Thursday, August 7, 2008
Shoes and other distractions
The shoes arrived the next day, and with free shipping! I can't believe how awesome that is. No wonder everyone loves Zappos. :3 Now, if only I could afford to buy shoes from them more often.
Other than that, I don't have much to say. I'm up early because I'm going to the car dealer to have them look at my car's cigarette lighter because it doesn't seem to be working. If only a regular lighter could power my new GPS. I just hope they can get it working because I've already opened the thing and started using it. I've even mounted the permanent disk that it sticks to on my dashboard already, so I'm pretty sure I can't return it.
I'm also downloading a new MMORPG, Granado Espada, because I'm getting a little bored of playing kRO2 and Granado Espada seems to have an interesting character system. I'll probably play it obsessively for a few weeks or months and then abandon it like every other MMO I've played, but at least for a while it'll be a pretty little distraction to keep my mind off of my anxiety about VCU and the fact that my boyfriend will be gone tomorrow.
Anyway, I need to finish getting ready to go. I may write later today, but no promises.
Other than that, I don't have much to say. I'm up early because I'm going to the car dealer to have them look at my car's cigarette lighter because it doesn't seem to be working. If only a regular lighter could power my new GPS. I just hope they can get it working because I've already opened the thing and started using it. I've even mounted the permanent disk that it sticks to on my dashboard already, so I'm pretty sure I can't return it.
I'm also downloading a new MMORPG, Granado Espada, because I'm getting a little bored of playing kRO2 and Granado Espada seems to have an interesting character system. I'll probably play it obsessively for a few weeks or months and then abandon it like every other MMO I've played, but at least for a while it'll be a pretty little distraction to keep my mind off of my anxiety about VCU and the fact that my boyfriend will be gone tomorrow.
Anyway, I need to finish getting ready to go. I may write later today, but no promises.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Impatience and more anxiety
I feel like I'm still playing the waiting game with VCU. I've been accepted and I've finished almost everything that needs to be done before I can go up there, but I still feel anxious and impatient. I probably won't feel comfortable about the whole thing until I actually get up there, but it seems like the summer is dragging on forever, and I don't like it. I feel like I should be relaxing, but I can't relax because I want things to get done, but I can't get everything done right away and I'm frustrated about that.
In addition to being impatient about starting at VCU, I've also been a little upset that my boyfriend will be leaving soon. I don't like being emotional or mopey, and I don't want those kinds of feelings to prevent me from enjoying my experience at VCU, but I don't really know how I'm going to deal without him. We didn't think we'd ever have to say goodbye again, and that's going to be the hardest part about it. I don't really want to think about it.
In other news, I finally got around to ordering the shoes that my mom promised to buy for me. I decided to just get the Converse shoes and not bother with the other pair. They're cute, but I looked at a similar pair by the same brand in Journeys and I just didn't think I would like them because they're made differently from the kinds of shoes that I'm used to wearing and I just don't know if I would be happy with them. Plus they're skate shoes, and I'm not a skater, so I don't know if I should even be wearing them if I'm just going to be walking in them. So for now, I'm not going to worry about spending the extra money on them.
Well, I have to wake up early tomorrow morning, so I'm going to go get ready for bed now. Goodnight! :3
In addition to being impatient about starting at VCU, I've also been a little upset that my boyfriend will be leaving soon. I don't like being emotional or mopey, and I don't want those kinds of feelings to prevent me from enjoying my experience at VCU, but I don't really know how I'm going to deal without him. We didn't think we'd ever have to say goodbye again, and that's going to be the hardest part about it. I don't really want to think about it.
In other news, I finally got around to ordering the shoes that my mom promised to buy for me. I decided to just get the Converse shoes and not bother with the other pair. They're cute, but I looked at a similar pair by the same brand in Journeys and I just didn't think I would like them because they're made differently from the kinds of shoes that I'm used to wearing and I just don't know if I would be happy with them. Plus they're skate shoes, and I'm not a skater, so I don't know if I should even be wearing them if I'm just going to be walking in them. So for now, I'm not going to worry about spending the extra money on them.
Well, I have to wake up early tomorrow morning, so I'm going to go get ready for bed now. Goodnight! :3
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Stress
I've had a rough week. Monday evening my mom and I went shopping, and I discovered that I'm too small to fit a size 2 or 4 in ladies' jeans, and an extra small in an Old Navy skirt is actually a little loose on my hips. That's pretty pathetic, considering I'm not that small. I'm short and petite, but I'm not nearly as tiny as some of the girls that I used to wait on at work. I think I'm starting to see why sizes like XXS and 00 actually exist.
I did find a cute pair of metallic pink flip-flops though, and my mom offered to buy me one of two pairs of shoes that I've been admiring online for a little while. It's either this one or this one. I can't decide which one I really want, though. I might have her buy me one of them and then buy the other pair myself.
Tuesday I started calling about the apartments that I wanted to look at, but only two of my original five choices actually had an available apartment, and one of those two didn't even set up an appointment with me because the apartments were going so fast and it was too far in advance for him to set up an appointment with me. I'm planning to call back about that one (and a few others) tomorrow and see if it's still available.
Two of the four appointments I managed to set up are for two-bedroom apartments. One of those two is almost surely out of my budget and it's fully furnished, but the other one sounds like a better value. One of the appointments is for one of the one-bedroom apartments from my original list, and it's actually the apartment that VCU's off-campus housing representative recommended to me as the best of my original choices, but it wasn't my favorite of the original choices. The other appointment is for a couple of different places, but judging by some of their online listings, I don't know if I'm going to want them or not. They seem kind of dumpy and they don't offer all of the features that I want, but I don't think it'll hurt to just look at them.
I might even end up in a dorm, if I'm not satisfied with any of the apartments I see. I applied for on-campus housing after talking to the housing representatives at VCU about my problems. They said that there was a lot of space left in one of the dorms on the MCV campus, which is about two miles away from my classes, and there's a free shuttle bus that runs between the two campuses. They also said that it would be a good idea to go ahead and sign up because it would be a good backup plan for me.
Living in a dorm might be a better option than an apartment, actually. At this point I think the cost of a dorm with a meal plan would be almost the same as the average costs of living in an apartment and buying groceries every week, and I wouldn't have to worry as much about going out of my budget because I wouldn't be buying groceries regularly. It would be a relatively safe environment for me, and living in a dorm might also make it easier for me to make friends. My boyfriend wouldn't be able to move with me, but I think that there'd be less financial stress on him if I lived in a dorm, too.
I guess I won't know what will happen with my living situation until after I look at the apartments, but I'm glad that I at least have a backup plan if I'm not happy with any of the apartments.
I did find a cute pair of metallic pink flip-flops though, and my mom offered to buy me one of two pairs of shoes that I've been admiring online for a little while. It's either this one or this one. I can't decide which one I really want, though. I might have her buy me one of them and then buy the other pair myself.
Tuesday I started calling about the apartments that I wanted to look at, but only two of my original five choices actually had an available apartment, and one of those two didn't even set up an appointment with me because the apartments were going so fast and it was too far in advance for him to set up an appointment with me. I'm planning to call back about that one (and a few others) tomorrow and see if it's still available.
Two of the four appointments I managed to set up are for two-bedroom apartments. One of those two is almost surely out of my budget and it's fully furnished, but the other one sounds like a better value. One of the appointments is for one of the one-bedroom apartments from my original list, and it's actually the apartment that VCU's off-campus housing representative recommended to me as the best of my original choices, but it wasn't my favorite of the original choices. The other appointment is for a couple of different places, but judging by some of their online listings, I don't know if I'm going to want them or not. They seem kind of dumpy and they don't offer all of the features that I want, but I don't think it'll hurt to just look at them.
I might even end up in a dorm, if I'm not satisfied with any of the apartments I see. I applied for on-campus housing after talking to the housing representatives at VCU about my problems. They said that there was a lot of space left in one of the dorms on the MCV campus, which is about two miles away from my classes, and there's a free shuttle bus that runs between the two campuses. They also said that it would be a good idea to go ahead and sign up because it would be a good backup plan for me.
Living in a dorm might be a better option than an apartment, actually. At this point I think the cost of a dorm with a meal plan would be almost the same as the average costs of living in an apartment and buying groceries every week, and I wouldn't have to worry as much about going out of my budget because I wouldn't be buying groceries regularly. It would be a relatively safe environment for me, and living in a dorm might also make it easier for me to make friends. My boyfriend wouldn't be able to move with me, but I think that there'd be less financial stress on him if I lived in a dorm, too.
I guess I won't know what will happen with my living situation until after I look at the apartments, but I'm glad that I at least have a backup plan if I'm not happy with any of the apartments.
Labels: apartments, dorm, shoes, shopping, vcu
Friday, June 27, 2008
Body Issues and Improvements
I hate having irregularly shaped feet. I always find the cutest shoes online at really good prices, and my problem is always either that they don't have my size, or they have my size but I'm not sure if the shoes will turn out to be too long or too narrow due to size variations, and I can't buy them because the site doesn't allow returns on clearance-priced merchandise. Even if the shoes are only $7-10 plus shipping, I still can't justify that kind of waste of money if they don't fit. ;(
I guess it's better to spend a little more money on a shoe that I know I will be satisfied with or get my money back, but I'm still sad that I can't take advantage of some of the insanely cheap prices I've seen out there. I might try my luck sometime anyway, if I find a pair of shoes cute enough to be worth the risk. At least I could try buying them a half-size larger to make sure the shoes won't be too narrow and then get some insoles if they turn out too long.
I succeeded in finding some good lip products today. I bought a plain lip balm, a colored lip balm, two lip glosses, and a Maybelline lip plumper. I've tried the plain lip balm and one of the lip glosses, and I'm so happy with both of them that I'm thinking about throwing out my old tube of Chapstick, but I'll probably just put it away in a drawer until I run out of the new lip balm. I think I might try the lip plumper a little later tonight or tomorrow, and I hope it works and looks good on me.
I also bought some gradual self-tanning moisturizer for my pale legs. I'm hoping that it'll make them look less flabby because I've heard that tan skin doesn't show cellulite as much as pale skin. I don't want to use it on the rest of my body though, and I don't know if it'll look weird when my legs start to be a little darker than the rest of me. I guess if it looks too bad I can just stop using it because I definitely don't plan on tanning my torso, arms, or face. :\
I hope that by the end of the summer my long-term makeover will be complete. I've been trying to make a lot of little changes with myself in preparation for my new life at VCU, and I think that I'm nearing the final stages of my transformation. All I have left to do is to finish clearing up my skin and getting back into shape. :3
My orientation confirmation arrived in the mail today, finally~ I think I'm going to go start reading the handbook that came with it after I check my email and see how my dad's doing.
I guess it's better to spend a little more money on a shoe that I know I will be satisfied with or get my money back, but I'm still sad that I can't take advantage of some of the insanely cheap prices I've seen out there. I might try my luck sometime anyway, if I find a pair of shoes cute enough to be worth the risk. At least I could try buying them a half-size larger to make sure the shoes won't be too narrow and then get some insoles if they turn out too long.
I succeeded in finding some good lip products today. I bought a plain lip balm, a colored lip balm, two lip glosses, and a Maybelline lip plumper. I've tried the plain lip balm and one of the lip glosses, and I'm so happy with both of them that I'm thinking about throwing out my old tube of Chapstick, but I'll probably just put it away in a drawer until I run out of the new lip balm. I think I might try the lip plumper a little later tonight or tomorrow, and I hope it works and looks good on me.
I also bought some gradual self-tanning moisturizer for my pale legs. I'm hoping that it'll make them look less flabby because I've heard that tan skin doesn't show cellulite as much as pale skin. I don't want to use it on the rest of my body though, and I don't know if it'll look weird when my legs start to be a little darker than the rest of me. I guess if it looks too bad I can just stop using it because I definitely don't plan on tanning my torso, arms, or face. :\
I hope that by the end of the summer my long-term makeover will be complete. I've been trying to make a lot of little changes with myself in preparation for my new life at VCU, and I think that I'm nearing the final stages of my transformation. All I have left to do is to finish clearing up my skin and getting back into shape. :3
My orientation confirmation arrived in the mail today, finally~ I think I'm going to go start reading the handbook that came with it after I check my email and see how my dad's doing.
Labels: appearance, cosmetics, feet, lips, makeover, money, orientation, problems, self tanner, shoes, vcu
Monday, June 9, 2008
Shopping~
It looks like Blogger has updated their interface a bit since I last posted. :O
Yesterday I went on a shopping trip with my mom and my aunt Andrea to Greensboro, which is a city about an hour away that has better shopping options than our dinky little town. Unfortunately, what was supposed to be my shopping trip kind of turned into their shopping trip, and I didn't get to look at a lot of the things that I wanted to. I guess some of the important things were covered, but there was a lot more that I wanted to do that I wasn't able to do.
I really missed the shopping trips that my mom and I had when I was younger; she would always help me pick things out and tell me when a color or style didn't look good on me. I never really appreciated that help when I was younger, but I haven't really had that kind of a shopping trip with my mom since I started working a few years ago, and I really missed the input and company I had when I used to go shopping with her. This trip didn't really cut it as well as I'd have liked it to because for the most part I was looking on my own or waiting for them to finish helping each other pick out clothing for themselves so that I could get my mom's opinion on some of the things that I wanted to look at in the other stores. She said that she'd take me shopping again though because I didn't get to look at everything that I wanted to.
It was a fun day considering the circumstances, though. I did actually find a pair of cute brown shoes, which is very difficult because I'm picky about shoes and I have a hard time finding any shoes that are both small and wide enough for my feet. I also bought a cute pink The Sak clutch that was originally priced at $69 for less than $25 at Marshalls. It looks like this. I also got some new clothes, mostly for when I (hopefully) go to VCU in the fall.
I'm probably set for school clothing, but I still want at least one of the fancier party tops or dresses from one of the junior stores in the mall because someday, at least once in my life, I want to go out dancing, and I want to have something cute to wear for that. I don't want something so sexy that my boobs will pop out of it, but I'm interested in the brightly colored flowing tops that have shoulder cutouts and other interesting details. I feel more comfortable in tops that have a more modest neckline, but I wouldn't really mind a low-cut top if it either has a built-in bra or isn't too low for me to wear a bra under it. Maybe those are the kinds of things I will look at the next time I go shopping. I also still want to try to find a few more pairs of shoes if I can.
I'm going to work some more on my Gaia profile now, so I'll write more later. :3
Yesterday I went on a shopping trip with my mom and my aunt Andrea to Greensboro, which is a city about an hour away that has better shopping options than our dinky little town. Unfortunately, what was supposed to be my shopping trip kind of turned into their shopping trip, and I didn't get to look at a lot of the things that I wanted to. I guess some of the important things were covered, but there was a lot more that I wanted to do that I wasn't able to do.
I really missed the shopping trips that my mom and I had when I was younger; she would always help me pick things out and tell me when a color or style didn't look good on me. I never really appreciated that help when I was younger, but I haven't really had that kind of a shopping trip with my mom since I started working a few years ago, and I really missed the input and company I had when I used to go shopping with her. This trip didn't really cut it as well as I'd have liked it to because for the most part I was looking on my own or waiting for them to finish helping each other pick out clothing for themselves so that I could get my mom's opinion on some of the things that I wanted to look at in the other stores. She said that she'd take me shopping again though because I didn't get to look at everything that I wanted to.
It was a fun day considering the circumstances, though. I did actually find a pair of cute brown shoes, which is very difficult because I'm picky about shoes and I have a hard time finding any shoes that are both small and wide enough for my feet. I also bought a cute pink The Sak clutch that was originally priced at $69 for less than $25 at Marshalls. It looks like this. I also got some new clothes, mostly for when I (hopefully) go to VCU in the fall.
I'm probably set for school clothing, but I still want at least one of the fancier party tops or dresses from one of the junior stores in the mall because someday, at least once in my life, I want to go out dancing, and I want to have something cute to wear for that. I don't want something so sexy that my boobs will pop out of it, but I'm interested in the brightly colored flowing tops that have shoulder cutouts and other interesting details. I feel more comfortable in tops that have a more modest neckline, but I wouldn't really mind a low-cut top if it either has a built-in bra or isn't too low for me to wear a bra under it. Maybe those are the kinds of things I will look at the next time I go shopping. I also still want to try to find a few more pairs of shoes if I can.
I'm going to work some more on my Gaia profile now, so I'll write more later. :3
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