Sunday, March 18, 2012

Ranting and Raving

Ah.  What a bipolar day.  Following a week of awesomeness (with my sister, friend from high school, co-op friends), today has seemed slow and lonely.  I feel like this may be a pattern... I only blog when I'm bored.  hahaha.  Or when I'm doing laundry, which I am doing right now.  Wow.  I guess I'm predictable :)

Anyway, today I was getting soooooo frustrated with my friends.  They were just being such know-it-alls.  I feel immature just writing that, as if I just traveled back in time to middle school.  But for reals, I have never been in a car with such expertise...  I ended up trying to just keep my mouth shut to avoid causing more drama.  I felt bad for being irritable, but I think I should have just spent all day by myself and relaxing.   Sometimes I get so caught up in the excitement of being here that I forget I need to take care of myself mentally and physically.


For the rave part: I have made some awesome purchases recently!  For example, check out these two accessories I scored at Forever 21 (for $5 each).  I selected the belt because it will look good over things, but it is also small enough to fit through the belt loops in my jeans.  I'm just a sucker for scarves, especially five dollar ones.  I'll wear it with my black romper and black sandals and paint my nails pink :)

The other day with Lisa and Mel, I bought a denim button-up shirt, pink Fila shorts (for running), and a teal hoodie from Latitude 29 Surf Shop on the Bolivar Peninsula (near Galveston, TX).  With my NASA gear from Lands End, I feel like my wardrobe is expanding.  Now if only I can wear my new stuff.  I tend to want to 'save' them.  For what I don't know.  I'm working on breaking that habit: I wore my new shorts today. :)

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Workin' Girl

Wow.  It's been a whirlwind these past couple of months.  We celebrated Leap Day and Texas Independence Day, and now it's March 3rd.  I've been busy at work shadowing people in DI3, which is where I want to work my next tour and start working towards being an Attitude Determination and Control Officer (ADCO).

Life is good... and yet Saturday mornings make me sad.  Maybe it's the lack of purpose.  I'm not meeting friends until 4 to go running, and my landlady is going to tell me when her clothes are out of the washer so I can start my laundry.  So I'm sitting and trying to be semi-productive.  I'll wash my dishes and straighten up my apartment after I finish this post.  Another goal for today is to plan what Lis and Mel are going to do when they come to visit me.  I can't wait to see them, and I want them to have a blast...

While I'm planning and plotting, take a look at two outfits I've worn recently. :)  I love getting to dress up but I also appreciate that I can wear jeans to work.  It's a win-win.  One thing to note: my new Purdue lanyard--it's double-sided!