Special Request: Zippers on the Side Pretty Please
Heather
So in honor of it being Friday and the end of a long and confusing work week and an exceptionally drab Thursday outfit, I decided I wanted to dress pretty and summery.  I had the perfect dress from Banana picked out that would go perfectly with my green piggies and sunless tanner streaked legs.  As I excitedly put on the dress I discover one small problem with my perfect dress….the zipper is on the back and I can only get it oh about halfway zipped. So, I did funny dances, grabbed tongs from the kitchen and nadda.  What to do?!  Now let me remind you that I cannot be persuaded other wise I really want to wear my dress.  After a 15 minute struggle I came to a solution.  What can a girl do when in a pinch—Accessorize.  So I made it to work with my perfect dress half zipped covered by my hair and a purple cardigan. Don’t worry I knew that my bestie/co-worker would have no problem zipping me up once she got to work. 

                              Dress: Banana Republic Outlet
                                Headband: Ann Taylor Loft
                           The always necessary Boob Tube
                And a special guest appearance by my cat Winston

                     The look to cover the unzipped back of the dress :)
                                     Cardigan: New York & Co
                                         Belt: Ann Taylor
                 And yes sadly those are my legs with sunless tanner !!

                     Banana Republic Wedges-My current favorite shoes
                             They are super cute and super comfy
      
Now my only concern is remembering to have her slightly unzip me so I am not stuck in my dress forever!! Uh Oh I do believe I have to add this to my list of disadvantages of living alone….

So for all the single ladies, ladies that live alone, ladies that husbands leave for work before them, ladies that husbands are sleeping when they get ready……….Side Zippers Please!!!

Update and Side Note:  I DID forget to have my friend unzip me a little bit before we left work.  Luckily I wasn't stuck in the dress forever-it just took 10 minutes, some jumping around and a slightly sore left arm to get out of it.  Phew!!
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My new life.....well my new chapter :)
Heather
I am beginning a new chapter in my life.  I think I will title this chapter “Learning Me”.  I moved away from all my family and friends for a job about 3-4 years ago.  Its only about 2 hours away but it was hard because our family is super close and I have a very demanding job that does not allow for frequent visits back home.  For the last 3-4 years I have lived with a crazy ex-roommate for a while and an ex-boyfriend for awhile-I’m sure you will hear more on both of them as we go through our journey.   No, I was not aware of the craziness before getting involved into those situations.  I have finally rid myself of all the bad karma (one can only hope) as I ventured into a new city and my own apartment last month. 

So far I love my choice of moving into my own place in a new city.  I am closer to my best friend over here which is awesome and the location is more like my hometown.  Some advantages I have found to living alone……
 
  1. Waking up, putting my music on loud and dancing around my apt as I get ready in the morning 
  2. Getting home and finding my place EXACTLY the same way I left…..you don’t know how exciting this after my last living situation
  3. Cooking dinner and actually having leftovers because someone does not overindulge and eat all 8 servings by himself.   
  4. Being able to study for my CPA exam without ANY interruptions (well besides my own procrastination that is)

So this is my journey of living alone, shopping frequently, decorating my place, cooking healthy and hopefully better, studying for the CPA, training for 5Ks and relay marathons, and finding time for family and friends.  I can’t wait to see where this journey leads me.  
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