Little Updates

Well...

• I got my maternity jeans in the mail. One word: disappointment. Really, Old Navy?? That's the size I ordered?? The "baby band" which was disproportionally tight compared to the rest of the sagging "skinny" jeans was so low that they might as well have just been ill-constructed elastic waist jeans that I don't think anyone would be caught dead in. Not to mention that the charcoal cowl neck sweater I also ordered was somehow confused by the same geniuses for a hideously pleated bazar black sweat shirt that looks nothing short of amish. And to add to my madness?? I drive 25 minutes to Mt. Pleasant to return the horrendous items only to be told that they don't accept maternity items in the store.

Thanks. For. Nothin.

• In more uplifting news, since I was at the Towne Centre, I stopped in Pea in a Pod, which I should have done all along, and got some much more satisfactory jeans. Thank ya Jesus for well-fitting preggo jeans.

• Brendan and I went to the wedding of our good friends Jeffery and Ashleigh this weekend and I had Brendan take a baby bump picture before we left, but after further review, I hate it, and therefore will not be sharing. Maybe now that I got some better jeans, I'll post one soon.

• 16 weeks was Sunday...and the roller coaster continues. Many more ups than downs, but still, Monday was rough.

• First house project complete: blinds for the downstairs! Yay! So now when I'm working, I don't share awkward glances with people walking by outside. Next step, blinds for the second and third floor and the bathrooms/half baths!

This is what we're doing in the second floor half bath. I'm still scouting out the mirror, just the version that doesn't cost $300. I know I can find it cheaper. And so the hunt is on.

Mmk, friends. I'm off make brownies for our Code Orange viewing party tonight. What's that, you ask? Elevation Church in Charlotte is hosting a 12-night event where speakers, pastors, and musicians from all over the country (and the world) are taking the stage and our very own Pastor P will be speaking tonight. So if you can, check it out! It's streaming live tonight at 6PM here.

Ciao!

ADD

I am way too ADD to work today. All I want to do is go home and decorate the Christmas tree and go for a walk and maybe go to the land bridge in Old Mt. P and go shopping at Out of Hand and go to Starbucks and get lunch at Poe's and go downtown and go shopping everywhere and call all my friends that I haven't talked to in a long time.

IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK?????


Thanks, Allie Brosh (hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com) for summing up my current state as illustrated below:

When is it not a good time for white??

We all know the line. "You shouldn't wear white after labor day!"Fifty points to whoever knows what movie that comes from.

Well it's October 7. And I'm wearing white. White jeans to be exact, with a navy and hunter green plaid frou-frou collar blouse, camel cardigan with gold and ivory buttons, a gold cuff, simple gold earings, and gold sandals (it's Charleston...sandals are good for at least another month).

I would have thought that this "rule" would have been deemed outdated a while ago, but given a few looks I've been given this morning, I'd like to take a moment to address wearing white in the cooler months.

You can do it!! Of course it should be done with care, as all style really should be, and there are definite no-no's, but I'm here to tell you that it's ok to keep your white jeans out of whatever receptacle you store your polka-dot sundresses and bikinis in for just a little longer.

I would say more on the subject, but I think in this case, a picture really is worth a thousand words, so please refer to the exhibits below for confirmation that the white after labor day rule is about as antiquated as the rabbit pregnancy test. And if you don't know what that is...maybe you should google it...

For more chit-chat about these lovely looks, check out the following blogs:

Batch! Please
Style Blueprint
Fashion Under $100
Wall Street Journal | Fashion
The Style Blogger {{particularly delicious}}

Double-Cloth Lady Day Coat in Sea Salt, Men's Vintage Slim Fit Jean in Wheat Garment Dye from J.Crew {obviously}

Blogger Bug + Frustration = Freebie Wallpaper! :D

Well, I've been trying to post something else for about an hour now, but somehow it keeps getting deleted even though I keep saving it. Frustrating. Hopefully Blogger can fix this bug and I'll get it back soon.

In the meantime, I just wanted to share a couple simple designs I've been working on as part of a collection of cards. They also make cute desktop wallpapers :)

And this one isn't part of the card collection, but I thought I'd throw it out there too. It's a quote from Steven Furtick's book Sun Stand Still, which I've talked about in my last post. It's on my desktop right now.

Conundrum

I love options. When given the choice, I almost always opt for options. Maybe it's because I'm easily distracted. Maybe it's because I'm fickle, impulsive, generally non-commital. I'm going to stop before I start getting side tra....what's the name of that new sushi restaurant I've been wanting to try?....ok, bring it in. Options=good. Usually.

On rare occasions, I do not appreciate the option of having options. And this particular situation is one of them.

I'm trapped in a conundrum. The most crappy of conundrums. A calendar conundrum.

Yes, I realize I am ridiculous. Let's be serious, we've all known that for a long time. But back to the conundrum at hand.

A calendar is a serious investment. It's a commitment to one style, one compilation of at least 12 designs, photos, paintings, etc. for an entire year. Can you change your mind about your chosen calendar? Sure. But I find it tacky.

Can you just tell yourself it's not a big deal, just use the one you got as Secret Santa gift? You know, the one with wiener dogs dressed seasonally according to their respective months? Or maybe babies posed in disturbing and bizarre scenarios like in a larger-than-life tea pot or perhaps a head of lettuce. Creepy. No! You cannot allow it!

Or...maybe even worse, since there is no semblance of personality whatsoever, do you just go with the free calendar from the supply closet at work? The one printed on less than desirable anemic-looking paper stock with red Arial font months, emotionless expression of date and holidays and no recognition whatsoever of the unique beauty of the twelve months? No! You cannot use this for anything except lulling yourself into depression about the passage of time.

I shutter to think of hanging such an atrocity on my already bleak storm cloud of a cubical wall. The afore mentioned items are not options.

But there is hope! There's a lot. And THAT'S the problem! When is too much of a good thing bad? As a rule, I like to say "never!" But I can't say this regarding this particular issue.

I've narrowed it down to three and I'm feeling anxiety of having picked the wrong one already! Which one do I want to stare at in my cubical for an entire year? Which one can I give that kind of time to? Which one will make me forget the others?

Don't even tell me they all look the same.

2011 Snow & Graham Desk Calendar

2011 Papersource Letterpress Desk Calendar

2011 SuzyJack* Deluxe Hanging Calendar

*Yes, I am totally aware of my excessive mellow drama. No I won't do it again.

Ok, I will try not to do it again.