A Few Numbers

The great clean out continues and this is where I'm at:

Days spent cleaning 3

Pounds of paper shredded 57 (true story, took it somewhere to be shredded)

Hours spent yesterday with Katie cleaning 14.

Giants bags of garbage/clutter/nonsense taken out 6

Giants bags of goodies to salvation army 6 bags and 2 car runs.


Last night I barely slept. After Katie left I wandered my apartment just so happy at what it looked like. I honestly felt like I had lost 100 pounds and I sort of did. Well at least 57 I can account for. I dialed in details last night and finally made myself get into bed, but I tossed and turned just thinking of how much more I wanted to do and all the potential I saw. Just being able to clear out so much of the clutter has allowed me to see that potential because that huge obstacle is out of the way. I still have some stuff to get done today but pics soon because I am happy to show my home off now!

Every Handbag Needs a Home

It feels good to be cleaning everything out but one thing I struggle to giveaway to the Salvation Army is handbags. No idea why. I just love them so much I prefer to place them in a home. The three below have not been used in 800 years and therefore must leave me. If you would like one of them let me know before Thursday and it's yours. That's it, you can comment, or email me, first come first serve and only if you have no history of prior handbag abuse. Kidding. 

disco never died hobo

Jamin Puech hobo 

cute print interior

Michael Kors neutral hobo

Worth reading

I have come across these the past few days and thought they were worth sharing.


I love, love, love Kate at Eat The Damn Cake. She's smart, funny, honest and I have yet to read a post that I did not like or take something away from. I really loved this one.

http://www.eatthedamncake.com/2011/09/26/can-you-just-tell-me-that-youre-gorgeous-please/


Just found this blog and it's a visual delight, and has lots-o-good stuff.

http://www.honeykennedy.com/

My friend Theresa and her friend Tressa just started doing make up and blogging and they are hilarious and amazingly talented. Read about their exploits.

http://tressatheresa.wordpress.com/

Interesting article on blogging:

http://hila-lumiere.blogspot.com/2011/09/on-blogging.html

Hannah Banana, you continue to inspire and amuse me. This post had me shaking my head in agreement.

http://hannahsreductions.blogspot.com/2011/09/vanity-came-first-health-came-later.html

Thought this article about a music artist who gave herself a makeover and became more of singing sensation and the music bloggers disdain for it interesting.

http://gawker.com/5842924/hipster-music-blogs-need-to-get-over-their-authenticity-problem

Things I Want to Ask My Past Self

I understand a lot of why I have done what I've done. I do however have a few questions for past Anna....

1. What was the thought behind the bright aqua cords? You have never worn brightly colored pants, much less ones WITH TEXTURE.

2. How many pairs of sunglasses does one face truly need? Not the 800 I have accumulated, or the box I somehow came by.

P.S. I am super seksi in clean mode

wasn't kidding about the box

Very Few Things

Are as annoying as organizing your apartment. The worst part, I need to organize the whole damn thing. Total honesty, I am about 1 bag of junk away from a hoarders episode. I have spent hours today going through the stuff. I am left with a bigger mess then I started with and my allergies going ballistic. The dust is out of control. I am super allergic to dust, as in I will full on bust out in hives and it's been recommended to me that I wear a mask when cleaning. I of course do not have one on hand. I am rocking a Pucci scarf someone gave me as a gift as a cleaning mask. That's how I roll.

My brother happens to be taking Thursday off of work and he is going to come over and help me. This is great but also a little scary because I have a lot to get done to be ready for his pick up services on Thursday. I am also pretty much guaranteed he is going to drive me crazy, but I need help and he's offering. He happens to be a neat freak and great in the home department. It seems unfair I did not get any of that, like not a drop. Not helping this entire situation is I picked up my stuff from work this weekend. I have four more boxes of crap to add to the pile. Great. My old business cards should come in super helpful it was so thoughtful of them to make sure they were included, she said dripping with sarcasm.

I am grateful I have the time to do this. That hopefully I can clean up my act for once and all and create some systems for organization so it never gets to this point again. I am over the chaos. It's not helpful trying to move forward, work from home, or even just feel like an adult. When anyone mentions coming by your apartment and you break into a cold sweat it's time to change.

The beginnings of my color coded bookcase. 

Sorry true crime books. Time for you to find a new home. 

Over it. All of it. 

Jewelmint Continued Love

I can not stop wearing my latest jewelmint lovely. The savoy bracelet. My bracelet obsession is not showing any sign of waning...

It's actually a little more silver in person then gold which I prefer. 

On a Health Tip

After very much being in a weight loss slump it would appear unemployment is excellent for weight loss. I have lost 6 pounds in 2 weeks. I try to stay away from numbers and generally I would not think 3 pounds a week loss was very healthy. It's a little much in a short period of time. That being said I have not been doing anything unhealthy. No restricting, over exercising, or other unhealthy behaviors. I have just been balanced. There has been wine, a smidge of vodka, tapas, an amazing cheeseburger, but there has also been tasty stir frys, low fat grilled cheese sandwiches, apples, long walks, a boxing class, and cardio business as usual, to round it all out.

 I am appreciating having the time to just be clear headed and focused it makes it easier to check in when the temptation to eat a few feelings creeps in. I was on my way to the gym the other day and I turned to go to this bakery. I did what I hate when people do, stopping dead in the middle of the side walk and said," What are you doing?" I had a quick convo with myself bringing up that I was heading to LA and not sure what I would be eating, but knowing there would be wine, I did not want to be super stressed about food, and not 100% clear on what my exercise situation would be. Did I really want to get a super caloric treat now when I could control what I could eat that could make me feel bad ahead when I couldn't? No I didn't. I wanted comfort. I wanted a reward for going to the gym when I did not want to. I wanted a lot of things that something from a bakery was not going to fix and never can. It would be nice to take an isolated event and think ah ha I've got it, but you never completely do. It's the hope that you can seize the moments when they come and move forward feeling so good about the choice you made you continue to make those choices.