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I doubt I'll use the Banana discount, but I've already picked up my Sephora birthday gift and used the Talbot's one this morning (more on that later). The Anthropologie discount is still quite a conundrum in my head- what to buy? There are way too many things on my wishlist. I need to be smart about this.....do I use it to buy several cheaper items- or one huge item? Help.

 

#2: In 17 days I'll be hearing my favorite band on earth, Better Than Ezra, play live! Last time I saw them was last August in D.C. and then again in Baltimore a few weeks after. They make me extremely giddy and happy and put on a fun, entertaining live show!

 

#3: Not sure if I'm very excited about this at the moment- but October 24th, I'll be running my first 10 mile race in D.C. I'm not ready. Seriously- and I'm freaking out inside.........

 

#4: Brady's birthday is on Halloween! My baby boy Chihuahua will be 3 years old- so young, yet time has passed so quickly. He's been with me through so many moves the past few years and has put up with my ass when I'm in the worst mood. He's the best doggy eva eva. Pictured below are Brady and Chiva, the newest addition. They are absolutely THRILLED to be dressing up for Halloween- isn't that obvious?

 

 

#5: It's Breast Cancer Awareness month. Something I try to support whenever I can. This is a disease that affects so many women- women I know, you know...everyone is affecte din some way. It's important that we ARE aware and that we do something- anything to support the cause. Wear pink this month!! :-)

 

I sleep with my phone by my bed. This morning at 5 o'clock, I heard it go off- I received an e-mail. No big deal, but I decided to check it. In my inbox was a lovely e-newsletter from Victoria at Candles By Victoria. I have RAVED about her candles in previous posts. They are the BEST smelling candles on the market. Forget Yankee, forget White Barn and Bath and Body Works- Seriously, forget them. She uses triple scented oils to fragrance her candles- so the throw is quite awesome- and she gives THE most fabulous customer service. I seriously don't know hoe she does it all. Did any of you buy from the Online Candle Party I had a few months ago? I can't remember. If you did, please let me know what you thought........

 

ANYWAY- in this month's newsletter was a 10% discount for the entire month (This is a pretty regular thing) and also a contest. You had to read the entire newsletter and find the backwards spelled word and be one of the first five people to e-mail her back with the word that was spelled backwards. If you were one of the five, you received a FREE 9oz candle of your choice! Heck yes. I was all over that....squinting in the dark with no glasses on....scrambling to find the word.....I found it! I won. I never win ANYTHING!! I know everyone says that, but come on- I read all the time how people win blog giveaways. I've been blogging for over a year and have never won a gosh darned thing. Hey, that's OK. I'm cool with it. lol. Can't wait to receive my candle! Please go visit her site. It can be a little overwhelming as she has 550+ scents! My best advice to start, is to simply buy a fragrance you would normally like from some other company.

 

I was a busy girl this morning- I knew my birthday discount for Talbot's would kick in- and they had sent me another doscount coupon at the beginning of September. I decided I was going to splurge and buy exactly what I had my eye on....This leather bomber jacket.

 

I have a dark brown leather blazer- and have been in the market for both a grey and camel colored leather jacket. I love this look and think it would look fabulous over a black dress, with brown boots for work.

 

Retail price: $399 (eek! No way I'd spend that much for a JACKET. Oh, but I'll buy a $200 hairdryer. lol)
Birthday Bonus of 15%: -$59.85
Best Customer Savings coupon: -$67.83

My total was around $287! That's amazing :-) Still expensive, but I had to use the coupons somewhow. I like a few pieces here and there from them, but couldn't shop there for all my needs. Still a little too older looking for me just yet.

Talbot's has gotten some flack lately for their re-marketing campaign- some say they look an awful lot like J. Crew. They do look similar- but Who cares? J. Crew has given me some shitty products recently, so I'm not too happy with the quality as of late. And J. Crew's tops suck. Their biggest size still won't go over my rib cage most times. I mean, seriously? I may be a size 12, but I'm not a damn Abominable Snowman! Anyway. like I said, who cares.

Whew. What a long post. I've been chipper and crazy this morning.

October, you're finally here! :-)

I succeeded (kinda) this week at wearing my clothes. Yeah, you heard right. Three days ago, the copious amount of *brand new* clothes hanging around in my closet were crying
tears, begging for me to wear them, while my black pants simply laid back and laughed at their anguish- knowing he wins the "what to wear to work" war every morning (that was for my own entertainment).

Without further ado I present Days 1-3 of 22 of my self-made challenge:

Wednesday, September 1: No mid-week clothing slump here. I paired this borderline boring, neutral colored dress with a bright blue cardigan and some Nine West flats and called it a success. I could have gotten more creative, sure- but why bother? ;-) This qualifies as a PASS for my challenge. Don't you question me! I make the rules, thankyou. I chose to forego a necklace and just wear some black and silver earrings.

Thursday, September 2: So, I wore my black pants today. I said I could wear them once a week! I'm not cheating. Still on course, still on course ;-) You don't need to see a photo of it...Because THAT would be as exciting as watching Nickelback perform. Not at all. HAHA!! Sorry.....no......I'm not.

Friday, September 3: Ok, so, didn't go as planned because we have a "clean the office" day tomorrow...I'm not wearing anything cute. Drats. Don't hold it against me. Next Tuesday is a new week! I already have a few outfits picked out- HOORAY FOR LONG WEEKENDS!!!

Freakin' Anthropologie messed me up with their Thursday-instead-of-Tuesday sale- since it's the long weekend...and I missed out on the ONE last summer dress I wanted. Yeah. Boo.