Webcams & Wrecks

Well casual Friday was a bust, which really made me sad since I had a super-cute outfit involving red suspenders ready to go. But I ended up have two appointments today that both required a suit, so the suspenders were put on hold.

At the second appointment I was asked to take a typing test, which I found hilarious. I'm an attorney, so it's not usually a required skill, but this employer had recently been burned by hiring several attorneys who were not computer saavy at all. Oh I also have to talk about myself on webcam for a few minutes. Awkward!

I stopped by Goodwill on my way home - you will be seeing lots more scarves from soon! And on my way back from Goodwill I ran into a ton of traffic. Here's why----------------------------------->


What I Wore While on Webcam:

• black suit (Lane Bryant)
• red silk ruffled shell (Max Studio)
• leopard pont hair pumps (Charles by Charles David)
• snake head garnet earrings (antique, gift)
• garnet ring (gift)
• camel colored stone multistrand necklace (Lane Bryant?)

What I Ate After Seeing a Very Scary Car Wreck:

• spinach & tomato pasta
• pesto pizza

We had our friend Maria over for dinner tonight and all three of us agreed that the pasta we made was really gross. So we gave in and ordered pizza.

Thank God It's Friday??

Please ignore the very puffy eyes. I got a call while I was out running errands that a new project was starting with the same firm I have been working with for the last 10 months...at a $2 wage decrease. I'm pretty upset about it and had been crying.

What I Wore on My Friday Off:

• jeans (Ralph Lauren)
• white longsleeve scoop neck T (a.n.a.)
• grey/white striped short sleeve scoop neck T (Old Navy)
• grey flannel engineers cap (Target)
• grey black glitter striped socks (??)
• grey flannel/black leather shoes (Sketchers)
• silver hoops (Walmart)
• purple nylon purse (Daisy Fuentes)
• grey/purple/black dot trench coat (Apt 9)

I had a real outfit picked out for today (per my goal of planning my weekday ensembles out on Sundays) but since I was unemployed today I didn't get that dressed up. In fact, since it rained all day today, I didn't even bother putting makeup on. Uh...and I may have been in my bathrobe until 3 pm when I finally got dressed to go run errands. shhh....don't tell anyone.

What I Ate While Getting to Cook All Day:

• breakfast (332): 1 fried egg, 2 slices turkey bacon, 1 piece white tost w/ spray butter, 1 cutie, 1 large mug of Jet Fuel w/ french vanilla coffee mate
• lunch (356): Lean Cuisine Three Cheese Ravioli, 1 2% string cheese, 1.5 c. cabbage salad (I didn't eat the pears in the picture b/c the were mushy
• snacks (305): 1 SoyJoy, 1 black bean brownie, 1 string cheese
• dinner (404): 4 oz. oven fried chicken, 1.5 c mashed cauliflower & potatoes, kale chips, 1 whole wheat roll, 2 T BBQ sauce
• dessert (356): 1 oz port, 3 oz Tequila Rose, 3 Trefoils

I burned the kale chips and they left a really bad taste in the mouth, so we ended up not really eating them. I'll try again and keep a closer eye on them. And Rand wasn't too fond of the cauliflower mixed into the mashed potatoes b/c it changed the texture. I think part of that was because we didn't boil the cauliflower long enough. But since we have a rule that we always have to try something new but we only have to try it once, I probably won't make it for us again. I'll just cook them seperately. So the sides were mediocre at best, but the chicken was AMAZING!!! We will def do this again. You should try it too!

Total for the Day: 1763 calories, 6 glasses of water

Chipotle is HOT! Who knew?

Today was a little odd. Yesterday I was sent home from work early with the information that my project was finished but they would need us "in a few weeks." Uh huh. Sure. So I boxed up all my stuff and brought it home. On my way home I stopped off at a RedBox to get some free movies, since they are offering free movie codes on Wednesdays (and Mondays) this month. I was prepared for a nice day on the couch watching free movies (you've got to be frugal when you are unemployed).

Then at 9 am I received a text message to come into work at 10. Yay Money! Darn no movies. And I was seriously not prepared foodwise. (Luckily I had my outfit all planned out since I picked out everything for the week on Sunday.) Rand had a coupon for a free Which Wich sandwhich stuck on the fridge, so I grabbed that and the last of my box of Puffins as I ran out the door. Whew. I only worked for 4 hours, so I didn't have to worry that I didn't have any snacks at the office, thankfully.

What I Wore in a Rush to the Office:

• paisley skirt (Anne Klein)
• brown long sleeve, v-neck T (Old Navy)
• navy blue short sleeve blouse (Old Navy)
• brown boots (Cloudwalkers by Avenue)
• huge brown patent leather purse w/ gold hardware (Target)
• brown leather woven belt w/ bronze buckle (?? Lane Bryant??)
• amber art deco necklace (gift from Rand)
• lt. yellow earrings - yes, I see that a piece is missing. oops (??)

What I Ate While Not Watching Free Movies:

• breakfast (250): 1.5 c. Puffins, 12 oz can V8
• lunch (506): Tomato & Avocado Which Wich w/ provolone and veggies, 2 cuties
• snacks (235): 1 SoyJoy, 1 black bean brownie
• dinner (513): 2 oz chipotle chicken, 1 c. wild rice, 1.25 c. spinach/pearl onions/grape tomatoes, 1 glass white wine
• dessert (185): 5 trefoils, 1 mug diet hot cider, a good book

See that steam coming off the rice. mmmm. It was so hot and yummy. What you see here is actually 4 oz of chicken, which I originally had in my meal plan for the day. But I accidently put too much chipotle spice on the chicken when I was cooking it. And I just couldn't really eat it, so Rand got 1/2 of my chicken.

Total for the Day: 1689 calories, 7 glasses water