treat yo' self!

I had some money left over from my budget after the end of last week. Yippeeee! I was super excited and was able to get a little gift for myself for being so good :)

Matt and I are going to Colorado Sunday morning for a few days.  I can't wait to get out of the city and hike, breathe the fresh air, and hang out with some super wonderful friends.

isabel marant willow sneakers

I need these shoes.  I WILL DIE IF I DON'T GET THESE SHOES!!!!  Ok... maybe a tad bit over dramatic, but I really do want these shoes and they are sold out everywhere.  EVERYWHERE!!!

anthro love and bf amazingness

Right now at Anthro we have so many ikat print/southwest inspired pattern everything and I am dying that I am on my debt diet and can't purchase anything!

I especially love, love, LOVE this bedding.  After work on Friday I carried the duvet around with me for a good 15 minutes and even got to the counter before feeling guilty about wanting to buy something.  I put it back even through 95% of my coworkers told me to get it.  I told myself that I'd ask Matt his opinion since it's something that we'd both be using.

He doesn't like it.  I know it.  He said "um...it's ok..." and then added, "if you like it then we can get it.  whatever you want."  I'm the luckiest girl.  And I was reminded that I shouldn't buy the expensive beautiful bedding that I so desperately want because I'm saving for my future which includes my life with Matt.

saturday

I feel like one of my best qualities is my spontaneity.  This has lead to such things as me getting my first tattoo, Matt and I getting back together, and discovering parts of the city that I wouldn't have otherwise gotten to see.

One of my not so appealing qualities is my indecisiveness. This, combined with spontaneity, can sometimes always cause a hurricane of internal struggle which can make for a very annoying me.

Yesterday I realized that I could go to the beach day cleanup my work was organizing after seeing that I did not in fact have to work.  (I am very, very bad with knowing my schedule)  I told my boss that I wanted to go and was super excited!  I then remembered that Matt and I were supposed to have a meeting with someone and I had no idea what time and if it was confirmed.  I then let her know that I didn't think I could go because of said reason.  At 10pm last night I decided that I should go because my scheduling conflict was still questionable and I wanted to go clean a beach!  At 6am, my indecisiveness reared its ugly head I opted out of going after all.  Far away + rain + the idea of snuggling with Matt in a warm bed for a few hours more won out.

The weatherman actually lied and it was a beautiful day out and I'm now wishing that I could've gone.  Rage.

All in all, I think that today's extra sleep and couch-laying-on was much needed to recover from my tiring week at work.  Note:  I am still in my pajamas and I don't plan on changing any time soon.  I turned my phone ringer off and have been ignoring the world to surf the internet and catch up on things that I've missed.  I love days off.

life

I've been freaking out about money the last couple of weeks. I reevaluated my finances and I'm on a very strict budget from now on. Debt diet. If anyone sees me buying anything besides food, I give you full permission to smack me.

On a happier note, things in my all over life are really great. I've been thinking about taking violin lessons for awhile and I finally took a leap. I started taking violin lessons this week and am super pumped to improve my playing and learn some new pieces.

Matt is the most wonderful, supportive person in my life and I feel so lucky every day.

Work at Anthro is incredible! I'm officially at Rock Center for good now and am really focusing on learning as much as possible and being really solid in my dept role. We had an event today for earth day and it was super fun! There was a touch tank (I learned that sea urchins are spiky and sea cucumbers are squishy) , tons of ocean inspired treats, and a crafting station to make sea urchins and crochet coral reef. I'm so glad that I work for such an inspirational company and am surrounded by such inspiring and creative people every day! Sangria loved the sea urchin I made as well :)

job update and new toy!

Things are going very well at the new job! Since my last post, I was supposed to train at Rockefeller Center for one week. After being there for three days, the general manager asked me to stay on at Rock Center for the next six weeks to help out. Rock Center is the main focus store for the whole company so I'm really pumped that they want me to work at their location! I'll be working in the intimates and accessories department which is really great since its the department I'm working in at SoHo. When I go back to my normal store, I will be able to come in full speed ahead and be as helpful as possible.

Also last week I got my iPad 3! I'm actually dictating this blog as you read! There are definitely differences to get used to such as typing on the keyboard without feeling any buttons. However, using the dictation function is really fun! I'm actually dictating this whole blog post. I didn't know if it was going to work because I think Siri on the iPhone has some major confusion but this is working very well!

Happy spring time to everyone!

a brief hiatus

So, I stopped writing for awhile. I didn't feel like I had anything interesting to write about, but I'm going to try to write one post a week. I think that is definitely doable.

Since my last post I have done many things, the biggest being quitting Club Monaco and starting at Anthropologie. This week was my first week at my new location and it went very well. I did a lot of training just getting to know the store and it's inner workings and I think it's going to be a good fit for me. I really get along with my direct supervisor and am completely inspired by the SM. Everyone has the kind of work ethic and good spirit that I've been looking for and going to work has been very enjoyable. I'm looking forward to two weeks from now (2 more weeks of training- 1 at my store and 1 at a different location) when I get to really dig into my role as I&A (intimates and accessories) Supervisor and start things like merchandising, monitoring stock levels, etc.

On my last day at CM, my wonderful, amazing staff got me some gifts and a cake and took me out to dinner. I was a mess and cried several times from being so overwhelmed with love! My new staff is much larger but I hope that I have the opportunity to get to know everyone as well as I knew my old team. We were a real family.