Mac & Cheese

I'm just going to come right out and admit it: I LOVE MACARONI & CHEESE.

Love it. As in, it's one of my all-time favorite foods. Especially when mixed with cut up hot dogs. (side note: hot dogs are also one of my all-time favorite foods, so the two of these together is kinda what I imagine heaven will be like... all I can eat mac & cheese and endless hot dogs)

It's been a bit of an emotionally intense/draining couple of weeks (for reasons that I may or may not blog about - I haven't decided) and if you know me well, then you know that I really like to stress-eat. I also really like to boredom-eat. I pretty much just like to eat.

Anyway, the hubster and I decided that we needed a mellow Wednesday night at home... We'd stay in, cook, have a glass of wine, watch a movie... FABULOUS.

Around 11:30am yesterday, I decided that "cooking" meant mac & cheese. I promptly IMed the hubster, informed some of my coworkers, and of course my fab friend T about my delicious plans. So exciting! (yes, I just used the word "exciting" to describe a quiet night with mac & cheese. whatever.)

We got home last night and I immediately changed into jammies. Well, dance pants, a sweatshirt and uggs, but basically jammies. We walked the dogs and then came back home to begin the relaxation. Cracked open a bottle of wine, started the water boiling... and 15 minutes later I was on the couch with a huge bowl of yumminess and full glass of wine, vegging out.

IT WAS AMAZING.

xoxo

Song of the Day: Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen

A Case of the Mondays. On Wednesday.

Holy cow - can it be Friday already? I am pooped.

Thank goodness for my office's "Privacy Room" - I just took a little mini nap over my lunch break. Am now eating lunch at my desk and managed to spill soup down the front of my silk top. Awesome. I need this week to be over so I can sleeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

xoxo

Song of the Day: Sleep Through the Static by Jack Johnson

Sparkle

My fab friend T and I have a saying: "Sparkle is my favorite color!" Adorable, right?

Not for this guy:













Whoah. That's a LOT of bling for a dude.
PS: how good am I getting at my stealth photography?

xoxo

Song of the day: Ghetto Supastar by Pras on Ghetto Supastar

Baggage

I understand that chicks carry a lot of stuff... This is especially true for us City girls - since a lot of us take public transportation so don't have cars/trunks to keep all of our girl goodies in.
We're on our way to work - wearing flats because we have about a mile to walk to/from the bus/metro stop - fabulous (but uncomfortable) heels are in the purse and we'll put those on later.

Also, the weather here is a bit unpredictable - have to carry a pashmina in case it gets too chilly and you need to bundle up over your jacket OR in case it gets a bit warmer and your jacket is now too heavy and all you need is a little wrap.

Remember, SF is a health-conscious city and so a lot of us bring our lunches and snacks to work - definitely healthier (and easier in the pocketbook) than always eating out and noshing on the not-so-healthy office snacks.

In addition to eating right, us City girls work out! That means gym clothes, running shoes, and maybe even some toiletries if you don't have a locker at the gym or if you're heading out post-workout. We're busy girls on the go!

Also, we work hard for the money! Laptop, blackberry/iPhone, maybe some important files - these are along for the ride as well.

Of course, there's also a bit of makeup stashed away - a quick touch up is necessary after a long day of work, before heading out to meet up with girlfriends/boyfriends/husbands/partners/whoever... A little lipstick, a bit of eye shadow, a dash of powder and we're looking gorgeous, right ladies?

Okay, so obviously we've got a lot of "baggage"...

Here's my thing: lugging three different bags around with you is not city chic - it's not cute, not stylish, not sexy. In fact, it's frumpy. And, those bags are totally detracting from our hard work. We're eating right and working out so can rock our cute outfits and fabulous shoes - why ruin the look with a mismatched collection of ugly bags? (See below for fugly examples)

Now, I'm not the type of person to raise an issue without also suggesting a solution, so...

Ladies, GET ONE PURSE BIG ENOUGH TO HOLD EVERYTHING. (See below for a fantastic example)

xoxo

Song of the Day: Glamorous by Fergie on The Dutchess

A Mentor? Moi?!?

Was just asked by my boss to be a mentor for a new addition to our office. Awesome! An excuse for coffee runs and new lunch buddy?!? LOVE IT. Probably shouldn't tell her about my blog, though... Not exactly what the boss had in mind when thinking of me as a good role model. :)

xoxo

Song of the Day: Doo Wop (That Thing) by Lauryn Hill on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill