I've been meaning to resume posting but have been slacking. Last night I promised two friends that today would be the day that I started writing again.
So here I am. Writing. Not much but writing.
This is going to be a short one. It's Friday. The sun is out. Things are grand. I'm itching to get out of here but in the meantime I am finding pleasant distractions. My favorite? Oh just an interview with Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance from 1975! If you're into that sort of thing (which you should be) I have it below. Enjoy!
Friday, March 29, 2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
2013...
Quit being a slob.
This is probably more of a pie in the sky aspiration than it is an attainable goal or resolution. But at least for tomorrow I resolve to get my sh*t together. I'm talking hair did, nail polish not chipped, and bed made.
Doable? Possibly.
I also resolve to listen to this on repeat for the rest of the day...
This is probably more of a pie in the sky aspiration than it is an attainable goal or resolution. But at least for tomorrow I resolve to get my sh*t together. I'm talking hair did, nail polish not chipped, and bed made.
Doable? Possibly.
I also resolve to listen to this on repeat for the rest of the day...
Thursday, September 13, 2012
An Exercise In Positivity
11 Good Things About Today Are...
1) My car has breaks that work and don't make scary metal on metal sounds.
2) It's Thursday... i.e. tomorrow's Friday.
3) I'm wearing hot pink.
4) My mom will be in town for the night. We are going to dinner.
5) Before dinner we are going to Nordstrom. I have no money for the buying of things but just being in the presence of lovely shoes, purses, and cosmetics does wonders for the mood.
6) I now own both a hard copy and a digital copy of the new Avett Brother's CD.
7) I took a walk before work.
8) I ate a jalepeno bagel with jalepeno cream cheese this morning and only feel moderately guilty about it.
9) I still have Rent stuck in my head from when I listened to it while running on Monday.
10) I went here and played with puppies, kittens, and albino hedgehogs...
11) I watched this:
I hope everyone else is having a positively positive Thursday the 13th!
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Ozette Triangle Photographic Recap
My friend Carolyn and I hit up the Ozette Triangle on the Olympic Peninsula the weekend before last for some hiking con backpacks and beach front camping. I have to say, the trip was an epic success. Why? Well, for many reasons but the top two are 1) We were not attacked by bears, mountain lions, or other furry meat eating animals and 2) This was the only hike I went on all summer that did NOT involve me taking a massive, life-threatening tumble. I returned home bruise free! With only a few weeks of bare-legged weather left, the ability to wear a skirt without unsightly markings is truly a gift.
The trip went so well that we are planning another backpacking extravaganza at the end of the month to Mount Rainier! Outdoorsiness! Communing with Mother Nature! Bug Bites! Huzzah!
The trip went so well that we are planning another backpacking extravaganza at the end of the month to Mount Rainier! Outdoorsiness! Communing with Mother Nature! Bug Bites! Huzzah!
Anyway, the photos that follow are an incomplete glimpse at our excursion. (I say incomplete because although this post might seem long to you, I had to narrow it down from 247 pictures taken over the weekend. You're welcome.)
Thank you. Come again.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Coffee is a Magical Drug
Yesterday I completely over-caffeinated and crashed around 2pm... hard. Today, I'm still feeling those effects. What to do? Drink twice as much coffee. Obviously.
Wish me luck?
Friday, August 24, 2012
SEA > PDX
Should I be concerned that I've packed 5 pairs of shoes, three dresses, two pairs of jeans, one pair of jean shorts, a plaid shirt, a boyscout shirt (gotta impress the hipsters), two hot pink tshirts (different shades of hot pink... obvi), and two cardigans for a 2 night trip to Portland?
See you soon m'loves...
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Austerity Measures
As friends/family/panhandlers-on-the-street know, I'm perpetually broke. When I'm not broke it's because it's payday. And when it's payday that means I'm just one ill-advised spending binge away from my natural state of, say it with me, b-r-o-k-e. This constant state of financial destitution can 100% be attributed to my won't-quit shopping habit, not getting up early enough to make my own coffee before work (and so having to purchase it), concert tickets (can I get an "amen" for Avett Brothers on August 25th?! "AYE-MEN!"), and my taste for "fun-having" at bars and restaurants throughout all of north Seattle.
Things are out of control. Which brings me to the title of this post... Austerity Measures.
I am a religious NPR listener. Yeah, I have an Evergreen Membership, excuse me a moment while I go toot my own horn. *toot-toot*. And lately, it seems that nearly every morning my friends on the radio are updating me on the European debt crisis. Thanks guys! Please, for your sake, don't ask me to explain too much about what's going on. By the end of my nonsensical regurgitation of Morning Edition you'll be more confused than when I started, and so will I. Anyway, what I'm trying to get to is the fact that one key issue is always being debated: to austerity measure or not to austerity measure?.
Now, I don't think I need, or want, to go all Greek on my finances (because, as we all know, that's not really doing the trick for the ole' E.U., amirite??) but it's a fact, a well-known fact, that I could use some personal spending reform. And this statement was never more clear than when, a few weeks ago, I was attempting to clean my room. (Yes, I know, I'm always attempting to clean my room.)
While sifting through the rubble of a once (briefly) organized space I kept finding shoe upon shoe that I hadn't seen, let alone worn, in weeks. I had forgotten how many shoes I own.
As it turns out, I own many shoes. Many, many shoes. Oh, so very many, many, and allow me to add, MANY shoes. And all of them are lovely -- at least to me. What am I doing with all of these shoes? I only have two feet and there only seven days in a week. I hate to admit this but if I were to change my shoes 2 times a day for a whole week I would still not need to wear the same pair of shoes twice. This seems/feels (is??) wrong. Why am I constantly complaining about not having money when it's clear that I already own more than I can even use?
So, what did I do?
Well first, I purged... minimally. I filled a couple o' bags with clothes and shoes that hadn't been thought about in ages. Moved them to the storage closet, vowed to make a trip to Goodwill, and then marched into my roommate's room exclaiming, "I own too many things! For the next week I'm wearing a different pair of shoes every day! Join me!" And she did! For a week we did not wear the same pair of shoes twice.
I took pictures every day to document the challenge. But The last day was so hot and I didn't have energy for more than flip flops (which I hadn't worn yet that week). This was fine as all I really did that day was go to (free!) yoga, wait for AAA to come put my spare tire on after getting a flat on the way home from (free!) yoga, curse at my spare tire when it popped after AAA put it on, miraculously drove up the hill with my faulty spare, and lay on the couch complaining about the heat until it was time for bed. So here are 6 pictures from the 7 day challenge (no one needs to see my feet in a pair of flippy-flops):
Let's be honest... that was a fun little distraction from my over-consumption and under-saving. It made me feel resourceful without really sacrificing anything or making substantial adjustments to my lifestyle. But at least it got me thinking??
I'm still working out what I need to do to assure that the Nation of Amanda will achieve Financial Stability within the next few months. Obviously I would prefer a nice stimulus package over austerity measures but my Financial Policy Committee (known to many as my parents) keeps telling me that drastic spending reform is really my only option. And so, with that, new policies are in the works and a parred down lifestyle has been enacted (who needs full price cocktails when Happy Hours are plentiful?!)
I will try my best to keep readers posted as I progress toward a brighter economic future.
Things are out of control. Which brings me to the title of this post... Austerity Measures.
I am a religious NPR listener. Yeah, I have an Evergreen Membership, excuse me a moment while I go toot my own horn. *toot-toot*. And lately, it seems that nearly every morning my friends on the radio are updating me on the European debt crisis. Thanks guys! Please, for your sake, don't ask me to explain too much about what's going on. By the end of my nonsensical regurgitation of Morning Edition you'll be more confused than when I started, and so will I. Anyway, what I'm trying to get to is the fact that one key issue is always being debated: to austerity measure or not to austerity measure?.
Now, I don't think I need, or want, to go all Greek on my finances (because, as we all know, that's not really doing the trick for the ole' E.U., amirite??) but it's a fact, a well-known fact, that I could use some personal spending reform. And this statement was never more clear than when, a few weeks ago, I was attempting to clean my room. (Yes, I know, I'm always attempting to clean my room.)
While sifting through the rubble of a once (briefly) organized space I kept finding shoe upon shoe that I hadn't seen, let alone worn, in weeks. I had forgotten how many shoes I own.
As it turns out, I own many shoes. Many, many shoes. Oh, so very many, many, and allow me to add, MANY shoes. And all of them are lovely -- at least to me. What am I doing with all of these shoes? I only have two feet and there only seven days in a week. I hate to admit this but if I were to change my shoes 2 times a day for a whole week I would still not need to wear the same pair of shoes twice. This seems/feels (is??) wrong. Why am I constantly complaining about not having money when it's clear that I already own more than I can even use?
So, what did I do?
Well first, I purged... minimally. I filled a couple o' bags with clothes and shoes that hadn't been thought about in ages. Moved them to the storage closet, vowed to make a trip to Goodwill, and then marched into my roommate's room exclaiming, "I own too many things! For the next week I'm wearing a different pair of shoes every day! Join me!" And she did! For a week we did not wear the same pair of shoes twice.
I took pictures every day to document the challenge. But The last day was so hot and I didn't have energy for more than flip flops (which I hadn't worn yet that week). This was fine as all I really did that day was go to (free!) yoga, wait for AAA to come put my spare tire on after getting a flat on the way home from (free!) yoga, curse at my spare tire when it popped after AAA put it on, miraculously drove up the hill with my faulty spare, and lay on the couch complaining about the heat until it was time for bed. So here are 6 pictures from the 7 day challenge (no one needs to see my feet in a pair of flippy-flops):
One - Steve Madden; Two - Salt-Water Sandals; Three - Sam Edelman; Four - Target; Five - Converse; Six - Target
Let's be honest... that was a fun little distraction from my over-consumption and under-saving. It made me feel resourceful without really sacrificing anything or making substantial adjustments to my lifestyle. But at least it got me thinking??
I'm still working out what I need to do to assure that the Nation of Amanda will achieve Financial Stability within the next few months. Obviously I would prefer a nice stimulus package over austerity measures but my Financial Policy Committee (known to many as my parents) keeps telling me that drastic spending reform is really my only option. And so, with that, new policies are in the works and a parred down lifestyle has been enacted (who needs full price cocktails when Happy Hours are plentiful?!)
I will try my best to keep readers posted as I progress toward a brighter economic future.
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