Realtors Galore

Rand's Daily Outfit Assessment: "You look really good today." I was bending over when he said this, so I don't think he was really talking about my outfit. "I think I look like a realtor from the 80s." "Yeah, you kinda do. You look good though." LOL

So I was a realtor and then we met a realtor Monday night who took us around to look at some rental houses in our area. We saw some really nice places. Man, I have got the new house bug bad.

What I Wore While Showing Looking At Houses:

• black cotton dress (Gap)
• green jacket (Goodwill)
• green/orange/blue sating scarf, worn as bracelet (Goodwill)
• orange necklace and earrings (birthday gift from future sis-in-law)
• green loafers (Discount Shoe Store)

What I Ate B/C It Was Too Late Too Cook:

• breakfast: cheesy egg, alternative bagel, 1/2 apple
• lunch: 3 oz pork chop, spinach, carrots, 1/2 apple, cheddar cheese stick
• snack: yoplait yogurt, Yotta bar
• dinner: 3 slices of olive pizza

Exercise:

20 pushups

In Honor of Hillary

Recently, Hillary blogged about how much she loves black and white striped shirts. The next day I was at Goodwill, looking for patterned shirts to add to my wardrobe (everything I own is a solid, I swear) and I came across a really nice feeling B&W striped shirt, which made me think of Hillary. Of course I had to buy it. On it's inaugural wear I decided to pair it with some red in honor of the big red bow she's been wearing on her hat.

So here's to you Hillary...

What I Wore In an Homage To byHillary:

• jeans (curvy jeans, Gap)
• B&W white striped T (Goodwill)
• black loafers (Liz Claiborne)
• red necklace (goodwill)
• red beaded chain bracelet (Goodwill)
• red flower pin, worn on necklace (Target)

What I Ate on a Lazy Friday:

• breakfast: cheesy egg, alternative bagel, 1/2 large HoneyCrisp apple
• lunch: 1/2 large HoneyCrisp apple, buddig sandwich, sugar snap peas, carrot
• snack: yogurt, veggie bar
• dinner: zucchini and squash pasta

Burberry Goodness!!

On my home from work yesterday, I stopped off at Goodwill. After I looked at everything for me, I wandered over to the men's coat section to see if they had any raincoats for Rand. Lo and behold there was a men's Burberry trench coat!! In my size!!!

My first instict was to keep it, but since it doesn't have a belt, it's not the most flattering to my figure. So I might decide to sell it. I was shocked when I looked it up on their website. A new one costs $1300. Yikes!

What I Wore Underneath Burberry:

• black/green/blue bubble dress (Goodwill)
• black cowlneck sleeveless sweater (Lane Bryant)
• black flats (Simply Vera by Vera Wang via Kohls)
• skinny black belt (Target)
• blue earrings (street vendor in Austin)
• blue necklace (birthday gift from future sister-in-law)*

* She knows that I love fashion and that I love used items even better than new, so she bought me this and a bunch of other stuff from a local consignment shop. Yay!! She's so awesome.)

What I Ate After Rand Forgot to Defrost the Pork Chops:

• breakfast: cheesy eggs, 2 cuties, onion alternative bagel
• lunch: grilled chicken wrap, snow peas, apple, carrot
• snack: Gen Soy bar, yoplait yogurt, banana
• dinner: red beans and rice with sausage, side salad
• dessert: ice cream stick

Exercise:

40 pushups

Total for the Day: 3 glasses of water, 40 pushups, 30.5 points

I am a Volunteer Attorney

Today I had a meeting with my mentor attorney to discuss a pro bono case I took on a couple of months ago. I used to do a lot of pro bono work, but it's been a few years. It's good to be back to it. It's good to help people out and I get to learn how to do cases that I would not normally encounter in my day to day legal career. So it's a win-win situation.

What I Wore To Legal Aid of North Texas:

• skirt (Merona, swap!!)
• orange T with floral cutouts (Jeremy Spencer via Marshalls)
• plaid tweed jacket (Target)
• brown flats (Old Navy)
• orange earrings (?? via Ross?)
• stretch belt (Dots)
• new hair color (Herbal Essences Spiced Tea) *

* My hair is so dark that I don't ever get red hair, I just get a nice auburn sheen to it.

What I Ate Before Buying 5 lbs of Carrots:

• breakfast: cheesy egg, 3 cuties, alternative bagel
• lunch: chicken and avocado sandwich, honeycrisp apple, yoplait *
• snack: Gen Soy bar, lite cheese stick, small banana
• dinner: 4 oz grilled chicken, corn on the cob, side salad
• dessert: WW ice cream bar

* No lunch-time veggies today b/c I forgot to go to the store on my way to work. Otherwise I would have had carrots. I picked up a 5 lb bag on the way home, so I am set for the rest of the week.

Exercise:

40 incline pushups, various leg lifts

Total for the Day: 29 points, 30 pushups, 5 glasses of water

I'm a Stalker!

Rand's Daily Outfit Assessment: "You look very Fall-y"

I started today off with a little stalking. Don't worry, I was stalking a house. We're considering moving, so I drove by a house of interest on my way to work. That's when I noticed that it was unoccupied. Score! Snooping in open windows is fair game in an empty house (not so much for one with people or stuff in it). I love looking at houses, especially really old ones like where we live. They have such charm and fun nooks and crannies. My current home was built in 1920 and I love it. Glass doorknobs! What's not to love?

What I Wore While Stalking a House:

• mushroom and orange skirt (Merona, swap!!)
• cream shell (Target)
• mushroom cropped cardi (Merona, Goodwill) *
• brown flats (Madeline)
• amber necklace (hand-me-down from a friend)
• silver "elephant hair" bracelet (Dallas Safari Club Convention)

* The cardi is not sheer. The flash just shined right through it.

What I Ate While Calling Realtors:

• breakfast: cheesy egg, alternative bagel, 3 cuties, hot tea
• lunch: mish mash of leftovers with pasta, spaghetti squash, tomatoes, and laughing cow cheese; yogurt; giant honeycrisp
• snack: 1/2 alternative bagel, Geny Soy bar, small banana
• dinner: healthy taco salad, diet margarita
• dessert: WW ice cream bar

Total for the Day: 5 glasses of water, 40 pushups, 28 points

Chores Swap

Rand and I switched household chores for the month of November. As a result, he is doing the grocery shopping, and taking the lead in cooking. And I am doing the laundry, and doing all the dishes. So of course, on the first day of this switch, the dishwasher breaks.

What I Wore While Meeting the Repairman:

• black shirtdress (The American Shirtdress Company, Goodwill)
• camel tank, overdyed by me (Max Mara)
• brooch, worn as shirt embellishment (Goodwill)
• leopard ponyhair flats (Steve Madden) *
• black enamel & goldtone bracelet (Old Navy)
• gold earrings (hand-me-down from Mom)

* Since my ankle is injured and it's going to take 6 weeks to heal, you are going to be seeing a lot of these flats. And my black satin flats. I have about 6 pairs of flats but not all of them are work appropriate, so expect to be bored by my shoes choices for the next shoe weeks. And cut me a little slack if they aren't the perfect choice for whatever my outfit is. :)

What I Ate While Rand Tookover the Cooking:

• breakfast: scrambled egg w/ laughing cow cheese, alternative bagel, 3 cuties
• lunch: Buddig pastrami sandwich, corn and blackbeans, and lite yogurt
• snack: Gen Soy bar, lite string cheese
• dinner: faux chicken parmesan, spaghetti squash, garlic bread, a little bit of red wine (I gave the rest to Rand)
• dessert: WW english toffee crunch ice cream bar

Exercise:

Inspired by Sheila and my current inability to do much in the way of exercise, I started doing incline pushups at work. I wasn't sure how many I could do without getting too sore for the next day, so I just did 30 on Monday. Depending on how my arms feel, I'll do more tomorrow. I also did some leg lifts and other non-cardio exercise.

Total for the Day: 28 points, 6 glasses of water, 30 pushups

The Witching Hour

Well the withching hour is almost upon us. Halloween is my favorite holiday and I have no plans this year. Oh well.

For a little fun, after work I drove around my neighborhood and took pictures with people's yard decorations. Inflatable pumpkins, graveyards, witches in trees, etc. Unfortunately the sun was starting to set so some of the pics were blown out. And I got some odd looks from my neighbors. LOL

What I Wore While Stalking Yard Decor:

• jeans ("curvy" Gap)
• black v-neck T (swap)
• grey vest (Goodwill)
• black cropped jacket (Newport News)
• silver/black chain necklace (local charity shop)
• black earrings (Ross?)
• black fishnet trouser socks (Lane Bryant)
• black flats (Simply Vera via Kohls)
• cotton bracelet (handmade by Maria)
• leather/silver cuff (via Ross)

What I Ate That Was Better Than Usual:

• breakfast: cheesy egg, alternative bagel, 3 cuties
• lunch: turkey Buddig sandwich, grape tomatoes, lite yogurt, apple
• snacks: two bars, string cheese
• dinner: chinese delivery *

* Usually when we order chinese, I get General Tso's Chicken, which is the worst thing on the menu. The last two times we've ordered chinese, I got chicken and snow peas instead. It's not fried! And with all the water chestnuts and snow peas, it's so much less meat. Maybe ordering chinese isn't a smart choice, but it's progress!

Exercise Update:

I talked to a doc about my ankle and was told that I needed to rest it for 6 weeks b/c I messed up the ligaments when I twisted it after falling down the stairs. This was particularly disappointing b/c I have been waiting to tell you all about something that I was supposed to start this week - ballet classes! AND someone gave me a treadmill last week, which hasn't even gotten to be used once by me b/c I sprained my ankle right before I was getting ready to get on it for the first time. So, no advanced hula hooping classes, no beginners ballet classes, and no treadmill.