January 1-15 Outfits

January 1, 6, 7

Picasa is giving me so much trouble. After hours of battling I used ipiccy for the first time. (Julie uses ipiccy for all her collages and she makes a lot so I thought I'd give it a try.) The 2nd collage is a screen shot of a collage before it was made.  I can still use picasa to crop. But I didn't see a way to add text in ipiccy so it's not worth it.  I hate how programs I LOVED stopped being supported and just turn to crap. Picasa still works on my laptop fine but I think I have 40 pictures total on there. Sometimes I have been emailing myself pics to make a collage on there.

1/8/16

This sweater was in my container that was in the shed. Sweaters that were too small April 2014.  I wish it was a few inches longer though.

1-10-16

This was photo shoot day. The only picture of me with Ella is here. The photographer didn't provide any. Too bad Ella was still half in PJ's here. Man I really love my hair curled.  I bought this top specifically for the pictures since somehow my dark blue sweater disappeared and I needed to coordinate.

January 9, 11, 13, 15

 I really like my new pink striped top!

January 12

I set the timer and Ella came to pose by me. Then I walked over and set the timer again and she posed more!  The sweater here was also in the sweaters that were too small container.

1.22 and 1.23

The day started with the claims guy calling to say he was here. I was still in bed.  He was early. He thought he was late so apparently the lady who scheduled it didn't tell him the correct time.  This was so the guy could come over to look at the damaged stuff from when we moved.

Then I watched TV all day besides when I went to Body Pump. I stayed up until 7am watching TV. I finished watching Dirty Sexy Money and started The Lying Game. I was just putting down my iPad when Dave's alarm went off. I slept for less than an hour and started watching again. I caught up on the series so now I have to wait more new episodes to air.  It's a good show.

I took a little nap then watched other shows until Dave got home. Then we watched TV.  Around 11, we went into bed. I played games on my iPad until about midnight. I finally went to sleep at a decent hour.

1.7

Shoes: Famous Footwear, Jeans: JCP, Sweater: Limited, Necklace: Lia Sophia ($96.96)

I woke up around 11 (oops).  Then I watched Melissa & Joey on my iPad in bed. I got up around 1 and made peanut butter and jelly but went back to bed to eat it and watch more TV.  (I was also sneezing a lot.) Around 4, I got up and went for my run.

I ran 5 miles so I got back a little after 5.  Dave was home. I was supposed to help him install his bike rack but since I left for my run too late, he did that himself. I quickly showered and we headed out the door.

We met Brian for dinner at Tomatina's.  We were there almost 2 hours. We did a Google+ hangout with my family so Brian could talk to his relatives. It was hard to hear in the restaurant but there was so much pressure to do it soon because it was late in PA.  They couldn't see a picture from my phone. I'm wondering if that was because I was not able to be on wireless.

After dinner, Dave and I watched a little TV and then he went in to read. I snacked, did a core workout, and snacked some more.  Then I started watching Melissa & Joey until 3 am. I meant to go to sleep early since I had to wake up before 8 but I did a bad job. I kept saying 1 more episode and it's a lot easier when they are only 20 minutes long.  Poly was bugging me and only happy when I got on the floor to spend time with her. She's quite the spoiled cat.

1.1.13

Jeans + Sweater: Limited, Boots: Famous Footwear 

(I got dressed in real clothes because I thought we'd leave the house but then we didn't.)

I started off the new year with Dave waking me up early. Not only did he just wake me up early but he woke me up to go to the gym.  He went to sleep at 10 PM on NYE so he was up early just like any other day.  We headed over to the gym. I barely wanted to go since I had a cold the day before. I sort of still had it. I ran a half mile on the treadmill. He used the elliptical. Then we both did weights for our legs. I documented what I did in notepad on my phone. I spent 29 minutes lifting and then said I should have gone another minute to make it an even 30.  We walked there and back even though Dave was going to drive. It took us 8 minutes to walk back. We went in Panera for bagels but I paused the timer during that. (Poly poses for a daily picture when she sees me setting up my camera.)  

Since I didn't get to do a core workout there I did that as soon as I got home. I like to always do a core workout each time I lift weights. I also have to do a minimum of 5 minutes of abs or it doesn't count.

I wanted to load my data from my BodyMedia fit and realized my armband wasn't collecting data for 2 days. I was so disappointed by this. (I was using my computer and after awhile I looked away from exactly at the screen and realized Poly was there staring at me.)

After we ate our bagels, we went for a bike ride.  We rode to google and back for a little over 14 miles.  We were slower closer to our house since that is where the traffic was. Around google there were no cars and in the middle we were on a trail so that wasn't bad.  Dave's legs got really tired by the end. I said when he bikes to work he will have 8+ hours in between his rides so he gets time to rest. We only stopped for 2 minutes.

We watched some TV after we got back and looked at our data.  Then I made dinner.  I made Dave raviolis and me angel hair. I love angel hair and he does not. He likes sausage raviolis and I do not so it works out well.

After we ate, Dave and I watched Fringe for awhile. Then he was done with TV and I watched for a few more hours. I got caught up on Private Practice (2 episodes), Parenthood (1 episode), Mob Doctor (2 episodes) and New Girl (1 episode). I played Donut Popping almost the entire time. I did end up falling asleep on the couch. I didn't quite want to go in to bed so I put on Pawn Stars just to play a little more on my iPad and guess I ended up falling asleep. Usually if I fall asleep on the couch, I'll wake up after a couple hours but here I did not. I ended up not waking up until Dave woke up for work and came walking out of the bedroom wandering what was up. He woke me up and turned off the TV then.  I went back to sleep. Oh Poly slept cuddled up with  me the entire time.

Shopping - Limited (12/30/12)

Dave and I went to the mall today so he could get a new iPhone.

We went in the Limited and I bought some stuff. We went to Westfield Valley Fair Mall. It is not the closest one but it is a nice mall so that's why we chose that one. It's also packed though and about impossible to find a parking spot.

I bought 3 new sweaters and 2 new pairs of pants. Did you get any good deals recently?

The dress pants are 4L. I used to wear a 0L from there. I have skirts that are 0 and 2 but haven't worn them since I worked.  They were on final clearance for 19.99. Online they are called brown but I thought they were more of a tan.  The material seems like it's slightly stiff so I'm worried they will need to be ironed. But since I'm pretty sure none of my other dress pants will fit anymore, I got them.

• 3-way stretch fabric with subtle heathered texture
• Wide waistband with seaming detail and double belt loops
• Triple hook-and-bar with inner button and zip fly
• Angled front pockets, back buttoned besom pockets
• Inseam: S = 30", R = 33", L = 35"
• Stretch Rayon Blend
• Machine wash. For best results dry clean.
• Import

The green skinny jeans are a 4. They were 24.99 on final sale. Online it says they are forest green. The original price was $74.90

• As seen in Vogue, InStyle & Glamour
• Vibrantly colored stretch denim
• Contoured waist for no-gap fit
• 5-pocket styling
• Ankle length
• 30" Inseam
• Cotton Spandex Blend
• Machine wash.
• Import

The sweaters were all similar. The striped ones were 29.99 and the solid was 24.99. Originally the stripes were $49.90 and solids $39.90. Online the one is labeled as blue and the other red.  Blue I understand but the other striped one I haven't figured out what all those shades are. On the blue one I swear one of the stripes is green just like my pants but the picture online doesn't seem to look like it.  I like these sweaters because you can even put them in the dryer. The blue striped is an XS. The other one is bigger and is a S but I liked it so much I figured I could go with a size larger.

• Soft, lightweight merino blend
• Deep V-neck looks great layered over a cami (sold separately)
• 3/4 length sleeves
• Ribbed trim
• Comes in 3 color combinations
• Merino Acrylic Blend
• Machine wash, gentle cycle.
• Import

Note in the write-up it says 3/4 sleeves. I don't believe that is the case.

After trying on the sweaters, I liked them so much, I went back over to find more in XS. I only found 1 so that's why I bought the bright teal one. 

• As seen in Vogue & InStyle
• Smooth, lightweight pullover knit of our premium merino blend yarn
• Deep V-neck
• Finished with wide ribbed cuffs and hem
• Merino Acrylic Blend
• Machine wash, gentle cycle.
• Import

It baffles me that the long sleeve sweaters look the same but the write-ups are different.  After further examination they are both 50% Merino Wool and 50% Acrylic but the neckline is different. They are both V-necks but the solid has a wider band. The sweaters are very thin but I thought that might be nice for around here. I also thought they'd be good for layering. My purple sweater is thin and I like it.

I took pictures from the dressing room to show Dave but the mall was too crowded so things were too slow so by the time the first picture sent, I was already in line.

Poly was even checking out my new clothes

The line was so long; It was crazy. Only one of the three registers was working. The person two in front of me had a huge return and it was taking forever. I was in line a good 20 minutes for just 3 people. I was seriously debating just putting back my stuff and leaving.