This Life, Redefined...: Sleepy...

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Sleepy...

Every time I pulled up to a stoplight on my way into work this morning, it was all I could do to not close my eyes for a few minutes, while I was waiting for the light to turn green. I'm pretty sure most traffic schools would frown on that kind of commuting technique. If only I traveled via public transportation instead of my own car...I definitely would have been out in the first 30 seconds of the trip.

On second thought, it's maybe actually a good thing Atlanta doesn't have a very reliable or widespread form of public transportation. I'm pretty sure I'd be stretched out on the train or bus with my own pillow and blanket, and that's probably not really an ideal situation, either.

Also, I may have picked the wrong day to start cutting back on the caffeine.

I think the coffee pot is calling my name...

Sweater: Banana Republic (outlet)

Jeans: Michael Kors

Shoes: Steve Madden

Watch: La Mer

10 comments:

Style JourneyAugust 2, 2011 at 11:16 AM
Ok, this is getting scary! You and I have black and white stripes on today :)
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TaraMixandMatchAugust 2, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Adorable striped sweater....I just love stripes!
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ViktoriaAugust 2, 2011 at 2:02 PM
I like your black and white stripes!!

My dad takes the train into work (in DC) every day and he says it's SO much nicer than his old commute in ATL because he sleeps an extra hour every morning on the train. I wish I could do that!
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rlutzAugust 2, 2011 at 2:59 PM
Love your stripes...you office must have the a/c on high, lust looking at that sweater is making me sweat.
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MelissaAugust 2, 2011 at 3:16 PM
Caffeine is from God. Live it, love it. :)

You are adorable in your stripes!
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CAugust 2, 2011 at 4:29 PM
Love this outfit. Can't ever go wrong with stripes :)

I've been drinking one of those Starbucks Frappuccinos in a glass bottle sold at grocery stores every morning now for the last 2 months or so. I'm ADDICTED. On the days that I run out, I walk around like a zombie. And to think I used to think caffeine addictions are easy to kick... pshhh how naive I was ;)
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oomph.August 2, 2011 at 5:44 PM
is that a wrap watch?? love it and the color! i'm so sleepy this week, too. my son started preschool, so my schedule changed and i'm up earlier. must sleep earlier!

[oomph.]
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ClaireAugust 3, 2011 at 1:37 AM
yay for stripes and jeans (and coffee too). and you're wearing my favorite La Mer watch!!!

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Bird Bug PugAugust 3, 2011 at 3:24 AM
i'm wearing a black and white striped top as i type this! i love your blue watch, adds a pop of color

atlanta traffic is horrible. horrible. but my husband and i want to live in the south someday and we're looking at charlotte, atlanta or chattanooga... looks like you and i might be heading to the outlets together in a few years?
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KCAugust 4, 2011 at 12:18 AM
All it takes to win me over is a top with stripes...and maybe a few embarrassing moments shared on Tiffany's site. ;)

Love this top with the dark denim...you look great!
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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.