This Life, Redefined...: Nitpick

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Nitpick

I had high hopes for this outfit. It just looked so good in my head.

And then...

Well, I don't know what happened to it in real life.

For one thing, the pants turned out to be baggier than I thought they would be. Not in my mirror, mind you, just in the photos and in the mirror at work. So that annoyed me off and on throughout the day. And the blouse is sheer, so I needed to wear a camisole under it, which I fully expected when I bought the thing. But it's also really long, so I kept trying to pull the camisole down to match the length of the blouse itself, and that was not always successful. Plus, the neckline kept falling lower than I intended, and I was so tired of trying to keep my underthings from showing that I eventually buttoned the cardigan and called it a day.

Oh well, it definitely wasn't the most successful outfit of all time, but I guess you chalk this one up to 'win some, lose some', and move on.

(I know, I know...could I be any more whiny today? Oof. I kind of want to kick my own butt. I promise to change my tune tomorrow!

In the meantime, who has something nice to tell me about themselves, to remind me to lighten up sometimes?)

Blouse: Old Navy

Cardigan: Gap

Pants: The Limited

Shoes: Nine West

5 comments:

TiffanyMarch 22, 2011 at 11:26 AM
Hmmm... something nice? My ear infection is gone, although I still have fluid, so its annoying me by popping all day long. You take the good with the bad, right?

I'd say the good about your outfit is that gorgeous pink coralish shade of the blouse. Beautiful!! Even if it annoyed you. =)
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CMarch 22, 2011 at 4:44 PM
What use is a blog if we can't vent? I've certainly blogged my share :D Keep your head up; tomorrow will be another day!

This ON coral top is gorgeous! How did I miss that before?! Off to check it out now :)
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TiffanyMarch 22, 2011 at 5:36 PM
Well, you know Pensacola is only about 5 hours from Atlanta.... If you ever decide to take a weekend trip down this way, let me know! We'll have our own little blogger meet up. =)
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TaraMarch 22, 2011 at 9:56 PM
Tiffany- I hope the popping goes away soon...I know how annoying that is! And a meet-up in Pensacola would be a ton of fun...I'll let you know if I'm ever down that way. And I expect the same from you, of course...no beach in Atlanta, but apparently our aquarium is one of the biggest in the world :)

Cee- Thanks! Whining in print is just so cathartic sometimes!
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oomph.March 24, 2011 at 5:44 AM
haha, i totally get this and understand the frustration! i'm always hesitant to buy sheet tops for this reason. hate dealing with underthings.

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2014 List

1) Send more mail...thank you notes, birthday cards, and 'just because' messages.

2) Be nicer, in general, to my husband and family. They deserve a much less crabby me than the one they were stuck with for most of 2013.

3) Make more of an effort to communicate with the long-distance people in my life. I got away from facetiming with my sister on a regular basis, and I miss it. Plus, now that she's making me an aunt, I think it's even more important that we get back into the habit of seeing each other every week. I do not need her new baby asking 'are you SURE you have more than one sister?', just because Aunt Mary lives in Indiana and Aunt Tara lives all of the way in Georgia.

4) Call or email or even text my friends from college more than I do now, which is hardly at all. Just because we can pick up after not talking to each other for months like no time has passed at all does not mean I should keep letting all of those months pass without the talking. I'm afraid the picking back up can't keep happening in a friendship like that.

5) Do one fitness/health related challenge each month. - You know all of those '0 to 1,000 sit-ups in just 30 days!!' kind of schedules that pop up on Pinterest all of the time? I'm going to start doing those. One each month. Fifteen minute plank? I'M COMING FOR YOU. I'm also throwing my meat-free/sugar-free/alcohol-free months in this category, as well.

6) Run another organized 5K. - It was so much more fun than I expected. Minus the running up a hill part, anyway.

7) Renew my vows with Steve, in Vegas, by Elvis, for our 10th anniversary in October.

8) Create an art wall somewhere in my house.

9) Organize a workspace for me

10) Attend The Blathering in Seattle. - Charleston was such a great time, I'd love to make it back for the Seattle trip.

11) Read at least two books a month.

12) Take Brigid camping.

13) Find a yoga studio and start taking classes regularly.

14) Write something, anything, not blog related.

15) No spending money on new clothes this year. Using gift cards and rewards points are fine, but I need to get out of the habit of spending money on new stuff, just to make myself feel better. I swear, shopping is my addiction, but the high I get from buying a new sweater probably isn't enough to justify the amount of money I spend on clothes I don't need.

16) No buying anything at all unless I absolutely need it. I have a bad habit of stocking up on things at sales (candles, lotions, make-up, beauty products), even if I have a cabinet full of the same stuff already at home. I will use the cabinet full of crap before I add more crap.

17) Be more consistent in updating my family blog, because my parents give me a hard time when I let it lag, and my personal blog, because I'm not as happy with myself when I let it lag.

18) Find a general practitioner and get a physical.

19) Post at least one picture a day on Instagram, to get myself into the habit of taking more pictures of my sweet girls, since I find entire events have passed where I've forgotten to photograph said events. Like Christmas. Sadly.

20) Get a haircut. - You can laugh at this one, if you must, but I did not get one single haircut in 2013. In fact, I haven't had a haircut since before Caitlin was born in November of 2012. I do not even know how this happens, but I know it must end. Soon. I think a Locks of Love kind of donation might be in order. My hair, it is long.

21) Make an effort to get to know the neighbors. - I tend to not get dressed/leave the house on the weekends, and this extends to not fraternizing with anyone who lives near me, because I'm afraid people will judge me for my make-up free, sweatpants clad weekend laze. I should probably get over that.

22) Write more thank you notes. - I am terrible at writing thank you notes. I should not be so terrible.

23) Buy new rugs for my new house. - The sunroom and foyer, in particular, need something fun.

24) Be more fearless in forming and maintaining relationships. - There are many times where I think of something I want to send to someone, whether it's an email, text, card, or what have you, and I don't, because I'm afraid I've maybe overestimated whether we have the type of friendship where I can do something like that. I don't want to worry about stuff like that anymore.

25) Put together an Advent/Christmas activity calendar for Brigid and Caitlin. - I did that for Brigid when I was home on maternity leave after Caitlin's birth, and it was so much fun. I didn't get the chance to do it this year, and I feel like I missed out on some part of the excitement of the season. I'm bringing it back.

26) Institute a once-a-month date night with Steve. Or date lunch, I guess, if necessary.

27) Institute a once-a-month girls' night, whether it be with my old college roommate, my SiLs, or the neighbors. I should get out of the house at least once a month with people who do not live in my house.