Global Recap

Hi everyone!!  I'm back!!  I figured what would be a better way to slither back into your hearts than a good old fashion - fashion recap!!  I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and New Years and everything in between.  I had a fabulous time...even acquired a new nephew!  Now it's back to reality and back to the gym and back to pretending winter is the best time ever!  I actually don't mind the cold and I'm kinda weirdly invigorated by this New Year, but last week was more than anyone could handle.  Glad to say so long to the Polar Vortex - so glad that's behind us.    

So last night was the Golden Globes.  I loved it!  Most award shows bore me and I don't pay much attention after the initial opening acts, but last night - so good!  I think I also LOVED most of the movies they were discussing (I haven't seen a few...but RUN don't walk to Wolf of Wall Street & American Hustle).  Tina & Amy were phenom - they really nailed it and had a few really good/funny jokes along the way!  I was dying!  Of course there were a few awkward moments (aka Diddy & Bono's hug, Jacqueline Bisset's acceptance speech, etc.), but that's what made it an even better show!  Of course my fave part of any awards show is the fashion and what everyone was wearing.  I've put my faves below (some of them really knocked it out of the park), my not so faves, and best couples!  Enjoy and I promise I'll be better about my updates...New Year's resolutions and all!

Best Dressed:

Cate Blanchett - that lace...amaze!

Bradley Cooper - let's be honest can he really be not hot?!

Amber Heard - not loving the hair, but that dresh - fabs!

Julia Louis-Dreyfus - seriously - that body/dress - fits like a glove!

Jared Leto - looking good, Jordan!

Julianna Margulies - loving the gold accents and it has pockets!

Reese Witherspoon - my gurrrrl - that color on her - nailed it!

Sofia Vergara - love how she went outside the box for this one and that necklace is beyond!

Alison Williams - this was getting bad reviews, but I really liked it - and girl can work a column dress!

Rashida Jones - I was a little on the fence, but she looks adorbs!

Leonardo DiCaprio - boy looks good in a suit!!  

Leslie Mann - loving her peplum!

Margot Robbie - one of my faves of the night - absolutely flawless!

Helen Mirren - love the color - style is perfect for her!

Lupita Nyong'o - she looked stunning!

Kerry Washington - gorg all the way around - knows how to dress that bump!

Olivia Wilde - love the color - love the bump - does pregnant women proud!

Best Dressed Couples:

Channing Tatum & Jenna Dewan-Tatum - perfect together - he is just so hoooot!

Matt Damon & Luciana Barroso - her dress is gorg and he can really do no wrong by me!

Chris Hemsworth & Elsa Pataky - flawless & rumor is she's prego - looking good!

Matthew McConaughey & Camila Alves - that green velvet blazer - I die!

Tina Fey & Amy Poehler - not technically a "couple" - but they looked smashing together!

"A" For Effort:

Amy Adams - I think the color combo didn't work for me - the fit is perfect - but something was off.

Julie Bowen - again - the colors were off and the sleeves didn't do anything for her.

Drew Barrymore - just really didn't like this - did zero for flattery.

Emma Stone - it's allll off.

Hayden Panettiere - didn't like the hair and the cut made her look like a line backer. 

Jennifer Lawrence - love her and wanted to like this, but it just did nothing for me.

Julia Roberts - love from the armpits down...that top?!

Lena Dunham - color is fab, but that just really did nothing for her.

Sandra Bullock - just didn't work for me - and for some reason she looked sad all night, so that didn't help.

Taylor Swift - didn't hate...but certainly didn't love.  

Emma Watson - just can't get behind this.

Zoe Saldana - love the fashion risk....didn't like the outcome.

Zooey Deschanel - all sorts of wrong - in every direction.

Apparently I'm The Most Unorganized Organized Person

Ummm since when does it snow in mid-November and then go up to 60 degrees like 3 days later?!  What is going on lately?!?!?!?  Seriously - I can't handle it.  Everyone is getting sick, my migraines have been out of control, can we please just pick a temperature and somewhat stick to it?? 

Which brings me to my dilemma this morning.  I've been really trying to go to the gym before I go  into work, which, yes, is totally gross.  But my nights have been so nuts lately and that's always the first thing to go.  So I've been trying to get into a routine of 6:30 am wake up, on some sort of equipment by 7 am, showering by 8 am and work by 8:45 am at the latest.  It gives me time to do what I need to do and then on the weekends I can enjoy a spin class or Pilates.  I digress…this morning I walked out in cropped pants, sneakers, tank top, thankfully I put on a long sleeved shirt over my tank top and then my coat.  I walk out of my building and literally it's like monsooning out.  The wind is insane, it's raining and it's about 1 degree.  I was completely unprepared for the elements.  Which led me to thinking that since I've been doing this whole morning routine I have been unprepared in more ways then one.  My intentions of being all good and healthy and doing this in the morning are good, the outcome...not so much.  Every morning I look into my bag with this same expression:

I have either forgotten or brought the wrong thing…examples:

- No undies (had to go to the Gap when they opened to purchase a new pair)
- No bra (had to wear my gross sports bra until I could go to the Gap to buy a new one)
- A sweater that matched my outfit…only to find a huge hole in the armpit
- A skirt that totally fit last year…not so much this year
- Stockings…with a run
- Tights I thought were opaque tights but were really just sheer stockings (not a good look when you need tights)
- No moisturizer for my face (which sounds stupid, but I'm using things now that make my face basically feel like cracked clay without it)
- No commuting flats (so I had to rock the tights & sneakers look)
- No brush - which is just awesome
- A dress that is blatantly too short (shrunk in the wash and wasn't that short last time)

I know there is probably more, but this is all I can talk about at this point.  I've come to work more times than I'd like to think about dressed like a complete maniac.  Good thing no one really talks to me.  Womp womp.  Or maybe they just don’t talk to me because I either look like a crazy person or the office slore…either way...I need to get more thoroughly organized in this routine!!!

 

Hallo...WHAT is she wearing?!?!

Well hello my little pumpkins!!  Or actually Halloween is over (kinda glad), so I guess you'd be my lil cornucopias!   

So not much has happened since I last checked in.  My summer and fall kinda got away from  me between work, personal & family stuff it's been a bit nuts.  But now things are settling down, so I feel a lot better about everything!

So this past weekend was Halloween in NYC.  Which is kinda like one of the worst situations of life if you ask me.  I've never been a huge Halloween person, it kinda stresses me out.  I liken it to New Year's Eve - a lot of hype and then I'm normally let down.  So I decide to just become a hermit/90 year old woman on both of these holidays.  BUT Halloween in NYC is just a spectacle to behold.  Many girls takes this opportunity to dress like a complete slores, while I take the opportunity to dress in the biggest/most comfortable thing I can find (aka a pumpkin, bunch of grapes, bumble bee, etc.).  This past weekend I had to witness, among other things, this group of girls in their "80s gear" - soooo leotards, tights & leg warmers and they pretended that the 80s was basically equated to 1947.  I just sat there thinking  - I lived that - you didn't - you're little twits (hence the 90 year old woman coming out).  But they were flouncing (I'm going to pretend that's a word) in their no bras and tights and exposed backs and everything like it was normal and they were the hottest things in the bar.  Soooo I decided to enlighten you all with a few jems from this past Halloween of what actual people dressed up as (in addition to the usual suspects…sexy nurse, sexy police woman, sexy princess, etc)…this is not a drill…girls went out in public like this thinking it was fine because it was Halloween….and the actual names of these costumes are listed below…I repeat the ACTUAL names of these costumes…

Blast Off!  Astronaut

Candy Corn Cutie

Cherry Pie

Princess in Prison

Sexy Corn

Sexy Halloween

Yo Mummy

Bascially this is me watching all these youngins…

On another note…I also watched the marathon this weekend - congrats to all those runners!!  It's a tremendous amount of work, effort, sweat, tears, time, but it's one of the most rewarding and amazing experiences you'll ever have in your life.  Well done!! 

So I'll be on my way now.  I promise I'll be a bit better now that things have calmed down around me.  Until next time…Happy Monday!!

PSA - Very Important Info

So here's my PSA for today - actually I have 3. Two are semi-connected and one is not.

First PSA…VOTE! Get out there people! I voted this mronign - it was a mad house and I get that lines and waiting are annoying. BUT it's also really important - no matter who you support - just get out there.

I also got in trouble by a woman who was ummm about 90 years old because I wasn't voting fast enough. Oh I'm sorry - didn't realize how quickly you move so I'll be sure to hurry up! And BTW she worked there and was just trying to hurry people along - not ok!! I will take as long as I damn well please to decide and cast my vote…stand back lady!

As we approach the colder weather the second & third PSAs are slightly similar in nature. However each is equally as important as the other to keep in mind.
Second PSA…leggings are not pants. I repeat leggings are not pants. Period. End of statement.

I don’t care what you look like, how skinny you are, leggings are not to be worn as pants. The only time its slightly ok is at the gym. I get so annoyed when I see women prancing around in leggings and short tops. That's not how they are meant to be worn!

Please be a dear and cover your rear! PS - I just made that up - but I should copyright it as my legging slogan.

Third PSA…tights are not leggings. Especially when they are not opaque. You'd be shocked to find the amount of women walking around and you can see right through their pants/leggings/tights.

See how the two go together - because it's even worse when people wear their tights as leggings as pants. Stop the madness!!!

Ok - that's my 2 cents for the day. Please heed these warnings and think next time before you step out of the house.