Lili living...: July 2010

Monday, July 26, 2010

365LOVE

This one covers a whole month....it was a whole lot of work, but so was everything else this month!!!!

07/12/2010

Day 141: Pool on a weeknight!! I feel so old that this makes me excited :o/

07/13/2010

Day 142: Big. Massive. Spraypaint. Fail. Whoops!!

07/14/2010

Day 143: Yummy Pink Eye at Uptown Deli with Kirsten!!!

07/15/2010

Day 144: My Nemeses = Heat Rash. Summer Eczema. Constant Itching Until I Bleed.

07/16/2010

Day 145: A company car out on a service call....this happens more often than I'd expect.

07/17/2010

Day 146: Sleepover! & Bailey's Bday.

07/18/2010

Day 147: Being weird...too much sun this weekend or something...and a SUNBURN!

07/19/2010

Day 148: I started packing....12...days...before...moving. What hell.

07/20/2010

Day 149: I'm pretty sure the lady in the parking lot thought I was crazy taking pictures of this bush at a law firm. Tough luck.

07/21/2010

Day 150: This could have something to do with my breathing problems and unexplained fever the last few weeks. Maybe....GRRRRRrrrRRR old house! This was when I was really ready to be out of my apartment.

07/22/2010

Day 151: I needed boxes, so I went dumpster diving at the recycling center...I have still yet to purchase a single box!!! However, I did get stares because I was dumpster diving in work clothes and heels....

07/23/2010

Day 152: Would be a perfect picture were it not for the hair weirdness above my ear....I'll get over it!!

07/24/2010

Day 153: So I made some progress packing for the move....that's right. Boxes are stacked up to the mantle.

07/25/2010

Day 154: My neighbor found a new kitty!! I WANT HIM!!! His name is Three-Speed.

07/26/2010

Day 155: The first of many...I worked at home the second half of the day!!!

07/27/2010

Day 156: I will update this as soon as Kirsten sends me the picture. Ahem.....

07/28/2010

Day 157: I will update this as soon as Kirsten send me the other picture. *Coughs again*

07/29/2010

Day 158: Napkin + Duct Tape = Better than a bandaid.

07/30/2010

Day 159: Started moving today, but just what my car could hold....then a ridiculously fun night around the City.

07/31/2010

Day 160: Jessica's reception! On Moving Day!! With greasy hair!!!

08/01/2010

Day 161: I got a new sofa. Isn't it pretty among all of the moving mess?!?!

08/02/2010

Day 162: Here's my pretty kitchen #andDONE.

08/03/2010

Day 163: Here's my pretty bedroom #andDONE.

08/04/2010

Day 164: First dinner party at the new apartment! First time to cook chicken since 2007! Thanks for coming everyone :o)

08/05/2010

Day 165: Kirsten got a fabulous new clear bubble umbrella....& we went dress shopping!!

08/06/2010

Day 166: Blacklight Bowling!!!

08/07/2010

Day 167: So Kelly and Micah got married. It was a BLAST!

08/08/2010

Day 168: It's getting harder and harder to keep up with this with all of the adulthood and working and moving on top of going out of town. I need some good solid time at home to get stuff done!!! Anyway, I bought this on Craigslist and drove 24 miles from Midwest City with 70% of it hanging out my trunk.

08/09/2010

Day 169: First time at The Prohibition Room...drank Hollandia on special...not bad, very pretty.

08/10/2010

Day 170: Legitimately a horrible day. It deserved a Cougar Town sized glass of wine.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

365ing

I have so much catch-up to do, but I've been a busyyyyy workin' girl.

Bear with me, I'll do a little at a time!!!

06/30/2010

Day 129: It is so hard getting ready when it's dark out & one light doesn't work :o(

07/01/2010

Day 130: Love The Wedge. Love The Kirsten.

07/02/2010

Day 131: Road trip back to Dally with Angie!! (Took like 4 hours because of stupid traffic & crazy rain....)

07/03/2010

Day 132: Addison's Kaboomtown fireworks show!!

07/04/2010

Day 133: 4th of July Parade in McKinney TX. Dad was working. Mom wasn't feeling well. Ryan was working.

07/05/2010

Day 134: My drive back to Oklahoma was the perfect time of day!!!

07/06/2010

Day 135: OMG!!! I ended up getting so sick!!! I spent all night Tuesday in the dark with a fever of 103. Don't know why, but it was pretty miserable :o(...

07/07/2010

Day 136: Not staying put for a long time means you have a lot of bags. 2 weeks...like 20 bags.

07/08/2010

Day 137: I highly recommend Dr. Soloman Chaim for foot surgeries. I told him I wanted to be able to wear heels again....I'm not so sure he had these in mind, but I am so happy!!!

07/09/2010

Day 138: Pretty fast food sunset

07/10/2010

Day 139: Finished the whole damn 2000 piece puzzle. Alone. Awesome. Haha actually it was a lot of fun!!!

07/11/2010

Day 140: Whoops. I decided to redo my dining table....still not done with it. Crap.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

How an 8 to 5 Changes You....and 365

I've been feeling rather old and boring since starting my new job. I'm trying to nip it in the bud, but I've got to take some time to adjust to these "changes" caused by removing 40 hours a week (45 if you include lunch, more like 60 when traffic's bad, 70 when I add in time to get ready in the mornings...*sigh*) of my personal freedom do to whatever.

Don't get me wrong. I am loving my new job (even though I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing), I'm just not sure I'm ready to give up the almost-total-freedom I've had for the last year. Last year at this time, I wanted nothing more than a predictable schedule where I wake early, have evenings off, dress nicely everyday & not have to work on weekends. I'm grateful for that now, but I owe my time to my job even when I'm not there because I have to have enough energy to get through the day.

For instance....why am I writing this at 5:00 am on a Sunday?!? I planned on going out with friends both Friday and Saturday night this weekend, but ended up passing out between 9 & 10 both nights, then waking back up between about 4 & 5. They say your body craves a sleeping schedule, so I guess mine is keeping me on my M-F schedule during the weekends, too. How old of me.

Changes I Need to Make Because of My Career:

-First alarm set at 5:30.

-I MUST shower at night. I can't look greasy & I can't snooze if I have to take one in the morning.

-Breakfast (usually oatmeal, yogurt, coffee & fruit) are out the night before

-Clothes for the week are picked out and ironed on Sundays

-No ponytails (I see this changing soon...but for now my hair's down everyday)

-Makeup usually in the car...oops. This needs to change when I upgrade.

-NEW BUDGET!!!

-Nails are almost always done

-I have 2 bags everyday. Three if I bring lunch.

-Traffic is now a daily ordeal (even my photography job in Edmond wasn't trafficky 9 times out of 10)

-I run errands during lunch. Sometimes I nap.

-Constant caffeine (that's not much different)

-No jeans, even on casual Friday (so.....not that casual)

-My clothes are now split into 2 closets: work & not work. Haven't been using the "Not Work" so much :o(

-My feet are throbbing everyday because of heels. I only wear flats on Fridays.

-My heels are all becoming worn in!!

-I, along with everyone else on the sales team, sneak out at 4:30 to avoid traffic (I usually get to about Santa Fe on 240 :o/

-When I get home, I MUST change out of clothes, put them away (in laundry or hung back up w/ febreeze for pants), and get started on something productive or else I'm done for the night.

-I just gave my bed an "Off Limits 'Til 9" rule, unless I'm sick.

-My weekends are still ruled by work (planning ahead, getting things done, etc.)

-Bedtime is usually about 11.

A few 365 updates...

Well, my two-week long adventure where I never stayed in one place for more than 4 days is over....& I'm exhausted from it! I'm really going to enjoy staying put & having my suitcase stored away.

06/18/2010