owner. Yes ladies, I was using my SS 150 powder brush to apply both powder and bronzer...and I was rubbing it vigorously on a face towel daily in between applications which led my makeup brush to look like my hair does right now: desperately in need of a trim.  

Unfortunately, you can't really trim makeup brushes so I decided to invest in the MAC 150 powder brush and to STOP mutilating my face towels by cleaning my brushes on them.  I'll let you ladies know how I like the brush. I'm sure I'll love it as I tend to favor the large, fluffy brushes over all others.

Though Houston is hot as the sun right now, I though "today would be a great day to wear a silk top" even though the moment you step outside you sweat in it. Ick.

My purple Ann Taylor blouse has been an often worn item in my closet lately.  It's one of those pieces that I feel happy wearing. The color, the petal-style collar. It's like the peony of silk tops.

I paired it today with a floral print skirt from Forever 21 which  happens to have hints of the same purple color of the top in it. Brilliant!

Blouse- Ann Taylor
Skirt- Forever 21
Cardigan- Express

Nude Pumps- Jessica Simpson

Bag- Kate Spade
Watch- Michael Kors

I've been trying something new makeup-wise for the last week or two and I think I like it. I've been using mascara on my lower lashes.  I know a lot of ladies do this already, but it's something I haven't done in years...probably since high school! I was kind of inspired by Kim Kardashian who's lashes always look so full and long.  Do YOU use mascara on your lower lashes too?

Hope you're all having a great week!

xoxo,

Veronika.

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