July 3

It's hot... I'm tired from playing volleyball yesterday and wanted to be as cool as possible at work.

*skirt/belt - Jcrew, shirt - Express, shoes - Steve Madden

I'm really looking forward to having tomorrow off.  Not just because I'm looking forward to seeing my family, but because I need the break from work.  

The countdown begins...

It's July 2nd.  Which means it's less than 15 days until my birthday (see countdown on the sidebar). :)

This past weekend was a lot of fun.  I babysat Kayla on Friday night.  She's so funny.  I really enjoyed the 2 hours she was awake while I was there.  :)  She LOVES LOVES LOVES to look at herself in the camera.  I managed to grab a hilarious video (posted on facebook) and a few photos.

 She loves sticking her tongue out.

 Got a good smiley one!

Making a fish-face!

Then on Saturday, I met a few friends at the World's Largest Block Party.  We saw Mike & Joe play again and ended up leaving before Lifehouse.  We headed to a house party at a place one of my friend's knew.  I ended up running into a handful of people I knew from high school.  It was weird, but really great to catch up.

The only downside to the night...taking the train all the way back up to Evanston when I'm already exhausted.

I spent the rest of the weekend reading and napping - I definitely don't recover as quickly as I used to.

I'm looking forward to having Wednesday off of work.  It will be nice to break up the week with that day off.  We'll be heading out to Glen Ellyn to visit with family.  Then on Friday, I'm heading up to Milwaukee for the weekend so I can visit and get out to Summerfest to see a few bands play.

Goals Update: June

Sunday will be the first day on July, which means the year is technically half over already.  I can't believe how quickly time is flying past.  Do you ever feel like you just can't keep up?


June had glimpses of being a productive month, and then it wasn't.  But then it was again.  Bouncing back and forth has made me a crazy, moody mess.


The bank approved the offer on the house, but then they wouldn't finalize the paperwork until we were default on the mortgage.  So, we didn't pay June.  Then I hear that it shows we paid June.... lots of back and forth emails and still, as of today - June 29th, nothing.  Which means we will be  paying the HOA in July, not paying the mortgage, and hope that the bank finally gets their act together.


In June, I also found an apartment I liked.  After two weeks of back and forth about filling out an application, I did.  Then I was told I was approved and we set up a time to fill out the lease.  Then the day of the lease signing, I was told I filled out the OLD application and I needed to complete the new one.  Now I'm still waiting to hear that everything is okay and we can move forward with the lease.  The plan was to take over the current tenant's lease as of July 15th.... which is soon.  So an answer would be awesome.

I think my anxiousness to close the door on that part of my life has caused me to be very impatient.  So fingers crossed this stuff gets resolved soon.  Like today... :)


Anyways, the point of this post, the goals update...


1. WORK ON MY 101 IN 1,001 LIST - I was certainly trying.  I have a couple of books to finish reading that were recommended by friends.  I should spend some weekend time trying to figure these out and get back on track.  I may re-evaluate some of those goals and change them to things more important now, but we'll see.

2. SAY "YES" MORE OFTEN - Not a lot of instances for me to take advantage of this has come up, but I anticipate this will change in July.

3. SAVE, SAVE, SAVE - I gotta tell you, not paying a mortgage in June allowed me to save $1,600 without blinking (and thanks to my parents letting me crash at their place).  Thank goodness too, because when I do eventually sign a lease that's pretty much going right back out of my pocket.  The good news, the apartment I found was much cheaper than I was preparing to pay, so I will be able to continue to put away money.  


Who's ready for July (aka the month of my 3-0 birthday)??? :)

101

It's supposed to be 101 today.

Today's look was purely decided on STAYING COOL.  I had concerns with wearing this dress to my old office because it was too short, but the relaxed dress code here makes me feel more comfortable.  To try to reduce that "babydoll" effect, I paired it with wedges and a top knot.

It's all about easy and breezy. :)

*dress - JCrew, shoes - BP from Nordstrom, necklace - from Melissa

Navy and Yellow

I LOVE how comfortable (and cute) this tank top is from Gap.  I should've bought it in a few colors.

This is pretty nautical/preppy for me.  And I'm super comfy.

*skirt & cardigan - JCrew, shirt - Gap, shoes - Steve Madden

I picked these shoes up randomly when my mom and I made a pit stop into Famous Footwear.  I had been keeping an eye out for nude peep toes and these were on the clearance rack.  I love that they are just a little different with the glitter heel.

Perspective

Nothing helps wipe a bad mood like a finding a nice outfit and looking great.  At least it's a good distraction.

*skirt/shirt/cardigan/bracelet - JCrew outlet, shoes - payless, necklace - Very Jane (a great knock off to the JCrew bubble necklace)

Weekend Wrap up

I would officially like a do-over from this last weekend.  My work trip did not go well and I headed home feeling deflated.

I really miss how respected I felt at my previous place of employment.  Here, I feel like I am constantly struggling to prove that I know what I'm talking about.  I'm still trying to get a grasp of what exactly my responsibilities and I feel lost.

The people are great - and it's really nice to work in such a flexible environment but my self-esteem when it comes to work has taken a serious downgrade.

It didn't help that this weekend was filled with short, arrogant men who had no interest in treating me like anything other than their young paralegal.

I was going to actually spend this blog talking about my work frustrations and lack of confidence right now, but I don't really feel like it anymore.

The only redeeming part of the weekend was getting to visit with Lis, Justin and Kayla yesterday for a while. Kayla was so giggling, you can't help but be happy.

I'm really looking forward to having some fun this week and upcoming weekend.