Busy week filled with challenges, both work and fashion.  What exactly does one wear to work on taxes??  January is all about dieting and taxes–oh boy what a fun month!  Trying to squeeze into those tight jeans and squeeze out some money while you’re at it.  I.  HATE.  TAXES.  Having to track down all the forms and document my crazy messy financial life for the last 12 months is HELL.  This year my taxes will be super complicated with living in China AND the US, several rental properties, selling some land and starting two businesses.  Wait, what’s that loud noise….I think I just heard my accountant’s head explode.  Luckily, I have company assistance this year and then next year we go back to Thom’s childhood friend Ronnie who always has done our taxes.  I wish everyone luck as we all wade through trying to make sense of it all.  DAMN, Where’s my wine???

So, fashion was fun this week as I get to the end of the month of my fashion challenge.  Yes, I do have too many clothes and look forward to my beautiful daughter Hannah visiting so she can raid my closet and take some with her.  More room for new stuff!  Let the shopping begin.

It’s been good to push myself out of my rut of wearing the favorite stuff week after week.  I’ve enjoyed seeing how I can combine new pieces with my endless supply of scarves and necklaces.  Starting my new online business, Decorate Your Neck, is a lifelong dream realized.  I look forward to placing my Spring order soon and bringing even more fun and affordable necklaces and scarves to customers everywhere.  I’m still working on a marketing plan but know that this is the business I was always meant to run.  No one loves accessories more than me!

One day I put together a sweater that I found at a thrift store with my burgundy skull scarf from my store and favorite burgundy jeans with studded shoes.  My boss remarked that I was channeling the 60’s, which was slightly insulting, but whatever… she’s the boss, right?  I’m all for people wearing whatever they feel good in and not judging so I’ll just take that as a backhanded (way, way back) compliment and move on with my fashion life.  I wore jeans ALOT this week because I was in meetings where everyone was very casual.  I’m looking forward to rocking the heels, skirts and pearls next week.  Watch out, Dallas, here I come!  I travel for a couple of days, back for a week to end the month and then off to sunny Scottsdale, after the Super Bowl where the Seahawks WILL WIN.  Those Patriots have all kinds of bad underinflated karma blowing in their direction so I’m fairly confident that the honest team will prevail.  GO HAWKS!