by Sabina
I feel like I cheated today or something. I slept in until 10:00 (late for me), had potstickers for lunch, and ate plum tart for dinner. I went shopping late in the afternoon before my mom got back from her hiking trip, and I didn't get back until 7:00, well after my mom ever makes dinner, so all that was left was the plum tart that my brother didn't want for some reason. Because it was delicious.
There's just something about being alone in your house that makes you want to get out and go shopping. No? I'm not one to spend a lot of money or have shopping urges, but that characteristic of mine seems to have changed this year. Really strange.
It might also be because I've realized how drab my wardrobe is. All I ever really wear are plain, solid t-shirts or tank tops (however brightly colored), jeans, converse shoes... the occasional graphic T, or long sleeve v-neck. But nothing really girly or flirty or fun. I never wear skirts or dresses. Or pink. Or heels.
I grew up as a tom boy, playing sports, running faster than the boys, dissing the arts and crafts sessions with Girl Scouts... and in retrospect, I think I was a bully in elementary school, but just to the boys I had a crush on. We weren't allowed to have crushes back in those days--boys were supposed to be icky, still. Nobody ever said aloud that a boy was "cute" until middle school.
So anyway, the last couple of years have been spent trying to change that, little by little, to become more interesting via apparel. I haven't had much progress. But today, I bought a cute white and red floral skirt (so proud of myself), an orange tie dye bandeau top, a flowery blue babydoll top, a plaid red roll-tab shirt, brown and grey leggings, vera wang aviator sunglasses, and two strapless bras, which I am surprised to admit I love more than bras with straps. I thought I would have a hard time with them, thinking they'd slip all over the place, but they fit so well and don't budge at all. Here are just a couple of those items:
The next couple of weeks should be fairly eventful for me. Tomorrow I'll be spending the day with a friend who used to be a coworker nobody could stand. It's rather surprising how much people change in the workplace, because even though she was really annoying to work with, she's a really fun person to be around. We'll probably be going out to lunch and then stay up late with a movie marathon.
For the fourth of July, I'll either be going to Six Flags with two coworkers and their girlfriends or with my mom to a barbeque at my grandparents' house. It depends on what my coworkers want to do, since two others already flaked on us. Flakers.
Also, I'll be attending two plays with my mom. One is called Love Child and the other is Monty Python's Spamalot! I'm looking forward to both. We'll also be going to San Francisco to hang out for a day, taking pictures at the botanical gardens and visiting art museums. Should be a blast!
