Travel Tips and a Thought About Food

Hey guys!

So kind of a short post today.  Hubby, the puppies, and I are hitting the road tomorrow morning, so I feel a need to clean the house today.  He used to laugh at me, but there's nothing nicer than coming home after a trip to a clean house and not having any chores to do! 

We are going to be spending tomorrow night with my parents and visiting with his friend, who just moved near my parents from Texas with his wife and baby. 

Here are my tips for traveling with pets:

What I Ate Wednesday!

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So today I'm recording what I eat all day and will post it on my blog. 

Breakfast (7:15):

What To Do With a Graphic Print Dress

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As promised, here's my follow-up post about my new graphic print dress and what I'm intending to do with it.  In part because of the colors, it's already a pretty bold statement, and the silhouette reminds me of the "baby doll" dresses that were popular when I was in junior high.  I played around with the dress quite a bit, in fact after this post I need to go put away every single piece of my wardrobe since it's flung all over my bed right now.  Here's what I came up with:

Idea #1:  Embrace it's girly-ness

Last of the Back to Work Shopping... I Think!

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So I picked up two more things for back to work and one thing that's for going out at two different second hand stores over the weekend.  I think this will probably represent the last of my back to work shopping, except for boring stuff like pantyhose, since I didn't really need much.  I've scratched so many big ticket items off my wish list in the past year that I don't feel the need to buy a lot right now.  I'm even good on work shoes!

 

Power Outage Shopping Trip!

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So yesterday, the power at the house was out for several hours.  It started to get really warm without the air conditioner, so I decided that I trip to the mall was in order.  Nothing like a skinny pomegranate and berry Jamba Juice and someone else's air conditioner blasting to make a crummy afternoon better! 

I've been saving my Banana Republic rewards up for a while, and I knew that I was going to need to use them soon since they expired at the end of the month, so this seemed like the perfect opportunity.  After perusing the entire store (still lots of summery stuff when I'm already thinking back to school) I went through their clearance and came up with three great items to use in back to work outfits.  I was definitely looking more for accessories to pair with the big items I've bought in the last year: black 3-piece suit, trench coat, recycled wool winter coat, tropical wool LBD.   I guess I've bought a lot of stuff in the last several months, which is pretty unusual for me, but I really did need all of it since most of my big items before were the cheapest I could find fresh out of grad school and had started falling apart! 

I also managed to get so close to the amount of my rewards that I spent a grand total of $2.13!!  My smoothie cost more than that!

Grocery Store Haul!

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Going to the grocery store is one of my favorite things in the entire world.  I love it.  I didn't need too much for the upcoming week since we had some thing left over.  One of the hardest things about cooking for such a small household is trying to avoid buying too much food.  I hate wasting food, it makes me feel like a terrible person!

Here's what I bought for the week:

Baby Shower Outfit!

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Welcome back.  I hope you all had a nice weekend.  We're still suffering through hot, humid summer weather here. 

I had a baby shower to go to on Saturday for a coworker.  I wanted to do something a little girly, but still a little edgy.  Here's what I wore: