Lazy Saturday

Well, for two of us, anyway. Rowdy, being Rowdy, went on a lengthy MTB ride with his co-worker, Jacob (who looks a lot like Jake Gillenhaal, in my opinion--but he's not).

I have had a real yen to go clothes-shopping, but have felt guilty about spending too much money. You see, R and I are just a week and a half from taking our one big vacation of the year, complete with first-class flights, VIP treatment in Malaysia and a swanky hotel in Vietnam.

But, girls will be girls, and I went shopping anyway. I went to Kohl's, which significantly lessened the financial blow of buying a cute military-style jacket, two sweaters, a top, a tablecloth for Thanksgiving and a necklace/earring set to go with a dress I purchased from Target for the pre-MotoGP race party our first night in Sepang.

With each thing I tried on, I imagined Clinton and Stacey's critique. I don't think they'd be overjoyed with the disjointedness of my purchases, but each of them had a certain place in my wardrobe. A very cute poplin blazer (only $20, as I recall) was rejected because it would really need tailoring to emphasize my waistline. It didn't quite hit me the right spot on my hips, either. That's one of the challenges of being long-waisted.

I've been perusing the websites of different photographer who are either of my acquaintance or a relative of a friend to see what people are wearing and how they wear it. It all looks so easy and effortless on other people--plain top or top-with-cami underneath, simple cardigan, maybe a belt, a necklace, jeans. I'm not sure why I either don't feel like I can pull that off or don't buy similar things and just give it a whirl.

Hmmm....