dress to impress

So, I ended up getting a job at Forever 21 in SLO. I picked up my check yesterday. Guess where I spent it all today... that's right, Forever 21. However, I got a super cute purse that fits my laptop and its wonderful. It's brown and fake leather and when I was being rung up at the cash register, three of the women were like "Oh my gosh I want that bag so bad! Do we have more?" ummm no, I got the last one :)

I have decided that making myself look good is something that I am willing to spend my time and money on. Clothes are worth buying because they are such a confidence boost. When I get ready in the morning and I put on a nice outfit and spend a little more time making myself look good (which is relatively easy considering my closet for the past... well... my entire life, has consisted of jeans, t-shirts.. preferably plain white Hanes, sweatshirts, and flip flops). That's not to say that I won't ever wear those clothes again, but if I'm going out and spending time with friends outside the house and all that, I will put a little more thought into what I wear.

Like today, I put on my skinny jeans (which I got a while ago at Forever 21 for $12), Steve Madden boots, and a button up shirt and I looked pretty hot. Not to mention that trying on clothes was much more exciting when I could try them on with my super sexy boots. Hearing the girls who were working in the Faith dressing room at F21 tell me that I look really good in the outfits that I try on, and the added excitement when I put on a dress with my boots and I can just feel their eyes on me and slight jealousy that I can pull off almost anything I put on. I've always wanted to be one of those girls who can wear just about anything. I'm on my way. Now, I'm not saying I can wear anything; but I've learned that being fashionable and stylish depends not only on the clothes you wear, but your attitude while you're wearing them.

If I walk out of my house in my boots, or any outfit looking hot, my day can be that much better.

And in other, less girly news, I think everybody should check out Matt and Tommy's new website. It's the newest and fastest growing site in soccer news, commentary, and game recaps. The rest of the world loves this sport, it's about time that Americans get on board and do the same!!! Check it out: Constantly Offside "Your home for completely biased soccer news"

looking for a time waster?

even if you don't like reading...
you will find these books fascinating!!!

If you do like reading, though, i guess you're supposed to check out these books.

Something cool every day... check it out!!

And by the way.. stumbleupon.com is a pretty cool/entertaining website. Type the address in to your web browser and click "stumble". It will take you to a whole bunch of random and fascinating websites you would never have known existed!! (Just skip over the boring sites... there are some of those too)
fascinating
i wish i was this good with photo shop

summer till now

This summer has been kinda crazy. Not exactly what I was expecting, but oh well. Here's a quick overview of what I've been up to. (I wish I had time to write more)

1. Moved in to a house with some wonderful girls, Stephanie, Christine, Brittany, and Kathryn.

2. Made some mistakes.

3. Went to China... it was a very eye opening experience and it made me think a lot about my trip to Spain. It made me a lot more comfortable to travel there because I at least understand some of the language instead of being completely lost. It was extremely difficult to travel there. They have a very very different culture than we do here. It was a wonderful experience, but lets just say that I am glad to be back in the states until September 23.


4. Celebrated my roomie's 21st birthday!!!


5. Got a job at one of the largest Forever 21s in the nation. I have only had a few days of work, but I am enjoying it so far. However, after I get off my shifts (which, if I'm closing, last about 3 hours later than I'm scheduled) my feet are killing me and I never want to stand ever again. I already spent my first paycheck, though, because I needed cute clothes to work in. Overall, I think the clothes were a good investment.

6. Focused on my own emotional growth and am still trying to figure out who I am and what I want from college, friends, guys, life.

7. Watched Shark Week on the discovery channel with Christine.

8. Went to a Lady Antebellum concert at the mid state fair which was amazing!!!!



And on a different note... I just watched Revolutionary Road with Christine and Garrett. It was such a depressing movie. It made me lose a little faith in the possibility of finding a guy who makes me super happy and who i would be able to spend the rest of my life with. Ugh... kinda dumb, I know... but I worry about those things sometimes.

happy...

HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY TO BRITTANY!!!!

and happy shark week to everybody else in the world :)
i think YOU should take the shark personality quiz. i'm a hammerhead

Jodi Picoult and things

So I'm on this big Jodi Picoult book reading spree. I read "My Sister's Keeper" while I was on vacation in New Jersey. Over the past few days I read "Nineteen Minutes." The first is about a girl who is conceived in order for her to donate her blood, bone marrow, stem cells, etc to her older sister who has cancer. Not very uplifting. The latter is about a school shooting by a boy who has been picked on his entire life. That wasn't very uplifting either. I also just started her book "Handle With Care" about a little girl with a birth defect. Yet again, not uplifting.

Also, today I watched "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" with Britt and it got me thinking. It got me thinking about what makes us feel good about ourselves. Like, the fact that watching shows about other people's misfortunes makes us feel better about our own lives. That reading books about families with sick children makes us sad, but also makes us smile because that's not the way our lives are.

Its so sad to think about life that way... but it is completely true. Whenever we hear about a friends' misfortune, of course we feel bad for them, but we also (unfortunately) think to ourselves "wow, I'm lucky that isn't happening to me."

Jodi Picoult is a wonderful author. If you get a chance to read any of her books, I definitely encourage it. Even though they are sad books, throw you through twists and turns, and may be hard to get through because of some of the emotional issues the characters are dealing with; the books have the potential to change the way you think about life.

Maybe that's an extreme, but in any case, her books are great. You should try one out sometime.