A fashionable weekend

So my weekend started out pretty awful. On Friday I had a terrible day at work. One of those days where I was so busy I didn't get to eat lunch and things just didn't seem to be going my way. In middle of all that, I got a call letting me know I didn't get the job I'd had two interviews for and was really hoping I'd land. To say I was bummed out would be an understatement.

I was supposed to go out that evening, but instead decided to stay home and feel sorry for myself. I made myself sick on pizza ans cried...a lot. Thankfully, a friend convinced me to come over to his house and hang out and with some joking around and a little wine, I ended up having a good Friday night and decided not to let a bad day ruin my entire weekend.

So Saturday I decided that the best idea was to partake in a little retail therapy. And I went out on a limb and bought these...

Aren't they fabulous? I have never went out on a limb and bought frivolous shoes that did not serve a purpose. I have no idea what outfit I'll wear these with, but that's okay, they're gorgeous and I will find an outfit to go with them.

I decided to keep the self-pampering going because it made me feel better about myself. I went and got a trim on my hair (I'm trying to grow it out so I asked them to take off as little as possible). Then I came home and colored my hair. I started coloring my hair myself at the beginning of 2012. I go to Sally's and buy the good hair dry, mix it with the toner and apply it myself...it costs $11, as opposed to the $75 I'd spend at a salon. I'm not adventurous enough to highlight it myself, but I do all over color and my natural highlights seem to provide enough contrast. It takes concentration and effort on my part, but it saves so much money that it is definitely worth it.

You'd think that'd be the end of my shopping spree, but it wasn't. I topped it off today with a new belt, a scarf and a new jean jacket that I paired with a white linen dress I bought a few weeks ago at Old Navy and then wore it to a Silpada open house I was attended this afternoon. I'm pretty happy with how the outfit turned out.

I'm not sure this is dressy enough to wear to work, but I definitely think I could wear it out and am hoping to wear it so some Scentsy parties. I feel like being well put together is key for being successful in direct sales. Plus, having my hair done and taking time to really do my make up, along with the outfit, make me feel REALLY good about myself and I think that might be a key to helping build my self-esteem and confidence in putting myself out there in terms of dating.

Lastly, I purchased a really cute necklace at the Silpada party and she let me have the one she had there so I was got to wear it home! I really love the necklace and I also really want to get a charm bracelet that I fell in love with, but of course, is $90...so, I might have to have a Silpada party.

Here you can see the necklace, as well as my hair...although it doesn't look as blonde in the photo as it does in the mirror. But it does, as a friend informed me last night, make my eyes pop.

So, I'm happy to say that I was able to take a weekend that could have just been me laying on the couch being sad and mopey and turn it into a weekend where I really feel about myself at the end of it...and only my bank account had to suffer. ;)