Looking Good

I have wavered on this as of late but I keep reminding myself how important it is to ensure I look good when I leave the house. I'm not talking about spending hours doing my make-up for a quick trip to Rabba, but you never know who you'll run into when you're out and about. I always seem to run into an ex or stand next to a hot guy on the subway when I have no make-up on and I'm wearing my worst pair of jeans. Impromptu after work drinks or last-minute dates always happen on the days I chose to forgo a shower and my hair's a greasy disaster.

I love sweat pants and I happily go out shopping in them. But from now on I'm going to ensure they're cute, flattering sweats, and not my men's size x-small from Wal-mart. Maybe it's a bit of extra mascara or some lip gloss, but when I do run into Mr. Right I want to make sure I can grab his attention - in a positive way!

Put Together

I always feel like I'm not quite put-together. When I wear a great outfit, I seem to be missing something, like a great belt or the right bra. When I dress up for a fancy event, I picture exactly how I want my outfit to look, but in reality I have a few extra bulges or the top doesn't fit quite as well as I'd hoped.
I recently went to two weddings, both at which I felt like an amateur compared to the other girls. At the first wedding, my dress went a bit too low for my strapless bra, which of course was a very bright white. I couldn't get comfortable as I had to continually peek down and ensure I was covered up. I assumed that the second wedding was going to be ultra casual since it was at a restaurant. Of course I was wrong and I spent the afternoon feeling grateful I did decide to wear a dress instead of a more relaxed outfit. However I wore tights which really dressed the outfit down, and they were a bit scrubby looking after wearing them all last winter. Also, I noticed in the bright lights of the restaurant that my shoes were scuffed. Great.
When I look around at these events, the other girls & women seem to be so put-together. Their accessories match their shoes which match their purses, their nails are expertly done and they have fresh-from-the-salon hair. And I'm not talking about some high society event - these are just ordinary women like me!
I'm trying to focus on pulling my look together from now on. I know life isn't all about looks and shallow things like great hair, but it also is not about feeling self-conscious and unhappy. I will get up earlier in the morning to blow dry my hair, and I will spend an hour a week to do my nails. I hate feeling uneasy about my looks, whether at work or in a social setting, I find that just doing a quick job on my nails or ensuring I wear the right earrings has helped tremendously already.

White Pants

An ex of mine had a girl roommate who he claimed he was only friends with. She was always really nice to me, and I am pretty positive there was nothing more between them. One night I went over to his place and his female roomie was wearing white, semi-translucent cargo pants (I know, sounds bad but at the time they were pretty cool), which were especially fitted in the butt. They looked good - I will give her that - she had a great body, helped by the fact that she was a university athlete. My ex commented more than once about how great her behind looked at the time (not to me but I was obviously within earshot) and of course I became jealous. I should be mad about him making sexual comments about another girl in my company, but instead what I am upset about is the fact that I took the bait and wore a pair of my own fitted white yoga pants the next day. Not only did I look pathetic for trying so hard to get his attention and approval, but when I'm honest with myself, I know I didn't look near as good as she did. I should have stayed confident, ditched him (obviously) and rocked my look with my regular jeans and a full dose of confidence.

Short Skirts: Inapprorpriate for the Office & Life

On my previous couple posts: Maybe I shouldn't blog after a couple beers and some intense life discussions with my buds. Just saying. Hope you enjoyed the ride on the roller coaster that is my life.

On another note...have you noticed the alarmingly large number of women (often older women) who are wearing inappropriately short skirts (maybe the bottom half of a skirt-suit) to work?? Lucky for me this isn't a common occurrence at my office, but I count at least 3 incidents each morning on my commute. There's nothing attractive about a mini-skirt that's supposed to be a knee-length skirt. It's not the early 90's and awkward skirt-suits should be a thing of the past.

Pantyhose

Do some companies still require women to wear pantyhose at the office? No matter what season? I keep seeing girls - and I mean girls...or young women at the oldest - wearing pantyhose even though it's summer. Who would ever choose to wear them?

Long Live the Jean

Check out this link...apparently "jeans are dead"...sort of. The article contradicts itself but I was more focused on how ugly most of the featured pants are. I would choose a hot pair of skinny/straight jeans over Harem pants any day!!
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/626356

Trenchcoats...and Uni-boobs

First off, sorry for the lack of recent posts, but my computer at home has been on the fritz. Thanks for all the comments as of late, I love hearing your ideas and it helps to keep the new content flowing! I am in the process of buying a new laptop, but trying to hold off for as long as possible, so I can buy other, things like clothes, shoes, bags, etc.
Today it rained in TO (surprise surprise) and I sported my trench to work. As I was tying it up over my bulky, loose-fitting sweater, I noticed that I had a major uni-boob situation going on. Well, more like the entire front of me was one big bulge. Awesome. As I walked to work (self-conscious of my new-found look) I noticed that a lot of girls had the same issue with their trenches. I ask of you two things - 1) Please try to save yourself from this horrible phenomenon that is sweeping downtown TO and 2) Could someone please recommend a brand or style of trench or spring coat that doesn't do this? Or maybe I should just slim down a bit...hmmm...it's so much easier to buy a new coat!