It's way too early for shopping

Le Boyfriend's sister got engaged around Thanksgiving and will be wed in June. I am ecstatic for them. Not only because of their upcoming nuptials and the inevitable fun times with their riotous family but for a slightly more selfish reason - it (somewhat) takes pressure off of Le Boyfriend and myself for a while.

That last statement isn't really as true as I hoped it was, ha, but whatever. With the focus on his sister and her beloved, my sweet boy and I don't get peppered with questions about when we'll get hitched quite as often. (Again, I'm trying to convince myself that statement is true.)

Honestly, since I've decided to make 2014 my year, I feel like I've made a lot of huge changes to my life.

1. I have really dedicated myself to eating better, more wholesome meals (with exceptions here and there).
2. I've committed to working out at least three to four times every week. 
3. I've been spending more time focusing on job hunting including follow-up emails, updating my resume, reading about what kind of jobs I could be applying for and I've even attached myself to two creative staffing agencies to do some of the legwork for me. 

All three of those items that I've been trying to focus on are tangible goals that I'm doing my best to keep up with and I think they're paying off.

I've lost about seven pounds since the beginning of January and I can actually tell the difference. T-shirts that were pretty tight around my midsection that were quickly on their way to a fate in the back of the drawer, are now fitting much looser and more comfortably.

I've applied to a few jobs that I definitely feel qualified for and FINALLY one of them contacted me back for a phone interview and a possible in-person interview later this week. (Wish me luck!)

Now let me try and reign in my thoughts over here, the whole point of this post was to say that since Le Boyfriend's sister is getting married in June, I now have a goal date to reach that's realistic and I can hold myself accountable to; Friday, June 27, 2014.

As of this point, that's only about four months away. In four months, I could potentially lose at least 20 pounds. In four months I could potentially GAIN 20 pounds. I'm pulling for the former rather than the latter.

The reason I started writing this particular blog post was because I decided to start looking at dresses for the wedding that's four months away and I was tempted to buy one already.

The dress is from Dorothy Perkins. It's a simple, pencil dress with a notched neckline, a silhouette that I'm a huge fan of. I think it's the fact that I enjoy showing off the curves of my waist and bum and I've been a big fan of my calves lately... but I digress. It's the color that really stood out to me, it's a lovely coral color, perfect for a June wedding, and I won't clash with the bridesmaids. And the added bonus is that I'll most likely already be somewhat tan from the summer sun so I feel like I'm just gonna be glowing in it. (#justsayin'.)

After a quick text to Le Boyfriend, who reaffirmed that it is in fact too soon to be buying dresses for a wedding four months away, I thought to myself;

"Self, why don't you wait and see how much weight you lose before buying anything. You'll probably be a few sizes smaller by then, Self, which will TOTALLLLLYYY save money on alterations."*

So in the end, I've decided not to buy this lovely dress and have somewhat made a loose wager with myself that if I lose at least 15 pounds I'll buy something new and if I don't, then I'll wear something old.

Chances are that I'll probably buy something new regardless, just because I can't resist.

*Notice how that statement is all in the affirmative. Yeah buddy, Ana's getting stuff done this year, lol.