It's been awhile since I last posted. Work and life just get in the way sometimes, and it sucks. But, even though those things get in the way, I still get ideas in my mind for blog topics. Today, I won't be discussing fashion, or anything that is of great importance to most people. I will be discussing something that happens all the time in society, and nobody really says or does anything about it. That thing is starting rumors. The reason I'm blogging about this today is because yesterday, one of my friends/colleagues was affected by this, and instead of letting it go on and on, she went to the person who started it and said something to her. She wasn't mean or rude about it, just very matter-of-fact about the situation and told her that they could handle it right then and there, or they could go to our boss and let her handle it. In the end, they handled it, and I'm glad my friend actually went to the offending person and said something to her. I admire her for that, because most people would've just let it ride and when that happens, the rumor/lie grows to such a huge proportion that damage control cannot be done. I don't start rumors. My policy is don't start any shit and there won't be any shit. Good policy, huh? There are ALWAYS going to be shit/rumor starters, followed closely by the shit stirrers,or pot stirrers,who hang on the rumor starters every word and they go behind them and not only spread the rumor to everyone, but they add more stuff to it. This is how things get blown way out of proportion. Luckily, I know who all the shit starters are where I work and unfortunately, there are a lot of them, because apparently, we're in Elementary school or Jr. High, and they can't grasp the concept of being and adult, and because they like the attention they get. Let me just say that's the wrong kind of attention. Negative attention is always a bad thing. So let's make a long story short. If you don't know the whole story, don't make stuff up, and if someone tells you something, don't put your own spin on it and turn it into something completely different. Till next time... Play nice and don't run with scissors

Ok, so it's been awhile since my last post. I've mentioned before that I loathe the internet, right? Sure, I can do Blogger on my phone, but I choose not to since typing a lot of characters on a touch screen isn't a lot of fun.

Over the past couple of weeks since my last blog, I've seen lots of bad fashion and lots of bad drivers. Two of my pet peeves, as you've seen in previous posts. I've been reading all the fashion magazines, and I've managed to read a couple of books in what little spare time I do have.

Speaking of limited spare time, that's what I'm going to discuss today...the work/life balance, or lack thereof.

Yes, I have a full time job. I'm grateful to have a job, especially when jobs are so scarce. I make good money, I have health insurance, vacation, 401k, all the benefits, which are great. The downside is lack of spare time to do the things I want to do. Trying to find a work/life balance is a tricky juggling act.

I feel like all of my time is spent at work. I know a lot of people feel that way. Generally, I'm in my office from 10:30a-7:30p, unless I go in at 5am, then I'm out by 1:30. The downside of getting off early is that I have to be up at 4am, which let's face it, sucks. I am a night owl, and generally pass out around 3am. Working on the weekends bites big time, because I'd rather be doing all the fun things, like shopping, but I digress.

I wish we had the same sort of "rules" as France. 4-6 weeks of mandatory vacation...yes, please! The French have got it right. They believe that all of your time shouldn't be spent at work. I feel the same way. I'd prefer to spend more time at home, or doing fun things. Hanging out with my daughter/partner in crime, hanging with my girls, shopping...all way better than living in my office.

I'm not lazy. Not at all. I just feel like we shouldn't spend all of our time at work with no room left for things that make us happy. I have tons of vacation days, but I rarely get to use them, which sucks, because I work for those vacation days, and I'd like to get to use them. You've heard the saying "All work and no play...". That holds true for me. After working a 7 day stretch, I was SO mean, nobody wanted to be around me, and truthfully, I couldn't blame them. I was horribly grouchy, I snapped at everybody whether they deserved it or not...it was terrible. Short staffing lead to that little incident, and I hope it doesn't happen again.

Having said all of that, since it's been on my mind for the past couple of weeks, I've seriously been considering working less days. Will my boss be happy about it? My guess is no, but I feel like I have to do what's right for me, and this is the only way, since I have to be employed. I mean, I can't pay my bills just by flashing a smile. I wish it worked that way, but unfortunately, it doesn't. And let's face it, no job equals no money, and no money means no shopping. That alone makes me sad.

So there's my little rant for today. Definitely something to ponder. And, as I do that, I'm off to find the perfect yellow bag for summer. It's the hot color for bags, in case you didn't know. There's your fashion tip for the day.

Till next time...

Wait...what?

Remember how I said this blog would have rants from everyday life? Well, today is one of those days. This has been your warning.

So, I was driving through town after visiting my local Starbucks. I'm stoked as I sip on my coffee frapp...stoked until a moron pulls out in front of me, going less than 5 miles an hour, then after I blow my horn at this idiot for a full minute, he continues driving 5 miles an hour for the next few miles.
It was dark, but believe it or not, my car has these things called headlights and yes, they can be seen from a distance. My car also has this fantastic feature called a horn, and this girl right here knows how to use it. Actually, I'm surprised it still works since I have to use it so much. Hey, it saves my voice since I don't have to scream at the aforementioned morons.
Other drivers are my biggest pet peeve, following stupid people. My city has the WORST drivers ever.  Most of them either don't know how to use their blinkers, or they saved a couple of bucks and bought a car that doesn't offer blinkers as a feature.  They drive dangerously fast or slow. Yes, driving slow can be dangerous. They stop at green lights, and fly through red lights.   I know this happens in every city, but my city just seems to have a huge amount of horrible drivers.

My rules of the road:
Don't pull out of people when they're close enough to plow into you.
Don't drive 5 miles per hour in areas with set speed limits.
Don't get in my beloved fast lane on the Interstate and slow poke around, because I will blow you off the road.  The left lane is for faster moving traffic. That faster moving traffic is me in my silver Camry.

Don't let the 4-door Camry fool ya. It goes way faster than you think, and the driver of said car is very skilled.

This has been a rant.

It's called fashion

Ok, so I went on a shopping trip Friday, and I found and bought lots of things (go me!). However, when I was looking at clothes, shoes and bags, I was also doing a bit of people watching, which we all do. In watching these people, who were also shopping, I noticed that most of them looked like they rolled out of bed, fell into their closets and left their homes without even stopping to look in the mirror to see what they looked like.
Why someone would do this is beyond me. Call me pretentious, call me a snob, call me whatever you'd like, but deep down, you know I'm right.
The biggest fashion crime I'm constantly seeing is baggy sleep pants with Uggs (or Ughs, as I call them), topped off with a huge sweatshirt, sweater or t-shirt. No sweetie. This is wrong on so many levels.
IF you're going to wear Uggs, please pair them with a well-fitting pair of skinny jeans, topped with a cute sweater or cardigan. Please make sure it somewhat matches the color of the Uggs.
The next fashion crime I see TOO much of is t-shirts that are too tight on top of skinny jeans that are too tight on girls that do not dress size appropriately. Call me snarky, but it's not a good look. Since when is it ok to show a muffin top? NEVER. That is your answer.
The moral of this story is to wear clothes that fit. Wearing the proper size flatters the body. Clothes that are too big make the wearer look larger than they are. Clothes that are too small also make the wearer look larger than they are. It's a no win situation.
And wear clothes, not sleep pants. I mean if you're rolling out to the drugstore at 2am, then sleep pants are perfectly fine, but during the light of day, keep your sleep pants/Uggs combo at home. Just because you've seen a celebrity wear this in a magazine does not make it ok.
This has been my rant of the day.

As I mentioned in the first post, there will be rants about every day life, and things like that. I will also post nice things from time to time.

Greetings and salutations

Welcome to my blog. I promise it will be a wild ride, as I will blog about happenings, life, crazy things, stupid people and horrible drivers.
I'm pretty opinionated sometimes, but I will do my best to behave. No guarantees though.
I will also change names to protect the innocent or not so innocent if need be.

So, get comfy, grab some coffee (or your fave beverage) and enjoy.