To Wash or Not to Wash That is the Question!

How do you make your jeans last?  Well, I try not to dry them in the dryer.  More often then not I have waited to the last minute to wash them and I wind up putting them their anyway.  I was introduced to a new school of thought this weekend.  Derrick at the GAP in Perimeter Mall Dunwoody, GA helped us with our purchases.  First let me praise Derrick.  GAP was very busy as they had put on a 50% off Jeans sale from 12-3 in the afternoon.  That should tell you something about how busy it was.  He really took the time to help us and find what we needed.  Then he dropped knowledge on us too! What more could you ask for?  OK anyway so my hubby asked how much should he expect the jeans to shrink?  **side note: he was asking because as we had discussed he is working on dressing for his body and doing a wardrobe transformation. So he was buys his first pair of straight leg Jeans... a more narrow cut to fit his frame** I digress... So Derrick said well if you wash them you will see about 2% shrinkage ever 2 months... BUT... you should never wash your jeans. If you can imagine we were very perplexed by his statement.  He then went on to explain how to care for your jeans.

After my return home I had to look up his claims.  There they were! in black in white... almost word for word what he was telling us! It was an article printed in the Wall Street Journal by CHERYL LU-LIEN TAN . Check the article out here.   Anyone up to trying it??

Change is Coming...

So keeping up with a blog is hard work!  I have been so crazy I haven't been keeping you guys updated!  Ok here we go!

As I previously stated I am so ready for changes in my life.  Well they are starting.  As of Monday I started a new job!  New names, new faces, new everything.  I even joined the rest of the Atlanta population and got my self a commute! Ok, not so excited about that one.  Last week my hubby and I went on a cruise vacation in celebration of our 3 year wedding Anniversary.  The de-stressing process goes as follows: Sleep, Eat, Lay Out (sleeping while in direct sun) Eat some more, Sleep some more and repeat for 5 days.  So I followed that very strict de-stress process for the entire trip. I did not allow myself to think about anything stressful; not to think about the pounds I was sending to my hips.  Now its go time! Time to make necessary lifestyle changes, make sure not to let stress back in my life.  Change is coming... and I am ready for it!

Happy Anniversary My Love!

The things I have learned about you in 3 years of marriage


1. He claims he never knew how goofy I was until we married

2. Although quiet when in big groups he is very outgoing

3. He is sensitive to my emotional needs

4. He secretly loves my dog

5. As he falls asleep he flinches

6. He has a fascination with glass blowing

7. He is his father in every way but is still so much like his mother

8. He sees his mother in me (how flattering)

9. He has an amazing family

10. When he has some drinks in him he suddenly finds the rhythm in music

11. He makes up meanings to words to fit what he is trying to say

12. He is very ingenuitive

13. He is a great wood worker

14. When I start a sentence with SOOO…. He worries what will follow

15. He is a great listener

16. He is a great teacher

17. He has food texture issues but if you don’t tell him it’s there he doesn’t ;)

18. He has amazing will power

19. He refuses to believe he has allergies

20. Above all I have learned that I wouldn’t have him any other way!

I love you baby! 3 years down, forever to go…

Preserve yourself even through changes

Well the title of this post is two-fold. One I didn’t get to finish my preserves because I want you all to see my pictures of how it went but I have since misplaced my SD card for my camera. I am really bummed about that because the buttermilk biscuits I had last night would have been great with some pear preserves! Well anyway, I will finish it soon with or without pictures so I will tell you soon how it went.


Now, preserve yourself. I just turned 25 this month and I had been feeling like I needed to make some changes for the last few months. After therapy sessions with my older sister and one of my best girlfriends, they both told me that they went through the same feelings at the age of 25. You know, I am not one of those people that look at each birthday as a major landmark. To me it’s just another day. Nothing special, I don’t feel any different I just added another year to my experience of life. Well Aug 7th came in went in this same form and fashion as all the others. It was just that subconsciously I realized that I needed to make some adjustments. Ok, so now let’s breakdown what I feel needs to change. Well as all girls do, I always feel I can lose weight. This is especially true since I truly have put on some pounds in recent months. Another thing is my wardrobe. I feel like I am stuck in the same look that I have been since high school. I know that’s not true, but some of the pieces are. Lastly I felt like I needed a new hair style. Something cool and funky, easy and quick.  Since I was helped to this realization that changes needed to happen I had to start to make them. So first, hair I decided I want to cut it all off again so 2 weeks ago I cut it off and I love it.

 Then in talking to my sister and my dear friend they reassured me that they like my sense of fashion and feel that I should preserve my slightly eclectic styling. It’s nothing too crazy it’s just not a magazine cookie cutter. Ok so all this said… I received my latest issue of Real Simple magazine!

 They are so AWESOME! The topic for the month? The same as my dilemma of course! Makeovers! My girlfriend gave me the task of going through magazines and finding looks I like but that I can make my own. Then write out a list of all the stores I KNOW I will find something at. SO the process begins. I basically want everything that's in here! Stay tuned as I go through this process of transforming my closet and my lifestyle!

Preserves...

This past weekend I was given freshly picked pears!  The person who gave them to me quickly said "I am going to make preserves with mine!"  Suddenly I knew what my pears would soon become as well.  I have never made preserves before.  SO... I thought I would show you my process.  I didn't have time to actually finish the preserves.  So next week I will post the completed preserves and let you know how the turn out! I can taste it already!