A SERIOUS JOB IS NO EXCUSE: coats

21 February 2008

28 November 2007

A new coat-inspired catwalk-to-sidewalk iMix

As I walked home last night from work, my first enshrouded in The Precious pictured above, I realized I hadn't a single selection in my cache of 22 iMixes befitting such a special, such an inaugural occasion.

Of my existing compilations, one was too workout-y, another too maudlin, 11 others way too maudlin, and the rest, well, either too Britney or too Amy focused.

When I wear my new Hanii Y, I want to feel strong and lovely, maybe even a little coquettish -- certainly not anything reminiscent of bloody spousal fighting, poop-filled pool areas and two pregnancies in two years.

Never one to just "deal," after the dog-walk and just before Brian's sad but justified dismissal from "The Biggest Loser," I sat down Indian-style on the beige wall-to-wall and carefully pieced together the perfect six-song serenade to the new thick-waled, decorative-buttoned love in my life.

And I think I did good. Real good.

If this morning's reaction was any indication - I swear, I could feel her I-can't-stop-thinking-about-you-in-me-edness pulsating in major chorded colors all around my body - I think I chose wisely.

Please to enjoy the following with whatever new purchase (or old favorite) holds a special place in your heart:

"Everywhere" by Fleetwood Mac

"Feeling Good" by Nina Simone

"Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison

"Heaven on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle

"Crush" by Jennifer Paige

and one I haven't listened to in years...

"Such Great Heights" by the Postal Service

And because it really is the little things that make me smile, here is a close-up of the oversized buttons on my loverly Hanii Y: