I started work on July 26, 2006 at 8am. I came to work wearing khaki pants, a green shirt and a black jacket. I felt like a fish out of water, as most people do when they first start a job. After a quick tour, I was put in the area that I will be working. It took about 3 hours before the button on my pants decided to pop off. Luckily, it was only holding the flap on the inside of the pants, and I had a hook to keep my pants closed! After working for three days in clothes that I have worn for about 3 years, I decided that it would be best if I had some new clothes. Matt and I headed home for the weekend, and I went shopping with my sister. This time I spent shopping with her I will always remember as a good hell. The main reason is because I hate to shop in a store. Give me a computer and I am ready to start clicking. Put me in a room full of clothes and tell me to grab some and head for the dressing room, and I break out in hives.
If you don’t know my sister, you don’t know that she likes to shop. I am not usually this masochistic, but since she knows fashion and I don’t, I didn't feel I really had a choice. Unfortunately, that meant our shopping trip was going to be longer than I am used to. Normally if I have to go into a store to buy clothes, I am in for about 15 minutes. I usually pick things up on the way in and talk myself out of most of them on the way out. My purchases usually include socks and maybe a shirt (usually something I wouldn’t be able to wear to work anyhow). She fixed me up good with a plethora of snazzy outfits, shoes, and such.
The moral: if you are not the expert, make sure you ask for help. If it is an arduous task and you are not sure you are going to make it, repeat these words over and over in your head – This too shall pass.
I am very thankful that she was able to donate her time to help clothe this geek :)
Thanks Jess!
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If you need help shopping for clothes in Cinci then just call Tricia. She previously majored in shopping. I can't complain though. I no longer look like a total clueless geek with my work clothes (mostly).
You and shopping is like water off a duck's back - or something. I'm not much better, but I usually end up erring on the side of getting too many shirts and pants, then end up wearing one or two of them often. To use a war analogy, it's the scattergun approach vs. the super-accurate sniper approach.
With your beautiful face, I never notice what you are wearing. . . or not wearing!
-Chad
Anything that I can do to help! :)
Jess
How bout some pics in your new duds?
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