Clothing Options

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

safari purchases by ethatsme on Polyvore.com

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:

from target by ethatsme on Polyvore.com

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.

old navy by ethatsme featuring Old Navy

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!

PS

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

The first 6 days will be spent exploring Cape Town

and the nearby wine country

followed by 8 days on safari in a couple of different regions



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.

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

+
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:

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?

Splurge

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.