Friday things. 2/28

 All it took was 48 hours back into the routine for me to feel like I'm flailing and failing. Granted, we had something after school every single day this week which made it harder than usual to get back into the routine.

That's what I should call these posts: Flailing and Failing Fridays. The gist is, though: they have to be written over the weekend because there's no way I'm getting them posted on Friday.

1. I ordered two pairs of jeans from American Eagle. They are two different styles and the first arrived quickly. The second...it's been 3 weeks. I don't want to exchange the first pair for a different size if the second fits better and I decide to keep the second pair instead. So I'm in package-on-the-dresser-just-waiting limbo.

This is what I've got. I like them a lot but might exchange them for a 4 because I'm not sure how baggy they're supposed to be. If I weren't so lazy, I'd take actual pictures in front of a mirror. 

2. Speaking buying things and sending them back, I'm on the hunt for a dress again. It's that time of year for my one formal event.

This is the first one I tried. It fit and I could make it work but it was very heavy with sequins and the slit was very high. I think it'd be too much if I spend most of the evening sitting (which we do). 

This one is much better and I'll probably go with it if I don't like the third I ordered. It also has a high slit but it has a bunch of flowy material in front of it. I don't know my colors (I'd love to get them professionally done) but this shade of red always makes me look tan. 

3.  Also, did you see the spending boycott? Don't get me started on how ridiculous this is. All the folks who exclusively used Target drive-up because it's "safer" during Covid or still do grub-hub and Walmart grocery delivery because they're lazy and post affiliate links to their blogs ...well, they all decided to boycott spending money on February 28th. So, my goal was to spend as much money as possible. In the end, it'd been a long week (see: failing and flailing) so all I did was spend $35 paying the state of Missouri to renew my teaching license and then I went to Old Navy to buy our swimsuits for the year (to go into Easter baskets). I got some shorts too, just because I figured I'd go all out on February 28th, The Day of the 24 Hour Spending Boycott. 

Check out this graphic before you buy your kids' suits this year. I could not find a rashguard in a safe color for Wells. 

4. Lastly, before you spend 24 hours virtue signaling about not spending any money, lest we forget that 2/28 was pay day since it's a Friday and the people who the liberal, liberal, left leftists are trying to "help" get paid on that day..people who live paycheck to paycheck or who count on benefits to kick in so they can go to the grocery store, get gas, pay bills, rent/mortgages are due the 1st, whatever. Those people are supposed to do without because white liberal women who live in the suburbs and spend $$$ at Target, Amazon, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, etc on 2/27 and 3/1 are telling them it's a bad idea to go to Walmart on 2/28.  The hypocrisy is INSANE. As someone who lives in rural America and spends my days on the ground with real people, the people in the suburbs have lost the plot.