you and i travel to the beat of a different drum.

Even though I think this dress is too short for work, I still wore it. I'm an elliptical freak, and, as a result, my legs have been getting toned. And, since my chest disappeared, I figured, why not?, show off them gams.

sweater: Nordstrom Rack.....dress: Old Navy.....top: Marshalls
mini-socks: Payless.....shoes: DSW

i'll be there for you as the world falls down.

This is how I looked on July 27:



sweater: JC Penney.....t-shirt: Marshalls.....skirt: Ross
mini-socks: Payless.....shoes: DSW

It's very amusing for me to browse through my blog photos on Flickr and see how I wore this skirt before I changed my eating habits and subsequently lost weight. This size 12 skirt sat higher on my non-existent waist.

- Sept. 14, 2009 - around 155 lbs. -


- Feb. 17, 2010 - looking trimmer because of tights, around 149 lbs. -

I may do a few more 'before and after' posts because they will help me stay on track. I'm such a visual person.

let me see your soul shake. i wanna see your body break.

This is how I looked on July 24:


t-shirt: Von Iva show at Slim's, 2005.....denim leggings: JC Penney
knee-highs: Target.....shoes: Aerosoles
sweater: Nordstrom

I walked around Downtown SJ in the 80-something degree heat with a black sweater on because that's how I roll.

I finally checked out Good Karma Vegan House and had some really tasty tofu curry with brown rice. The person working behind the counter looked at my shirt and said, "That isn't a Von Iva shirt, is it? Not many people have those." That just made my experience at that cafe even better.

floating in between where our worlds collide

Today, Brian and I went to our first swim lesson at the nearby local pool.

This is how I looked when I got back home:

sunglasses: the lost and found at work
contact lenses: LensCrafters
t-shirt: free at a Sharks playoffs game

I only wear contacts for special occasions, and re-learning how to swim definitely fits that description. To protect my eyes in the pool, I wore goggles.

Back to eyeglasses tomorrow!

have we become a habit? do we distort the facts?

I'm wearing a Mossimo skirt from Target that hasn't seen the light of day since 2002.



sweater: Target.....skirt: Target
mini-socks: Target.....shoes: Payless

It's a size 10, and, on me, it's loose in the waist. :)

your love's contagious. one kiss is dangerous.

This is how I looked on July 15:


sweater: Loehmann's.....tanktop: H&M.....skirt: Ross
mini-socks: Target.....shoes: DSW

well, i feel all right when it comes daylight.

This is how I looked on July 14:

sweater: H&M.....slacks: Marshalls
mini-socks: Payless.....shoes: Payless

I'm getting tired of my baggy slacks. My mission this Saturday is to find flattering trousers at Nordstrom or at Express.

he wants to get jiggy with it, and all i want to do is vogue.

This is how I looked on July 13:


sweater: Papaya.....tanktop: H&M.....skirt: Ross
mini-socks: Payless.....shoes: Payless

jump start heart. now, don't fall apart.

Happy One-Year Blogiversary to me!

Sadly, there is no outfit photo to post. Because it's Monday, my outfit consisted of something serious in the colours black, grey and teal. So predictable, I am.

But I did celebrate by going through both my closets and starting up a donate pile. In spite of my hoarding tendencies, I decided to get rid of the clothes that are just too big for me. Let me tell you, it was hard sorting through my trusty old cardis and skirts.

I'm going to try something new -- I will try shopping at some store that isn't a bargain place once a month. This idea came about after going into the Anthropologie in SF last Friday and actually buying stuff. The quality of the two pieces I purchased, a cardi and a dress, just blew me away. I didn't have a guilt trip because that was money well-spent.

I'm going to keep my mind (and my wallet) open and just enjoy going into higher-end stores. But I'll always be a bargain shopper at heart.

For the heck of it, I'm closing this post with a song.
"Kim Wilde" by Charlotte Hatherley. A long-time fave.

you pull me in. baby, you pull on my heartstrings.

This is what I wore to go grocery shopping:


top: Marshalls.....jeans: Steve & Barry's
socks: Target.....boots: Bakers Shoes

mighty rivers run right through me

This is how I looked on...

...July 6.

sweater: Nordstrom.....top: Marshalls.....skirt: Ross
mini-socks: Target.....shoes: DSW

.....July 8.

sweater: H&M.....lacy top: Nordstrom Rack.....slacks: Marshalls
knee-highs: Target.....shoes: Aerosoles

.....July 9.

sweater: Target.....top: Mervyn's.....skirt: Macy's
mini-socks: Target.....shoes: DSW


My feet look hugemongous in this shot.
(By the way, those are size 7 flats.)

now, i've burned my map, and i won't go back.

July 5, 2010 - Brian's cousin, erm, our cousin, Carrie married her longtime sweetheart Travis in a small and lovely ceremony right at Monastery Beach in Carmel.

One of the best things about attending a wedding on a beach is burying my feet in warm sand.

This was how I looked on that fine day:



sweater: Nordstrom.....dress: Charlotte Russe
mini-socks: Payless.....shoes: DSW
sunglasses: LensCrafters
3 uncropped photos: Brian

nothing ends up right when you're in a craze

This is how I looked on July 3:

sweater: Old Navy.....tanktop: H&M.....jeans: Charlotte Russe
mini-socks: Payless.....shoes: Target

Saturday, I got a trim and my eyebrows waxed. If it weren't for the wedding I was attending the following Monday, I would have just gotten a trim. I do have to say, I prefer having someone else wax my brows instead of doing it myself. It's way less painful that way.

like the sun, like the wind, like the weather, you're temperamental

This is how I looked on July 2:

sweater: H&M.....skirt: Target
mini-socks: Target.....shoes: DSW