a roundup of active essentials for the tall gal
Sweat It Be
Tag: self improvement
The Cracks Begin to Show
Last weekend was particularly noteworthy. After a productive morning and an afternoon nap, my husband and I went out to a bar to for a party in honor of our newly engaged set of friends. Meeting parents and family members inevitably followed and I still need to know about Blake's mom's skincare regimen, as I [...]
Shopping Moratorium 2018 | 242/123
My resistance to shopping in August was consistent with that of July, in that I did not have the discipline that I did during June. Glass half full, at least from a sustainability perspective: I mostly shopped secondhand at eBay and Thredup. tee shirt dress Remember when I bought this dress in a size too [...]
Shopping Moratorium 2018 | 212/153
I lost my shit this month, shopping-wise. I definitely not as perfectly disciplined as I was during June. Shame, shame, shame. Here goes: I happen to love a jewelry brand that was selected for the CFDA incubator back in the late aughts. Gemma Redux was frequently featured on Gossip Girl, which is how I and [...]
Shopping Moratorium 2018 | 188/177
"...But that’s where I stop myself short to consider the reasons that I participate in a trend — why I buy fashion that appeases said flights, and equally as often, fashion that doesn’t. One common denominator sticks out among these decisions: Impossibility. Impossibility of what? Unseeing what has now been etched into my psyche as a [...]
Shopping Moratorium 2018 | 153/212
I tried to ride the success of my April moratorium into May. I was not nearly as successful, but it was not as much of a fail as my February and March efforts. Per usual, most of my purchases were made during promotions or with coupons. The ones that were not, are gifts, because Mother's Day [...]
Shopping Moratorium 2018 | 125/240
My shopping moratorium for the month of April went much better than that of February and March. I am back on the success train that was January! Something that helped me not shop was reflecting on where the prospective garment would live in the apartment. Is there even room in the closet or in a [...]
Shopping Moratorium 2018 | 97/268
March was not so good for the Shopping Moratorium. When I look back on the stuff that I bought...well, I feel guilty that I fell so far from my course. It is time to rededicate myself to the cause. When I was in my last year of graduate school, I started to feel like a [...]
198.8 lbs. Remaining Accountable
2018 has not been great for fitness. More like fatness. Last month, I did not follow through with my fitness goals. I took one Bikram yoga class and made it a mere fifteen minutes in the 105 degree, 40 percent humidity studio. I think I could have made it the full 180 minutes, had sweat [...]
Shopping Moratorium 2018 | 60/365
How has Shopping Moratorium 2018 been going? So glad you asked! I have effectively broken the moratorium, but I have been so much more thoughtful about my purchases. I have found myself asking a series of questions when I get tempted to swipe my card: Is this piece a classic? What is the fabric content? [...]
Shopping Moratorium 2018 | 29/331
Revisit Shopping Moratorium 2018 | 2/331... How excited am I to share that I did very well at sticking to my Shopping Moratorium this month? Very. I was telling my father about my Shopping Moratorium and he audibly laughed when I started, "I am not a compulsive shopper, but I do love shopping..." While I did [...]
198.8 lbs.: Checking In!
For 206.2 lbs.: How Did This Happen? I am super excited to check in and share that I did indeed lose some weight via my January month of Whole30. The diet - and I am using that word in the sense of what I was eating, not any restrictions I was imposing upon myself - reset [...]