I’m obsessed with being organized.
I think this trait came in college when I had a gazillion and one things going on at all times – student government, the college democrats, the statewide college democrats, classes, committees I sat on…you know and the whole keeping a social life.
I became neurotic about my organization.
Now if you looked at my desk at work you would wonder how the hell i stay organized. I do. I really do. Sure right now there’s a slue of papers everywhere. Folders that hold each project that I’m working on and all related papers/notes etc…But me? I’m organized.
So welcome to my wedding planning obsession. I bought a binder the other day (thank you Emily Post! *swoon*) and right now? When i should be listening to a hearing that is NOT being webcast unlike what my boss predicted, I’m going through the reception venues fiancé and I found yesterday online.
But the real anal-retentiveness kicks in about now. Excel spreadsheets. Like my bills and like much of my work, I am infatuated with excel. So this morning? I’ve spent probably far too much time, re-clicking the links of the venues we perused yesterday online, entering in location info, price info (if available), etc…etc.. so that when I go home to Vermont in July, I can make a pitch to dad to pay for some/all of it.
I have a color coded calendar hanging next to my desk, colors represent my work schedule, work meetings/events, bills, birthdays, and social/personal life stuff. Otherwise? I am the queen of forgetfulness. No lie.
I should also mention in addition to my anal retentive organization skillz, I’m a mild control freak. Meaning, I take on everything I can in order to minimize any fuck ups from other people. i hate hate hate not being in control of things – take for instance, wedding planning. That’s right. Fiancé and I are doing pretty good about looking up different venues together and sharing, but really? When it’s going to come down to the details I’m going to go crazy if things aren’t perfect. I lack trust in other people. I lack trust in other people’s ability to follow through. It’s just me…a bad trait. Not my favorite but definitely a quirk if you will. Thankfully, fiancé is pretty good at keeping my control freakishness under control.
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In other news, i have a hair appointment on Saturday afternoon. I’m getting it dyed professionally for the first time, and I’m getting it cut for the first time in four months. Four months isn’t bad considering I’ve been known to go as long as 6-9 months in my laziest days.
Not lazy per say, but nervous. Trusting someone else with my hair? A big deal to me. I don’t trust just anyone. I freaked out the first time i realized my hair needed to be dyed and I had no friends around to do it for me because for as long as I could remember? Either my mum or pals at school did it for me cause I? Not good with that stuff.
So professionally done it will be. I had a hard time deciding between a Salon in Dupont that a friend recommended to me and that I later read about on Jackie’s blog then I found a good recommendation on Yelp! for a salon over near the White House. So i called up Shears first – on 15th between H and I Street, and the lady was uber helpful! I told her I wanted my hair to be in good shape as I’m getting engagement pictures taken next weekend and need no roots and need it at a decent length. She was uber excited for me. I asked how much it was going to cost, she estimated about $125 and I told her I wanted to call around a little bit, but she was like “well what do you want to pay. I want to get you in here so what are you looking to pay?” I told her between $100-$125 was what I was expecting (I gasp even thinking about spending that much on my hair. The most I’ve spent was $50 at Bubbles in Pentagon City and that just about gave me a heartattack despite the fact that the man? Was incredible.) she brought it down to $115. I told her I want a dark honey blonde. I think that’s what I am now. I don’t know.
She said okay – I want to find pictures of what I’m looking for. I’d love to do bangs – the side swept type but I don’t think I’d work with them often enough to make it worth wasting the four years it took me to grow my bangs out.
I really kind of like Nicole Richie’s style here:
as the length isn’t too different from what I have now, and the color is similar enough…but the bangs. I can’t decide on the bangs. I hate being indecisive…
or perhaps something a lil more Jennifer Aniston…
then I don’t have to have bangs because sitting here, thinking of getting bangs and if i decide one morning i don’t like them again and having to go through ALL THOSE YEARS it took me to grow them out to begin with…is making me anxious.
Any thoughts? Suggestions? My hair is a lil longer than shoulder length and darker blonde…send any pictures of shoulder lengthish hair styles you think might look decent on moi 
