Empire dreams

Have you ever been fantastic at something that has absolutely no benefit to your daily life? 

I am. 

I have the unique talent of being an awesome chugger.

I can finish a glass of water in under 30 seconds.

A can of soda, even quicker. 

(never fear this has never been attempted with an alcoholic beverage, I do have limits)

I've never lost a chugging contest. 

I'm not sure that I should be proud of this skill.  

Despite this, I am. 

 In my youth I would constantly challenge people to chugging contests.

I no longer do, only in attempt to appear mature. 

I once came up with a list of ways to make this talent usable. 

It was a slightly far-fetched list, but it does hold some gems (if only in my mind).

1. When challenging someone new, make a bet, start at $50 (target the unsuspecting)

2. Start a chugging contest for charity

3. Start a school dedicated to the art of the chug

4. Create a chugging league (get a sponsorship)

5. Create some sort of chugging aid (chug-o-meter?), brand it, be the spokesperson

I have yet to start this empire, but be on the look-out. 

When I do, I imagine I would wear this empire worthy outfit.

 

Earrings: New York & Co (gift from friend and reader, Julie)

Necklace: Gift from friend 

Sweater and Belt: Anthropologie

Nails: Off with her Red OPI Alice in Wonderland collection

Tights: Hue (Gift from Mom)

Shoes: Urban Outfitters

 

 Dress: Alfani

So my dear readers I turn the question to you, do any of you have a useless talent?

Sweet Sunday

Today I thought I would leave you guys a little something for your sweet tooth.

Mmmmhhh don't they look good? Homemade donuts, can you get anything better? 

I thought I would also leave you with the outfit I wore to this delicious breakfast

Followed by a montage of pictures that shows how sleep deprivation effects my brain.

 

I'm so tall I can touch the ceiling!

"Are you really taking a picture right now?" 

Showing off my Wal-mart earrings

Dress: H & M

Tights: Hue

Scarf: Grandma's auction

Boots: ?

Earrings: Wal-Mart

I hope your Sunday brings you rest, relaxation, and a little sweetness as well!

Shirting the Issues

This week has been an incredibly busy one for me. I've been wrapped up in life. Little things like neighborhood association meetings, going-away parties, and meetings with social workers have dominated my days. Blogging has taken a backseat, so I apologize over my bad blogger ways. 

 This outfit is begging for a necklace, I just haven't found the perfect one yet.

Dress: Anthropologie Shirt the Issue Dress

Sweater: Express

Belt: Anthropologie soft bow belt

 Tights: Hue

Shoes: Decree

Bracelets: Gifts from Mother and Grandmother

I have recently been the recipient of bad news.  I have high blood pressure. I'm not even 30 and I have a slightly serious health problem. So to combat this I have to start eating less salt (boo, hiss) and exercising more (or at all). I've decided to embrace this new lifestyle starting today (I just ran out of my movie style popcorn so it's ok to start). This is actually going to be quite difficult for me. Not the exercise part, I'm excited to have a motivating factor on that front. It's the salt reduction that isn't appealing to me. I love salt. It's one of my main food groups. I eat tons of pickles. A pickle and cheese sandwich equals happiness. Olives are also a love of mine. Kalamata olives are a staple. I often eat them for snacks. What am I going to do in a salt free world? I don't even know how to go about this. Do any of you have any delicious low sodium snacks?

Green, Tan, and Red all over

Hallelujah! Finally we got a dishwasher. Prior to this the only dishwasher we had was me. To mark this auspicious occasion I busted out two never worn dresses. I wore them together due to their lightweight nature. I also wore a scarf that I had almost forgot about until I saw Sarah over at That Damn Green Dress in this amazing dress.

I also attended a class put on by our local chapter of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). It was a first person account of one family's experience with mental illness. It was such a heart wrenching story. As difficult as it can be to deal with individuals who have mental illness, it is 10 times more difficult to be experiencing mental illness, sometimes I forget that. 

On an unrelated note. I have a special place in my heart for jersey shore. I happened across a re-run and rekindled my love affair with the show. How can you not appreciate the fist-pumping, GTL, insanely gelled hair that is the jersey shore?

Dresses: Target

Camisole: Banana Republic

Tights: Hue

Belt: ?

Shoes: Target

Scarf: Purchased at my Grandmothers auction

Happy Friday! Hope everyone has a great weekend!