Who doesn't like to have fun!? I know that I do! Sometimes, in a life so cynical, focusing on the fun and letting things roll off my shoulders helps keep me sane.
One thing that I find fun in is shopping! Especially when things are on sale! I seem to have done pretty well at Macy's recently. First, a while back, I found a skirt marked down from $70 to $10 and then a dress for only $6! This weekend they were having a big sale and luckily I have my friend Kim to talk me into going to check it out (Not that she had to try very hard). I lucked out again and found three super cute dresses that I can also wear to teach in for under $100. Plus, I had a gift card which made it all the better! I tried to look for pictures of them online, but had no luck...
For a girl my size, it is often hard to find cute dresses that also fit. Finding three in just one trip was a big deal for me. It made the experience a lot of fun and made me feel better about myself. I now have more options to feel pretty and feminine when I go to work. I get so sick of wearing frumpy pants and frumpy tops. Getting to wear more dresses makes a huge difference.
Anyways, wear a dress, feel pretty, and have fun!
Love, Jen
Monday, March 7, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
Today I Wore A Skirt!
It's true, and it was glorious! I missed feeling pretty when I left the house and today made up for it! Other than that, my day was typical as usual.
I have been noticing something strange around campus though. Everyday I see students, mostly males, wearing shirts, or with stickers on their folders from the OBEY clothing company. All one has to do is watch "Exit Through The Gift Shop", a documentary about street art that was nominated for an academy award (and should have won) to know where their clothes come from. But, whenever I see students in my class wearing one of those shirts, I try to connect with them and ask if they know who Banksy is. I immediately get looks of complete confusion! They don't even know who Shepard Fairey is, the guy who created the clothing line from his own street art. I try to explain to them how legit those guys are but it goes right over their heads. It's funny how saturated the whole thing is when it gets to the point that people wear things with such meaning, and have no clue what they are about.
Today though, one student overheard me talking to another about Banksy and he was excited and surprised to hear that I knew who he was. Then another student chimed up! Lots of awesomeness with that one and now hopefully they'll respect me even more! (cheesy/lame, I know, but for a teacher, it's like gold!)
That's all for now I guess. Enjoy life and know the meaning of what you wear!
HAVE FUN!
I have been noticing something strange around campus though. Everyday I see students, mostly males, wearing shirts, or with stickers on their folders from the OBEY clothing company. All one has to do is watch "Exit Through The Gift Shop", a documentary about street art that was nominated for an academy award (and should have won) to know where their clothes come from. But, whenever I see students in my class wearing one of those shirts, I try to connect with them and ask if they know who Banksy is. I immediately get looks of complete confusion! They don't even know who Shepard Fairey is, the guy who created the clothing line from his own street art. I try to explain to them how legit those guys are but it goes right over their heads. It's funny how saturated the whole thing is when it gets to the point that people wear things with such meaning, and have no clue what they are about.
Today though, one student overheard me talking to another about Banksy and he was excited and surprised to hear that I knew who he was. Then another student chimed up! Lots of awesomeness with that one and now hopefully they'll respect me even more! (cheesy/lame, I know, but for a teacher, it's like gold!)
That's all for now I guess. Enjoy life and know the meaning of what you wear!
HAVE FUN!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Dressy Day Thursday!
I had gotten all of these cute clothes for student teaching, but because it has been so cold in SoCal recently, I've been stuck in pants and the few tops that I have. So, today I decided that I would break the mold and wear a pretty pink dress that I got for a whole $6 at Macy's! I love this dress and paired it with long black leggings, a long black sweater and attempted to wear my back-up pair of black Jessica Simpson heals. My favorite pair of Seychels lost the little rubber thing at the bottom of the heal! Knowing that the Jessica Simpson ones might cause some distress, from standing all day and walking back and forth on campus, so luckily I brought a pair of flats. But I lasted in the heals for a whole 2 periods! Pretty proud of myself for that one because I kept up my girlieness for that long! Don't get me wrong though, the flats work in terms of girlieness because they are super cute, suede Tommy Hilfiger with beige stitching and a small buckle.
So! thanks for reading about my wardrobe choice for today! It was fun to pick it out and I felt good! (minus the pain in my feet! but I'm trying!)
HAVE FUN!
So! thanks for reading about my wardrobe choice for today! It was fun to pick it out and I felt good! (minus the pain in my feet! but I'm trying!)
HAVE FUN!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Delicious!
This morning as I was getting ready to leave, my mother informs me that dinner will be all left overs because she will have a later meeting. Which a late meeting for her means that it was scheduled to end at 5pm. Whatever the case, I was not looking forward to the same thing that I had eaten for lunch today again for dinner.
So, after another long day of student teaching, and designing a blog, I decided to get dinner for my family from Portos! No one would answer the phone so I just went and ordered some of my favorites. There was a line of course, but nothing too bad, other than the creeper in line behind me who lacked a sense of personal space. Anyways, I finally ordered and got some potato balls, chicken empinadas, cheese rolls, and medianoche sandwiches. Let me tell you, they were delicious!
Let me preface this with the repetitively proven fact that once my step-dad finds out that I like something that he has yet to see or try, he automatically dislikes it. Case in point, he refused to ever watch the movie "Happy Feet" because he "hates rap music". This "rap music" is slightly, if at all heard only in the previews. We constantly reminded him that the movie does not focus on rap music and that it would be something he would enjoy, but he just kept putting it down. Finally, after my mother forced him to watch it, he did and LOVED it!
As you can tell by my random back story, I was worried that all of the hype that I gave to Porto's in my house that he would not even try it. I was pleasantly surprised! He not only started to eat the food, but he actually told me how much he loved it! Finally, my girlie expertise on delicious food is being recognized by my stepfather!
What does all of this have to do with being "girlie" you might ask. Well, I love to cook, and Porto's inspires me to try and figure out how to make their delicious potato balls. (Deep fried mashed potatoes with meet in the middle!) I love them and I want to add to the foods that I can make for my boyfriend Ted! Luck him!
Let me know of any other great food in the Southern California area that I should try, or anything that I should attempt to make! Thanks!
So, after another long day of student teaching, and designing a blog, I decided to get dinner for my family from Portos! No one would answer the phone so I just went and ordered some of my favorites. There was a line of course, but nothing too bad, other than the creeper in line behind me who lacked a sense of personal space. Anyways, I finally ordered and got some potato balls, chicken empinadas, cheese rolls, and medianoche sandwiches. Let me tell you, they were delicious!
Let me preface this with the repetitively proven fact that once my step-dad finds out that I like something that he has yet to see or try, he automatically dislikes it. Case in point, he refused to ever watch the movie "Happy Feet" because he "hates rap music". This "rap music" is slightly, if at all heard only in the previews. We constantly reminded him that the movie does not focus on rap music and that it would be something he would enjoy, but he just kept putting it down. Finally, after my mother forced him to watch it, he did and LOVED it!
As you can tell by my random back story, I was worried that all of the hype that I gave to Porto's in my house that he would not even try it. I was pleasantly surprised! He not only started to eat the food, but he actually told me how much he loved it! Finally, my girlie expertise on delicious food is being recognized by my stepfather!
What does all of this have to do with being "girlie" you might ask. Well, I love to cook, and Porto's inspires me to try and figure out how to make their delicious potato balls. (Deep fried mashed potatoes with meet in the middle!) I love them and I want to add to the foods that I can make for my boyfriend Ted! Luck him!
Let me know of any other great food in the Southern California area that I should try, or anything that I should attempt to make! Thanks!
Hello for the First Time!
Well here I am, actually writing a blog... I told myself that I would never do one of these, but now that I'm starting to teach English, I feel like it will give me a chance to practice writing and being more creative! So thanks for following, reading, and helping me with, well, whatever!
In case you were curious as to what this blog will be about, well I guess just a little of everything, especially things girlie! I love weddings, baking, musicals, fashion, puppies, and pretty much anything with a classic, pretty, fun, girlie twist! Have fun and good luck!
Thanks for reading!
In case you were curious as to what this blog will be about, well I guess just a little of everything, especially things girlie! I love weddings, baking, musicals, fashion, puppies, and pretty much anything with a classic, pretty, fun, girlie twist! Have fun and good luck!
Thanks for reading!
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