What I Wore Thursday...er, Wednesday

So, here is my first What I Wore Wednesday post (okay, I KNOW! It is Thursday! Don't judge me. I was very busy yesterday, okay?!)

Okay, so for those of you who don't know about "What I Wore Wednesday" (WIWW), it is when you take pictures all week of what you wore each day. Then, you post the pictures on your blog and tell people where you got the clothes and how much they cost. I wasn't really interested in WIWW...until I found the blog of a Mom who participates in WIWW. She said doing it helps motivate her to get all dressed up cute each day, even though she is just going to be around the house with her kids. I TOTALLY "get" that!! I often think, "Why dress up when no one is even going to see me?!" But really, getting all "dolled up" and dressing in your favourite "going out" clothes makes you feel more confident and HAPPY! But also I feel like I have some really cute clothes but I never get to "show them off" (Taiger could care less if my jeans look cute with "that" shirt, or if my necklace matches my shoes!) So, I decided that I would do WIWW to give me a reason to get out of my jeans and t-shirt and in to jewlery and fancy clothes. :) Plus, it gives me a way to "show off" when I think I have a cute outfit. :P

So, my challenge for you today is to participate in WIWW (ESPECIALLY you stay-at-home moms, or friends living in places like China where getting dressed up is not practical nor appreciated :) )! Even if you only post ONE per week from the ONE day you got dolled up. :) Post it and feel fabulous and let all your nice bloggy friends tell you how great you look. :)

Shirt: Gifted/ hand-me-down from my great friend, Candice! (THANK YOU, Candice!)
Belt: American Eagle $10.00
Jeans: American Eagle $30.00

SHIRT: Gifted/Handed down from Candice
Yellow Tank: Aeorpostal $5.00
Sweater: Handed down
Jeans: DI $5.00


Shirt: Handed down
Necklace: 147 Million Orphans $20.00
Belt: American Eagle $10.00
Jeans: American Eagle $30.00
And there is a tank under there, too: Aeropostal $5.00

BANGS Part III

So, I decided to look online and find all the pictures I could of famous actresses with bangs like mine, and then try to make mine look like theirs. Here are the pictures I found:

And this is what I ended up with for MY hair. Like theirs? Not so much. :( But I thought maybe if I didn't smile for the picture, I would look like a movie star in a photo shoot. (Either that, or I would look like I take my bangs SERIOUSLY.)

(Oh. And did I mention I have a DATE in two days. With a SUPER hot guy, I might add. Do you think my bangs will grow out my then?? CROSSING MY FINGERS! Does anyone know if Miracle Gro works on hair? ha ha).

Want to see the ADORABLE outfit I am wearing? Come back tomorrow. I have decided to be like a "real" blogger and participate in "What I Wore Wednesday". See you tomorrow!

Bangs Part II

So, remember how I wanted bangs??

Well...this is what I got (I am sorry for any pain this may inflict...it pains me every time I look in the mirror) :

The horror.

Internet Connections

So, the internet...It is a wonderful place. And it is a place where you can see the convoluted relationships in your life. One example:

Today, I saw someone new was following my blog. I wondered if/how I know this person, so I did a little (MINOR, don't be afraid) stalking. I checked their blog list and when I didn't recognize any, I clicked on one of the blogs this person "follows" and looked at THEIR blog list (are you keeping up?). There, I found one of my friend's blogs (she is a friend, but she is also my ex-boyfriend from high school's little sister, so already things are convoluted!). I wondered if maybe they were related, so I looked through more of their blog list and didn't see any blogs of this ex-boyfriend's-sister's family, so assumed maybe it was just some (strange) chance. Okay, so I went back to the original person's blog and clicked another of the blogs he/she follows. Guess who owned THAT blog? One of my sweet group therapy facilitators. So, this person I don't know, knows my ex-boyfriend's sister AND my therapist?! How does this even happen? Then, I went back to the first person's blog and clicked another blog, only to find that this new person was related to my ex-boyfriend's sister. WHAT?!?!

For some reason, I always thought that the people I knew, knew me and their other friends, and that is all. Sometimes, if you met someone new who lived in your same town, you may find you know some of the same people in different groups. But the groups were always very defined, even if there was some "cross-over" between said groups. With the internet, I am learning all the "rules" (or maybe I should say "definitions") I THOUGHT there were, are GONE! I can know someone who knows someone else, who knows someone who knows me. And I suppose all along this kind of thing would happen, but I would have never known. Could you imagine what it would be like trying to discover this same kind of connection BEFORE the internet? You would have to make a list of ALL the people you know and give it to everyone you know. Then, they would have to give that same list to their friends and ask them if they knew anyone on MY list. (And NOT just friends in the same area, or the same demographic, but ALL of their friends!) At the same time, they would have THEIR own list going around, trying to find out who knows someone, or who knows someone who knows someone, on their list. It would have been nearly IMPOSSIBLE, and very time consuming and labor intensive.

And that is all.

Bangs Part 1

Soooooo....Remember when I had bangs (and a boyfriend, but I digress)....

(Bangs="fringes", for you Brits)...

And they looked good...

And they just kind of softened my features?.....

Remember that?

TAIGER CAN READ!!

TAIGER CAN READ!!!!!!! Okay, so he has been able to sound things out for a LONG time. But last night he read two sentances without having to really stop between each sound, he just sounded it out in his head and then said the words so it was a fluid sentence. He was SO EXCITED he ran through the kitchen and into the living room shouting, "I CAN READ! I CAN READ!" (This is a HUGE deal to him because he realizes the implications of being able to read. I have always taught him that if he can read, he can learn ANYTHING! Plus, he is so excited for the day when he can read The Lord Of The Rings to ME. :) ) So, I grabbed the video camera and took a video of his huge accomplishment. (And you HAVE to love how after two sentences he is ready to be done reading and go play Lego Pirates on the WII! LOVE that kid! :) )

1:00 am

Why? What do YOU do at one o'clock in the morning?