Confession

Forever 21 dress (worn as top), thrifted vintage skirt, belt from Wish (closed),
Seychelles wedges from PB&J Boutique (giveaway win), necklace from Matt

Yesterday night, I was cleaning out my closet and made the mistake of trying on a pair of jeans I hadn't worn since last summer. Mind you, they're skinny, non-stretchy, white jeans and I've been drinking beer and eating fast food all weekend (don't judge me). Anyway, I got the jeans up to my hips and they felt TIGHT. I have no idea how I ever managed to get them on before. I successfully squeezed myself into them, but it was not a pretty sight.

Although it didn't make me break down and cry, it got me thinking about how lazy I've been in the last year. At this time last year, I was practicing yoga 5-6 times a week. I stopped sometime during the fall semester and subsequently gained about 10 lbs., which is a lot of weight on my 5'1" frame. When you add in not-so-healthy eating and drinking decisions, I'm not that surprised.

Bottom line--I'm not saying I'm fat by any means. I'm quite proud of my body (here's proof!) and all that it can do, but I should probably be treating it a little nicer. I feel comfortable in all my clothes except those damn jeans and it's time for a change.

A Ray of Sunshine

Gap skirt, Banana Republic tank top, Forever 21 earrings,
belt from Wish (now closed), Seychelles wedges from PB&J Boutique
(won through a giveaway hosted by Kate from O My Heart!)

I spent the last six months working almost every Saturday and Sunday. Other than a few weekends I requested off because of something or another that I needed to do, I haven't had a whole weekend off just to hang out since before I started working at the bridal salon. This past weekend was the first one I had off without any plans. It was awesome. We barbecued on Friday, slept in on Saturday, and went to the lake on Sunday. Even though I usually had two days off during the week from working at the bridal salon, it wasn't always in a row. Plus, there's just something not as fun about trying to do weekend-type stuff during the week.

Hopefully, I won't have to work weekends again anytime soon.

She's a Lady

vintage dress from Cream Vintage, necklace from Langford Market,
thrifted vintage belt, thrifted Nine West wedges

This outfit is made up of things that have been sitting in my closet for quite some time. I've had this dress for at least six months, but hadn't worn it because I needed a slip to wear underneath. The entire lower half is sheer and I finally got around to buying a nude-colored slip the other day.  I wish I'd bought one sooner because I'm absolutely in love with this dress!

I've had this belt for even longer than I've had the dress. Even though I couldn't think of anything to wear it with when I bought it, I loved the color. I was recently considering getting rid of it, but I decided to wait because it only cost about $1 and I had a feeling it would eventually come in handy. After putting this outfit together, I decided that this belt isn't going anywhere.

Last but not least, this necklace had been sitting in my jewelry collection untouched for almost three months. I must have bought it for a reason because it completed this outfit perfectly.

Needless to say, this has become one of my favorite ladylike outfits that I've worn recently.

New Beginnings

 

Gap blouse, Forever 21 earrings, thrifted skirt,
belt from Wish (closed), Banana Republic wedges

This has been an amazing week. Aside from getting a new MacBook, I also got a new job! I received an email last week from Texas Monthly asking if I was still interested in a fact-checking job. A few months ago, I'd emailed my old boss from my TM internship, but they didn't have anything available. I'd kind of forgotten about it, so was super excited to hear back from them. Now that I actually have the job, I'm pumped!

In order to make time for the 20-30 hours per week at Texas Monthly, I'm leaving Gap. I'll be sad to let go of the awesome discount, but I think it's for the best. I've been spending way too much money at Gap and Banana Republic instead of thrifting. I justified each Gap Inc. purchase by saying it would be silly to not take advantage of my discount. I also didn't have much time to thrift because I'd work as late as 9 p.m sometimes. I'll definitely have more time now because I'll only be working office hours during weekdays.

I'm keeping my job at Alfred Angelo for the weekends. I've been making pretty good money and I'm not ready to let go of that just yet.

Even though I wasn't actively looking for a new job, I'm looking forward to a change.