The Joys of a Paid Holiday
So ok. Here's what's good: I'm off today, and I can do anything--take a nap, watch Law and Order, take a bubble bath--and I'm getting paid for it. Since I spent quite a bit of time in the thankless service industry, I am still quite enamored with my paid holidays. Here's what sucks: I have somehow gotten a pretty nasty cold. I'm not sure how, I'm not sure why, but I'm all sniffly and snuffly, and my throat is killing me. Not an ideal way to spend my day off. But oh well. I guess that leads to me posting to this blog, and I haven't done that for a while, so that's cool.
Lest you think I have just been lazing around not posting to my blog and falling back on my Back to Morgan tasks, I'll fill you in on my last few days. The last few days at work have been crazy, as we have been preparing for the start of the Fall term. I work for a for-profit institution, so there are a lot of financial issues that goes along with the number of students we recruit and register. So it is a quite stressful time of year for all around the office. I worked part of the day on Saturday, just to get a few extra things done. So, yesterday, Sunday, Matt and I went to the A's game, and then spent the night relaxing and enjoying some pizzas that we got discounted because the A's hit a grand slam yesterday. It was last night that I found out that I have quite a love for the Round Table Maui Zowie pizza. That does not bode well for my diet. However, I figured that falling off of the wagon this once is not too bad. Especially since I packed my own lunch to take to the ball game--a cracked-pepper coated turkey sandwich on whole wheat, fat-free "No Pudge" brownies, and baked chips. So no hot dogs and nachos for me! I think Matt was quite impressed by my insistence on health. That is, until he saw me put down four slices of Maui Zowie.
Here are the daycaps, which are quite sad because of my day-off, cold-infected status:
Today's Outfit: Gap checkered lounge pants (they are really quite hideous, and I only wear them when I don't feel well), a coral colored Ann Taylor Loft v neck shirt (I wore this to the game yesterday, and it is so soft and nice that I just kept it on), white socks.
Today's Make-up: Nada. I see today as a no make-up day.
Recent Purchases: I have a few things to put down here, and I'll leave out the non-interesting things like groceries and such. I recently ordered a new pair of jeans from Old Navy--I really do like their jeans and always see them as the go-to item in my wardrobe. I have jeans that are more expensive, but I have to say that I like Old Navy's just as much or more. So I ordered a size down from that that I normally wear. A bit presumptuous, I guess, but my others are starting to turn my into a plumber every time I bend over. This is not totally because of all the weight I am losing. Maybe part of it is, but more likely, it is because I have a tendency to order some of my jeans a little bigger than normal for no reason whatsoever. So when I lose the tiniest amount of weight, they start falling off. Which sucks, but also makes me feel good. I can't wait for my jeans to come in--I should have just went and bought them at the store, I guess. But I was at work, and somehow convinced myself that I just had to order a new pair of jeans. Oh well, there have been worse things. I also ordered a new shade of lipstick from a new brand that I have been reading a lot about. I ordered "Chocolate Kiss" from Besame Cosmetics. If you haven't checked out Besame's website, you really should. Their stuff is all about old 40's glamour, with the pale alabaster skin, and the brightly colored lips. I have looked at the site a lot, just because I love seeing their displays and the things they do with the make-up. But recently I read some really good stuff about them, so I decided to take the plunge and order some lipstick. If it turns out well, I will probably order more.
Well, I am going to go back to bed and watch some TV. The longer I sit here, the more icky I feel. Oh well. It's a great time to catch up on tv marathons!
Lest you think I have just been lazing around not posting to my blog and falling back on my Back to Morgan tasks, I'll fill you in on my last few days. The last few days at work have been crazy, as we have been preparing for the start of the Fall term. I work for a for-profit institution, so there are a lot of financial issues that goes along with the number of students we recruit and register. So it is a quite stressful time of year for all around the office. I worked part of the day on Saturday, just to get a few extra things done. So, yesterday, Sunday, Matt and I went to the A's game, and then spent the night relaxing and enjoying some pizzas that we got discounted because the A's hit a grand slam yesterday. It was last night that I found out that I have quite a love for the Round Table Maui Zowie pizza. That does not bode well for my diet. However, I figured that falling off of the wagon this once is not too bad. Especially since I packed my own lunch to take to the ball game--a cracked-pepper coated turkey sandwich on whole wheat, fat-free "No Pudge" brownies, and baked chips. So no hot dogs and nachos for me! I think Matt was quite impressed by my insistence on health. That is, until he saw me put down four slices of Maui Zowie.
Here are the daycaps, which are quite sad because of my day-off, cold-infected status:
Today's Outfit: Gap checkered lounge pants (they are really quite hideous, and I only wear them when I don't feel well), a coral colored Ann Taylor Loft v neck shirt (I wore this to the game yesterday, and it is so soft and nice that I just kept it on), white socks.
Today's Make-up: Nada. I see today as a no make-up day.
Recent Purchases: I have a few things to put down here, and I'll leave out the non-interesting things like groceries and such. I recently ordered a new pair of jeans from Old Navy--I really do like their jeans and always see them as the go-to item in my wardrobe. I have jeans that are more expensive, but I have to say that I like Old Navy's just as much or more. So I ordered a size down from that that I normally wear. A bit presumptuous, I guess, but my others are starting to turn my into a plumber every time I bend over. This is not totally because of all the weight I am losing. Maybe part of it is, but more likely, it is because I have a tendency to order some of my jeans a little bigger than normal for no reason whatsoever. So when I lose the tiniest amount of weight, they start falling off. Which sucks, but also makes me feel good. I can't wait for my jeans to come in--I should have just went and bought them at the store, I guess. But I was at work, and somehow convinced myself that I just had to order a new pair of jeans. Oh well, there have been worse things. I also ordered a new shade of lipstick from a new brand that I have been reading a lot about. I ordered "Chocolate Kiss" from Besame Cosmetics. If you haven't checked out Besame's website, you really should. Their stuff is all about old 40's glamour, with the pale alabaster skin, and the brightly colored lips. I have looked at the site a lot, just because I love seeing their displays and the things they do with the make-up. But recently I read some really good stuff about them, so I decided to take the plunge and order some lipstick. If it turns out well, I will probably order more.
Well, I am going to go back to bed and watch some TV. The longer I sit here, the more icky I feel. Oh well. It's a great time to catch up on tv marathons!
posted by Southern Belle at 11:35 AM
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