it's friday and i'm just sayin'...

did this feel like the longest week ever?  or is it just me?  you know those weeks when you have endless amounts of things to do, but can't seem to find the motivation to start anything?  it was that kind of week.  something about the week leading up to (or following) a holiday weekend makes it feel soooo long.  but enough whining - we made it, right?  and that means it is time for the next installment of i'm just sayin'!

i'm just sayin'…

no matter how in shape you are,

it will ALWAYS be incredibly hard to squat over a toilet.

when i was out of shape, i blamed that.

now that i'm in better shape, it's still really hard!  too hard.

my solution?

sit.

go ahead and judge me.

i hate when people use the word 'behoove'.  

i just can't figure out why you'd ever NEED to use that word.

pretty sure you only use it to make yourself sound smart.  

it behooves me to think…

really??

i heard a lady behooving it up on the bus the other day,

couldn't resist rolling my eyes about it then or complaining about it now!

if you're not using your front-facing camera on your iphone as a mirror, you're missing out.

are there things in my teeth?

do i have a booger?

is my hair doing that weird thing again?

iphone mirror, iphone mirror, iphone mirror.

the best part?  

since you're looking at your phone, no one thinks you're as vain as you really are.

trust me on this one.

i'm ridiculously excited for a 3 day weekend.

i haven't taken a single day off in over 3 months since i started my new job,

unless you count a day or two i could have worked a little harder while working from home.

but it will be nice to take a REAL day off and unwind.  

i need it.

and with that, we're off to another weekend!  this one is jam-packed for us, but i'm really excited about it.  game night at a friend's house tonight, relaxing saturday (i hope), blues festival on sunday, and sightseeing in monterey/carmel on monday.  i'd be lying if i said i wasn't most excited for the aquarium in monterey on monday!  weee i'm a 10 year old!

oh and that 3 day weekend i mentioned before?  my blog will be participating in that as well.  see you kids on tuesday.

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the impostor syndrome

do you ever feel like an impostor?  you're doing a great job with something and you're getting praise from people for your accomplishments, but you worry that soon these people will figure out that you actually have no clue what you're doing?

if you're a guy, you're probably thinking you have no idea what i'm talking about.  if you're a girl, you're probably shaking your head agreeing that you've been there.  why is that, you ask?  it's because of a phenomenon i learned about reading 'lean in' called the impostor syndrome.  it can happen to men and women, but women are more likely to feel it more intensely and be more limited by it than men.

from lean in - 'despite being high achievers, even experts in their fields, women can't seem to shake the sense that it is only a matter of time until they are found out for who they really are - impostors with limited skills or abilities.'  even tina fey has a quote in the book about how she still struggles with it, despite how successful she's become - tina fey!

i know i've been there.  i've even written about struggling with confidence before.  whether it's with a growing blog, a successful career, compliments on how i look or something i did, or when people listen to me like i know what i'm talking about - i'm always wondering when they'll figure out that i'm not as good as they think i am.  it's pretty sad when you see it written out like that!

but reading this book has made me realize that's an actual thing (not just me being crazy) and part of a bigger problem with women constantly underestimating themselves.  it says that studies have shown that women judge their own performance as worse than it actually is, while men judge theirs as better than it actually is.  what the hell, ladies??

i don't have a magical solution to the problem, but i find it super interesting and i suppose a little comforting to hear it from someone as successful as sheryl sandberg (the coo of facebook and author of lean in).  her recommendations?  be aware that it is there and start to remind yourself that it is a distortion, not reality.  also, fake confidence when you don't have any - a lack of confidence is a self-fulfilling prophecy.  if we 'fake it till we make it' you often find yourself feeling a lot more confident than you would have otherwise and might just surprise yourself by doing some pretty cool stuff.

highly recommend diving into this book if you haven't yet!

are you a toilet paper snob?

since you all loved my peeing post so much a few weeks ago, i decided to bring back the potty talk to discuss toilet paper.  i know you've been DYING for a blogger to talk about this oh-so-controversial subject!  today's blog everyday in may prompt just happens to be to rant about something - so it felt like the right day.

i feel VERY strongly about toilet paper.  other than financial reasons, i can't understand why people don't buy better TP.  isn't it worth a couple of extra bucks?  it is something you use ALL the time.  you're probably not saving anything if you have to use a 2 foot section just to get the job done, if you know what i mean.  your nether-regions deserve better, people!

the bad stuff  |  the good stuff

a few weeks ago we were running out of TP and chris grabbed a package while he was out at the store. while it was sweet of him to help take care of business (no pun intended), he got the wrong kind.  the crappy kind.  super thin, small roll that you can almost see through!  not gonna work.

the bad stuff  |  the good stuff

i'm a charmin girl, through and through.  and not just any charmin.  last week at target chris brought some charmin over to me to add to the cart and i quickly enlightened him that 'the one you want is the red package, mega rolls, extra strong NOT extra soft'.  extra soft is too fluffy and sheds all over the bathroom - ain't nobody got time for that.  he cracked up and picked on me that i was so serious about it, but buy some on your next trip to the store and tell me it's not the best!  

trust me on this one.

there is a lot of really bad TP out there.  check yours out and if it's not up to par, get some of the good stuff.  butts everywhere will thank you!

don't even get me started on the tp in public bathrooms!

am i the only TP snob out there??  and yes, i really did have a photo shoot with toilet paper… most random post ever?

weirdest day ever - bay to breakers 2013

in friday's post i told you about our big plans for bay to breakers this weekend.  i had heard a lot about it and felt like i was prepared for what i was about to see.

i was not prepared.  at all.

we got up early sunday morning and made it to our party around 9am… which made us 2 hours late.  i haven't drank that early in the morning in a looong time.  the last time i can remember is tailgating football games just after college.  but we chugged some cheap mimosas out of red solo cups, loaded up my purse with beers (just like the good old 9am drinking days) and hit the streets.

when we got out to the main street it was PACKED with people.  tons of ridiculous costumes, happy drunk people everywhere, openly drinking, bands playing in the streets, house parties, nudity and more nudity.  i don't know about you, but i've never been exposed to a lot of public nudity (other than that time my family unknowingly ended up on a nude beach in st maarten and my sister got a full frontal view of a hairy old man - yum).  also i think something about being naked on a beach by the water is less weird than nakedly roaming the streets of sf.

so of course my super mature 29 year old self ran around all day pointing out every naked person i saw.  and photographing them.  that might make me really creepy - but at least i was wearing clothes.  plus now i have great material to share with all of you!

you're welcome for editing.

my favorite picture of the day.  unedited version on my instagram if you're a creepo like me.

yes, i have many more, but i will end this penis picture torture.  it was a long day.  it was a really fun day.  and it was bizarre.  but i guess that's sf for you?  hopefully 30 isn't too old for this craziness, because i'm already looking forward to next year!

it's friday and i'm just sayin'...

another week down - hooray for the weekend!  this was a good week though.  got a lot of work done, did some apartment decorating, hit the 100th post milestone, and got back on the paleo/exercise train after a real bender last weekend (beer, bread, pasta, candy, oh my!).  it was both interesting and depressing to see how crappy i felt after falling off the wagon, but i'm finally getting back to my new (and much better) normal.

i'm just sayin'…

few things make me happier than watching men do zumba.

there's no way in hell you'd find me in a zumba class,

but i've been known to watch a class or two from where i do strength training at the gym.

from what i can tell, no one is good at it, but the men are especially uncoordinated.

not to mention there are about 4 of them in a room of 20+ women. 

believe me, that's a sight than can brighten up any day.

what is instagram's problem?

sometimes i go in, watch the spinner spin, anxiously await new photos, and then…

NOTHING.

the evil 'cannot refresh the feed' bar shows up and i am instantly filled with rage.

don't they know i need to refresh my feed approximately every 3 minutes??

there's something fishy going on outside my office.

there's a grown 'kid' selling $2 candy bars for his 'school'

who has been there every. single. day. since i started there 3 months ago.

what school has sales for 3 months?

why always that corner?

and i know sf is expensive, but $2 for regular sized candy bars?  

and NEVER have i seen someone buy one. 

creeeepyyyyy….

i haven't watched the office since michael scott left, but i had to watch the finale last night.  

and it had me crying like a baby. 

i'm actually really sad that it is over!  

it's the end of an era.

this weekend is bay to breakers - which is basically THE event in san francisco.  it's a race from the bay to the ocean, but to most of sf, it is a day to get up early in the morning, put on weird costumes (or go half naked), drink early in the morning with your friends, and then head out and see all the other crazy people fill the streets.  look it up on google images and you'll get a good idea of what we're in for.  oh and of course it's on sunday, so monday should be interesting.  we have no idea what costumes we're going to wear yet, but i guess we better figure it out quick!  can't wait to see this madness.

hope your weekends are as weird as mine will be!

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