Why do I always feel so unattractive in the middle of the process of getting my hair cut and colored? Don’t worry, it’s just ten foils since my inability to make it to the salon more than twice a year means I can’t handle the maintenance for any more than that. Happy Saturday!
It's me, Katie.
PR gal in my twenties. As soon as I figured out what I wanted to be when I grew up it became obsolete. Instead of writing for a newspaper I get to write here.
Working life exhausts me, but when I do have the energy to remove my rear from the couch, I enjoy drinking all the wines, shopping for thousands of identical cardigans, cheering for the Alabama Crimson Tide, chasing after my insane English Bulldog, Denny, and having as much fun as possible with my friends and family. Sometimes I think about exercising. And then I grab a bag of chips.
Elsewhere
answers needed to burning questions.
- Those of you who have experience with a personal trainer, what are your thoughts on them? I don’t have a ton of cashish to throw around, but I was thinking about going a few times to get some direction on my workout plan. Half hour sessions? Full hour sessions? 4 times? More times?
- When should you start using eye creams? When you’re 12? When you’re 42? If you use them, what do you use? Can I get it with my Amazon Prime?
- When I get my hair cut Saturday morning, should I get bangs again or try and grow them out?
- How is your Thursday?
Sometimes pay day coincides with kinda no fun days, so you order $17 worth of hair ties and head bands. Cool story, bro.
I am one hundred and twenty percent smitten with my engagement ring (even more so in person than I was with the photos of it in its listing.) And as I’ve crept onto random boards or threads on wedding sites (some brides are so intense that it scares me, but random good info has been found there,) I’ve realized some people are wary of a couple different things such as 1) buying your ring online 2) having an engagement ring that used to belong to someone else or 3) they are way too into the C’s (cut, clarity, all that crap. Sorry, I guess you can tell where my views lie.)
For me, I loved this ring because it was different, and beautiful, and older, and it didn’t bother me that the person who had it before might have killed their husband or something. I had previously sent Blake pictures and links for rings were the typical super clear, 1 carat or bigger diamond set in a halo with pave diamonds all around the band. (Absolutely no offense to you if that’s your ring, as I clearly loved it as well.) But it turned out that this ring fit who we were so much better. And I thought that may be the case for some of you guys, and wanted to share.
If anyone is looking for some gorgeous antique jewelry (engagement rings are by far not all they have!) then you should definitely take a look at the Etsy store where my ring came from. Everything she has is always so beautiful and unique. This week my favorites include this guy, this guy and this guy. (Also, I really want to message her and ask what color nail polish she wears in photos of her jewelry. Is that weird?)
Tuesday
I am in a chipper mood today, and that doesn’t always happen on a Tuesday, so I’ll take it!
Possible reasons why:
- I was up all night for the second night in a row coughing (which would make any day rough) and felt like crap this morning because of it, so I took a half day and slept in a bit. I feel 1,000% better and refreshed. Also, the work day is flying by.
- After sleeping in, I showered and actually made an effort with my hair. I don’t know why I take so long to listen to advice from Tumblr, but I finally got some Moroccan oil this weekend. I’d always thought it would weigh my fine hair down too much, but I spotted this Organix Light Moroccan Argan Oil this weekend at Ulta and bit the bullet. I used it today and can’t stop touching my hair. I still need a haircut and color appointment badly (Saturday can’t come fast enough!) but I still think it looks MUCH better than before.
- I also spent $16 (which is a lot for me, as I tend to stick to cheap crap) on this Powder Play which has led to me poofing my roots with my fingers all day long.
- I have new sheets to put on the bed to sleep on tonight.
- Put some wheels in motion yesterday (thanks for the timing advice, Susan Miller) that I hope lead to big things.
- I got the sweetest card from Julie this weekend and every time I spy it I smile! Thank you, lady! We WILL be meeting up this year.
- I started reading The Fault in Our Stars last night and I am so enjoying it so far. I knew you guys wouldn’t lead me astray. I’m now rotating between it, A Practical Wedding, and The Happiness Project - all Tumblr recs!
- My bridesmaids (eek!) have almost all received their cards in the mail, so now I can share them with you guys!
- Back to the gym tonight - I’ve got to be ready for that 5K in 3 weeks!
- Green + leopard is my favorite.
Fingers crossed.
Good vibes please!
TumblrBuddy, thank you so much for your sweet card! It brightened my day when I got it last week!
Pickle & Alan at our wedding!
12/25/2010
This is Blake’s dream for Denny for our wedding. Does anyone know where to find a bulldog sized tux?
Monday Check In
obsessing over… why i thought my tax return would be literally 20x more than it appears to be. (so much for buying a wedding dress with it, maybe i can afford the garter?) also, everything to do with mount everest after blake and i spent the weekend watching every show and documentary on netflix about climbing to the summit.
working on… motivating myself to do one of my least favorite work tasks
thinking about… what i will eat for lunch and how i can cure my cough that has kept me up since 3 am and also how badly i don’t want to go to the gym today but i do want those lululemon pants
anticipating… getting home and putting on all the softest clothes in the world.
listening to… everyone around me typing. i need to crank some tunes.
drinking… diet coke, but about to be moving on to the water portion of my day (which also leads to the bathroom portion of my day.)
wishing… i had the money/time/energy to get away on a big vacation. also, that some positive changes will come around here. fingers crossed.
James Spann himself. This tornado needs to scoot on outta here.
What a fun start to my Monday. Spending some time with James Spann.
Having just woken up from a nap, I can say that these pillows MUST be mine.
I need this bed/wall sitch in our house.
A good Friday
- 64 degrees at 5:30 pm (welcome to Alabama in January)
- I left work before it was 100% dark outside!
- Just picked up my $12 big bottle of wine (becoming a weekly tradition)
- Sister is on her way with Davenports pizza
- It’s the freakin’ weekend and I just heard J Lo’s Love Don’t Cost a Thing.
I pray I don’t forget any of these things when we start planning.
- remember the joy
- learn to say no to what you don’t want, and yes to what makes you grin
- “I will not remember what my wedding looks like; I will remember what it felt like.”
So far A Practical Wedding (the book, not the blog) is spot on.
Tonight has been good.
Gym for the second night in a row. Good sweat. Finally ran by ATM. Lean cuisine for dinner ( not the most healthy, but at least it wasn’t 700 calories.) Got cleaned up. Washed face with Olay spinning brush thing (if I love this thing so much I have no clue how much I’d adore a Clarisonic.) Leggings and a big t. Chatted with Sister (hellur!) Three books & three magazines for reading. It’s almost Friday.
