I Miss New York

I miss New York. I definitely don't get to go there enough. There's just something about wandering the city and getting lost that calms me. There is so much possibility there...

But here at home it feels like everything takes so much time and patience, neither of which I have.
I am currently deciding what classes to take in the spring which I know for sure is an opinion being skewed by how overwhelmed I feel right now. And what is it I want to do all day? Nope, not study. Read and write blogs and of course, look at pictures of NYC. I guess I'm a bit of an escapist.

But, I need to focus. I have several self improvement projects in the works. I am wonderful at making lists of tasks and planning what needs to be done. It's the execution that gets me every time. My to do list today consists of about 30 tasks that have been revolving on it for several months... I wonder what that says about me. Food for thought.

Speaking of food, this is a great time to present to you my current weight loss quest. Which is also on my to do list. I plan on keeping you updated as to my progress, so far I have lost 3.4 pounds since Monday. So far so good. I also plan on blogging every weekday, and taking more pictures to post.This will probably be something I much rather do when the above task is completed.

So time to get to work. New York will still be there when I'm a law school graduate and **hopefully*** 37 pounds lighter. (Yes, that's right, I want to lose 37 pounds). But before then, my occasional visits will have to be enough. See you December 17th big apple.

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What I Want Now

So with Christmas just around the corner I thought I would start on my Christmas list now, so there is plenty of time for it to get filled. Wink, Wink. What I am in love with now are the new black watches from Nordstrom.

There are so many to choose from! I still love my white watch but I have moved on. The perfect sized gift to fit in my stocking....

There are so many more that can be found at nordstrom.com. Check them out and pick the perfect watch for your stocking

 http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/womens-watches?color=black&campaign=1101handbagaccessorieslpstory1&origin=jdlp



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Boot Addict Planning a Relapse

I was driving the street today on my way to class and saw this girl walking down the street wearing the simplest outfit. Just a plain v-neck pumpkin colored sweater, with dark skinny jeans, and these tan over the knee boots. If I wasn't late to class I would have stopped her to ask her where she got those boots. I need them! They were flat or had only a slight heel (I was driving) and over the knee but without being fitted or slouchy. They were suede and so pretty.

Now, the last time I was home and not feeling well I decided to do what I always do to make myself feel better: try on my shoes. Boots in particular. That's when I realized that I currently have 26 pairs of boots that I wear in my closet. I do not know how they fit in there. I am technicaly supposed to be done boot shopping for this winter but flat boots always make for a practical purchase. They would be comfortable....

I haven't found them yet, but I found a few pairs that resemble them. I plan to keep looking. Maybe I'll run into that girl again....

Now neither one of these boots are really as awesome as the ones I saw, but if you have any suggestions of something similar, send them my way. I'm looking for enablers....

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How did I miss John Mayer at Eddie's Attic?

     John Mayer was in Atlanta a few weeks ago and tweeted at 11:30 pm that he would be playing at Eddie's Attic. Now I am a true John Mayer fan due to nostalgia for my high school days, listening to his music when it is great and forgiving when it is not so great, but unfortunatlly due to all my recent travels and school I was exhausted, already in bed, and missed the anouncement. We did go see him play at Lakewood the next night and I didn't think much of the missed show.
     Well, this weekend Gabe and I decided to go on a last minute date to Eddie's Attic. I don't know how I've lived in Atlanta all this time and have never made it there. It is an amazing venue, not a bad seat in the house. As always, we were late, and they were sold out so we missed Evan McHugh and his band. The doorman told us to grab a drink and we could probably get in right before the next band played.
     So when we finally get in it is standing room only to see the next band, The Brilliant Invention, at their farewell show. Of course I get yelled at by some old lady telling me she's going to have to be able to see the stage, and I ask her if she realizes no one's up there quite yet. Then she says I can't stand in the aisle and I tell her, thinking to myself where else do you stand but theisle, that as soon as someone important asks me to move I will. But before anything more serious could go down between me and Mrs. Daisy, Gabe has found us a table right up front. Turns out it was a reserved table for the previous band and we ended up sitting with some very friendly band members and having our drinks comped. Not too shabby.
   Needless to say the night was awesome. I have no idea why The Brilliant Invention is quitting as a band, they were fantastic live.

     After the show, Gabe and I hang around buying cds and chatting with the bands (which is one of the best things about small venues), who were both as nice as they were talented. Luckily we find out that Evan McHugh is playing at the Woodruff Arts Center for free on Thursday and I immediately decide to get a group together to go check it out after class. But if I'm completly honest what is running through my mind the whole time is how could I have missed John Mayer playing at this tiny venue what could only have been an acoustic set? I'm sure it was amazing. I bet he hung around after the show too, he seems like the kind of guy who would do that. I know, I know, everyone hates him because he says all kinds of inappropriate things in interviews, but so what? He's honest and hilarious.

     So that leaves us with the biggest question of all. What other awesome stuff do you think is going on out there while I'm sleeping?

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Patience is a virtue

So I guess I will let this site lie as it is for now. Don't be fooled by the look of it, it seems while my creativity is not lacking my web design skills are. So for now I guess I will be patient and not try to figure it all out in one day. But soon my friends, all will be right with the world. Anyone smell a perfectionist?

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Modas Apprendi

    Law student. Wife. Daughter. Sister. Friend. Christian. Writer. Shoe collector. Just a few words that describe me, technically. They guide my choices, everyday. They bring with them responsibilities, passion, obligations, happiness, and pain. So what is a girl to do but find some way to express herself?

   I know what you're thinking, "um, shouldn't you be studying right now?" Probably. Well, let me tell you something. Human beings function better when their lives have balance. So here is my attempt to find some balance.

   Modas Apprendi was definitely in the running as a blog title. It incorporates everything I think I know about fashion, which I don't claim to be much. Just that I like it, it makes me feel good, and I want to learn. Fabulous and beautiful is a much more fitting title as I plan on babbling about just about anything that I see as, you guessed it : fabulous and beautiful. Or not so fabulous and beautiful, whatever the case may be. That doesn't mean that this lawyer in training still doesn't reserve the right to drop everything someday and head to New York and start that fashion magazine - MA -Modas Apprendi. On that title I call dibs. What it does mean is that I can, from the comfort of my very own home, create a world where I am only what I want to be - and for right now that is a fashionista in training.

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