My Rebecca Taylor Dress Makes a TV Appearance..

on "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23". It was worn by Dreama Walker's character, June, in episode 104. In this episode, June is freaking out over knowing that she'll see her ex at a friend's upcoming wedding, so Krysten Ritter's character, Chloe, tries to train her to be more confident. June shows up to the wedding, where she indeed runs into her ex, wearing my dress! It looks good on her. It's a sexy dress, but not too much, I think. Alas, I've yet to don the dress myself. I don't know about you, but I feel kind of funny wearing the exact version of a dress that's already made an appearance on TV, in a movie, or on a red carpet. Oh, well, maybe in a few months or so, I won't feel that way. Here's the pic of the dress from the episode: http://www.celebstyle.com/Dont-Trust-B-Apt-23-Wardrobe-22621608?slide=18#Dont-Trust-B-Apt-23-Wardrobe-22621608?slide=5&_suid=13368908543240028666701130218186

Here's a pic of me in the dress:

It's the same pic from 2012 entry #1.

Hello, 2012!

Finally...I'm back! For the last month, I've been trying to post several times, only to find that my entries never went through. I'd have these posts all written out, then when I'd hit "Publish Post", nothing would happen. Oh, well, no use dwelling on that now.

Anyway, Happy 2012, everybody! I have good feelings about leap years. 2008 was a pretty good year for me, and I believe that 2012 will be even better.

I meant to do this on 1/1, but couldn't (read the first paragraph for the explanation), so I'm doing it now. Here are 3 lists that reflect what happened to me in 2011 and what I anticipate will happen in 2012. In honor of the "11" number and the fact that there are "3" lists and that I turned "33" in 2011, each of the lists has 11 items (I can't help it--I'm a numbers junkie!).

Things I (Hope to Have) Left Behind in 2011:

1) worrying about work-related matters outside work hours

2) being overweight

3) worrying about finding Mr. Right

4) willing people to be different than they really are

5) taking rude people's rude comments too personally

6) foolish spending on clothes/shoes/accessories I don't wear/use

7) not getting enough sleep

8) feeling "old" about being in my 30s

9) not exercising enough

10) unnecessary drama

11) focusing on what's wrong in my life

Things I Take From 2011 into 2012:

1) being in good shape

2) wearing all the fabulous shoes and dresses I bought in 2011

3) the thrill of traveling

4) my end-of-year bonus!

5) my renewed zest for dance classes

6) my renewed sense of domesticity

7) taking pride in my job, but realizing that a balance is important

8) memories of the time I spent with my family and friends

9) pride in tackling a huge portion of my student loan debt

10) realizing the importance of staying in touch with old friends

11) a newfound appreciation of champagne

Things I Look Forward to in 2012:

1) drinking more champagne!

2) joining Facebook to stay in touch with friends? (yeah, right...but I will stay in touch)

3) losing a few more pounds

4) a trip to NYC

5) a trip to the Middle East

6) saving more money for future dreams

7) a higher sense of self-esteem

8) more home-cooked meals

9) more time with family

10) becoming a better professional

11) trying a new hairstyle

Remember that entry from November when I was on a search for the perfect party dress from Rebecca Taylor? I found it a couple of weeks later! I leave you all with this photo of me in the dress, which I picked up on sale through the Saks e-commerce site. I'd been searching for it forever and nearly shelled out $400+ for it at full price, but couldn't even do that cuz I couldn't find it in my size. And that's because, after all my efforts and sacrifices, I can finally wear a size 2 again! Here's the dress, paired with a purchase from my East Coast adventure, my Christian Louboutin batik python No Prives:

Also, I wish to welcome my 4 new followers. I'd name you each individually, but for some reason, I can't see your names when I click on my followers page. Anyway, you know who you are, and I say hi to you and "Happy 2012" to all my readers!

Bitching About Being Single

Friday night, and here I am at home. I actually don't mind. I prefer it. There are just too many people out on Friday nights, and I deal with enough traffic jams throughout the week. So what's on TV at 8 pm on Fridays? Sex and the City! I haven't watched an episode in a while, so I tuned in. The episode that was on was titled "Easy Come, Easy Go". In this episode, Miranda and Steve are broken up. However, Steve is still living in Miranda's apartment, even though they are sleeping separately. Another woman leaves a message on Miranda's answering machine, asking Steve out on a date. Miranda bitches to Carrie the next day, saying (I think I got this verbatim, but I'm not sure), "Here's a 34-year-old guy with no money and no place to live, but because he's single, he's a catch". It made me laugh. As much as Miranda and other (real) women I've heard bitch about how hard it is to find a guy in New York, I and other LA women bitch about how hard it is to find guys in our city.

Oh, well. We can't have everything we want all the time. I don't want to end this entry with negativity, so I'm steering it toward some sense of positivity. I don't have the man of my dreams right now. That's all right. I have a great-paying job that affords me the luxury of helping people and treating myself. So how did I treat myself today? Pretty darn good. I did what I wanted to do, and I did it on my own time. I tried on some dresses at the newly-opened Rebecca Taylor shop on Robertson Blvd. Oh, they were so pretty! If I must say so myself, I looked fantastic! The sales associates insisted I model them on the floor, and I noticed a bunch of people on the sidewalk in front of the entrance watching me model them. How I'd love to break out the dress for a special date with that special someone! It'll happen someday. I just need to be patient. I didn't think to take pics of me wearing the dresses, but here are a couple of stock pics I got from saks.com. At full price, I can't have both, so which one do you think I should get? Maybe if I wait until after Thanksgiving, I can luck out and get both on sale...

I made another stop today, too. I pre-paid for an item that'll be ready for me to pick up next Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. Want a hint? Look at the labels for this entry ;)