Well look what the cat dragged in..

Outfit Details:
denim jacket h&m
button down shirt forever 21
white tee h&m
black skinny jeans h&m
belt h&m
boots aldo
bracelets haywards trading post


So after a 3 week hiatus, I went missing for another 2 weeks. Oy, I am very sorry about that, by the way, but I am back, and I am going to be updating regularly again, promise. I have been unable to take outfit photos because as mentioned below, Ben's away for two months, and the batteries in my wireless remote have been dead for well over a year now. No matter how many sticky notes I left for myself, I always managed to forget to pick up a new battery. I'm pretty scatter brained in case you people hadn't already noticed..
Anyways, I am madly in love with my new denim jacket from H&M, it fits like a dream and has put my denim jacket from Forever 21 to shame, definitely expect to see this jacket more, lots more too. And please ignore my ever so serious bitch face.. I had only slept two hours, and what felt like a straight, emotionless look, I was actually looking quite unapproachable and mean. My bad.

Mickey Mouse-like.

Outfit Details:
black bodycon dress forever 21
red lace skirt h&m
tights borrowed
saddle shoes bass
juicy couture charm bracelet

3 weeks and a day have passed since my last blog entry. Remember me? Its alright, I hardly would remember me either with that amount of time that I went missing.. I apologize for my absence, work picked up unexpectedly and on top of that I have been trying to spend every available second I had that I was not working, with Ben. Why might you ask? I wrote a little on the subject last here, but Ben was offered his dream job while we were up in Northern NH a few months back (you can find those entries here under the tag NH). He is working for a Boston, MA based band called Super Prime. If you like Blink 182, you should definitely check them out! But anyways, he's their merch guy, as well as the head of their street team and currently for the time being, he's also their Tour Manager.

Ben and the guys left on Saturday for a two month long tour, the first leg of the tour, which Super Prime will be one of the supporting acts for Set Your Goals and Cartel, covers nearly all of the United States. Immediately following that tour is a tour with We Are The In Crowd and Every Avenue in the UK. So basically, once one tour ends, they literally board a plane to fly over to London for the next, and they won't be home until the first few days of May, which is right before my 23rd birthday!

So there you have it! That to me is a perfectly acceptable excuse for my recent hiatus, don't you agree? I am pretty sad I won't be seeing Ben for two whole months, we've never spent more than a month apart from one another in our entire 6 year relationship, but knowing he's living his dream and getting to travel the world for free while doing so really eases the pain for me. I've posted the tour fliers below which list the dates and locations the shows will be stopping at. Do any of my readers listen to these bands? Are you going to a date of this tour? Let me know if you are!

A forest bird never wants a cage.

Outfit Details:
cardigan target
striped top h&m
gray skinny jeans pacsun
satchel aldo
necklace target
flats pacsun
belt h&m

Highlight of my day (yesterday) - finding this old pair of skinny jeans tucked away at the very bottom of my jeans drawer that I bought my freshmen year of high school, never having been able to fit into them before (low rise but the waist does not give) Decided to put them on for shits and giggles, only to discover they fit! Finally! They're a bit wrinkly, but they had to be worn anyways in celebration of the happy occasion. Caitlin 1 Jeans 0.

I think I am going to shoot majority of my pictures in this location from now on, it's technically on my neighbors property, but the area where I climb over the stone wall and down the bank is out of sight from their house, so I should be good as long as they don't decide to take a stroll one sunny afternoon.. Talk about awkward, especially considering these are neighbors who I've never met/spoken to before. Lets hope they're nice because the newest location of my pictures depends on it!

Anyways, I just worked a long 8 hour day today, the stores grand opening (Kohls) is a mere 8 days from now, so everyone was running around the store looking like chickens with their heads cut off. Fortunately for me, it meant the day flew right by me and my 8 hour shift felt more like mere minutes.. So thats good I guess! But now I must run to Fed Ex with my Benjamin to help him do some work for his company, which means we'll be here for probably the next two or three hours.. le sigh.. BUT, he is rewarding me by taking me to my favorite place to grab some awesome mexican, so there's a silver lining there! Unfortunately though, I have a feeling I am going to be in zombie mode within the hour, which sucks considering I have another 8 hour day ahead of me tomorrow and I'm stuck here at Fed Ex helping him.. Pray for me here people! I've got a busy day/night and another day/night ahead of me.. I'm already looking forward to Thursday which is my day off so I can sleep til 2pm just like the good 'ol days.. ahh...

Package from Sephora.

I got a package that I have been super eager about receiving! It came to me last week so I am about a week into using it, so expect a review of the product(s) very soon. Ben ordered this for me as a belated Valentines Day gift which is just too sweet :) I've been really wanting to try the Vitamin E line out ever since I watched Essie Button's videos where she raves about this line constantly, so when Ben was asking me what I may have wanted for V-Day, this immediately popped into my head and I began doing my research on it.. I ended up ordering from Sephora versus The Body Shop and got some nice samplers with it! I must head off to work now, but I just wanted to share what I got! Thanks again Ben! <3

Busy Bee.

Outfit Details:
maroon tunic thrifted
black skinny jeans h&m
necklace target
flats aldo

This has been one of the busiest weeks I've encountered since October.. Seriously. I quit my job at Aldo then and had no luck finding any work til about a month ago when I applied to, and was hired immediately at a new Kohls store opening up a few towns over from me. I've been working for about 3 weeks now, but it's hardly been "work", just loads of computer training and videos simulating what it will be like once the store opens on March 4th. But the last 4 days have been busy as hell preparing for our opening.. I went from mediocre two hour training shifts every few days, to working 9 - 5 every day for the past 4 days.. and again tomorrow. Building displays, putting items up on the shelves, carrying (well, dragging for me) 100 pound boxes filled with back stock to the stock room on the other side of the store.. Every muscle is pulled and I can hardly move, I'm still not sure how I am managing moving my fingers to type because even they hurt.

But I wanted to thank you guys for keeping up with INDIE Elise despite my spottiness lately, I read every comment you've been taking the time to write to me and I appreciate the kind words from all of you :) I am tackling the task of checking out your blogs and writing back to you right now!

But again, thank you! I have big plans for INDIE Elise, I just need to re-learn how to manage my time so I can work and blog. But lots of new things coming to IE's future!

A letter to you.

Outfit Details:
cardigan h&m
chiffon tank top pacsun
pants h&m
belt h&m
flats pacsun


I apologize greatly for becoming the blogger who says she's going to share certain content, then doesn't follow through with it.. This past weekend I was bumming pretty hard and neglecting my blog big time. My boyfriend and I's 6 year anniversary was Sunday (February 19th), earlier that week we were talking and deciding on how we wanted to spend it together, we decided a trip somewhere in New England would be nice so we were just trying to decide where we'd go exactly, then on Wednesday night or Thursday night (I can't quite remember exactly) we got the bad news that his new job needed him for the weekend.. He works for an up and coming band based out of Boston and they booked two shows very last minute, one in Hartford, CT on Saturday and one in Long Island on Sunday.. So I had to let him go work while I sat on the couch feeling depressed and having no energy to do a thing.. Which clearly meant no photos were edited and no entries were prepared..
But, I have him back in my grasp now, for a short while anyways, so I decided to suck it up and do some editing and writing. We're planning on taking our trip sometime soon, probably just the first full weekend we both have available, but I may have to request some time off of work if nothings working out for us.. He's going to be hitting the road on March 10th touring the US until mid April and then immediately following that tour flying over to Europe and the UK.
I am so proud of him for landing a job in this industry, although it isn't him on stage which I know he'd certainly prefer, he's been touring with his own band for years and years now and paying his dues, and it's incredible he's been recognized for it and rewarded with a hefty salary. He's the most hardworking and deserving human on this planet, and I know at times he feels like he's abandoning his band and throwing all the hard work away, he's such a charming, sweet boy, whose going to meet the best connections in the business which will eventually help him out in the long run. I am a strong believer of karma, and this guy deserves the greatest things the world has to offer.
If you read this Ben, chin up sweetheart, you're not abandoning your music, and good things will come your way. Simply put, success is what you deserve, and karma will bring it your way, for sure. I love you to the moon and back, Benji <3

Inspiration: Street Style

(sources x , x)

I hadn't really gotten the opportunity to edit any photos, Ben's working this weekend; tonight in Hartford, CT, then Long Island on Sunday, which happens to be the day of our 6 year anniversary.. Its real quite shitty work came up last minute and we aren't able to spend tomorrow together, but we went out to lunch early today since he had to be up and out by 1pm. So yeah, too busy to edit because I was spending every last second with Ben since we can't be together on our significant day.
So instead, I have a handful of street styles to share with you all. Specifically one's that inspire me, I definitely wish I owned every article of clothing pictured above, also wishing I still had my bright red hair.. damn, I gotta bring that back.. Anyways, my Saturday night is being spent cleaning/tidying up my room for when Ben comes home, and munching on sweets he bought me before leaving today. I've got to warn you all though, be prepared for a super sappy entry tomorrow. Brace yourselves.