Aaaand...post number two! At this rate, I'm fixin' to have a pretty legit blog here. And yet, I have no doubt that at some point I'll be totally over it. But until then...
Naming a blog is a hard thing. People have really, reeeeally creative names for their sites these days. So mine couldn't be anything drab like "Single in Seattle" or "The Single Life" or "Diary of a 20-something" or...am I boring you to sleep yet? No, I thought of the name for my blog while trying on jeans during my lunch hour. First of all, let me start by saying that, much like most (read: ALL) girls, I hate hate hate shopping for jeans. Or any pants for that matter. They either fit in the waist but not in the hips. Or they fit in the waist but they're too short. Or or or...I could go on. Anyway, I pull pretty much every style I can find in my size and head to the dressing room with an armful of jeans and a couple of sweaters I found along the way. The strategy: Try on the sweaters first. They're bound to be way more flattering, right? Um, no. Not today. It wasn't pleasant.
So after that debacle, I was about ready to give up on the jeans (in my current state, I didn't think I could take anymore "This is waaaay too tight" realizations) but figured that as long as I was there and already in the dressing room, I'd add insult to injury and continue with the jeans. About halfway through I realized I'd unknowingly grabbed a pair of skinny jeans. Here's how the angel/devil conversation went in my head:
Angel: "Skinny jeans? Yeah freakin' right. Not me."
Devil: "Oh just try them. How bad could they be?"
Angel: "Absolutely not. Skinny jeans only look good on those annoying size zero girls."
Devil: "C'mon. If nothing else, they'd be good to wear tucked into your slouch boots."
Angel: "I do love those boots..."
So I took the plunge. And, surprisingly, they weren't that bad. In fact (and I can't believe I'm about to say this) I kinda liked 'em. I wanted to buy them. Whodathought? Definitely not me. It was truly an unexpected pleasantry, hence the name of the blog.
So there you have it folks. Stay tuned for more experiences, discoveries and cool finds that are totally unexpected yet altogether pleasant...kinda like the skinny jeans.
this is me
words to live by
Everything happens for a reason
"As a single woman, my life is unpredictable. I can go out any night of the week, and who knows what will happen to me by the end of the evening. It is not inconceivable that my life will change dramatically by the end of the day. With a boyfriend, however, you pretty much know what will happen to you by the end of the evening, which will be lovely but will not hold too many surprises" -- Emma Gold
"Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation."
"As a single woman, my life is unpredictable. I can go out any night of the week, and who knows what will happen to me by the end of the evening. It is not inconceivable that my life will change dramatically by the end of the day. With a boyfriend, however, you pretty much know what will happen to you by the end of the evening, which will be lovely but will not hold too many surprises" -- Emma Gold
"Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation."
1 comment:
Holy hell, I thought I was the only girl who avoided the jean-buying-trip like the plague. Nice to know I'm not the only one! Love the blog, I'm going to link you on mine: www.afestivusmiracle.blogspot.com.
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