This Life, Redefined...: One Pink Belt

Thursday, October 27, 2011

One Pink Belt

I own one pink belt. One.

And other than one pink bracelet, and maybe a pair of earrings, that is the extent of the pink accessories that I own. So during the month of October, as I've been trying to stay involved in the Blogging for Breast Cancer Awareness challenge, this poor belt has had quite the work-out. Remember when I started this whole thing, and I was excited because I noticed I had more pink in my closet than I thought I did?

Well, it turns out, I was right the first time.

Thank goodness for my little pink belt, I guess.

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(Oh, and one side note on the pants from yesterday...based on the pictures that I posted, I don't think the pants look completely terrible, which is one of the reasons that I chose to keep wearing them, instead of frantically trying to change clothes at the last minute after the photos have revealed what a complete disaster my chosen outfit really is. Not that that has ever happened, of course.

The problem came later in the day, when every time I looked in the mirror in the bathroom at work, they started looking worse and worse. I don't know if it was the fading of my morning optimism (which doesn't actually exist, unfortunately), a general loss of shape in the fabric, or just a really, really bad mirror/lighting combination in the office bathroom, but everything started looking...droopy, I guess. The pants seemed too long, the thighs seemed to baggy, the butt seemed too shapeless. It was just off, somehow.

And that right there would be reason #892 that I don't like pants...not only is it overtly painful to make them work on me, they are sneaky little saboteurs, too, waiting to take down my whole day when I least expect it and can do nothing to change it. I'm burning them all...)

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(Ok, not really. I'll just try to wear them again when all of the hard feelings have worn off, of course. The definition of insanity, and all of that...)

T-shirt: Forever 21

Sweater: New York & Co

Skirt: J Crew (outlet)

Belt: Target

Boots: DSW

10 comments:

rlutzOctober 27, 2011 at 1:51 PM
Love the stripes under the cardi. I am wearing pink when I can, but I just don't have enough...but, I do have a pink ribbon and charm on my purse at all times...
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Style JourneyOctober 27, 2011 at 1:57 PM
This outfit is so freakin cute! I think I will be copy catting this soon. I have all the pieces (well, except the gray boots) but I will improvise, lol!

We still have been wearing pink with a bracelet or a ribbon on our purses, but we got pinked out really fast with the Breast Cancer Awearness Challenge. We have a lot of pink, but we get so bored with our clothes and we have to have variety. Is that bad?
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Love at First ShoeOctober 27, 2011 at 2:36 PM
Love this outfit, Tara! The stripes and colors are great together!

I've been trying to wear pink when I can or when I think abotu it. I just don't have as much a lot. Everyone at Kroger tries to wear pink every Thursday in October. I'm wearing my one pink dress today since it's the last Thursday this month :)
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ViktoriaOctober 27, 2011 at 4:29 PM
Love the outfit :) Are you feeling better?

PS- My November is going to be crazy. How do you feel about Christmas flavored lattes in December? We need to meet!! :)
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Love&LilacsOctober 27, 2011 at 5:08 PM
Oh I love this whole outfit, especially the boots. I need to try this color combination. I hate when that happens. It's the worst feeling when you leave the house thinking you look cute and everytime you look in the mirror it gets progressively worse throughout the day. Good thing you look super cute today so you have no worries :)
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TaraMixandMatchOctober 27, 2011 at 5:14 PM
I love the stripes with this outfit...so much fun!
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AnonymousOctober 27, 2011 at 10:51 PM
OH Love this look! I don't have any pink anything either...actually I have some pink shoes, but I think that's the extent of it! Cute belt though for sure!!
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NavOctober 28, 2011 at 12:12 PM
You know I didnt have pink in my closet for so many years but I have it in accessories now. it must feel nice to get lots of mileage out of one pink belt!

xo Nav
http://navlandstyle.blogspot.com/
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ClaireOctober 31, 2011 at 12:39 AM
i think this might be one of my favorite outfits of yours! i love the stripes and the boots are amazing!!!

i went to target today and found a missoni for target dress on sale! it was a maxi. i thought of you :)

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oomph.October 31, 2011 at 3:15 AM
oooh. great boots! i always become MORE obsessed with boots during fall...guess cause i see y'all wearing them...yet they are so impractical for us here! nice with the skirt!

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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.