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H&M is slowly killing me.
I would have updated earlier about all this but I have been working like a mad woman. Even though this was a short work week and I took a day off for Images, I still worked about 45 hours. This week was the grand re-opening of my H&M, which involved a press party and alot of drunk women hanging out in change rooms for hours. It was actually pretty fun and our store looks amazing. So because we have all three floors open again and its gradually getting warmer, people are shopping alot and I am working alot. Right now it kind of sucks because I have no time to even scratch myself but I know in a few weeks, when my pay cheques start rolling in, I will be a lot happier.

Until that day comes, all I can do is plan. And plan I will! I recently read an article in Elle UK (which I am going to buy everytime I find it because it is just great) about wardrobe makeovers. Basically, some girl let someone talk her into throwing out all her clothes and replacing them with a wardrobe of fewer clothes which were more suited to her figure and style. I am really into this idea; I think it will solve all my style problems, it would give me a more refined wardrobe. But because I am not a millionaire who can afford to throw out all her clothes and buy a whole pile of new ones, I have decided to plan out this transition from style schizophrenic to someone with a more mature style. I've written a list a staples that I need to buy gradually and in order of importance, buying things that I can wear with the clothes I already have rather than buying random items that I can't wear until I buy the other items. This has also made me decide on what kind of style I want to have. I think I generally want to look cute like all the time so theres no point fighting that. I don't know if my love for florals is just because winter has been going on forever but I enjoy flowers so I want to continue with that. I have nice legs and a good rack so I'm going to start dressing to show them off, ie. continue wearing shortish skirts and buy some lower cut shirts, you know without looking slutty... I've always been into that preppy kind of look, the New York prep school kind of thing, so this new style will be a mix of different things, but in my head its all working out.

It feels good to be working everything in my life out. I have the career plan down, the style plan down, I think that my time away from my normal life has put alot of things into perspective as well, my priorities have changed. My priorities used to be friends, partying, looking cool. I really miss my family and I didn't expect that. I don't think I ever made them a priority in my life and I think that should change. Quality over quantity should be a priority, in all aspects. With my friends, there's people who I really like and who make me want to do things with my life (a few at home and a few in Canada) and I have kinda been holding onto a lot of people who never supported me or motivated me to do anything at all just because I've known them a long time. I need to get rid of the things that don't make me happy and start putting in more things that do. Its like I'm spring cleaning my life! I spring cleaned my house on Friday, noone cared and Chris hasn't washed her dishes since Friday night... but I'm still feeling good!

I have to say that I really like this skill of mine to pick myself up and make things work. I did it once before, bounced back after a tough time, and I feel like I'm doing it again but in a bigger way. I've started listening to much happier music as well. I'm embracing the indie hipster label I have been given by particular friends here in Canada and I am listening to a lot of Vampire Weekend and Born Ruffians and MGMT. Which is all cute pop songs which make me want to dance. Its a fun time of life Jessica, the sun is beginning to shine, my feet are continuing to dance, I'm doing more than I ever have/ever thought I would be doing!

I also spent last night in the company of attractive scandenavian men. Actually they were in a movie I watched called Reprise which was super good and one of the main guys were so attractive I occasionally forgot to read the subtitles because he was so distracting. I couldn't find a really good picture of him on the internet but there's this one.

Ok its laundry time!