My 4th Blogiversaryღ

I cannot believe that it has been four years since I started this blog.  Yes, the consistency has come and gone... and come again, but it most definitely has been something I have enjoyed doing.  It has allowed me to meet so many amazing people and to make friendships that will last a lifetime.

Each year I always think about doing an anniversary post, but I always forget and miss the date.  Luckily, I was thinking about how long I've been blogging last night and looked up the date I made my first post.  Since it is my blogiversary and Thursday, I thought it would be fun to post some photos from around the same time each of the past four years and then do a #ThrowbackThursday redo look.  One thing has definitely remained the same over the years... I love capris and flip flops.  Enjoy!

June 2010 - White and Natural Brown

June 2011 - I ♥ My Flops!

June 2012 - Pieces of My Closet III

May 2013 - Until It Sleeps

June 2014

Credits  (Fifth picture only.  To see others, click the link under each picture.)

Clothing: (Top) Pruitt in Onyx and (Pants) Kendrix in Taffy by coldLogic

Jewelry: Anchor Necklace in Silver by (Yummy) at Collabor88

Shoes: Anchors Away Sandals in Black by Noodles at Collabor88

Feet: Mesh Female Feet Flat by Slink

Hands: Mesh Hands Elegant1 by Slink

Hair: Sudden by Magika

Skin: Summer II in America 05 by Glam Affair at Collabor88

Skin Applier: Slink Hands and Feet Applier in America by Glam Affair

Eyes: Eternal Eyes in Storm by IKON

Pose: Dressed 7 by Glitterati (No longer available)

Location: Private SIM

#ThrowbackThursday

I thought it would be fun to do a #ThrowbackThursday post where I take a picture from the early days of my blog and recreate the look I was trying to achieve.  I took so many photos back then and sometimes did multiple posts in one day.  Now, I'm much more concerned about the quality of my photos rather than the quantity of items featured.

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The original picture is almost embarrassing.  I had not clue how to take a high resolution snapshot and I was still wearing a newbie shape.  At least I had upgraded to a nice skin by this point and knew about windlights; I suppose that is a positive.

I really love jackets, sweaters and pullovers in my real life, so naturally I would also want to bring that to my Second Life.  Who cares that my ava can never really get cold!  Layers are so much prettier with mesh than they were with system layers; they can, however, be more difficult to accomplish if the two pieces were not made for each other.  Thankfully, there are several Second Life who creators do make these types of outfits with pieces that can be worn together or separately.  The outfit I'm wearing in the top photo is Stiles in plum by coldLogic; sixteen total colors and patterns are available in this style.

The original post that inspired my #ThrowbackThursday photo wasn't about clothing at all, however, but was all about the new hair releases from TRUTH.  He is, as everyone knows, still putting out amazing hair.  As long as we are talking about the 'old days', I suppose I could share my first trip to TRUTH.  When I teleported in, everything was taking forever to rezz.  I haven't always been the most patient person and didn't feel like waiting for what felt like an eternity for everything to load.  I'm pretty sure that one of the large sales was going on at the time, and if you have ever visited during a sale, you know how packed and chaotic it can be.  I decided that the hair probably wasn't good enough to wait around for anyway and promptly teleported out.  Obviously, I've changed my tune.  Truth Hawks is most definitely one of the most talented hair creators on the grid, and even though I would not recommend teleporting in during the first few days of his sales, his products are definitely well worth the wait!


Credits
Clothing: Stiles in Plum by coldLogic
Jewelry: Vintage Bow Charm Necklace by Yummy Accessories
Hands: Mesh Hands Elegant by Slink
Nail Applier: Pearl Nails by Izzie's
Hair: Elyse by TRUTH
Skin: Mokatana by Glam Affair
Skin Applier: Slink Hands Applier America by Glam Affair
Eyes: Eternal Eyes in Glass by IKON
Pose: sweet.sour pose 5 by fri.day