30 for 30: day 2

Again, I am apologizing for the indoor photos and bland outfit, but the weather is just disgusting. I can only hope that as this challenge continues the weather will improve. Wouldn't it be fun if by the end of the 30 days all of this was gone?!

That's our little tree again, this time during the day so you can see it better. Notice I don't venture further than my porch for pictures. Can you blame me?

Despite the crummy weather, I actually got up and went to work today. I mean, i couldn't afford to take another day off, so I had no choice. My boss was surprised. She saw me and did a double take - "You're here! Aren't you afraid of snow??"
"Yes, yes I am. Believe me, I am just as surprised as you are."

It took me an extra 20 minutes to get into work, and the roads were horrendous, but I did it. It wasn't that we got a lot of snow, it was just particularly wet and slushy and a lot of towns have reached the limit of their snow removal budgets and basically aren't bothering. The town lines were incredibly obvious, depending on how clean the roads were.

I think this will be one of the first weeks I have actually worked all five days in a long time. Since before Christmas maybe. It's been holidays and snow since then! I'm slightly frightened for tomorrow's commute, since everything is supposed to ice over tonight. Can you tell I've been weather obsessed lately? What's happening in Egypt, Katrina? I don't know, can't you see it's snowing here?! All I know is I have a hair appointment tomorrow and my fringe needs some serious trimming and I hope nothing keeps me from getting my hair did!

[30 items: striped sweater, skinny jeans, brown boots/earrings - Forever 21/belt - Old Navy]

I will now leave you with some goofy pictures. One of them being my "little tea pot pose" that is now always requested when I am taking pictures. I really outdid myself this time. Oh and a bonus of Mia on a snowbank, because I love her. Even though she's totally looking at me all "Get me off this snowbank, bitch."

the written wardrobe

 
 
I have super duper exciting news! Last spring, I noticed ModCloth was taking submissions for a writing project they were working on that fused fashion and writing. Obviously, I was intrigued. I immediately set to work on a short story and submitted it, forgetting all about it. Imagine my surprise a few months ago when they told me mine was one of the stories they chose!

I've never had anything I have written published anywhere before, so this was really awesome and exciting for me! I've always loved the way ModCloth is such a fusion of different things and how they really try to interact with people, so to have been involved with them on this was really cool.

My story is called "The Pin." It is fittingly linked under the picture of the diamond rings. :D You can read my story, and the others chosen, at the link below or directly from the ModCloth home page. I'm going to check out all the other stroies now!

The Written Wardrobe

30 for 30: day 1

I am not going to complain. Even though when I sat down to think of something to write to go along with this post, all I could come up with was complaints. It depressed me. So I'm just not going to go there. I am just going to ignore any complaints I have right now and only focus on good things. So I am going to write about all the good and lovely things going on in my life right now, as difficult as that may be when all I want to do is complain.

I lost almost two pounds since my last weigh-in about a week ago. I started giving Weight Watchers a go yesterday. That little weight loss has totally jump started my motivation again and I am ready to whip myself into bikini shape. Beach season is closer than you think! And guess what? Swiss Miss Diet Hot Cocoa? Zero points. Perfect for this cold snowy night, which I am spending snuggled up with my love.

I am making steak and potatoes and broccoli for dinner tonight and it is going to be delicious. It will be so good, Boyfriend might finally propose. A girl can wish, can't she?

It's February! Valentine's Day is coming up, and although it is a holiday I have always hated, Boyfriend and I are heading to Maine (a state I have also always disliked, hm) for a romantic getaway. I am hoping it's not too crazy snowy and we can actually get out and enjoy our time there. Or stay inside next to the fireplace in our room (!!), whichever is cool with me. :)

The days are also getting longer, and spring is getting closer! My birthday is getting closer too! It's March 13th, in case you were thinking of buying gifts... ;) I don't have anything planned for it this year. I will probably just grab dinner with some friends, maybe have a fancy dinner with boyfriend, and that's it. I guess it is kind of a big one though...twenty five! Yikes. Remember when you were younger and being in your twenties seemed so far away? Crazy. I kind of imagined my life being a bit more fabulous. But then, don't we all? I figured I'd have some fancy-pants jobs and be married and have kids by now! Haha, I guess 25 seems a lot older when you're young...but now here I am and I still feel like a kid!

[From 30: cardigan, green thermal, skinny jeans, desert boots/necklace - American Eagle]

This is what it looks like outside right now. Hence why we have porch pictures today. Yes, that is the roof of my house. Yes, the snow really is that high. You can barely see it, but that it a tree in our front yard that the entire trunk is under snow. And we didn't put any of that snow there - that's really how much snow we've gotten! And another foot is coming tomorrow to put on top. Good lord.