cliche outfit

I have never been to an outside concert since I got here to the US of A.

I have always been meaning to go to one and finally the opportunity presented itself.

Not that I was excited for the actual band line up but the idea of doing something different for the weekend made it feel like a treat.

Since it was suppose to be a treat, it called for an outfit. A summer jam filled with pubescent and pre-pubescent kids and adults alike requires the regulatory denim shorts and white top. Luckily, I had those in stock. But to tie up the entire outfit, any outfit for that matter, the appropriate pair of shoes was needed. I didn't want to wear sandals or flats because I knew that it could possibly get rowdy and I didn't want my toes stepped on (That was clairvoyant thinking on my part). 

Good thing that the trusty TJ Maxx in my place just had what I needed (and wanted since last summer but never got around to rationalize its purchase).

Tell me what you think;)

rockin' the Olsen look

Discovered http://olsensanonymous.blogspot.com/ and was greatly inspired by the casual outfits MKA has been sporting. Definitely my style.
Tried my own version sans the blazer.

Ben Sherman White Button Down

7 for all Mankind Denim

Sam Edelman Flats

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bargain!

i am a total cheapskate in terms of clothes...so imagine my delight when i found this:

Juicy Couture Cotton Dress - $13.74
Kensie Aqua Belt with Pineapple Buckle - $5

I am so proud of myself:)

don't worry...be sappy

ooooookay.
humble moment at work today.
remember when i said i have mood swings worse than that of a bipolar?
well...i didn't know that it affected other people that much. maybe i did know and i just was too involved in myself to correct the situation.
i have always been feisty and temperamental and bad enough, it manifests itself in a 5 year old kind of way. the raising of the voice, the unreasonableness, complete with foot stomping and the occasional walk outs. yep. not proud right there.
well today was one of those days. first 15 minutes at work too.
my day started right. biked to work. felt good about my carbon footprint and the calorie meter for the day. liked what i was wearing. had a hop in my step when i was climbing the stairs to my joke of a desk. and then my boss asked me to take a quiz.
for some reason i get very defensive when i feel like my intelligence is being questioned. and that happens quite a lot at work. not my intelligence being questioned but my assumption that it is. and when i get defensive, i get territorial and start hissing like a loony lioness. loony because most of the time this is hinged on unsupported data and i am just reacting on my feeling of being second guessed. yes. feeling. feelingS with a capital S.
anyhoo, while i was wasting my energy debating over something that didn't merit such an exhaustion of my saliva, i realized i was wrong and started laughing. at myself. out of embarrassment.
one very verbal co-worker made a comment about how a happy me was a happy office. and a much closer co-worker piped in and said that a happy me was a fun me. jerks.
more of ouch to me. it didn't really pinch my ego that bad but it did get me thinking. i've always prided myself on my professionalism and that was one of the things that has made my company promote me easily. but where has that gone? where is the sweet little ol' me who used to not say much and just bitched about stuff at home?
i need to find her. stat!
because i like my happy self. i hate being grumpy and letting my annoyance get the best of me. or the rest of my day. i want to learn how to choose my battles, to not raise my chances of getting a heart attack every time something doesn't sit well with me, to be the perfect model for grace under pressure.
so yes, knowing that i am not exactly anyone's favorite person when i start to see red was a bitter pill to swallow.

i will learn how to breathe. from my mouth.

preface

first things first.
i need to get my life in order.
i have had enough whining about what the meaning of life is for me.
i am taking it by the balls and shoving it down anyone's throat who gets in my way.
as what a good friend said, identify your goals and eliminate anything and anyone who stops you from achieving it.
so here goes.

1. financial - every time i read a money magazine it only disheartens me. i know i know. i am not getting any younger and the numbers say that every year that i leave off without considerable savings or investments will only make it so that i suffer in the future. but what's a girl got to do? i cant turn back time. neither can i lie about not wanting to be comfortable. so i have come up with a compromise. unless i hit a jackpot in the next 2 years, i am defining what comfortable means to me.
a. comfortable means being able to travel without touching my savings account. every month. not that i would be able to do it liberally. but just the option of being able to is enough for me.
b. comfortable means being able to buy a new pair of shoes every 2 weeks without cringing.
c. comfortable means being able to buy something, anything (under $100) without doing much mental calculation of how much i have left in my checking account
d. comfortable means being able to send money to my mom and tell her to just have a good time
e. comfortable means being able to take my friends out to dinner just because i want to

so how will i achieve this? i am still trying to determine that (sequel).

2. physical - i want to be all muscle. no fat. except in the boobies and the ass. i want to have the discipline to eat whatever that doesn't make me feel like crap 30 minutes after or worse, the next day. i want to look 10 years younger than my age. i want to be aesthetically pleasing for as long as i live. i want to be healthy. i don't want to limit myself when i am in my 50's to certain activities befitting my age. hell, i want to be that 70 year old lady who still runs and walks in her bikini like she owns the female shower room. yep, she looks that good for 70.

my health plan is underway :)

3. mental - they say learn a new skill everyday, try something you have never done before and start a new hobby as much as you can, to keep your mind young. a good body has to be paired with a sound mind right? it doesn't have to be something useful nor does it have to be complicated. it just has to be something that will create more neurological pathways and jolt your tired mind to excitement.

i am enrolled in Spanish classes. Si!

4. spiritual - i am a naturally happy person. i am as moody as a bipolar too. it doesn't take a lot to make me smile. or annoyed. i find joy in the simplest things. but get irritated as well at the most trivial of matters. damn it. i need therapy.
well #1 goal is going to make it hard for me to afford that, so might as well put my Psychology degree to work.
i need to learn that i cannot control people. i either have to accept them for what they are or not be with them. not that i cannot feel anything if they have wronged me or stop myself from giving a friendly unsolicited advice, but i just need to let them be. i don't have as much of a problem with friends. friends i can easily accept, but romantic interests? it's easier for me to trust a total stranger. i don't know why. like i expect so much from them because they have to match what i have envisioned them to be when they are with me. ugh. talk about dysfunctional.

well, i can analyze myself more or i can just try to be a way better person than who i am now. but how do you do that? seriously. harder than you thought it would be right.

aren't my goals achievable? yeah... let's see how this goes.