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RWL has left the building. CLICK ABOVE!!!! I moved to a new city, have a new life, and NEEDED A NEW BLOG!!!!!!!

BYE RWL, HELLO FFF

Everyone please go start reading my new blog: Fashion, Food and Frivolity.
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Thank you, dear.

Kind of sad to be leaving RWL????????? #LIFECHANGES

Snapchat Release

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#WCW = my hair.

when your hair is perfect, life is perfect.

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Of course, I keep up with basketball

There's been a lot of chatter about basketball lately. For ME to have caught wind of it, there must be some HUGE games going on.

That's all I have.

REGGIE BUSH DOE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Yoplait, you will never be greek. Fetch will never happen.

Thoughts I'm having on food this week....

Greek yogurt. I'm on a mission to find my favorite tasting brand. So far, Fage is my favorite. Chobani plain is really... um... rough. It's rough. Chobani DARK CHOCOLATE OR KEY LIME PIE ON THE OTHER HAND IS SO DELICIOUS. Notice Key lime pie isn't seen above, because IT'S ALREADY BEEN EATEN. I want to try every brand and pick out my favorite to become a solid brand-loyal greek yogurt advocate. Oikos, Dannon and Yoplait are next on my list, except I have a hard time putting Yoplait in my evoked set of Greek yogurts because I grew up with that brand NOT as greek yogurt. It's a like a mexican friend waking up one day and deciding they're chinese. NO. YOU'RE MEXICAN. YOU'RE NOT GREEK, YOPLAIT.
Oh, and I'd sooner shoot my left foot than eat Activia #jamieleecurtisSNLskit

YOPLAIT. GREEK. LOL.

Meal replacement shakes. I love them. Always have. In high school, I was obsessed with Slimfast. They're so fast, easy to grab on the go and TASTE GOOD. I've grown up a small fraction of a bit since then and have graduated to GNC Lean brand as my favorite shake of choice. The Lean brand never fails me. HOWEVER. I stumbled upon this ☝ brand last night at Sprout's and thought I'd try it because all the fitness instagram accounts I follow always talk about "cacao."
It is vegan, gluten free, dairy free, soy free.....
AND TASTE FREE. IT IS SO PAINFULLY DISGUSTING I COULD DIE. I DID DIE ACTUALLY. I AM DEAD AS I TYPE THIS BECAUSE THIS PROTEIN POWDER IS THAT GOD AWFUL.
So this morning, in a rush as usual and realizing I wouldn't get a lunch break today, I just filled up 2 shaker cup things of this powder stuff for breakfast and lunch today. But after tasting it for breakfast on my way to work--LIKE LITERALLY CAR IN MOTION--I discovered how bad it was. I survived on 2 Nature Valley Bars today. And no, I don't think those are "clean" by "clean" standards.
And I am not picky. For me to say something tastes bad, IT MUST FREAKING TASTE BAD.
So I'm going back tonight and fist-fighting someone for my $40 back and running through snow, sleet and rain as fast as I can to the nearest GNC and begging them my forgiveness, BECAUSE FATHER, I HAVE SINNED #CHEATEDONMYFAVORITEBRAND. 

Hands down the best meal replacements out there. 

These golden sticks of love are my sweet potato fries. Cutting this sweet potato was literally the hardest physical challenge I've put myself through in a long time. This includes all the times I've read Amanda Bynes tweets recently, and God knows that's always a painful experience, so for me to say cutting this block of starch was MORE painful, is saying something. Anyways, I will surely have sore arms tomorrow from cutting that freaking potato BUT HAYYOOO LOOK AT DAT SIDE DISH. Drizzle o' olive oil, sprinkle o' salt, and you got yourself a quality housewife french fry.
Such an easy and delicious recipe--now I will have healthy french fries waiting on me every day I get home this week. Or at least until they last.... So I'll have them just tomorrow... 

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One day, baby, we'll be old.

I had fun playing around on Photoshop and Indesign making this graphic. These are lyrics from the song, "Reckoning Song (One Day)" by Asaf Avidan and the Mojos. These lyrics have been resonating with me lately. Don't they just make you want to LIVE LIFE and do things that make great stories later??? I want to order these words on a canvas and put it in my room. #DIYprojectsI'llNeverGetAroundToDoing

Listen to it.

The Anatomy of Buyer's Remorse

I am not one for buyer's remorse. That's usually my sister.

Tis a rare day I purchase an item and regret it with deep pain and sorrow.

Until now.

I did something really, excuse my choice of diction but, RETARDED, recently. I laid awake last night thinking about how stupid I was for such an action. It's bothered me all day. I have guilt and sorrow about it. Deep regret or guilt as is described above.

I BOUGHT AN IPHONE CASE THAT I DON'T EVEN REALLY LIKE THAT MUCH.

Ugh, it all started when I was in the Lubbock mall (the start of most ratchet stories) shopping for vacuum bags (so domestic I am) at Sears, when I realized I should just go ahead and buy an iPhone case while I'm there. At one of those ratchet ghetto little middle-of-the-mall kiosks.

WHY DID I THINK THIS WAS OKAY??????????? HAVE I EVER READ A VOGUE BEFORE?????? DO I SERIOUSLY CONSIDER BLAIRE EADIE A FASHION IDOL?????? WHY WOULD I BUY A MALL-KIOSK IPHONE CASE????????????????????? DO I ALSO WEAR BABY PHAT SNEAKERS OR BOBS BY SKETCHERS????????????????????

Ugh. I spent $30 on an UNGODLY white/purple mess of an iphone case. It's not ugly, it's not harsh-judgement inducing, I can frolic in public with it and not feel like an outcast, but like...... it's not the epitome of my soul. It says nothing about my personality. It's not even a brand. THE BRAND IS LUBBOCK MALL.

Before you question my dramatic reaction, just think about it. IPHONE CASES SAY A LOT ABOUT A PERSON. The girl with a pink leopard/jeweled iphone case probably watches Bad Girls Club and drinks 4 loco when she day drinks. The girl with a Kate Spade iphone case probably watches Desiree on The Bachelorette every Monday night, while eating hummus, fine cheeses and a moderately prices red wine. RIGHT????????????? YOU KNOW THIS IS ACCURATE.

So when I'm out and about, people see my white and wanna-be lilac iphone case and probably think, "yeah that girl stays home on saturday nights and vines/tweets alone in her bedroom."

DESPITE THE FACT THAT SAID STATEMENT IS POSITIVELY ACCURATE, I DON'T NECESSARILY NEED MY IPHONE CASE TO REPRESENT THAT FACT ABOUT ME. BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE I DID THAT LAST NIGHT OR ANYTHING. #daydrinking #barcrawls #firstweekendindallas

Bottom line, moral of the story, the crumble to the cookie, I just wish I hadn't last-minute bought a random iPhone case in the Lubbock mall. I should have THOUGHT THIS DECISION OUT.

Here are iPhone cases I should have considered in my decision making process:

Kate Spade / Diane Von Furstenberg / Rebecca Minkoff / Kate Spade / Marc by Marc Jacobs blackberry smartphone, $38 / Rebecca Minkoff / Kate Spade / J.Crew j crew / J.Crew j crew / Kate Spade / Kate Spade

So there you have it. I would love to have any of these cases. Unfortunately, I'll be cruising around with my basic b*tch case for a while.

4 my ghetto gurlz out derr ☝

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TGIF outfit & recipe

dVb Victoria Beckham lacy top / rag & bone/JEAN destroyed boyfriend jeans / Valentino pointed toe flat / Tom Ford lip makeup / Deborah Lippmann nail lacquer / kate spade new york Say The Word Skirt The Rules Mug

My favorite favorite FAVORITE item here are the Valentino pointed toe flats. In my mind, I feel like neutral-colored pointed toe flats make the leg look longer, while dark or bright rounded toe flats make it appear shorter. This scientific conclusion is brought to you by the sound reasoning "in my mind," I should reiterate. They can easily be worn casually or dressed up, and the studs and snakeskin just make it fun and less basic. No one wants to be basic, for fear of being rapped about by Kreayshawn #ihopepeoplegetthatreference.

And that Kate Spade mug!!!!!! What a great gift for the coffee-addict. The inside says "skirt the rules." I'm obligated to be partial to Kate because she's a kappa. ALL YOU THETAS OUT THERE ARE NODDING YOUR HEADS BECAUSE YOU GET IT #TORYBURCH

Oh, another thing, and by "wishlist" I really do mean WISH list, because I WISH I could pull off boyfriend jeans like so many other female trendsters and celebrities out there. I JUST CAN'T. I think boyfriend jeans are made for Selena Gomez bodies and you know, that's cool, that's fine, but this a$$ just can't pull off the "boyfriend jean" style. it fine... 

HERE LIES AUGUSTA.

SHE COULD NEVER WEAR BOYFRIEND DENIM.

New recipe I tried out this week

Quinoa protein balls. recipe here totally #CLEAN for all you #30daychallengers out there #WHOOP

My protein chia balls...... MINUS THE PROTEIN AND CHIA / DOUBLE THE CHOCOLATE. SO THERE'S THAT.
DON'T MIND MY HIGH RES IPHONE PHOTO

All you do is mash the ingredients together in a bowl and freeze them. It's too easy. I lost my chia seeds in the moving process #whitegirlproblems and don't have any chocolate protein powder handy, BUT I DID HAVE A NICE LIL BAGSKI OF DARK CHOCOLATE CHIPS, TO WHICH I GAINFULLY EMPLOYED FOR USAGE IN THIS RECIPE. 

I think they taste good, but then again, I will pretty much eat anything. I brought one to my internship today for my boss and by the time I drove there, parked and walked in the building the ball was melted into a sad little goop pile in a ziplock bag that all but made a "womp womp woooooomp" sound when you looked at it. I said, "I brought you this but now I don't want to give it to you because it's ugly." She was so sweet and ate it anyway, she probably wanted to kill herself, haaaaa, so I don't recommend them as work-friendly treats. Unless they stay in the freezer...

I'm off to a birthday cookout! 

#ilovedallas

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#30daychallenge--THE RECAP & WRAP UP

lol. this is overdue.

My take on the clean eating challenge:

SEVEN KINDS OF MOTIVATED IN THE BEGINNING OF THE CHALLENGE #LEHGO #BRINGIT #CLEAN30

Craving ranch dressing/cookies during the challenge

Eating unhealthy restaurant food

4 minutes later. 

IN ESSENCE......There are a few reasons this is on the late side. 1) I've been busy graduating college and moving to a different city. So there's that. 2) This is more of a "lifestyle" thing for me and not just a "30 day" thing. I eat really healthy, or "clean" if you will, just day to day. I wanted to do this challenge to force myself to cook different healthy meals and try new options when eating out. In that regards, it was successful.

But, like, lol, BE SERIOUS. 
When it's senior night and I'm with all my kappa friends at Chimy's, DO NOT EXPECT ME TO ASK THE BARTENDER IF THEIR QUESO IS CURATED FROM ORGANIC EUROPEAN CHEESES. So while I honestly genuinely truly did eat healthy on my own at home, I did have my nights out with friends where I kind of just ignored the clean eating challenge for a solid 20 minutes.

With that said... I really cut back on eating out. I only ate out MAYBE once per week. I was fully stalked on groceries during this challenge. I was making trips to Market Street on the daily--TWIST MY ARM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What struck me the most about this challenge
was how much my body was affected when I went back to eating something "unclean." For example, I once ate a Schlotzsky's sandwich (the original) with potato chips during the challenge--AND CONSEQUENTLY WANTED TO DIE. It tasted wonderful--don't get me wrong--but my stomach was in KNOTS. SAILOR KNOTS. I realized that I hadn't had white bread in a really long time. That was hard to digest. It just feels like an elephant is sitting on you, is all.

Another time, long after the "challenge" (April 14-May 14) was over, I went out with some girlfriends to celebrate our last night in college together. We went to Ruby's and I ate chips and nachos. But what it felt like I ate was 1000 little demons that scratched and punched the lining of my stomach walls. I attempted to go out drinking with them afterwards, but it was really difficult. It hurt to digest so bad, that I couldn't even stand up straight for about an hour after eating dinner. SO, YES, I FEEL LIKE A PATHETIC DELICATE FLOWER NOT BEING ABLE TO EAT WHITE FLOUR.

My friends, celebrating our last nights in Lubbock together (you know who you are)

Me, in the corner, at the bars, after an "unclean" meal... OuT WiTh My gUrLz!!!

Like, my friends would tell me to "man up take this shot" and I would be like "I CAN'T RIGHT NOW I HAVE CROHN'S DISEASE" and they would give me hell and I would take it anyway so there's that.

Anyways...
That's what has stood out to me the most about clean eating. My body is so used to eating natural foods (OH AND MILLER LITE & VODKA CRANBERRIES) that white flour and cheese just totally jolted it. I've never had issues with eating Schlotzsky's or Ruby's nachos before this challenge. Good, bad, happy or sad, IT KIND OF JUST IS WHAT IT IS.

Thoughts on Frozen Yogurt
CLEAN, NOT CLEAN???? HEALTHY, UNHEALTHY???? HOLY, SAC-RELIGIOUS???????? The debate is never ending. I will always be a proponent of the magical froyo. Red Mango offers the best options. Most of their flavors are all natural and all that jazz. BUT I MEAN, THE GIRL WHO KNOWS THE STAFF INTRICATELY AT SPOONFUL IS PRETTY BRAND LOYAL TO SAID FROYO ESTABLISHMENT...... I would get fruit and dark chocolate on my froyo and not be sorry at any time throughout the 30 day kick. so there SO THERE so there.

Have I lost weight?
Ahh, the milli dolla question. THE PREGUNTA OF THE HORA. While I would tell you, NO, I have not lost and or misplaced any pounds anywhere, I HAVE in fact received a lot of compliments on looking slimmer.

My first reaction to those compliments have been, "Thank you." My second reaction has been, "I'm not skinnier, but thank you and I'm glad your perception of me is so large" LOL haaa jkkjkjkjk I don't actually say that. I DO LOOK FABULOUS, SO I SHALL HUMBLY ACCEPT KIND WORDS.

What now?
I'm still going to eat clean, just because I like it. I'm not on any "diet" or "challenge." I just honestly like eating healthy.....--SAYS THE GIRL WHO ATE QUESADILLAS AND A COOKIE YESTERDAY????????? #FREEFOODATTHEOFFICE

Despite the office food, yesterday I ate (well, um, scarfed down in a rush) grapefruit and blackberries with blonde roast coffee for breakfast. When I got home, I had a sweet potato w/ olive oil, quinoa w/ lemon (oh, which I burned by the way, had to throw a pan away, by the away, well anyway), and a spinach salad w/ tomato, cottage cheese, snap peas and feta cheese.

YUM. EFFING YUMMY.

THEN I got crazy, and for desert I had berries and Ben & Jerry's frozen yogurt AND dark chocolate almonds, and I need to stop buying those because they're becoming a nahw-stee little habit (i said that in my head in a british accent btw). I'm going to wake up one day, look in the mirror, and a dark chocoloate almond is going to be staring back at me.

The other day, I ordered homemade granola w/ milk and berries when eating brunch (Bread Winners) with my parents. Sometimes the healthy option is just what sounds the tastiest to me. Unlike the day before that, when enchiladas sounded the best (Mannys).

In the future
I would like to either...

• A) give the clean30 another shot--NO CHEATING OR EATING OUT. *yikes* to that... OR... 
• B) Get really weird and try out some vegan lifestyles....BUT NOT FOR A MONTH, LOL, BE SERIOUS. I would be interested in going veganskies for TWO weeks TOPS. #mamalikeshermeat

If you want to know more about the #clean30challenge, I HIGHLY recommend checking out Little Runner Girl's and Skinny Minnie Moves blogs. They're full of WAY better tips and motivation for any challenges or health endeavors you may or may not be embarking in the future.

Ryan's take on the challenge, soon to follow :} 
his post will be funnier.

Wine Wednesday Wishin'

Delpozo floral top / Isabel Marant 

Charlotte Olympia / leather sandals  

Matthew Williamson leather handbag 

Lipstick Queen

I just really love embellished shorts.

happy mid-week!

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Yes to the Kimono

....or are we calling it a caftan??? What is the proper term for this contraption????

DIE. DIE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST AS OBSESSED AS I AM.
Reverse makes the best kimonos in my humblest of opinions.

I own this leopard kimono by Reverse of course... #birthdaygiftzzz #chromesale

also by Reverse. it comes in peach too, and has spikes on the shoulders *salivates*
nastygal.com

my favorite colors.
asos.com

shopcuffs.com describing this as a "vintage jacket" --WHATEVER HELPS THEM SLEEP AT NIGHT, THE DANG THIS IS A KIMONO.

PLEASE TELL ME THIS MAKES YOU WANT TO FROLIC IN THE SAND WEARING A KIMONO??
 IS THAT JUST ME?????
lookbook.nu

Perfect summertime anytime cover up.
Reverse Facebook page

Aztec Kimono by Reverse

Jaw. Drop. Ing. *favorite*
asos.com

memoirs of a geisha, anyone?????

are these work friendly?? something to ponder. 
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Beanie There but Never Done That

Beanies, y'all. 

They've been cool for quite a few months now but I'm just getting around to blogging them so deal with it. 

I don't know where the influence came from. Maybe the grunge/punk thing coming back around in style? Nostalgia from the nineties? Not to mention our very own Leandra Medine sporting them like she crawled out of the womb wearing one. 

THIS BEANIE JUST WON'T STOP

I FOUND YOU, MISS NEW BEANIE

Here is where my first inspiration to put tube-shape knitwear over my hair started. But can I pull it off???? It seems like a lot of pressure??????? If my beanie doesn't look man-repeller, then I'll end up just looking like your regular every day human-repeller. 

WHAT I'LL LOOK LIKE IF I DON'T PULL IT OFF. THE SUBWAY CREEP.

Here are my pics for proper beanie-wear:

Beanie Swag Nation City by gusta88 featuring sport hats

The Ragged Priest slouch hat
asos.com

ASOS beanie hat
asos.com

White hat
etsy.com

ASOS cable knit hat
asos.com

Agent Ninetynine slouch hat
$19 - generalpants.com.au

Embroidered hat
brandymelvilleusa.com

Bardot beanie hat
$16 - bardot.com.au

Bardot beanie hat
$16 - bardot.com.au

Sport hat
$16 - amazon.de

ASOS beanie hat
asos.com

Black beanie hat
ark.co.uk

I know it's summer, and beanies seem like an odd fashion trend to be pushing, but if LC can make scarves cool in the summers of laguna beach era circa 2005-2007, then I'm pretty sure Leandra can be the opinion leader of summer beaniewear. Beaniewear? That's not a word. 

there it is.

It's just like hi-low skirts. They'll start on the fashion blogs, then gain some attention, some boutiques will carry the items in limited qualities, they'll sell out, then mass retailers like F21 and H&M will distribute the crap out of them, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN EVERY GIRL IN AMERICA IS WEARIN' HI-LOW SKIRTS AND BAUBLE NECKLACES LIKE THEY OWN THE PLACE.

More inspiration for your bad hair days:

lookbook.nu

This girl must have some serious "right side of her face" issues, because this is the only way she poses. just a fun fact. lookbook.nu

samecookiesdifferent.blogspot.com
this is a cool blog.

jjnorris.com
cool photography blog lalalalala

Stylesaint.com

last time I used the word beanie, it was in reference to babies, I believe.

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