It's Hard To Live Life Without Pants

Let me start off by saying that I work at a Lane Bryant, which happens to be a plus size clothing store for women. I should also add that for the last year, I have been dieting and trying to lose weight and get healthier. While at work today, I approached a woman and asked if she needed help finding anything and her response really bothered me.  She gave me a somewhat dirty smirk, looked me up and down, and said "I really don't think you can help me." As she started to walk away she giggled a little and implied that I shouldn't be working in a plus size store if I can't wear what I am trying to sell.  This bothered me WAY more than I could have let on because I CAN wear what we sell there. I am wearing the smallest size we offer, but I wanted more than anything to tell her that I used to be almost 80 pounds heavier and that I have worked my ass off to get where I am right now. I wanted to give her attitude, snap my fingers in a sassy way and say "You don...

I feel like I haven't blogged in a very long time, and since I am not feeling too creative right now, I figured I would just share my bucket list with you. The ones in yellow are the ones that i have crossed off the list so far. I know that some of these things on the list are most likely never going to be achieved..... and some of them aren't even in my control, but hey, a girl can dream, right?? 1. Go Skydiving 2. Weigh 150 lbs or less 3. Quit smoking 4. See a shooting star 5. Get married 6. Ride in a hot air balloon 7. Set foot on all of the major continents: North America South America Asia Europe Africa Australia 8. Go to the following countries: Canada Italy Kenya Amsterdam Morocco Brazil Uganda France Japan China Egypt Greece Mexico Spain Germany Poland England Ireland Sweden ...

Ok, so heres the thing. I was never much of a drinker, and i thought it was just a waste of money. But lately, I've been going out with old friends, and the things they want me to do in public (like dance or sing karaoke), requires me to loosen up a little. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going out and getting hammered every night, but i usually only have a drink now and then...... i can say that since the new year, I've gone out drinking about 6 times. Thats not normal for me. Maybe i can justify it by saying that i never really went through that "phase" when i was going out every other night, but it just feels weird to me and i don't want to turn into one of those degenerates that pisses away their paycheck every other week on alcohol. Am I even making sense? Oh well, who fucking cares. I had fun singing karaoke tonight and I was pretty decent at it. I hung out with friends I hadn't seen in years, and I laughed so hard that my face muscles hurt. I do...

Well I know that its been a while since I last blogged, I just haven't had anything worth talking about. I work all the time, so my dreams haven't even been as strange. But its a new year, and with that, comes the new years resolutions..... The only issue is that I can't really think of an interesting one, there are just a bunch of things that i would like to do before 2013. Of course, I am going to start my diet again, and stick to it. Its always hard work, but it needs to be put back on track. Another thing that I need to stick to is taking more pictures this year. I started an app on my phone called "Project 365" where I take one picture a day for the whole year in order to create my year in photos. So far, theres nothing worth writing home about, but Its only January 2nd. I am really excited to be doing this, and I think it will make a great memory. Here is a list of all the things that i want to do this year, and goals that i want to achieve: -I want to l...

*This is completely fictional. It was a dream that I had about 6 years ago, and I've never forgotten it because it was just so strange. There will be some added details (not like you would know which ones exactly), but all of the main key points were part of the dream. I decided to turn it into a short story because that was the only way I was able to share it with people.* "It's absolutely freezing out here! There's at least a foot of snow on the ground and it just keeps coming down! How are we supposed to get a cab in this mess?" I asked in a whining tone. It was winter in Chicago, and my family and I had decided to take the day off of work and go into the windy city to see the new aquarium that was the buzz of the town. Apparantly, this was going to be a major tourist attraction for our area and we wanted to make sure we got to see it before it made the big headlines. " The worlds largest aquarium, filled with all the exotic creatures of the sea!"- Th...

I dont usually do this sort of thing for people to read, but I was inspired to try something new today, so just roll with it. As most of you know, I am known for having very vivid, and sometimes confusing dreams. The great thing about these dreams, is that they would make interesting short stories, or add-ons to the pop-culture that triggers them. This first dream is one that I had back in November, and was triggered by the AMC show "The Walking Dead". " Just keep running.... you HAVE to keep running! God dammit, why won't my legs move any faster? Just keep running, you have to find something before the sun goes down!" No matter how hard I try, it's all I can think about. The snapping of sticks under my worn out sneakers...... the branches whipping my face as I ran as fast as I could away from the screams that were behind me. I know I should have stayed, but I also know that I wasnt willing to die trying to save someone I didnt even like...... so I just kept...