Me

image via The Sartorialist

By the way, this is a more accurate picture of what I look like, except elegantly perched on my couch. Minus the cigarette. And the fabulous clothes. And the up-do. Ok I am lying...

Sick Dayz

Let me take a second to explain my blog absence.

What started out as a plain old virus, over 2 weeks ago, turned into an infection. Fantastic! I blame the billions of children everyone seems to have at my workplace. The germs get spread around faster than rumors and the second you begin to recover-oh! You got a new germ.

I plan on resting and relaxing the entire weekend to make a full recovery for work on Monday---yayyyyyy! Happy weekend all!

Texts from 9to5

Yesterday, my big snaffu made one of my favorite sites.

Check it here on my post and here on theirs!

And if you haven't checked out that site, get ON it!

How Tuesday: How to Wear Your Colors

I know, it's Wednesday, you say. Well quit pointing out the obvious!!! I had to leave work early to get my air conditioning units checked out (the news was not good...) and ran out of time to post this. Being that high electric bills are on my brain, I almost posted about how to save money off your electric bill. Maybe next week.

Now, my mother would be shocked to find out that I am an Autumn (remember my post two weeks ago?), so whenever I wanted to wear mustard and pumpkin and cream, she always took great care to be sure that the color closest to my face did not wash me out. Some days (especially now when I feel like Casper the ghost and need a tan desperately..) you just can't wear some colors. Makes you look a little under the weather, or like you've seen a ghost. I do have some tricks I thought I'd share.

1. If you're not sure that something is your color, wear another piece over or under it that definitely is your color. Often I wear a tank over a long sleeve tee, the long sleeve tee being the one I'm sure is my color, or I wear a cardigan over the tank.

2. If you are determined to wear a top but know you look washed out, put on some bronzer/blush to brighten your cheeks.

3. In an effort to avoid ever putting on something that isn't your color or just flat out won't work, print out your color chart, take it to your closet, and see if what you have fits the chart. You may be able to pass on some things to another color chart in your family!

4. If you are not satisfied with your color chart, dye your hair or get color contacts in an effort to fit into a different bracket. I think this tip is a little far fetched, but did you see how great Nicole Balch looked after dying her hair red?? It is on her 30 before 30 list!

5. If there's a color you really want to wear but just can't make it work, wear it a different way! On the bottom (skirt, pants), around your neck (necklace), in a pair of earrings, or on your nails! Today I have purple-y fuchsia nails and would never wear this color in clothing.

Any other tips from you?

caught

Julie accused me for posting multiple times a day. Get ready-today will be one of those days. It's story time!

I just spilled an entire (large) cup of green tea all over my desk. have no fear, nothing important was ruined, because half of it went straight into my purse.

fml...

Delay

No post yesterday...experienced the Monday blues and did not want to spread the ick to anyone else!!!

How Tuesday post coming up shortly, in the mean time enjoy this wonderful song, Zebra, by Beach House.



You know you're gold, you don't gotta worry none
Oasis child, born and so wild
Don't I know you better than the rest
All deception, all deception from you

Your love is stag in the white sand
Wilderness for miles, eyes so mild and wise
Don't I know you better than the rest
All deception, all deception from you

Any way you run, you run before us
Black and white horse arching among us

Your love is stag in the white sand
Oasis child born into a man
Don't I know you better than the rest
All deception, all deception from you

Wilderness for miles, eyes so mild and wise
Oasis child, born and so wild
Don't I know you better than the rest
All deception, all deception from you

Any way you run, you run before us
Black and white horse arching among us