Sleeveless in California

One of the perks of being a student right now is that every weekend is a three-day weekend. I only have classes Monday thru Thursdays; albeit those days are pretty hectic, but getting a three-day weekend makes it worth it. Fridays are usually the days where I rest and relax since every other day of the week is devoted to school, even the real weekend days like Saturday and Sunday. Last Friday, I spent the day with my friend, Andrea. I've known her since middle school! We ate In-N-Out; went to the Newport Beach library where I bought a used book for 50 cents; got Sprinkles cupcakes; and lounged at the beach. The beach is always the perfect medicine after a long week of school.

Prior to going to the beach, I tweeted about whether that day was going to be the day I finally went sleeveless without covering up. And it was. I absolutely adore this top. I wouldn't have debuted my flabby arms any other way. It was the perfect beach cover-up that day, but I know it'll work well for school too. It has taken me a long while to get to this point--to be comfortable with my arms. Now I still have a long ways to go in the self-confidence department, but for me, this is a pretty big step. It sounds kinda funny reading what I just wrote, but we all have body parts that we dislike (though for me, I have more dislikes than likes, but I'm working on it!). Except for all the junk I ate on this particular day, I'm really trying to continue my weight loss journey whenever I'm not buried in articles: swimming laps at night, bringing fruit and nuts to class, etc. Losing 25 pounds was easily the hardest, yet best thing to happen last year. Now that I'm in this new chapter of my life being a single, grad student, I just want to leave more of the old me behind.

Until next post,
Jasmine

top - brandy melville

belt - h&m

shorts - gap

sunglasses - raybans 

hair pin - etsy

watch - nordstroms
bikini (underneath) - forever 21

photos by andrea