Monday, October 5, 2009

Clothing Options

I think I may have found some suitable safari gear.
I've ordered the following from Athleta:

I have no idea what their sizing or fit is like, so I anticipate returning some/all of it...
I also picked up these pants from Target in both the kakhi color and a blue/gray color - on sale for around $10 a pair! They're the perfect travel pants - each way our flights are around 20-odd hours, so comfort is high on my list of priorities, but thankfully, they aren't as schlumpy looking as they seem in the stock photo. In real life, they're like a crisp, wide-legged pair of kakhis, with a soft (dare I admit it?) elastic waist:

I found 101 possibilities at Old Navy but alas... I tried all of it on in the store and none of it really fit right - it was all somehow oddly mis-shaped, with the exception of the scarf. Bummer! I really wanted that drawstring kakhi shirtdress to work (doesn't it scream safari-chic?) but the drawstring waist hit mid-hip and just looked sloppy and tent-like.

The search continues.....

In other fashion purchasing news, our California wedding reception is coming up on 11/15. The Cub's most significant ex (who he is good friends with) will be there and while I'm certain I'll really like her, I can't help but notice that she is ridiculously good looking. Probably about 5'10, 135 pounds, flawless face... etc.
I hate to sound insecure, because in general I'm not, but, um, as shallow as it sounds, I fear that I'll feel like a giant hog following our honeymoon and therefore I need the world's most amazing ivory colored cocktail dress to wear to the event where said supermodel will be lurking. If you see any online - let me know! This is one area where I'm defnitely willing to splurge!

Thursday, October 1, 2009

PS

We leave for Africa in FOURTEEN DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't quite believe it.

The first 6 days will be spent exploring Cape Town
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and the nearby wine country
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followed by 8 days on safari in a couple of different regions
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It does not in *ANY* way, shape, or form seem real yet. And... I can't start packing because I have no idea what to wear!

Um, so, have people, like, forgiven Chris Brown?

Apparently my favorite spin instructor has.

Because that last hill climb?

It lasted FOR-EV-EV-EV, FOR-EV-EV-EV, FOR-EV-EV-EV...Forever on the dance floor!

For the record? No forgiveness here. I'm just going to guess that the instructor doesn't read perezhilton.com and didn't know.

Sunday, July 5, 2009

My Little Kid Lunch

Though I sometimes like to think of myself as a fancy pants eater, or "foodie", often for a midday meal, I enjoy what I've come to call the "Little Kid" lunch.

Examples of possible "Little Kid" lunch combos:
tomato soup + grilled cheese + apple slices
pb&j + yogurt + carrot sticks

And in my case, lately the combo is 274 calories of awesomeness.
You might not be stuffed for hours on end, but it's staisfying and requires zero cooking.
1 (or two for an additional 160 calories if you're pretty hungry) TJ's veggie corn dog
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+
2-ish cups of TJ's Organic Broccoli Slaw + 1-2 tablespoons of low cal ranch dressing
(note: I typically *HATE* coleslaw, but for some reason, I dig this)
+
1 or 2 cups of this deliciousness:
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and viola... .the perfect "Little Kid" lunch on a warm day.

Is it obvious that I live less than 3 blocks from a Trader Joe's?

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Splurge

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So I know the economy is in the shitter and we should be safe and cut out unnecessary luxuries.
Bah!

I bought this eyelash stimulator for *gulp $125 from my eyebrow lady.
(Yes, I'm *THAT* vain and that much of a sucker when it comes to beauty products.)

And here's the cool part. It totally works. My lashes are noticeably longer after about 3 weeks of sporadic usage. I would guesstimate that I remember to put it on 3-4 times per week - you're supposed to apply it once daily.

Now, this chemical crap is not without it's drawbacks.... for the first few days it looked like I had either taken some gigantic bong rips, or as if I was getting over some raging pink eye. The fiance told me to quit using it immediately, and he oh-so-sweetly pointed out that it also was exaggerating my under eye circles. I was undeterred. In my quest for lush lashes, I proceeded with the application. The negative side effects only lasted a few days. And besides - when I was little I remember my mom brushing my long hair as I winced in pain and she explained to me: sometimes it hurts to be beautiful.

I wonder if we could put it on the fiance's bald spot? He seems very concerned about this lately.

So here's the deal.

I am back in blogland.

Shall I explain my absence? Okay. I had a little fitness blog, mainly where I bitched about my weight and devised schemes to shed some chub. Also, sometimes I talked about other stuff. In any case, I wanted it to be anonymous. And then I saw a colleague 'google me' and the blog popped up in the results. I do not know how it ever became associated with my real name. I was horrified. In my job as a sales rep I call on a lot of weird people and/or flirtatious creeps (don't get me wrong, I have cool clients too - but even then I wouldn't want them to know an iota about my personal life). I wouldn't doubt it if some of the nosier ones 'googled me' as soon as I left their office. Also, I wouldn't want my employer, or co-workers to have access to my verbal vomit, therefore, I disabled that blog immediately.

If you know my real name, and I realize many of you do, please do not use it. Not that you would, but I'm just trying to prevent the situation from happening again. (And if you know of a way to disassociate my old blog with my real name, I'm all ears! Just PM me!)

Also, this blog won't necessarily be about fitness. But because I am on a constant quest for fitness, it will sometimes be about fitness.

Okay, that's it.