This Life, Redefined...: Wishful Thinking

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Wishful Thinking

Oh, pants.

I just can't get them to look right on me, and yet, I keep trying. Jeans, I love. I don't have a problem finding jeans that I like. But dress pants?

Oh, they hate me.

One of these days, I will find the perfect pair of pants for work, and then I will buy 18 pairs of them just so I never have to shop for pants again.

It's always nice to have dreams, I guess.

Tank Top: Target

Sweater: Lands End Canvas

Pants: The Limited

Shoes: Nine West

(Full Disclosure: I have a cold. Steve had it last week, Brigid had it this past weekend, and now it has made it's way to me. So I'm a little hopped up on cold medicine today. And I am apparently fixated on pants, as a result. I'm sorry...)

9 comments:

Style JourneyOctober 26, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Your kitty is batting at you in the last photo, lol! These pants look totally fine on you, but good fitting dress pants are so hard to find! Let me know if you find the perfect pair :) Heather
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ClaireOctober 26, 2011 at 10:31 AM
i too used to have such a hard time with dress pants. for some reason the Express editor ones used to fit me well. i haven't had to wear any though for a long time!

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rlutzOctober 26, 2011 at 12:49 PM
You know how I fell about pants...evil!! But I do think those look great on you...at least you have luck with jeans. Hope you feel better soon!
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saraOctober 26, 2011 at 3:36 PM
Dress pants are the WORST thing in the world, especially for short girls! I cannot find any that fit properly or that I feel comfortable in. Soooo frustrating!

The cat looks like he is launching himself at you in the last photo. Hopefully, no one was injured ;)
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COctober 26, 2011 at 4:15 PM
Your dilemma is the reason why I also don't own many dress pants, hahaha. Thank goodness my work doesn't call for them very often. I actually think these look pretty good on you -- I like the color and the wide-leg at the bottom. When you do find THE ONE, please let me know!
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TiffanyOctober 26, 2011 at 5:13 PM
Well, I must say, I don't know why you don't like them! I think they look great on you! And once again... I love that your cat tries to jump into your photos. =)

Sorry you're sick! This time of year, it seems to make its rounds through our house too!
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TaraMixandMatchOctober 26, 2011 at 5:29 PM
I don't like dress pants either...they are so hard to get right, and I'm still convinced the ones I have don't look right on me...you look adorable though!
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ViktoriaOctober 26, 2011 at 5:33 PM
I think you look great! Have you ever tried Worthington's dress pants? I love the fit (& the price)!
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oomph.October 27, 2011 at 3:05 AM
good pants ARE hard to come by. they are either too high waited, too low waisted, too short, too long, too wide, too skinny...lol! i'm hoping to find a good one at express! your cat is funny :)

feel better soon!

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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.