I have started to make some headway on my resolutions! I spent an ungodly amount of money on clothes today and discovered New York and Company for the first time in my life. I know its everywhere and has been in malls I frequent forever, but today was the first time I actually went inside of it. I had spent 3 extremely unsuccessful hours looking for petite sized clothing not intended for those 70+ (for example: seasonally embroidered sweaters, pants with a crotch about 12 inches long that sit just below your bra, floral pantsuits) and going inside NY & Co was literally like stumbling upon MECCA. It was my last resort to walk out of the mall having spent money and dear god, did I ever. Luckily there is an extremely enticing 20% off when you open a store credit card, and considering the fact this was the only place in all of Hickory with clothes I liked, I figured it would be a worthwhile thing to have in the long run.
I cannot wait to FINALLY look good for work. I mean, I'm not ragamuffin (read: greatest word ever) but until now I have been trying to make clothes I have owned since I was 18 work as work-clothes by wearing them with black pants. I have no idea why, despite the fact I needed to come up with something "business casual" to wear every Sunday for three years of college at my sorority meetings, that I never thought I needed to actually go out and buy business-intended clothing. It was seriously a struggle every Sunday and I was always immediately jealous when I saw how good literally everyone else looked. I was just too stingy and more interested in spending money on things like cammo cans of Busch or wine from bags.
I realized a little bit ago when I was hanging up all my new clothes that I bought a button-down that looks pretty much IDENTICAL to a button-down that Athan has hanging in his closet. Absolutely need to organize an awkward picture of the two of us wearing them.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Resolutions
I know I'm a little late on this considering it is already the 10th day of 2010, but I needed to give my resolutions some thought before just throwing anything out there. So here we go:
1. Lose post-grad weight. Somehow no longer having the safety net of college & my parents has caused me to gain 15 pounds. Obviously need to assess this situation. I got Easy Tone sneakers for Christmas and am hopeful they are magic weight loss sneakers that mean I just wear them and don't do anything else different and am suddenly thin. Not banking on that theory though.
2. Stop worrying about things I can't control. I worry about a LOT of things that I shouldn't. I keep trying to plan things and to date, none of my plans have unfolded the way I would have liked because that pesky thing called life continues to butt in. No more. I am going to go with the flow. I hope.
3. Get better clothes & shoes. I guess this is just an excuse to go shopping but I had a shocking realization when I looked into my closet the other day that I am one pair of denim overalls and some duct taped shoes away from appearing on What Not to Wear. The real problem is that it is hard to dress like a mature adult when you have the body of a 12 year old. Also I haven't had spending money directed towards clothes in a loooong time. I usually spend extra money on going out to eat, but now that I see what that got me, I am designating it to clothes and shoes. Especially now that 3 different pairs of my flats have soles no longer fully attached to them.
4. Stay in touch with my friends. I am a US Postal Service-phobic and cannot seem to walk myself the six feet across the street to the mailbox to send anyone any communication of any kind. My best friends and I are now in five different cities/states: North Carolina, Minnesota (and soon to be Colorado), Missouri, Virginia and Maryland. Also this resolution is completely stolen from Miss Missouri but I liked it so yeah. Will be planning weekly phone dates and emails and hopefully delving into the wonders of hand-written mail. I'll wear my Easy Tone sneakers on the painful walk to the mail box and kill two birds with one stone.
So I think 4 resolutions is enough.
Also I realized from looking at this blog I never mentioned that I DID get promoted and am really looking forward to a new, fabulous WRITING job starting on the 18th. Which I will actually be sent to Orlando for a tradeshow on. I put in my time as a contractor and was able to get a reeeeally fantastic new full-time, salaried position that I am extremely excited about! So looks like I'm staying in Hickory for a little while!
1. Lose post-grad weight. Somehow no longer having the safety net of college & my parents has caused me to gain 15 pounds. Obviously need to assess this situation. I got Easy Tone sneakers for Christmas and am hopeful they are magic weight loss sneakers that mean I just wear them and don't do anything else different and am suddenly thin. Not banking on that theory though.
2. Stop worrying about things I can't control. I worry about a LOT of things that I shouldn't. I keep trying to plan things and to date, none of my plans have unfolded the way I would have liked because that pesky thing called life continues to butt in. No more. I am going to go with the flow. I hope.
3. Get better clothes & shoes. I guess this is just an excuse to go shopping but I had a shocking realization when I looked into my closet the other day that I am one pair of denim overalls and some duct taped shoes away from appearing on What Not to Wear. The real problem is that it is hard to dress like a mature adult when you have the body of a 12 year old. Also I haven't had spending money directed towards clothes in a loooong time. I usually spend extra money on going out to eat, but now that I see what that got me, I am designating it to clothes and shoes. Especially now that 3 different pairs of my flats have soles no longer fully attached to them.
4. Stay in touch with my friends. I am a US Postal Service-phobic and cannot seem to walk myself the six feet across the street to the mailbox to send anyone any communication of any kind. My best friends and I are now in five different cities/states: North Carolina, Minnesota (and soon to be Colorado), Missouri, Virginia and Maryland. Also this resolution is completely stolen from Miss Missouri but I liked it so yeah. Will be planning weekly phone dates and emails and hopefully delving into the wonders of hand-written mail. I'll wear my Easy Tone sneakers on the painful walk to the mail box and kill two birds with one stone.
So I think 4 resolutions is enough.
Also I realized from looking at this blog I never mentioned that I DID get promoted and am really looking forward to a new, fabulous WRITING job starting on the 18th. Which I will actually be sent to Orlando for a tradeshow on. I put in my time as a contractor and was able to get a reeeeally fantastic new full-time, salaried position that I am extremely excited about! So looks like I'm staying in Hickory for a little while!