30 Days of Me: Day 8

~*~ Day 08 –  Short term goals for this month and why. ~*~

Soooo I’ve definitely not been doing this as regularly as I’d hoped. Alright so short term goals for the month? Well January is almost over. (Already?!!! >.<) I was participating in the No Spend January challenge a lot of fashion bloggers have been doing. Although I do have a blog, it’s by no means a fashion one so I didn’t want to “officially” join the challenge. I have been very good so far! I did kind of cheat over the weekend though. I was with Hurricane and saw this really nice purse for $5. Instead of me buying it, I asked her to buy it for me. It was a gift from her right?? Right?! o.O Yeah – probably not. I did use gift cards from Christmas but I do not count those as part of my earned money. During the first couple of weeks I kept forgetting I wasn’t supposed to spend money on clothes, etc. Target is my Achilles heel! Every time I enter I gravitate straight towards the clothes, particularly the clearance section first. One day I went into Target to get some cereal and before I knew it, I was halfway through a clearance rack before I remembered the challenge! Ooops… It’s not hard to refrain from spending the money as much as it’s hard to resist going into stores. I am on a budget so when I’m not making these promises to myself, I don’t spend very much anyways.

So I guess I should come up with a short-term goal for February? I dunno. I would like to start exercising yet I know how stubborn/lazy I can be and I may not do that. I can make it a goal to walk more during lunch. That’s been a goal of mine before though and I’ve not obtained that one. Hmmm…maybe to refrain as much as possible from negative thinking. I think that one would have better results at the moment. I’m such a self-conscious person and my self-esteem fluctuates dramatically based on someone else’s opinion of me. That’s unhealthy and I can’t rely on others for my happiness (or so I’m told). I have to learn to love myself for who I am, what I look like, what my body can do, etc. So yes – February is the month of love anyways so I’ll make it my month of self-love! ❤

Oh and I guess I’ll include an OOTD. I am surviving off 2 hours of sleep so I look less than jubilant in this pic. Nothing terribly fascinating about this outfit. The shirt is the only animal print I own. I have yet to buy more animal print because of that voice in my head “It looks great on others and you just can’t pull it off!” I need to silence that voice ASAP. And I feel like the outfit is missing that final…oomph! people talk about. Skinny belt? Better jewelry? I need bangles in my life! Going through my bracelets this morning was depressing. I don’t have enough! Not going to mention the jewelry details since they’re in the previous posts. The earrings are different – they were a gift from my lovely girlfriend. I believe she bought them at Macy’s.

 

 

 

Fit ‘Tailz

Cardigan: Target

Shirt: Marshall’s (or was it Ross????)

Jeans: Marshall’s

Boots: Forever 21+

Sure…Unsure [OOTD]

My day isn’t over sooo I don’t have much to report for the afternoon. I went to bed super late (4:30am!) yet surprisingly I’m not very tired. I did nap at Hurricane’s house prior to driving home so that probably had a lot to do with the insomnia. It also didn’t help that I was on Tumblr last night reblogging almost everything cute I saw. I’m addicted!

I didn’t do very much last night. I hoped to see the latest episode of Bad Girls Club but the rerun aired before I had a chance to get to Hurricane’s house! I did see the tail-end so I’ll have to catch it another time. I didn’t think I’d like this show as much as I do. However, I don’t understand what the girls are competing for. From what I gather, they are in the house due to their “Bad Girl” reputation, yet the minute they hit someone in the house, they are sent home. So they can only be a verbal bad girl?? Also, I’ve yet to hear of them mention a prize. The last season ended with about 4 girls left in the house and they got into a huge fight. The season’s reunion episode didn’t mention any other girls getting thrown off the show! So I dunno. All I know is it’s pretty interesting. One girl from a past season likes to say “Pop off son!” Hurricane & I love using that phrase, haha. I’m by no means a fighter (except when I’m furiously angry), I just love saying it.

After Bad Girls Club I watched The Game. This is another show I took awhile to get into. My other friends were in love with it and I just figured it was another dumb show. That all changed when I watched a million episodes (gotta love those marathons!). So I figured I’d watch this season since I liked last season. I dunno what the hell they did this time around but I don’t like it as much. One of the characters, Melanie, is much more of an airhead than before. I found her slightly annoying in the last season and now I can barely stand her! I love Tia Mowry but I don’t like her character. Apparently she wanted to be an MD and all that was put to the wayside when she married the football player. Or maybe she has her license and doesn’t practice? Now she has a contract with Essence (or is it Ebony??) magazine. She just doesn’t seem to have much substance to me. The other girls have some interesting backgrounds and aren’t as annoying. Plus, the jackass, Malik, really irks me. It seems as though they are taking his jackassness to a whole new level. He’s relentless with it and won’t give up. I need for them to have an epiphany and change his attitude. Last night’s episode ended with his arrest for driving drunk & assaulting an officer. Maybe his jail stint will help him gain insight. I kind of doubt that will happen though… We’ll see *shrug*

So my outfit today is one I’ve worn before. I’m bored with how I usually wear it so I need a new way to style it! I was unsure about lace tops yet I found this one at NY & Co. for $7 so I figured I would try it since it was so cheap. So far I like it a lot, yet I’ve only worn it under one of two cardigans. I have the pink one (below) and a mustard yellow one. I need a blazer badly! I saw a boyfriend blazer on sale @ Target for $10! TEN DOLLARS!! I’m doing the No Spend January challenge but I didn’t care, I was definitely going to buy this. HOWEVER, the stupid arm holes were too friggin small! It was a 2X, which is usually my size in jackets, yet the holes were small enough that I wouldn’t have been comfortable moving around. My arms have always been my “problem area” since shirts/jackets can fit everywhere else and my arm flab prevents it from fitting almost perfectly. I’ll keep searching for a blazer. I may have to bite the bullet and order one from Torrid. I’ve become such a frugal shopper since I graduated college. Plus, sometimes I don’t feel the prices at Torrid reflect the quality of the clothing. Don’t get me wrong, I love their stuff. I just don’t like how clothes/accessories can tear and break so easily. When I first started working for them, I bought a cute shirt and my fingernail tore right through it the 2nd time I tried to wear it! >.< Not. Cool. Torrid has really good sales though so I’ll try to catch the next one!

Anywho..pictures! I used an actual camera this time! Next step: find a better background!

So going back to a point I had about the outfit (Tangents are my specialty)…I was trying to decide if I like it better w/ or w/o the scarf. I like the scarf because the color is so pretty & I think it goes with the outfit well. I just feel like I have too much around my neck and feel all…stuffed. It’s cold out though so I’ll definitely wear it outside. I don’t always do the belt around the cardigan deal since it feels awkward to me. I need some skinny belts. They look cute on a lot of plus size girls. I guess I’m just afraid they’ll get lost in my rolls..ha! Seriously though – I’ll try it out. Maybe next time I’ll remember to take off my badge… =\

MAN I just realized I didn’t have my jewelry on! I took it off to take pictures of them and forgot to wear it for the outfit pic! Oh well – you (all 2 of you lol) get the idea.

 

 

 

 

 

Outfit ‘tailz!

Shirt: NY & Company

Cardigan: Tarjay

Skinny Jeans (although they’re stretchy like jeggings): Forever 21+

Boots: Forever 21

Belt: Came with a shirt from Marshall’s

Scarf & Pink Ring: Wet Seal

Flower Ring: Sale @ Work

Earrings: Target

 

Anon Be Gone

When I first started this blog (all of a couple of months ago…), I wanted to remain anonymous. I guess I figured it would be better for me just in case someone I knew stumbled upon the blog – I wanted my identity to be kept secret. Well, that’s kind of difficult to do. I’m ok with creating code names for my friends/family but I want to post pictures! Not to sound narcissistic but I do like to see my face from time to time. So no more anonymity. I don’t plan on this blog being a fashion one considering I’m low on the totem pole compared to the beautiful fa(t)shionistas out there in the internetz.  I just plan to ramble on about my life, post pictures of OOTD (though they will probably NOT be on the regular), etc etc. It’s just a place for MEEEE.

So today I wore this beautiful purple shirt with my pencil skirt. I don’t really like wearing pencil skirts to work because I feel as though I’m being too “sexy” in the workplace. I have curves and all and I guess I feel as though I need to hide them. However, I’ve seen so many bloggers rock the pencil skirt & some of them seem to wear them at their jobs so I guess it’s alright. As my coworker, Sminty says “You can’t help what you’ve got!”

I wanted to tuck the shirt in for that Mad Men, secretary type look and decided not to at the last minute. I’m very self aware of my stomach and felt it was too big for the outfit to look cute in that style. Funny thing is, when I see other large(r) girls wear the tucked in shirt with the pencil skirt, I think it looks sexy on them! I love bellies, I guess I just don’t like my own. That’s a “resolution” of mine – learn to love myself this year. Soooo we’ll see how that goes. I almost wore something dark this morning considering the weather is so dreary. I stuck with the purple though because I need bright colors in my life. I used to tease my mother about her clothing options. She LOVES bright, loud colors (we once had a yellow couch with multi colored fish on it – I kid you not). When I was in high school I wore either blue or black. I didn’t venture out much farther than that. Somewhere along the way that changed & now I like bright colors. I know they make me stand out yet I think I like them just because they look pretty. It’s the simple things.

These pictures aren’t the best. I had the lovely StarFish take them for me on her camera phone. I know I need to work on the pose; I didn’t know how to stand. I’m awkward with shots straight on; I never know what to do with my hands/arms! I usually put them on  my hip and then I have every picture looking alike because of the hip pose. Ah well.. Oh and I’ll work on showing the shoes better next time. Pretty much – the pictures kinda suck if you compare them to the more seasoned bloggers. I’ll get the hang of it!

 

 

 

 

 

Couple of closeups of the jewelry. Again, excuse the quality…

 

 

Obligatory Details:

Shirt: Lane Bryant (about 3 yrs ago)

Skirt: Marshall’s

Shoes: Torrid

Belt: Faith 21 (er I guess it’s Forever 21+ now?)

Earrings/Necklace: Gifted from my girl for Christmas. I’m surprised she bought me something I like! I’ve not had anyone buy me personal gifts like this before. =)

Pink Ring: Wet Seal (Completely random buy. It was at the register, I couldn’t resist)

Lizard Ring & Bracelet : Jewelry sale @ work; The bracelet has panthers circling it but I couldn’t get a good picture.