Target Finds: a Makeup Story

I can be trendy, too!

I have always had a problem fitting in with current fashion trends.  It's not that I was oblivious to what the trends were.  It wasn't even that I didn't like the trends.  Rather, I look like a fool when trying to pull off most high-fashion looks. 

I guess I'm more of a classic beauty.  Yeah right.  That's just a nice way to say I'm too plain to pull of trendy.

Imagine my surprise when I discovered yesterday that there is ONE fashion trend I can pull off...the infinity scarf!!

I didn't even know I *wanted* to be able to wear an infinity scarf until I saw some in great spring colors yesterday at Old Navy.  I was killing time on my lunch break and decided to stop in.  I picked up a shirt for Jeremy, a white tunic for me, and this awesome pink infinity scarf.

And just because I could, I wore it to work today!  Check me out!

What are the next trends I should be on the lookout for?  And what do you think of my scarf?!  Leave me a comment and let me know!

*SJ*

Wordless Wednesday: Work in Progress

Banker's Hours & Manicure Mistakes

I started my new job today.  I am officially out of the restaurant business!!  I am now a banker, and so far I really like it.

To celebrate, I took myself to get a manicure on my lunch break.  Hey!  I haven't had a lunch break in 3 years!  So...my manicure was horrible.  He spent so long filing my nails that he was rushed to polish them.  That would have been fine, had I not chosen the most disgusting color.

The color is way too light and much too pink for my skin tone.  Still, it was nice to be able to step away from work for a while and take a break in the middle of the day.

I am looking forward to learning much more in the coming weeks and months.  It's such s great feeling to enjoy going to work again.

*SJ*

Cheers!

I am so excited about the changes taking place in my life right now.  I am in a really great place with a man who is the Love of my Life.  I am about to start a fantastic job.  I'm getting my life in order and for *once* don't have to struggle to make ends meet.

I'm so pleased that I came home tonight and had a champagne cocktail, whipped together by none other than Prince Charming himself.  (For some reason, the pic is posting wrong.  I'll attempt to fix it, but for now it just looks like I'm drunk posting!)

Cheers!  What's going right in your life right now?  Let's celebrate together!

*SJ*

OK, For Real This Time

How many times have I said this...three? Four? "I am going to start blogging again."

But I mean it this time. No, really! And to that end, here is a little about me, and where I'm at right now in my life.

Name: Sarah Jane
Age: 32 years, 7 months
Occupation: Restaurant General Manager
Hobbies: singing, learning to play the fiddle, writing, fitness
Relationship Status: happy committed to the Love of My Life
Favorite part of my week: Tuesday morning coffee dates

More updates to come soon!

*SJ*

Here We Go Again

Well, this blog has obviously been neglected lately. I was updating a different blog for a while, but things got hectic with my new career and both blogs fell by the wayside.

I feel like I'm in a pretty good place now, career-wise and personally. This past summer was very difficult for me. I'm glad to put that all behind me, though, and make a fresh start this Fall.

This time of year, I get very reminiscent. I think of apple orchards and pumpkin pie. Fall always makes me a little homesick. Even though there is very little back in Detroit for me to go back to, I still consider it home. It is still the place where most of my memories were formed.

This is also the time of year I start gearing up for NaNoWriMo. National Novel Writing Month is November, and I fully intend to win this year by starting and finishing a 50,000 word novel during the month.

To train my brain and stretch my writing muscles, I'll be updating this blog more regularly. My goal is to write something every day. I need to come up with a genre, decide on the story I want to write, and come up with some kind of an outline. Text messages don't count, unless I can find a way to work them into the plot. ; )

I'll be sure to keep you (and this blog) updated!

*SJ*

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