In The Fashionista's Closet: The Friendly Skies

I had an interview today for a part time job and this is what I wore. 

I felt like a flight attendant but I tend to err on the side of conservative when interviewing. "Would you like some peanuts or a drink? That will be $78569321456987741357899.38."

There is a cricket in the vent of my bathroom. A cricket in the bathroom you say? Ok...SO WHAT? Well this cricket has taken unspeakable delight in chirping *or cricketing, or whatever the noise is that crickets make* in the wee hours of the night for the past three days. And because it is in the vent the sound echoes.

I sprayed Raid into the vent and it's quiet for approximately 4 hours then it begins again. I'm serious. Every four hours. When I woke up this morning I had more bags than Paris Hilton.

 I called maintenance yesterday morning and left a message but no one came out. I guess crickets in the vent isn't high on their list of things to do but I had intentions on getting a good night's sleep last night. 

 

Here's to hoping the cricket escapade gets rectified today and please don't forget to put your trays in the upright position.

In The Fashionista's Closet: Ocean Blue

I wanted to take pics out by the pool but people were out lounging and I got shy. I had no problem asking strangers to take my pics at my training but where I live, I'm Michael Jackson all of a sudden. Can't explain it....

It was 103 degrees outside today. I think I saw the devil waving at me.....

It's too hot to even eat! Ok, I do want a Fudge Bombstik but that's all!

I am very excited about The Rachel Zoe Project this season, I watched the last couple of episodes from Season 2 and the trip to Paris had me salivating! I watched the Season 3 opener Tuesday and now with Taylor gone and Brad not crying, I think I can do it! Bravo, Rachel! Get it? Bravo?! Because it's on the Bravo chan.....oh never mind!

Happy Weekend everyone!

Let Me Be Transparent!

I have a friend, I'll call her Deatrice (that is actually her name) who loves to use the phrase, "Let me be transparent." As in "Let me tell my truth even if it hurts." So I thought I would take a few sips from the transparency cup and share.

I had my 20 year high school reunion last week. Yes, 20 years, can you believe it?!?! I was nervous about attending, I'll admit, I felt that I didn't have everything in place that I thought I should have done from 20 years ago when I last saw some of these people. In high school I was involved in lots of activities; cheerleader, student council, sports, thespians, honor graduate and I felt that I hadn't lived up the expectations that others had of me or that I had of myself for that matter.

So I hemmed and hawed and vacillated about whether I would go and was talking to a friend about not going and he asked me what was more important, me spending time with friends that I wanted to see or missing out on a fun experience because of the pressure that I was putting on myself? Isn't it amazing what we do to ourselves? I was doing that; no one else was saying that I should have been a brain surgeon or a world renowned something or other. It didn't take anyone else to say I wasn't ____________ (fill in the blank) enough, I was doing it to myself! I was thinking that people would judge me because of what I wasn't instead of loving me for what I AM. And what I am, right now, at this moment, is enough.

So I decided to attend the reunion and of course had an amazing time! Everyone was so genuine, which I do miss here in Dallas, I don't run into that too often but it was so fun to hang out, reminisce and reconnect with my Belton High School class of '90 Tigers.

So when you have those moments of not feeling ___________________ enough, here are a few quotes to get you through and keep you going on the journey to being your authentic self:

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second rate version of someone else." -Judy Garland

"The tragedy is that so many people look for self-confidence and self-respect everywhere except within themselves, and so they fail in their search." -Dr. Nathaniel Branden

"It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not."  -Author Unknown

....And now to the style part of our program. I didn't have any additional funds to buy a killer dress for the reunion so I had to make do with what was in my closet. I've had this seafoam green dress since last year but never wore it because I thought it made my boobs look big (i.e. ginormous, not in a good way.) But I figured it would have to work. I paired it with my fave yellow/orange flowers and my pewter Steve Madden Luxe platforms.

In The Fashionista's Closet:

At the end of the night, I pulled my hair into a puff because of the humidity. This was after the reunion at a local club and I had to crop out all the incriminating stuff!

Dress: Lapis via Ross for $12(!) I remember thinking that this dress was sorta Anthropologie-ish and the price was ridick, so I bought it with nowhere special in mind to wear it last year.

Flowers (worn in hair): Michael's $1 each. I debated about wearing the flowers pinned onto the dress but I knew that there would be major pictures from the neck up so in the hair they went!

Shoes: Steve Madden Luxe

I hope that this post helps someone feel a little bit better today.....