I'm wearing "the" shirt today. I wasn't sure if I'd wear this shirt again. I washed it since that day, hung it in my closet and just look at it like "no, not today." But, today IS that day....and I like this shirt damnit! I'm wearing the green, lightweight (and very cute) shirt I was wearing the day I left the firm on April 5, 2007. You see, I have an abnormal quirky memory for clothes. I can tell you what I've worn on every major event in my life, every first date, etc. It's odd really. I can usually tell you what date the event happened on, too. (ex: high school boyf and I split on Oct 3rd) But, let's say I break up with someone in an outfit, I will not.. I repeat NOT.. wear that exact outfit together again. Just as I will not wear this lovely green shirt with the cute black floods and large black earrings again. Today, it's with black pants and large silver ball studs. Therefore, I am actually wearing a totally different outfit. Leave me alone-I'm OCD. I know.
Why did I think it was okay to wear this shirt? Well, I had a "review" of my job performance yesterday. They're done a couple times per year here. I've found that I have this almost-subconscious complex of "I bet I'm totally messing up.." b/c of how I felt at the firm last year. No pity party or anything, just sayin. Anyway, my review yesterday went SO. WELL! I was told that I was taking on more responsibility than they'd thought I'd take on this quickly and I was basically kicking butt at it! I'm not wanting to toot my own horn-at all. But, it was just great to have my boss say "I always forget how new you are to the company...and that's a great thing." So, fighting a grin, I said "thank you" and knew it was okay to wear the green shirt today. :)
I'll try to blog my 20-something post later. :)
7 comments:
heyyyyy congratulations jackie!!! it's nice to have a good review, especially if you're not expecting it. :) i, too, have a knack for dates, and it goes beyond birthdays. i'm a little afraid of letting everyone know what a freakshow i am about them, but know that you've let the cat out of the bag, i guess i can admit it too. my name is melissa, and i remember the dates of every happening ever.
i may not have a knack for dates, but i have a great great memory and can remember details like you would not believe. i may not remember exactly what i was wearing for something, but can remember exactly to the tiniest detail about what someone ELSE was wearing.
for instance, i remember every detail of our high school prom, and still have that goofy pic of you and i in our prom dresses with blue-green gum in the corner of our teeth...hahaha i should scan and post it!
hope your day is great!
congrats on your suprise review! ur doin' awesome.
i give myself suprise reviews ALL.THE.TIME. and I always fail dammit! hahaha
looking forward to your 20-something blog!
OCD is good sometimes ;)
Congrats on the review!
YES! Joy, you sould post that pic!!! :)))I'm fairly certain I was over-tanned, over-bleached, and over body-glittered. In other words, PERFECT! hahaha! :)
That's awesome love! Way to go! I don't remember dates, but I remember clothes, although not quite to that extent, but I remember clothes tied to guys. Especially the shirt...I wouldn't wear a shirt again that I had my heart broken in, but I get over the pants okay :)
I can just see you staring at that shirt in your closet going "fine, I will wear you but if one things goes wrong..."
I however can not remember what I wore earlier this week.
wow. just wow. i can only remember an outfit if i've looked at a picture of myself in it long enough. and usually that means deciding never to wear it again because i like to blame my body's flaws on the clothes that are MAKING ME LOOK FAT. ;)
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