I be bored yo!!!

So, as mentioned before, I am currently unemployed and job-hunting. And, as it is for everyone in today's current economic climate, not going too well.

Aside from the lack of work and the ridiculously low salaries being offered; there is also the frustration that comes from being bored at home and then there's the dread and doom of living off your life savings. Now, I know this is not just my problem but the whole world's problem right now. However, in my little part of the world it's all-consuming right now. At first I thought it would be nice to take a break and relax before diving into a job when I came home (Yes, I was naive enough to think that I would be able to pick and choose as I pleased when I came home); and yes, at first it was really nice to sleep until noon (after I got over my jet-lag that is), catch up on reading (which I didn't do much of), and flutter about like a lady with nothing better to do with my time (which I did do...) but now, just over a month after touching down in my home town, I am unequivocally and and irreparably BORED!!!

Yes, I know, I nag a lot... but this is my blog and I can moan and bitch and nag if I want...

Boredom: According to the Collins English dictionary is, "noun - a state of being bored; tedium" And this, my friends and foes, is exactly what I am. I have cleaned and re-cleaned, sorted and re-sorted, emailed and re-emailed (yes I often had to resend emails) and all the other "ed's" and "re-ed's". Not only was it fun but I felt like I was doing something productive with my time; unfortunately now, I see that it really wasn't (No really - it wasn't). Rather I should have spent my time adding skills of some practical worth to my repertoire of "things I can do". Luckily I have some amazing people around me to remind me (I just waited too long to visit them).

BORING!!!

So the boredom that comes with unemployment and the desperation I feel to be productive with my time again and to be doing something that will better who I am and add something to my life, will soon end. I have started looking for things so do with my time that not only will keep me busy (thus tackling the boredom issue) but will also add to me and my skills that I can eventually put forth to my future employer (look at all these other things I learned to do while I was waiting for you to employ me). That's something new to look forward too... and I cannot wait to get started.

Here are some cool sites to check out if you too are bored and need some ideas ( please look some of these suggestions are so fun and others are just funny):

1. http://www.bored.com/boredthings/
2. http://www.urban75.org/useless/bored.html
3. http://www.lists-galore.com/2009/08/150-things-to-do-when-youre-bored.html

Shop till you drop - NOT!!!

So, as I said before this blog will be about things on my mind and today having trouble fitting into things I want to purchase at a retail clothing store.

Today, after being bored for about a month or so (Context: I was working in South Korea for the past year as a guest English teacher to elementary school kids. Recently came home to South Africa and now I have no job and decided to go do a little shopping with a little of the money I saved while I was away) I decided to go to a shopping mall to one of my favourite stores to browse and maybe do some shopping. Nothing Major (I'm a little bad at spending money on myself)

So off I went into this store. Now let me tell you a bit about this store. It imports clothing from China and sells it at fairly reasonable prices in comparison to other clothing stores. The clothes are youthful and fun. Lots of colour. Lots of opportunity to mix and match and because its so cheap, I'm able to but a lot and make various outfits without spending too much on each item. A lot for a little... just the way I like it.

So here I am in my favourite store after being away for a year and the shop is filled with fabulous looking clothes THAT DON'T FIT ME!!!!

How absolutely frustrating. And no. I know what you're thinking. It's not because I gained a ton of weight and so I shouldn't complain. It's because of these Asian sizes that the clothing comes in. Now, I'm not being racist this is fact. I know because I spent a year with Asians. Their traditional diet and good genes means that most of them are slim and very few are even a little over-weight. This causes a chain-reaction that has now, clearly effected me and made me very sad...

Asians ----> Healthy diet -----> tiny waist lines and 'itty - bitty' little bums ----> the production of smaller sizes even though it remains labeled  as (S, M, L, XL) -----> export of large quantities of cheaply produced textiles (cheap labour and mass producing factories - another blog topic) -----> countries whose manufacturing and textile industries have become redundant due to the rapid growth of the equivalent Asian industries import these cheap textiles and sell them to retailers ----> unsuspecting, excited, bargain-hunting consumer fits on clothes in the fitting-rooms only to be disappointed and forced to buy a bigger size ---> feeling fat and taking a blow to your self-image and eating ice-cream and croissants to make yourself feel better.

So that's my rant for today... thoughts???

This is the look I was trying to recreate today (minus the hair - although I love it)

I love these coloured pants but refuse to wear a size that I know I am not ....

Great skirt -  party in the front; business in the back

A really cute lace shirt I would love to own

What the BLOG!?

Starting a blog has, for an embarrassingly  long time, been on my to-do list. And, with that said, I am hereby announcing that I have started one. I have not yet figured out what it will be about but its up and running and will beg my attention so things will appear. 


Life according to... as the title suggests should not just be about me and what my views and likes and dislikes are. Instead a platform to write and discover what I think about others opinions and lives are about.


Super-duper excited about having finally started to blog. I hope I don't end up being one of the bloggers people are annoyed by; and if I am... well then don't read my blog... I won't mind you skipping over it. You're allowed!

Yay, let the fun begin!!!