February 16-29 Outfits

Not a single one of these was taken purposely for the daily photo with my good camera. At least a few were taken with a timer on the phone to try to get a daily photo.

Sometimes I swore my little baby bump was showing but I tried to hide it in the pictures.  I figured people that knew me would definitely be onto me!

February 1-15 Outfits

I don't do so well at taking my daily picture anymore. 

I don't do so well at getting dressed either. Two of these pictures are screen captures from videos I took of myself working out!

 That's my randy top in the 2nd pic. I wear it a lot but never seem to take my pic in it!

I love that new tunic I got and wore on 2/16. I don't think I have worn it since. Wonder where it is!

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.

November 16-30 Outfits

I got dressed more than this but again I'm a picture slacker.

11/19

 I wore my shooties!  I don't actually like these jeans but I wore them. They are bunched in the back because that's how they are made. They have creases like they drag and bunch up but it's part of how they were made. Stupid! But I didn't notice when I bought them.  They are from 2008 or so.

11/20

11/21

 This long sleep faux wrap is pretty nice. Easy for nursing.

11/23

I didn't actually get dress but I took pictures with Ella for her monthly photos so I included them.

11/26

 Look at that picture on the right. Ella's leg sure slims my waist line!

11/28

I sort of coordinated with Ella! She has green in her shirt. That big purse is my new "diaper bag" and I wear it across my body not just on my shoulder. I love it. I just got it. Ella helped pick it out. It's great not having a diaper bag slide off my shoulder.

Ella likes to steal my remote so it makes pictures difficult.

I liked that  I got to wear skinny jeans + boots again. Sometimes it's cool enough. So I guess that's my favorite outfit. But I actually like  them all but the one where I'm just in a nursing tank.

3.3

Sweater: Express, Jeans: Indi (custom), Sandals: Kohl's, Purse: NY&Co, Necklace and Earrings: Target

I woke up bright and early. Even though I went to sleep close to midnight I was exhausted getting out of bed at 8:10. (Poly didn't sleep at the foot of our bed. I guess she found Dave's clothes on top of the dresser comfortable.) I met Ryan for breakfast.  I worked with Ryan way back in the day at Pizza Hut when in college.  It was so odd to be meeting him out here. He lives in San Diego now.   His cell phone broke so I had to send him messages the day before and had to be outside waiting for him. I wish I knew how to buzz people in to this apartment.  We went to Hobee's for breakfast.  Dave didn't go because he refuses to meet new people. But the thing is Dave met him before.    After breakfast we went to Target so he could buy a burner phone for his drive back home.

I was just so exhausted. I think the sun from 3.2 had something to do with it.  I used my computer a bit. I finally did all my information for my Stampin' Up taxes for 2012. Normally Dave would have yelled at me if I didn't do them yet but we are still waiting for our Westinghouse W2 forms. I even requested more since we never got the first.

I cooked dinner. We ran out of our favorite seasoning for chicken so I used this other chicken rub that Dave bought at one point. Neither of us liked it.

We watched TV. While watching TV, I decided to do abs on the floor. Poly loves abs. She is my buddy. She purrs the entire time.  I also stretched and did some foam roller exercises.

I watched some TV after Dave went to sleep but still fell asleep before 1 AM.

2.4

Jeans: Express (I thought I put on my VS ones and wondered why they felt so tight. It took a couple days for me to figure out why)
Sweater: Express
Shoes: Famous Footwear
Necklace: Limited

The day started off early.  We went to Google for breakfast. It was my first breakfast at Google. We were there early so most people weren't at work yet. I never saw it so dead. I had a bagel for breakfast. I'm not a good morning eater. I had it with peanut butter because they didn't have cream cheese. Dave asked and they ordered some but it hadn't come in.  John and Brie had their fancier breakfasts. Dave probably did too but I don't remember.   After we walked a little around Google but almost not at all because Brie and John were in a hurry. It was probably a waste to drive to Google so early and not see anything and spend that time driving.   After Google, we went to Sprouts. I walked home from there.

After I got home, I used my computer a little and watched TV. But I needed a rest. Poly was tired too. Dave was probably tired too but he was at work.

So after awhile I went to the couch and napped. I needed to decompress after spending so much time with people. I'm not used to seeing people anymore that when I do it is exhausting. I emailed my mom telling her I needed to decompress and she liked that term so we kept talking about it so now I'll probably use it more often.

We got Chinese for dinner. I think from the place right near our apartment. I didn't like it because the chicken was dark meat.

Brie and I have so many things to do next time. All the things we didn't get to this time. I wanted to show her Bay Trail. I want to go places to get nice pictures even if I've been there before like the Golden Gate Bridge.  Dave always wants to do a boat ride. Maybe we can go to museums. We also didn't walk to bars or restaurants. I wanted to show her how that is the possibility. I didn't get to show her DSW and how it is huge or the outlet malls around here. We also have to go to Google during normal business hours. There are probably so many more things to do that I've already thought of and forgot and so many things I'll come up with over the next few months/years until she gets here again.

December 2012 outfits

12/7/12

Necklace: Charlotte Russe, Shirt: Ann Taylor Outlet, Blazer: NY&Co, Belt: Target, Jeans: Express, SHoes: Famous Footwear (I think. Mudd)

I have a few days I actually got dressed but didn't blog about the rest of the day so I figured I'd share those outfits.  These are from December.

12/13/12

Jeans: F21, Shoes: Famous Footwear, Shell: Express, Blazer: NY&C, Necklace: Lia Sophia, Purse: JCP

12/27/12

Necklace: Lia Sophia, Earrings: Target, Jeans and Sweater: Express, Shoes: Gifted

These outfits are nothing to write home about but they could be worse.

11.8

Necklace: Lia Sophia, Sweater: Express, Pants: VS, Shoes: Famous Footwear

I have no idea what I did all day.  I assume I left the house since I got dressed.  I actually remember taking the picture close to 4pm because Dave was picking me up near 4 pm. But I have no idea why.  I branched out and took my daily picture outside. I should have paid more attention to the dumpster behind me.  Maybe next time I'll do better.

1.17

Sweater & Cami: Express
Pants: VS
Shoes: Connie via Famous Footwear
Necklace: Lia Sophia

Poly slept with me and then I got up and she still slept there.

I got my root canal.  It was nothing like I expected.  There was a lot of testing to make sure the tooth I was complaining about was the tooth they were about to do the root canal on.  The dentist got a piece of ice and held it with little tweezer things and rubbed it on my teeth one at a time to make sure the one that made me flinch like crazy is the one that he was going to work on.  The dentist also sings a lot during the entire process. He takes songs that everyone would know (but me because I don't know music) and then changes out the words to dentist stuff or stuff going on in the office. That's the best part about him.   The dentist said my root canal is perfect so I made him explain what a bad root canal would look like on the x-ray.

I took my picture when the dentist left the room at one point. I took pictures of my x-rays twice.  I sent an email when the dentist stepped out too.  I wonder if people normally do this.

I got called back over 15 minutes late and I kept falling asleep in the waiting room. What is it about waiting rooms that make me so tired and I fall asleep.  People tend to look at me weird when they see me sleeping.

Have you ever had a root canal? Did you get a crown or a temporary crown?

I got home and tried to take my pill because I forgot at lunch and when I heard liquid hit the floor, I realized I wasn't swallowing it all.  My shirt also ended up all wet. No good.

I watched TV. I used the exercise bike for a short time. I rested and went to sleep early.

12.31 - NYE

I assume I didn't do much prior to leaving for the 5k. I probably did something and can't remember though. We headed for the 5k around 1:30 PM.

I can't believe how good the weather was for a NYE 5k.

After the 5k I ate. Then I went running to meet my monthly mileage goal. Right after that I showered and then I had to do work.

Poly was trying to help me get my work done on NYE. I was there and she cuddled up between me and my computer. I just had to get up to get my camera.  Doing the work caused me to be late for the NYE party.  The work I had to do wasn't really my work but it was doing work for my director and I couldn't have done it until I got an email from her granting her approval and then I had to do some things for her.

I actually wasn't that late to Callie's but I like to be the first one there.  I didn't take many pictures.    I was there until 4:30 am or so.  We played Encore and I hated that game. I don't know songs.   Then we played catch phrase. That is more fun. I love how we play that game every year. 

Just look how cute Poly is.  I used photo shop to edit the same picture in many different ways.  I don't know which one I like the best. I named the files based on what I did to them but once they went into the collage, I don't know which is which.

I took my daily picture at 5am. I had a different outfit on but then Dave didn't think the skirt went that well. 
Sweater: Express
Necklace: Black House White Market (or whatever the name of that store is)
Skirt: F21 (I think)
Tights: Target
Shoes: Aldo

12.15

Outfit 1 - Work
Pants: NY&Co (they were huge and falling down all day. It made the pants seem so long too.)
Sweater: Express
Shoes: Famous Footwear
Necklace, Bracelet, Earrings: Target

Outfit 2 - Charity Gala
Dress: Lazarus (2002, $9.99)
Shoes: Mudd
Necklace, Bracelet, Earrings: Target

Yet another busy day.   I was up late Wednesday so I slept in a bit.

I worked, I went to Costco at lunch to pick up Christmas cards, and I worked some more.

After work I went to a YPE function at the Warhol Museum.  It was a charity event benefiting the Women's Shelter.  I could barely get out of work to go. I was staying and packing everything up while still on the phone.   I talked to people. I had to be an extravert. I didn't like that very much.   I think I'm more testy than usually because work is stressing me out. Little things people said bothered me.

I did learn I'm on the YPE board. I didn't have business cards like the rest of them so I was confused. I thought they just invited me to planning meetings and wanted me to do stuff but that I didn't have an official title.  Guess I was wrong.  My bio will be on the local website soon and I'll link that up here. My bio seems so much less impressive than all other bios of people on the board.  I'm less impressive but also I don't know how to write the impressive things about myself that I do have.

I got home after 10 and still had to do so many things. The first thing I did was talk to Dave (for a long time) but I was starving and needed dinner.   I watched The Biggest Loser while eating.  I was going to stop the show and go be productive but I just needed some rest time.  I ended up falling asleep while watching it.

12.5

Sweater: Kohl's (2006), Skirt: The Limited, Boots:  Famous Footwear (January 2011), Necklace: Lia Sophia, Earrings: Target

This skirt is a little big in the hips now. In the middle picture you can see the extra fabric poking out at the hips.  This was one of the skirts I bought after putting on a few pounds and now I'm down those few pounds so it's slightly big.  It still works though and at least now most of my 8 pairs of jeans fit again.

I was so tired that I kept hitting snooze so my day started off later than anticipated (but still not too late).

The morning flew by and then Dave and I walked 2.4 miles at lunch.   In the afternoon, I dealt with some stuff at work that wasn't cool.  Since when do I make a decision on a whim?  (I may have mentioned to some people how there have been multiple times that I've left the house with Dave to head somewhere and he wanted to change that and I couldn't handle the sudden change. My stomach had gotten upset. If that isn't the opposite of being able to decide things on a whim I don't know what is. Also I can never even decide where to eat dinner because I'm awful at just deciding.) Since when is being realistic being negative. If 4 people are RSVPed for an event that we need 40 on then there should be some alternative being thought up and you should NOT loose $1000 and hold it anyway. That is just ridiculous. Apparently I'm the crazy one.

After work it was off to Body Pump.  It was a pretty full class.  Studio Fit is getting more and more business, which is good. After Body Pump, I came home and cooked vegetables and mashed potatoes while Dave cooked steak. I ate while watched Whitney and then How I Met Your Mother.  It felt like bed time when that was done, but I still had to plan for my Stampin' Up class. I had to finish cutting all the supplies. I did not cut them all in advance just in case not everyone showed up to the class on Saturday, I just didn't want to have a ton of extra supplies cut. Everyone showed up on Saturday which was good but then that meant I had a lot more supplies to cut.  Since I wasn't done cutting, I added 1 person to my class list.  So that meant some of the cards that I did cut everything for I was now short. Poly was all up in my grill when I was trying to cut the rest of the supplies.

12.1

 Sweater: Express, Skirt: F21, Shoes: Connie via Famous Footwear, Necklace: Lia Sophia, Earrings: Target

When I got dressed, I did not like my outfit so I changed. This rarely happens. I rarely dislike how my outfit looks enough to change.  I can probably only remember changing an outfit after I already had one one one other time before.   I really liked the 2nd outfit though.

Then I get to work and am freezing. I actually debated tights too. Tights would have been better.  I had to wrap my extra sweater around my legs all day.

I only had one meeting. Boy was that nice.  I finally got a lot of little things done at my desk.  You know it's a bad sign when you finally have a little time to clean your desk and someone comments that they can see the desk. So seeing just a little portion of the top of the desk is a good sign. I'm pretty sure you can see the desk on most other desks.  I need to work on organization or not being as busy or something.  The thing is that I at least always know what is in the big pile of junk on my desk. Sometimes I can just reach into the mound and grab what I need because I know it's general location.

After work, I cooked dinner. Then watched some TV.  Poly forced me to watch more TV because she was asleep on me.

11.19 - Food and Nerves

Jacket: Armani Exchange
Sweater, Cami, jeans: Express
Necklace: Lia Sophia
Earrings and Sunglasses: Target
I did have on nice shoes but changed prior to getting out of the car since we had a decent amount to walk.

Look how much room I was allotted in the King

The day started with going to the gym.  I made sure to check the hours after going Friday night and having them be closed. Our hotel paperwork said they were open until 10 on Friday but they were only open until 9.   Dave and I both used the elliptical for 30 minutes.  I didn't go all out hardcore since it should have been a rest day.  Not only should it have been a rest day but it really hardcore should have been with the marathon just a day away.

After that Dave and I went to visit his grandmom and saw his dad and uncle there too.  After a bit we left and went to meet his mom and Shawn at Nifty Fifties.  Dave and I shared a cheesesteak. I didn't really like it. We also shared cheese fries and an oreo milkshake.   Then we visited Dave's mom for awhile and hung out.

We had to go down to pick up my race packet after lunch.  We went to Pat's on the way home to get another cheesesteak.

I wouldn't do anything in the evening. I needed to be at the hotel and try to relax. I was majorly stressed.  My pre-race stress is bad. It gets worse with race distance.  It only gets less with doing the exact same race with the same course and carpooling with someone. I really need to figure out how to make the pre-race fun.  Once a race actually starts, I'm fine.  Actually once I get to the start line I'm fine. I just need to get there early.  If I have someone to talk to pre-race, I'm much better.  I don't understand it.  It's not like I'm running against anyone but myself.  In little 5k races that have less than 100 people I am nervous.   I don't know what I think will happen. Well I think I'll get stuck in traffic. I think I'll be late. I'll think I won't find a parking spot. I think I won't be ready.