Stitch Fix

     I am Stitch Fix's newest fan. I have known about them for a while through other bloggers and friends, but was a bit skeptical. I decided to sign up and see what happens. A few weeks ago I filled in my style profile, picked a date for my shipment, and started to wait. Today a package was dropped off with a big Stitch Fix label on it. The fact that you have no idea what will be inside the box is really exciting, and makes it so much fun. I opened the box and there was an envelope with a list of what is in the package. Then I opened the tissue paper and there was a back twist front sweater, a green cowl-like neck shirt, a floral shirt, a box with a dainty pair of earrings in it, and a teal-ish dress. I wasn't disappointed, nor was I impressed. I looked at the earrings, and liked them, but they were slightly too small, and I didn't need them. Then the sweater... oy. It was just strange... I wish I had taken a picture. I just can't explain it. It was like a short sleeved black sweater that someone had twisted in the front. I didn't really understand it. Then there was the green shirt. It was really soft, and I didn't mind the neckline, but it was a weird length, like almost too long but not quite, and the fabric sat funny on me. Plus it was like an army-ish green which wasn't great. Next I tried on the floral shirt. I really liked it, but I wasn't sure of the pattern, and it was slightly too small so that it still looked good, but was not comfortable.  Lastly I tried the dress on. It was a really flattering style for me. It had a wrap like skirt, with a ruffle around the neck, and an elastic in the waist band. It was also a bit longer in length which I liked. So in all, I only kept the dress, but instead of being discouraged, I gave the website as much feedback as I could, and can not wait for my next fix!

Flying Shoes

     I haven't had anything to say, so I didn't post anything. I know, not a good excuse. Anyway I have a story. I completely lost my mind today.
     Ok, so I had to go to an SAT tutor today, and I had forgotten to finish a couple problems, so right before we left, I was finishing them. We were in a slight rush, and instead of putting my shoes on inside, I grabbed them with my folder and calculator and phone, and ran to the car. In my haste, I dropped my calculator which came apart upon hitting the ground. I threw my stuff on the seat in the car, got down on the ground and searched for the batteries and cover piece. I got up, put my stuff on my lap in the car, and we left. I was stuck on a problem that I want to finished on the way there, so my focus was on that. We get there, and I go to put my shoes on to get out, but they are MIA. No shoes in the front seat, or the back, or the trunk... all I had was a pair of socks, and a few hundred feet to walk into a building. So... I went to my SAT tutor with no shoes on...
     We go home, and I expect to find my shoes sitting innocently on the ground in the garage, but again I find no shoes. Then I check inside but still can't fine them. Then I realize that when my calculator fell, I put the folder and phone in the car, but put the shoes on the roof of the car. I flipped out. I had not realized they were on top, gotten in the car and we had driven off... I had my brother  drive down the street, and go to the light, and make the turn to the next street, and there, three streets away, strewn on the side of the road are my shoes. They survived being thrown from the roof, and sitting there for two hours. I'm so lucky I found them, and that they were intact, as if they were gently placed on the street.
     Now the only thing I can think of is how crazy we must have looked sitting at the intersection with a pair of sperries on the roof of out car.

Stuck

I really hate confliction. I just can never decide what to do. Why does everything have to fall on the same week?! There is one week in August that I am supposed to work everyday, stay at my aunts, and go to a retreat. I was supposed to stay with my aunt from Sunday-Wednesday, but since I am supposed to work Monday-Friday, and my aunt lives 30ish minutes away, that would be hard. Also, I am supposed to go away Wednesday- Sunday... I can't be three places at once, so I have to figure it out, and decide.

Anyway, sorry for the short post, I have more to come soon, I PROMISE

A Broken Promise

        Ok, ok. I did what I said I wasn't going to do. I fell back into my habit of neglecting my blog. I guess I didn't think I had anything to say. Well I still don't... but what ever. If you get bored, you can stop reading. So this is the first summer I did not leave home. The first summer since I was eight that I am home for more then a couple weeks. I thought I would be tear-my-hair-out-bored and go crazy, but the few things I have been doing have kept me busy. I have a job. I am a cashier at a Hardware store. I don't know anything about what the store sells, and can't answer any questions the customers have, but its entertaining. People can be so interesting. I enjoy talking to different people and seeing who comes in for what. I have a pretty analytical brain, meaning I like to analyze things, so people watching is fun. I work two or three days a week, and when I work 9-5, I come home feeling like my legs are going to fall off. I have legs issues. Its a known fact, so standing at a counter for eight hours probably is not the best for me... I think it may be aggravating my knee problems. I'll see what the doctor says next week. Besides standing and people watching, I have been babysitting. I love the two families I am working for right now. Both have the most adorable kids. One family has boy-girl twins, which in its self is a lot of fun, but I have a twin brother, so it is special for me. I also have been going to the pool/beach a fair amount. Even thought my aunts beach house is only an hour away, a day there feels like a week away. Also my family is crazy, so it is always fun going and spending the day with them.
        I got my license. The first time I drove was to my friends house, and the whole five minute trip there, I felt like I was breaking the law, and that I wasn't supposed to be driving. Before my driving test, I kept having this dream where I was in the passenger seat, and the car was going, but no one was in the drivers seat, so I had to control the car from my seat. It was scary, and I think it meant I was nervous I didn't have control over the car, but I'm a good driver, I passed the test, and now I have freedom.
        I have also been watching Grey's Anatomy from season one. When the show started I was only about nine, so I couldn't watch, but since I have been watching, so I decided to watch seasons one through eight... My dad thinks I'm crazy.
        This summer has also been a summer of cleaning. My mom and I decided to clean out the entire house by September. So far the basement is almost done, the office is looking ten times better, and the bedrooms are neat and organized (at least mine is). The stuff a family can accumulate in 13 years in a house is crazy! We have so much stuff that we don't use or don't need. Someone could go shopping in our attic and think they were at Target or something.
        I think this post is dragging on.... so I am going to end it... Hope everyone is having a good summer!

       P.S. I have a new obsession with yellow nail polish... :)

Quick Hello

I am falling back into bad habits, but it won't last long, I hope. I have been wicked busy with school work, and I haven't found the time to blog. I have lots to share, but am taking a  break from my blog so I can focus on school. I only have 2.5 weeks of classes left, then will be posting all summer!

Favorite Teacher

Today was a half day, but I had a meeting with my English teacher, so I got lunch and ran back to school. Getting lunch took longer then it was supposed to because when my town has a half day, the restaurants fill with kids and unless you sprint out of school, it takes forever. I had about ten minutes to get back to school, so I ran. As I am huffing and puffing down the English Hall, I walk past my English classroom from last year, and I see my teacher from last year. She was on maternity leave when I got back from Israel, which I didn't know about. I literally did a double take. I walked by, saw her but kept walking, a second later I stopped, turned around and was like "wait, is that you!" I told her I had to run to a meeting, but I'll stop by on the way out. It was really nice catching up with her. She is one of my favorite teachers!

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?

        On March 9th I got a concussion. It was mild, and I was told it would be gone with in about two weeks. It is now May 2nd, and I thought I was symptom free, but yesterday I went to leave art, and was so dizzy I felt like the room was spinning, and my head was pounding. I was sent home. I took a nap hoping when I woke up it would be gone. It wasn't completely, and today I still have a minor headache.  I hope it is just a one time thing, and Friday at my doctors appointment I will be cleared for gym class. This always happens to me! When ever I get hurt, it always has to drag out or have a complication. Last year, almost exactly a year before this concussion, on March 11th, I broke my wrist. I was in gym class and was placed in goal since I have bad feet. I was doing pretty well until someone kicked the ball really hard and hit my wrist. Next thing I know, I am knelt on the ground holding my wrist. The nurse couldn't see a break, and neither could the doctor on the X-ray, so I was given a brace to wear until it felt better. A month later, after two more x-rays and an MRI, I was told I needed immediate surgery otherwise the bone might die... My mom and I lost it, we thought it was so funny. Long story short, I had surgery where they but a permanent screw in, ended up in the ER that night, stayed the night for "Pain Management" and still have pain in my wrist. I guess I have bad luck when it comes to injuries? Lets just hope this concussion doesn't end up like two of my other issues, where I have them fixed or they heal, and yet over a year later, they are still a problem... My fingers are crossed.