Trends I’m not buying

I’m slowly entering into the world of professional adulthood, which means my clothes should too.  I recently lost 10 pounds…THAT’S RIGHT, WORLD…so now my old work pants fit.  Hoorah!

However, I’m left with zero dress shirt options.  Ideally, I would have 1-2 button up shirts, 3-4 semi-casual tees and long sleeves, and 1-2 cardigans.

Sounds like a fun shopping trip!  Wrong.  For the first time in my life, I shopped for 3 hours without finding a single garment worth purchasing.

Pick your jaws up off of the floor, and I’ll tell you why.

The stingray sleeve aka “batwings”:

I actually pretended I was a bat in several fitting rooms. There was nothing else I could do, but laugh.

I have some curves, and this style does nothing to accentuate the small part of my waist, while hiding my hip jiggle.  Instead, my torso becomes 1 indistinguishable blob.  The stingray sleeve is on 90% of tops out there.

The other 10% have this cute little feature: Asymmetry.

Hey, hey, my right side is longer than my left side.

Or better yet:

Aka "the butt flap"

I also am particularly fond of the new look I like to call “I’m a peasant girl who stumbled upon a hippie festival”:

The longer I look at this image, the more I'm confused about who this person is.

I realize that these looks work with some body types, but it’s definitely not mine.

I may have lost this shopping battle, but hopefully I win the war.  I’m headed into battle again this weekend.  Wish me luck!

What trends are you avoiding like the plague right now?  What trends are you loving?

-Mads

And the winner is…

The winner of last week’s relaxation package is Sweeter Salt!

Please check your e-mail for prize details.

-Mads

Wisdom Teeth

*Don’t forget to enter the spring giveaway!*

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What to expect when you get your wisdom teeth removed: The Jonathan chronicles.

1) Your fiancée will be busy watching Let’s Make a Deal in the lobby, while you are getting knocked unconscious.

2) As soon as you come to, you will attempt to tell everyone around you about how you fought a dragon.  But you must adamantly remind them that it was a robot dragon, NOT a real dragon.  Upon further thought, you tell them you can’t be sure if it was real or a robot.  Things are confusing now.

Jonathan approved the posting of this image

3) You will request your teeth back as a birthday present for a friend.  Your fiancée says she will work on making that happen.  You’re satisfied that you have found the perfect gift.

4)  The oral surgeon, the dental assistant, and your fiancée will describe how to take care of yourself after surgery.   You will beg for someone to tell you how to take care of yourself after surgery.  You will beg for this approximately 15 more times.

5)  You will sing Mulan’s “Reflection” in the pharmacy.  The lady collecting porcelain cat figurines will give you a strange look.

6) As soon as you get home and the anesthesia meds wear off, you will have terrible pain and nausea.

 

He’s all better now!  A little sore, but he’s off painkillers and he’s starting to eat more.  :)

Have you said any crazy things coming out of surgery?  What’s the best you’ve heard?

-Mads

Spring semester GIVEAWAY!!!

Hey team,

In the spirit of heading back to school for the spring semester, I thought it might be time to do a giveaway!  This giveaway features all of the things that help me relax after a long week of classes.

The giveaway includes:

My favorite HUE slippers!  I have a pair of these that I haven’t taken off since Christmas.  So maybe they’re not specifically for relaxation, but they are wonderful. (your choice of color)

Two bath products from LUSH! (1 bubble bar and 1 bath bomb)

Naja Relaxation Tea!

A batch of homemade cookies from me PLUS Lindt A Touch of Sea Salt!  I don’t know how to relax completely without my sweet fix.

To enter the giveaway*:

Simply leave a comment here on your favorite relaxation products.

For additional entries:

-Tweet about the giveaway and leave a comment here saying you tweeted.  (“@madsyjoy I want to win the relaxation giveaway http://bit.ly/wgerWQ”)

-Link back to this post on your blog and leave a comment here saying you blogged it.

*The giveaway is limited to entries in the US. My apologies to my overseas friends!*

The contest ends at 12pm Pacific Coast Time on Wednesday, January 25th.

-Mads

P.S. Hue, Lush, Naja, and Lindt should totally be paying me for promoting their products, but they aren’t.  I’ll let you know when I’m cool enough to have big time advertisers on this little ole blog of mine

Face Biting

I’m not sure if this is a pug thing or a dog thing or a “my dog is a crazy dog” thing…

Josie is the one that has lost her damn mind in this picture.

 

Either way, the mid-face bite pictures are hilarious.

Do you have a pet?  What does he/she do that cracks you up every time?

-Mads

p. s. In case there was confusion, this is play-biting.  My dog has never actually bitten another dog in attack.  I can see how confusion would happen, as Josie looks like she’s gone full on Cujo.