This Life, Redefined...: Tangent

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Tangent

So, this outfit was kind of boring, because I wore it to work during my pre-vacation week o' frenzied disaster, and I was kind of feeling less than inspired.

Dress + sweater + necklace = meh

So, can we talk about Harry Potter instead? Have you seen the last movie, yet? Because you really should see it. Like, maybe, yesterday. So good. So very, very good. But if you are invested in the series at all, I'd recommend taking along a couple of tissues, instead of trying to turn your over-cooled-theater-AC-fighting-cardigan into a hankie, because cardigans do very little to fight the effects of an ugly cry, you know?

Also, I'd kind of like to be a wizard. And I'd like to be friends with the Weasleys, because they seem like good people. Also, Luna.

I am really, really going to miss that series...

Dress: Banana Republic (outlet)

Sweater: Banana Republic

Shoes: Nine West

Necklace: Old Navy

Bracelet: thrifted (if you count begging my mom to give it to me from her antique shop thrifting...)

9 comments:

TiffanyJuly 19, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Oh my gosh, me too! I cried a lot!! Ugh, when Harry was leaving Ron and Hermoine to head into the forest. It was so sad. And it had been so long since I read the book that I had forgotten who all died, so that it was unexpected that one of the Weasleys died.

Did you read Hunger Games? That's the next book I'm super excited about being turned into a movie!
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RebekahJuly 19, 2011 at 10:44 AM
The last movie was sooo gooood! I miss it already. I agree with wanting to be friends with the Weasleys. They've really grown on me over the years. And I love Luna!

I wish Malfoy wasn't such a wimp, though, because I think he's hot. Whoops, should a grown, married woman be admitting that? Haha.
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oomph.July 19, 2011 at 4:59 PM
i love your bracelet! i have to catch up on this harry potter thing, haha. i think i saw the first one!!

[oomph.]
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CJuly 19, 2011 at 5:13 PM
All these reviews make me want to watch the latest HP movie, even though I've only read the first book and watched the second movie. I'm so behind! Perhaps after I get through my backlog of TV shows from this past spring... :)

If dress + sweater + necklace is boring, then we're all boring :) You can never go wrong with what works!
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ClaireJuly 20, 2011 at 12:32 AM
loving the skirt and thanks for the recommendation about Harry Potter. the hub and i are on a movie kick lately so when we go out on dates we've been doing movies instead of dinner. it's been kinda fun since all the big blockbusters have been coming out!

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Bird Bug PugJuly 20, 2011 at 7:23 AM
isn't it weird at the end of watching harry potter you realize some weird chapter of your life ended you never intended to begin?

anyways, love that you balanced out the print of the skirt with a solid top

i sorry my blog isn't showing up in google reader anymore... something terrible happened when i took the domain from blogspot to my own at abugandbird.com and it now doesn't "connect" to anything like bloglovin or google reader, pretty awful and i have no idea how repair it
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RebekahJuly 20, 2011 at 8:59 AM
Oh my gosh, I love a Bug and Bird's comment, "you realize some weird chapter of your life ended you never intended to begin." So profound and so true.
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MelissaJuly 21, 2011 at 3:25 PM
I think you look adorable! I love the print on the skirt.

I'm going to see the movie this Saturday with my SIL and her mom. I'll have to remember tissues...
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kimmieJuly 25, 2011 at 12:27 AM
Ahh.. I haven't watched HP yet and I'm probably going to ugly cry through the whole thing. That's probably why I don't want to see it just yet, because I don't want all the theater-goers to see me post-movie puffy eyed and runny-nosed. :)

Love the print on your dress!
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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.