Cleaning Out My Closet

Today is the day folks.

Today...is the day I do my seasonal closet cleaning. At the start of every season, I rid my closet of the things I no longer wear, rearrange to accommodate the clothes applicable to the upcoming season, and take stock of the things I have and the things I need to buy.

I got so excited for my seasonal closet cleaning, that I actually went to bed kind of early last night so that I could wake up as soon as possible to begin the cleaning.

I know, I'm a loser. Judge away.

The first step was filling a bag of clothes to donate.

(Big target bag, not the regular small ones).

Next step is to pull out clothes that need mending and altering to take to the tailor. I don't do this nearly enough. I just "fake it" with the clothes that need mending with strategic use of safety pins and double sided tape until I get so many pieces that need alterations that it will cost me a fortune to go to the tailor. What can I say, I like dropping large sums of money.

Next step was to pull out my sweaters to hang up in the closet. Yes, I know it's 95 degrees in Boston today but whatever. Thinking about wearing cozy sweaters makes me inexplicably happy.

The last step is to evaluate the holes in my wardrobe and fill them. You know what that means...SHOPPING!!

Yesterday I decided to finally invest in a pair of riding boots.

It was a hole that needed filling clearly. Other holes to be filled in the near future are mostly basics like a white button up and a black v-neck sweater.

I love cleaning out my closet.

Did that remind anyone else of Eminem? No? Well I'm going to link to the song anyway because it's awesome.

Fall TV Picks

Fall has recently become my favorite season. The only downside of course is that it's a sign that winter is fast approaching (my least favorite season...I HATE shoveling out my car and I HATE being cold). However, the very greatest thing about fall is of course, fall TV.

Fall is the time of year where I can redeem myself for selecting shows the previous fall to watch that ultimate got cancelled despite my carefully planned research as to what shows were getting the most buzz and expected to do well (I'm looking at you Pan-Am!).

This year, I have done my research. I have made charts, graphs, and full reports on the shows that I am going to add to my DVR in hopes that they will be the next Grey's Anatomy. Lucky you, who gets the benefit of all my hard work! (Please don't blame me when you fall in love with a show only to have it cancelled right before a game-changing plot point is revealed).

Anyway, here they are:

- Last Resort (ABC). Two words here. Scott Speedman. That alone is the reason to watch it, but if you need to know a silly thing like the plot or whatever, basically it's about a submarine crew that goes rogue. I'm expecting some shit to get blown up and people to drown. But most importantly...SCOTT SPEEDMAN. Thursday September 7th @ 8pm.

- The Mindy Project (FOX). I'm a little leery of this one. Whenever a comedian has a show loosely based on their lives, it never works out (see Chelsea Handler and Whitney Cummings). And Mindy Kaling's book really wasn't all that great, but I'm willing to give her show a shot. Tuesday September 25th @ 9:30pm.

- Nashville (ABC). Country music drama? A la Country Strong only without Garrett Hedlund? Sign me up. If only the Leighton Meester character was not played by that twat Hayden Pannittiere, I would be happier, but I am still going to tune in. Also, it's on at 10 instead of 8 or 9 which means we may get some cursing or brief nudity (but hopefully not of Hayden). WIN! Wednesday October 10th @ 10pm.

- Revolution (NBC). This show got mentioned to me by a friend and I had not even heard of it (because really, does anyone even watch anything on NBC?) but the premise sounds extremely promising. I love supernatural shit and wish Heroes had gone in a different direction (like killing off Hayden Pannettiere because obvi I hate her) so I'm excited to possibly have a show to fill that void. Monday September 17th @ 10pm.

Shows that I am going to DVR and wait to see how they do before committing:

- Arrow (CW). A superhero show that could go either way. It has the potential to be kind of awesome with all of the revenge-killing going on but also has the potential to be really stupid. Wednesday October 10th @ 8pm.

- Go On (NBC). Matthew Perry's show about losing his wife. And it's a comedy. Death is what's funny these days I guess. I like Matthew Perry and the show is getting a lot of buzz, but it has the ability to crash and burn. We will see. Tuesday September 11th at 9pm.

What will you be watching this fall?

It's Only Money...

...says only people with money. Or so I've been told.

Yet I say it frequently.

I grew up on a farm in rural New Hampshire where my closest neighbors were almost a mile away. I never went without per se, but money was always a struggle for my family.

As a sort of adult on my own in college, I got my own credit cards. I bought a lot of pizza delivery, a DVD player (which back in those days was a new thing so it wasn't cheap) and a bunch of "going out" clothes. Then I never paid the bill because my work study job paid minimum wage and my parents refused to help me financially (not that they would've been able to provide much assistance anyway but add this to the list of why my parents suck) so I paid my own way through school.

It has taken me 10 years to repair the damage I did to my credit. That's the thing about college, it helps and hurts at the same time. I will be finally be paying off the last of my student loans this year and could not be happier about it. I may throw myself a "college-debt free" party. All those still paying for their ridiculously overpriced private school education are invited. It will be open bar of course. Ok I'm getting off track...

Anyway, I have been fantasizing about purchasing a car for quite some time. The car I had was technically purchased by an ex-boyfriend even though I paid the bill on it, and honestly it was the last thing tying us together. So let's just say I was eager to get rid of it.

Now being an adult with decent credit and an ample income, I decided that why the hell should I not have the exact car I have always dreamed of? So I settled on a Mustang.

But because my luck is what it is, the universe had other plans. My car died much earlier than expected, and I did not have the funds available to put down the kind of down payment that would be necessary to make the Mustang affordable on a monthly basis.

So bye bye CeCe (yes I named my car...make fun all you want, I know it's lame but I get extremely attached to inanimate objects).



So I got the next best thing...a 2012 Nissan Altima, which I leased instead of bought. This is very very exciting because I didn't think my credit was quite good enough to lease a new vehicle. And I leased it by putting down only the value of my trade in. So the down payment I did have, could go to other things.

Like this:



And these:



And this:



Clearly you can see I went on a bit of a spending spree this past weekend.

And there is a very distinct possibility that this is getting purchased today:



It's only money after all.