// Pre New Years Resolution //

I�m starting my New Years Resolutions a month early.

Here�s a sum up about why I�m so into New Years Resolutions (incase you forgot or don�t remember) I�m big on New Years Resolutions because I�m a January baby. My birthday comes half way through the month. I look at NY as a new year to self improve, not only because it�s a new year but because it�s a new year for me.

Twenty four is totally hovering around adulthood. I feel like my days are numbered as a youngster. I think it�s time to say good bye to my immature ways and stop feeling like I�m still in college and I�ve suddenly be thrown into the arena of adulthood. Dammit� this is the real deal now.

I�m an adult now� no take backs.

I guess I felt like my first year of work I was in denial of the whole 9-5 routine. Do keep in mind that I thought this job was temporary until I went to graduate school. When my UCLA grad school plans diminished� I really had to think about my part time until I go back to school gig as an actual job. That made it hard, but I deal (and have dealt) with that reality. My slangin� has helped me grow. I�m glad for it� No regrets at all (even when I vent about work)

I know that a year and a couple months into my job is a really long time to realize that this ain�t a game anymore and that I�m a grown up now, but as much as I accuse my friends of savoring their peter pan ways (you know� never wanting to grow up) in my own way this past year or so at my job, I too was savoring my peter pan ways. This came in the form of a lot of small things mainly, my style of clothes and my attitude towards a lot of things. Now don�t get it twisted, I�m not saying I act immature and you can�t have adult conversations with me (because you totally can) I just feel like I�m just out of college sometimes. Too young and to na�ve to know anything, that how I acted for a good while. I guess I also thought that if I started acting like an adult� I�d eventually have to be one� leaving my youth behind. And you know that seriously� that�s really scary.

Angela coming back from DC has helped me see this flaw in myself a lot (in a good way) something as simple as dress has made me more self conscious about acting my age. Although former east coasters and east coasters know that it�s a bit more dressed up over there, and when we go out sometimes I feel underdressed (and she feels over dressed) but my style hovers around college like still. Even Jenn was considering revamping her wardrobe to look more adult and less college like. I think now it�s time to change my style so for NYR (New Years Resolution) number one.

Don�t be afraid to act and dress your age.

Now again, for those of you who don�t see me in person� it�s not like I�m still dressing like I�m out of high school wearing shirts that say dump him lol and don�t look like I�m actually working in a 9-5 because I do the whole work clothes thing. But I think I kinda straddle the line between college comfort and mid twenties wardrobe. I�m a tee shirt and jeans kinda gal and if I had it my way I�d be in my chucks all day, but yes� it�s time to still dress a little older, and still keep my early twenties funky in my wardrobe. This is going to be an ongoing project, but a really great Robinsons May sale helped me a long a little bit today (thanks to Angela, my personal shopper)

I also think that my office�s laid back view on wardrobe did not help the clothing cause either because they don�t care what we wear (as long as we�re presentable if ever approached) is the rule.

Anyway� we�ll see how it goes. There�s a couple of sample sales going on this month so perhaps that will help my cause a bit. New Year, New Wardrobe hehe�

On a lighter note�Luca and I went to go see Raheem deVaughn at Toyota Scion sponsored event on Tuesday night. It was A Tribute to Prince. I didn�t realize how much of a Prince fan I am� haha� it was fun! (even though they didn�t really do a lot of Prince songs) He (Raheem) can really sing� pick up his album The Love Experience if you haven�t done so already. They also had this cool band called The Rhythm Room All-Stars. They�re like a combination of like soul, funk, dance, big band all rolled into one. They actually had the longest set and was the back up band for this one chick (who wasn�t that great) and Raheem de Vaughn.

I realize this is the third show in the last month or so that has required me to Soul Clap� damn we�re getting hip! =)