Ugh. My life is so hard. Every time I try to be cost efficient and buy the Dove brand dry shampoo for $4 instead of my favorite splurge, the $15 Big Sexy Hair version, I end up regretting it. Why? Because I pay $4 for like one use because the sprayer always malfunctions before I can use up the whole bottle. I think I've probably purchased at least 4 Dove versions that have lost their spraying ability within the first 3 uses. I realize that ultimately I end up paying more for the Dove than for the perfectly functional yet more expensive Very Sexy brand but when I am in the moment at the store and I see $4 vs $15 I FREEZE. And I clearly continue to make the wrong choice.
And another thing! I had recently fallen in love with/been singing the praises of Benefit's "They're Real" mascara and while I still believe that it is truly wonderful, it's $18 a tube. Just the other day at Target I got myself some Maybelline "Falsies" mascara for $6 AND IT WORKS JUST AS WELL. JUST AS WELL!!! I feel like someone has been tricking me. But this revelation doesn't keep me from pining over the Urban Decay "Naked" eyeshadow palette ($50) because I have a problem.
How do I even get by??? Just Friday as I was getting home from my flexible and gainful employment (late because I spent extra time hanging out with my boss and drinking in his office), there were no spots in the area closest to my consistent and safe apartment! I had to park like an extra 20 feet away. It was so annoying.
And I have TOO MANY CLOTHES AND SHOES. I have to pack and switch apartments this week and it's sooooo daunting. And whenever I gain weight it goes straight to my boobs making my clothes look funny and completely changing my shape so the 6ish extra pounds I'm carrying at the moment are making it seem like I don't have any clothes when I really have way too many.
Wanna punch me yet?
(Everything is a joke. Calm down.)
Monday, July 9, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Blog #130: I might be a communist.
This 4th of July came and went and I did exactly none of these things:
Wear patriotic colors
Watch fireworks
Say the pledge of allegiance
Sing the national anthem or God bless America
Go to a cookout
Wave an American flag
Hold a sparkler
Lay out by a pool
Go to a lake
Eat corn on the cob
Sit around a camp fire
Wear a cowboy hat/boots
These are the things I did do:
Got up early for work at my 2nd job
Read a book about attachment
Played "Proud To Be an American" by lee Greenwood via YouTube.
Listened to country music
Cooked brats for myself on my George Foreman.
Drank some Boulevard Wheats
Ate some grocery store deviled eggs
Hated myself for not realizing what a great opportunity the holiday would have been to finally play the True American drinking game from New Girl.
Missed New Girl.
Went to bed early.
So I'm probably a communist. But at least I didn't run off to Canada for the holiday like SOME people I know.
Wear patriotic colors
Watch fireworks
Say the pledge of allegiance
Sing the national anthem or God bless America
Go to a cookout
Wave an American flag
Hold a sparkler
Lay out by a pool
Go to a lake
Eat corn on the cob
Sit around a camp fire
Wear a cowboy hat/boots
These are the things I did do:
Got up early for work at my 2nd job
Read a book about attachment
Played "Proud To Be an American" by lee Greenwood via YouTube.
Listened to country music
Cooked brats for myself on my George Foreman.
Drank some Boulevard Wheats
Ate some grocery store deviled eggs
Hated myself for not realizing what a great opportunity the holiday would have been to finally play the True American drinking game from New Girl.
Missed New Girl.
Went to bed early.
So I'm probably a communist. But at least I didn't run off to Canada for the holiday like SOME people I know.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Blog #129: The latest ZBB album is streaming for free on iTunes today.
So that's what's in my ears. Over and over. Hopefully it will stream free all week until I can get it for myself when it officially comes out next week because I think I've developed a dependence. Sheer brilliance.
Other recent-ish releases you should be hearing:
Regina Spektor - What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
Metric - Synthetica
A Silent Film - Sand & Snow
It's too hot for me to entertain anything but straight up country music in my ears right now... So ZBB it is. (am I the only one that can't get enough country music during the hot summer months?)
Other recent-ish releases you should be hearing:
Regina Spektor - What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
Metric - Synthetica
A Silent Film - Sand & Snow
It's too hot for me to entertain anything but straight up country music in my ears right now... So ZBB it is. (am I the only one that can't get enough country music during the hot summer months?)
Monday, June 11, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Blog #127: Kate Spade Twirl
It's perfect and floral and romantic and I don't know any of the actual review terms for perfume because like I said, I'm not a perfume person but I love this. I love it so much that I'm not even going to try to edit that run on sentence I just typed. I'm dying to have a full size bottle of it because my sample is just about out and I hate the idea of not having this to smell whenever I want. BUT IT'S SO EXPENSIVE. At least for me. Why must I have such fancy tastes while I have student loan debt looming over my budget?
My birthday is in 117 days so you can consider this a hint.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Blog #126: DUN DUN DUUUUNNN
Are you ready to know something really embarrassing about me? As in, I am totally grossed out and ashamed at MYSELF for it? The only reason I'm willing to share now is because I've rectified the situation and am back on the straight and narrow in this regard... but here goes.
Until today, I hadn't been to the dentist in 5 years.
I KNOW. GROSS.
I judge myself, so you can judge for a minute if you need to. Let it be known that while I am not the best in flossing, I brushed my teeth regularly and was not a meth addict or anything. And I only drank soda on the weekends. I go to the doctor at least once a year, and it's not like that's a pleasant thing but for some reason I am so much more averse to the dentist.
Are you still judging? I'll give you a minute to get over it before I get into it some more. Better now? Thanks. Let's move on.
How could I let this happen? Well, let's make a list:
1. From the time I first had teeth to the time I graduated college, my mom made my appointments with our dentist in Topeka and arranged for me to get to them.
2. When I got my own job and insurance, I thought I would have to go to a new dentist. And even if he did end up being covered under my insurance (which I later found out he would have been), I no longer had the luxury of being able to take a day off to go to Topeka for a dentist appointment, which if I went nearby would only mean an hour or two out of work. Since I have major anxiety about the dentist anyway, the idea of going to a stranger was very stressful.
3. After several fits and starts on finding and getting going with a dentist, I began to feel like the amount of time passed would mean that the visit would be exceptionally traumatic. Thus I put it off more. And I definitely didn't want to go to the guy I'd been seeing my whole life after that long - he'd be so disappointed in me!
4. Time just has a way of passing and before you know it... well, a lot of time has passed. It doesn't FEEL like that long ago, but alas.
But last week, I finally went and printed off my Delta Dental insurance card, called a place that had been recommended to me awhile back, and made an appointment. I contritely admitted my delinquency in tooth care and they were not phased. I had my appointment this morning and you know what... IT WASN'T THAT BAD. They took some pictures, the cleaning was gentle, and yes - I do have a couple cavities (mostly because I need to floss better.) but it was nothing like I thought would happen when I got there:
As the dental hygienist assaulted my gums with sharp objects, I hear an audible gasp. "DR. THIS GIRL'S MOUTH IS HORRENDOUS. YOU MUST COME LOOK RIGHT AWAY." The dentist comes in and roughly pries my jaw further open. "Dear Lord! I've never seen anything this disgusting. You're such a gross person! How could you let this happen? Hey, everyone - come look at how bad this chick is at being an adult human and living her life!" A crowd gathers round as the dentist tells me that I will have thousands of dollars in dental work ahead of me to make my mouth even passable as okay.
But really, the dentist was so matter of fact about it. She told me that I "had some stuff going on" but that it happens frequently with people in my age/situation (they call it "college mouth" when a person stops being enforced by their parents in the realm of dental hygiene and lapses in some of the good habits formed earlier on so that when they get back on the wagon things are a little messed up.) But she also said that nothing was so bad that they couldn't take care of it at a surface level and that coming in when I did meant that I saved myself a lot of expense. Then she told me to FLOSS, BITCH. Okay, so she didn't say it like that, but that's what the post-it I'm going to put on my bathroom mirror is going to say.
Also, I will never again attend a dental appointment without first taking a Xanax. I barely ever need them, but my Dr. prescribed it for anxiety and you know what? I have never been more chill/at ease during a dentist visit.
So, moral of the story is - be an adult. Go to the dentist. It's probably not going to be as bad as you think it is and if you keep waiting it will just be worse. If you are looking for one in the Johnson County area, may I recommend Dr. Kelly Thompson DDS in Leawood at Leawood Cosmetic and Family Dentistry. I seriously feel comfortable and welcome there. And if you have anxiety issues and the medication available with which to treat it - do so! There's no reason to feel nervous and uncomfortable if you don't have to.
I'm back on the wagon, with my next 6 month appointment already booked as well as the appointment to fix my "college mouth" so I can start fresh. Adulthood quotient increased!
Until today, I hadn't been to the dentist in 5 years.
I KNOW. GROSS.
I judge myself, so you can judge for a minute if you need to. Let it be known that while I am not the best in flossing, I brushed my teeth regularly and was not a meth addict or anything. And I only drank soda on the weekends. I go to the doctor at least once a year, and it's not like that's a pleasant thing but for some reason I am so much more averse to the dentist.
Are you still judging? I'll give you a minute to get over it before I get into it some more. Better now? Thanks. Let's move on.
How could I let this happen? Well, let's make a list:
1. From the time I first had teeth to the time I graduated college, my mom made my appointments with our dentist in Topeka and arranged for me to get to them.
2. When I got my own job and insurance, I thought I would have to go to a new dentist. And even if he did end up being covered under my insurance (which I later found out he would have been), I no longer had the luxury of being able to take a day off to go to Topeka for a dentist appointment, which if I went nearby would only mean an hour or two out of work. Since I have major anxiety about the dentist anyway, the idea of going to a stranger was very stressful.
3. After several fits and starts on finding and getting going with a dentist, I began to feel like the amount of time passed would mean that the visit would be exceptionally traumatic. Thus I put it off more. And I definitely didn't want to go to the guy I'd been seeing my whole life after that long - he'd be so disappointed in me!
4. Time just has a way of passing and before you know it... well, a lot of time has passed. It doesn't FEEL like that long ago, but alas.
But last week, I finally went and printed off my Delta Dental insurance card, called a place that had been recommended to me awhile back, and made an appointment. I contritely admitted my delinquency in tooth care and they were not phased. I had my appointment this morning and you know what... IT WASN'T THAT BAD. They took some pictures, the cleaning was gentle, and yes - I do have a couple cavities (mostly because I need to floss better.) but it was nothing like I thought would happen when I got there:
As the dental hygienist assaulted my gums with sharp objects, I hear an audible gasp. "DR. THIS GIRL'S MOUTH IS HORRENDOUS. YOU MUST COME LOOK RIGHT AWAY." The dentist comes in and roughly pries my jaw further open. "Dear Lord! I've never seen anything this disgusting. You're such a gross person! How could you let this happen? Hey, everyone - come look at how bad this chick is at being an adult human and living her life!" A crowd gathers round as the dentist tells me that I will have thousands of dollars in dental work ahead of me to make my mouth even passable as okay.
But really, the dentist was so matter of fact about it. She told me that I "had some stuff going on" but that it happens frequently with people in my age/situation (they call it "college mouth" when a person stops being enforced by their parents in the realm of dental hygiene and lapses in some of the good habits formed earlier on so that when they get back on the wagon things are a little messed up.) But she also said that nothing was so bad that they couldn't take care of it at a surface level and that coming in when I did meant that I saved myself a lot of expense. Then she told me to FLOSS, BITCH. Okay, so she didn't say it like that, but that's what the post-it I'm going to put on my bathroom mirror is going to say.
Also, I will never again attend a dental appointment without first taking a Xanax. I barely ever need them, but my Dr. prescribed it for anxiety and you know what? I have never been more chill/at ease during a dentist visit.
So, moral of the story is - be an adult. Go to the dentist. It's probably not going to be as bad as you think it is and if you keep waiting it will just be worse. If you are looking for one in the Johnson County area, may I recommend Dr. Kelly Thompson DDS in Leawood at Leawood Cosmetic and Family Dentistry. I seriously feel comfortable and welcome there. And if you have anxiety issues and the medication available with which to treat it - do so! There's no reason to feel nervous and uncomfortable if you don't have to.
I'm back on the wagon, with my next 6 month appointment already booked as well as the appointment to fix my "college mouth" so I can start fresh. Adulthood quotient increased!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Blog #125: Embarrassing truths in honor of National Honesty Day
Since it's National Honesty Day, I figured I'd be honest. Most of these aren't going to make me look very cool.
1. I DVR over 15 shows every week.
2. Sometimes I eat peanut butter straight out of the jar with a spoon... which is something a lot of girls do but do a lot of girls also sprinkle additional sugar on the spoonful of peanut butter before eating it?
3. I basically can not keep cereal in my cabinets because if I pour myself a bowl it will turn into at least 3.
4. I don't wash my hair more than once every 2-3 days.
5. I put Spotify on "private listening" when I'm listening to stuff I don't think is cool so that only really good stuff is broadcasted on FB or Spotify Social. Brutal honesty: private listening stuff includes Ke$ha, Bieber, and LMFAO.
6. I have a hard time resisting the urge to use hashtags in texts, emails, and blog posts. #twitterhasruinedme
7. I've watched the most recent episode of New Girl FOUR times, and laughed out loud every time. Related: Every time I cut bangs, it's with Zooey in mind. She is also the inspiration behind my larger than life glasses.
8. I still don't really know how to say the word "poignant."
9. I think I might be physically incapable of keeping a clean apartment.
10. I regularly cry when my football teams lose big games.
So, there was some honesty for you. In case you thought I was cool or something. Good news, I'm not.
1. I DVR over 15 shows every week.
2. Sometimes I eat peanut butter straight out of the jar with a spoon... which is something a lot of girls do but do a lot of girls also sprinkle additional sugar on the spoonful of peanut butter before eating it?
3. I basically can not keep cereal in my cabinets because if I pour myself a bowl it will turn into at least 3.
4. I don't wash my hair more than once every 2-3 days.
5. I put Spotify on "private listening" when I'm listening to stuff I don't think is cool so that only really good stuff is broadcasted on FB or Spotify Social. Brutal honesty: private listening stuff includes Ke$ha, Bieber, and LMFAO.
6. I have a hard time resisting the urge to use hashtags in texts, emails, and blog posts. #twitterhasruinedme
7. I've watched the most recent episode of New Girl FOUR times, and laughed out loud every time. Related: Every time I cut bangs, it's with Zooey in mind. She is also the inspiration behind my larger than life glasses.
8. I still don't really know how to say the word "poignant."
9. I think I might be physically incapable of keeping a clean apartment.
10. I regularly cry when my football teams lose big games.
So, there was some honesty for you. In case you thought I was cool or something. Good news, I'm not.
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