2012 So Far
My sincere apologies for disappearing again for the last few weeks. Once the new year began, school and work kicked into full gear again and I haven’t really had the the chance to breathe since.
So please excuse the fact that this is long overdue, but I hope that you had a wonderful holiday season! And happy new year (yeah, I know).
In the midst of all of the hoopla, I have been taking pictures on Instagram whenever the mood strikes. All of these pictures were taken this month and pretty much sum up what I’ve been up to so far: food, self-reflection and planning listening to great music and more food.
While this year has gotten off to more of a slow start, I do have a great feeling about 2012 and I’m looking forward to the rest of this year. And while I know that I say this often and I sometimes can’t keep this promise, I really do hope to blog much more this year. And that is the truth.
So how has the start of the year been so far for you?
Dose Market
It’s taken me awhile to write about Dose Market, but it’s fast become one of my favorite things to do on a lazy Sunday. For those of you outside of Chicago, Dose market is a once-a-month event featuring local Chicago vendors selling food, fashion and housewares. While I haven’t made it to the market every month, I knew that I had to go this month because of the Honey Butter Fried Chicken. And I also wanted to get some Christmas shopping out of the way as well…but it was mostly for the fried chicken.
While I didn’t shop much for clothing this time around, there was plenty of food and items from other vendors to peruse. Chicagoans? If you haven’t been to this market, definitely try to make it to the next market. Visitors, this would be a great way to sample some of Chicago’s great local businesses all under one roof. I only took a few pictures with my cell phone during my journey as I was mostly concerned with…yep, finding the fried chicken!
1. Lovely pastries everywhere you turned. 2. The eggnog meringue cookies from Lottie+Doof were delicious. 3. Ran into the ever stylish Nikia of ChiTown Fashionista and her gorgeous Celine bag.
1. Browsing the menu while waiting for the Honey Butter Fried Chicken (can you tell it was my highlight?). 2. I ended up buying a few pastries for some people at Truffle Truffle.
A Whole Lotta Look
I usually don’t write much about my weekends or other extracurricular activities, mainly because I either forget to bring a camera or I never feel that there is anything that exciting happening. I did decide to shake things up a bit. My friend and I habit of taking food pictures whenever we grab dinner, so I thought I would share.
On Saturday evening, I had a scrumptiously delicious dinner with a friend at a place called Carnivale. I indulged in yummy Caipirinhas and had one of the best steaks I’ve had in a long time.
This steak was no help at all in my attempts to stop eating red meat.
I did get one outfit picture before we entered the restaurant. I bought this dress during the great Asos Curve clearance (which is still going strong).
Yes, I know there is a whole lotta print action going on there. At first, I was a bit worried about buying the dress since the print was loud and I almost bought the dress in a much more muted color. However, I decided to go ahead with the loud, poppy print. I mean, it is summer, right?
I hope your week is off to a wonderful start!
Feeling Comfortable and Getting Healthy
Hello, all! How are you? Happy 2010!It’s going to be a good year, I can feel it! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday with lots of family, love, celebration and festivities. I know I’ve pretty much disappeared in these past couple of weeks as I went on a bit of a break of my own, and I do apologize for the lack of posts. I decided that I needed to step away from my computer for awhile and do some self-reflection before I rang in the new year. However, I am back and ready to get back down to business.
During my time of self-reflection, one of my largest gripes was acknowledging that I’m not comfortable in my own skin.Weight and weight issues are something that I really tread lightly on, because I feel like it’s hard enough as it is for women–no matter what size they are–to live up to ideals. I’ve lived most of my young adult/adult life trying not to be so body conscious because I never wanted to make myself feel like I was in this never ending struggle. As someone who’s never been considered “thin”, I’ve just never bothered to aspire to live up to what I thought was unattainable.
However, over the past couple of years, as I’ve become less active and I’ve been eating more unhealthy meals, I’ve noticed how uncomfortable I feel in my body. After I recent meltdown during break with a certain button down shirt I used to be fond of , I decided enough was enough. I hate to feel like I’m in part of the Resolutioner crowd, but I am going back to my gym, getting back into hot yoga and starting a very fun class for fitness and leisure. I’m also.I’ve also signed up to Sparkspeople.com and I’ve been following the stories and gaining inspiration from many lovely ladies in the “Getting Healthy” section of The Demoiselles.
Sounds good? Any suggestions?
While talking to a friend, she asked me if I was afraid of wearing plus-sized clothing.I took out a lot of time to think about my answer.Truth be told, I can already wear plus-sized clothing depending on what it is and I don’t really care about label sizes. Plus, my mission isn’t to be thin, but it’s to feel comfortable in my own body, which will also lead me to being a much healthier person. It is definitely one of my ultimate goals for 2010 and beyond.
Do you have any goals that you want to achieve in 2010?
It’s the Little Things
Although I’ve been on my self-inflicted shopping ban for awhile, I have allowed myself to indulge in a couple of goodies other than Swifter Sweeper pads. No big purchases, but just small things that put a smile on my face when I bought them.  And sometimes, that’s all you need.
Vanilla Meringues from Whole Foods. Still in the bag, but I can’t wait to devour and then go back to being a good girl on a diet.
This Marc by Marc Jacobs wallet that I picked up at his store. The print isn’t even my style, but it I decided to think outside of my own box. Plus, I really, really needed a new wallet and for $20, this would serve its purpose.
Have you made any small purchases that have made you smile lately?
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