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( Jenny Cleary )
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It's Christmas shopping time! Anyone in my family can tell you that this is my favorite part of the year. I love trying to find the perfect present for everyone and something about shopping in a mall is extremely calming to me. I find my zen at the mall, or something like that. It's like taking a giant bubble bath, but I get to try on clothes and shoes. I've already finished getting stuff for my parents, but with so many siblings it's still going to be awhile until I finish all of my shopping. I haven't even thought about what I'm going to get for Jordan.


I've come to realize that I don't actually need to buy stuff for myself to be happy while shopping, I just have to be shopping. I think that a job as a personal shopper would be the most perfect thing for me, but a little ridiculous in my current location. Who would I shop for in this town? Help someone pick out the perfect cheap t-shirt at Walmart? No, I'd have to move to a bigger town for something like that. Maybe go back to Miami or something. I don't want to move back anytime soon, but it's a nice dream to keep in the back of my head. Maybe I could just befriend someone who is tragic in the clothing department. It'd be like Clueless except without all that fighting in the middle.

Who wants a makeover?!

Halloween is finally over and now it's time to move on to the next Holiday. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite and least favorite holidays all at once. It's my favorite because of the food. Of course, that's the obvious answer. I have an addiction to pecan pie that's very hard to control. I also get to see the rest of my family, which is nice. Mostly. AND I get a couple days off work which is the best. Hopefully it'll give me a change to clear the nail polish fumes out of my head. I swear this job is killing all my brain cells.

The bad parts are similar to the good ones. THE FOOD! There's so much of it and it makes it impossible to keep with my diet. But holiday calories don't count, right? It's like Christmas, you can't stress about it, you get to have a cheat day. MY FAMILY! There are way too many of us, and too many girls hogging all the mirrors. I love my family, but too much time with them will drive me insane.

I also hate going home because I get asked annoying questions by people I've known my whole life. 'What are you doing with your life?', 'Are you planning on going to college?', 'Why aren't you married?' Seriously, stop being nosy. You're just going to judge me and say that I had so much going for me. Or something like that. Small towns can be annoying.

I remember my first crush extremely well. His name was Danny Jenkins and he was the cutest boy in the first grade. He had these light up shoes and even at that age shoes were very important to me. He wasn't in my class which meant I only got to see him during breaks and lunch. It takes forever to get a boy to like you when you only see him for half an hour each day, but eventually we became a couple when he shared his fruit roll up with me. That lasted about two weeks and I ended it with him when he told me my hair looked funny. But I didn't steal his fruit snacks before I left.

It wasn't until middle school that I had to deal with an unrequited crush. In elementary school it was pretty easy to get the guys I like to date me (actually liking me back hadn't really crossed my mind that much), but middle school was a different story. It was heartbreaking to a 12 year old when he ignored me and started dating one of my friends.

Until High School all of my crushes were almost the same. The preppy, all American types, the Ken to my Barbie. Fairly early in High School I started noticing a guy that wasn't at all like that. He was outdoorsy (which sounds awful to me), killed poor little animals, and wasn't the most charming guy ever, but I still liked him. It took forever and a ton of work to get him to like me back, and it ended weird. But I don't regret all the work I put into getting him to notice me and sometimes I miss it.

Who: Jenny Cleary and Eddie Schroder
What: A serious conversation
When: Backdated to Tuesday Night
Where: Coffee Shop
Status: Closed| Incomplete

( Eddifer )

I'm a little behind everyone else with a post on the things I'd do if I couldn't see other people, but it was a hard question and I had to give it a lot of thought. I'm a very social person and I think going a week without people would have me itchy, like literally breakout in hives or something. I don't think I could do it, but I come up with a couple answers that might last be at least a couple days.

1. Makeovers! I would finally have time to try all those crazy ideas that I've never had time for. I don't like the idea of trying something new when I'm going to go out and have to frantically redo everything when I end up looking like a clown. This would also give me time to dye my hair a different color and still be able to switch it back before anyone else sees if it looks awful.

2. Extension of #1. Spa Day! Complete head to toe relaxation. I don't have a very big bathtub, but there would be bubble baths, scented lotions, face masks. I would come away from the week with the softest skin ever, and my skin is already pretty much amazing to start with.

3. Clothing organization. I've been meaning to put more shelves in my closet for all my shoes, but I've been uber lazy about it. But since I'm getting up there in shoe avalanches it needs to get bumped up the list. Shoe avalanches are dangerous.

4. Reread my favorite romantic novels. Emma is at the top of the list, although I need a new copy since my is wearing out big time. I wish I could find my own Mister Knightley. Or maybe Darcy, I think he's richer.

That would keep me busy for a little bit.

You know what I hate about this time of year? There are a ton of parties for the holidays, but they also feed you until you explode. How are you supposed to look nice in your party dresses and eat all the deliciousness? It's not as much of an issue this year though, this place is not as interesting when it comes to parties as Miami. Either way, I would like a new pair of shapewear for Christmas because I am not giving up any holiday pie.

It's going to be nice to get to be home for more of Christmas, which is easy being only a town away now. They last couple years I could only come out for a couple days and then had to go home and work. Lots of parties like to have models as waiters so everyone looks pretty and that was most of my work during the holidays.

I haven't started shopping for gifts yet, which is very unlike me. Normally I'm the one who starts in July, mostly so I have an excuse to keep going to the mall. It normally takes me that long because I never know what to get for my family members, especially Jordan. I've been buying presents for people on my own since I was 16 and I still never know what to get her. I think it's because when shopping for other girl, I pick things that I would like (bad thing to do, I know) and Jordan isn't like me at all. Maybe I should just get her a giant poster of Eminem. She really likes him, right? (That isn't my actually present because saying it here would ruin the surprise!)

This job actually makes me less money than my old one (surprising since being a struggling model doesn't pay well) so my gifts will have to be downgrades. Maybe I should look for a roommate to have more money. Or just get a new job. One that doesn't bore me out of my skull.

I changed my mind. About Halloween costumes, I can't do it again because I already bought it and I have to keep my mind made up. If I didn't force myself to do this I would keep changing until a couple minutes before Halloween.

Anyway, I am now going as Minnie Mouse, which is adorable, right? I haven't decided yet if I'm going to get face paint and actually have a mouse nose, but it might happen.

And if I change my mind again, I still have a Marilyn Monroe costume from a couple years ago.

Also, I don't watch Glee normally, but I was flipping channels and came across it and I have one question. How much would it cost to buy the blond guy? He's like Angelina Jolie's love child with those lips and I think I want to marry him now. Our children might just come full circle and produce Angelina Jolie again.

I love Halloween! It's my favorite holiday, well, maybe second favorite holiday. (I love Christmas, I still get the most amazing gifts from my model friends! It is the only perk I have left) Anyway, I love dressing up for it, because when else do you get to go that over the top with you outfit? And before Jordan makes any comments, I know my normal, everyday outfits are a little over the top, but I never get to wear wings with those!

I'm having the hardest time this year picking a costume, which always happens, and I thought I could leave it up to the internet world to help me pick.

My first idea was to go as a fairy, which is an excellent one in my opinion. You get to wear glitter, wings, and all the tulle you can fit on your body. I was going to go as specifically Tinkerbell, but she's blond and wigs are itchy. Also, the blue fairy is blond, why are they are all blond? So, I'll be a generic one!

Second, I could go as a Disney Princess because I like pretty costumes, leave me alone. Anyway, that would be narrowed down to Belle or Snow White, but I can't pick.

And last, I wanted to go as Daphne from Scooby Doo! I saw it done once at a party with all the Scooby gang, but I don't think I have enough friends for that. Or a dog. I'd have to wear a wig, but she's totally worth it.

I only have a little over a week to pick an idea!

I twisted my ankle again today and sadly it was the same way it always happens. I tripped over a pair of shoes, it's like the third time I've done it. You think I would have learned by now, but really I can't help it. The apartment doesn't have a whole lot of closet space and I have a lot of shoes (It's an addiction I know), they end up just going everywhere! I can't help it, when I see a pair of cute shoes on sale I just have to get them (even though it completely eats through my pay check), at least I'm not out there buying them all at full price.

Maybe I should just become a personal shopper. Then I could feed my shopping habit and actually make money. I don't think this town is big enough to need a personal shopper though, so that's not so great. Maybe I'll just stick to giving out fashion advice to poor boys who don't know any better. Most guys have horrible fashion sense. Backwards baseball caps? What are those? Ew. And no one has ever explained those tank tops with side slits that guys always wear.

I think I've been watching too much What Not to Wear reticently. Watching shows like that just make me want to become famous and have my own one where I can dress people and make them look better. I would be fantastic in my own show on Bravo.

I have a lot of time to think about this now that it kinda hurts to walk. I'm sure it'll be fine in a little bit, I just need to ice it. You know, when it comes to modeling and cheerleading I was very graceful! Why do I always trip over my own feet all the other times? I even trip more when I'm wearing flat sensible shoes. That's just weird.

Jenny,

Those were some awful ideas you had.

-Jenny 20.

I have never gotten in trouble with the police, not once. Well, I guess there's been a few speeding tickets, but those don't count at all. Everyone gets some of those. In high school I never would have dreamed of doing something that could get me arrested. I was the totally good girl. Prom Queen and cheerleading captain, and getting in trouble with the cops would get me kicked off the squad. And my friends weren't the sort of popular kids that acted perfect, but were secretly partying and getting into trouble. We were actually good kids.

Of course, there was that one thing in Miami, but I have no idea why that guy called the cops on us. A bunch of off duty models look nothing like prostitutes! That's a completely gross assumption. He's was a creepy old man anyway, he probably liked that there were a bunch of young girls standing outside his window, the perv.

I have gone skinny dipping before, and I guess that could have gotten us in trouble. But we never got caught, and who in Miami doesn't want to go skinny dipping? That town has the perfect weather for it. Everyone should try it at least once.

You know what they don't have enough of anymore? Really good boybands. I know they're a little cheesy, but I'm a total sucker for a bunch of guys who can harmonize and know how to dance. Like every girl in the 90's I had my favorites. Of course the big rivals were NSYNC and Backstreet Boys. I was an NSYNC fan, I don't think I could even name a member of the Backstreet Boys, although I do know a lot of their songs still. My favorite member was Lance, he was adorable and always so sweet looking! It was heartbreaking to me that he ending up being gay, it completely crushed all dreams of marrying him. I also really loved BBMak, but I don't think they really count as a boyband. They didn't dance and they played their instruments.

As for TV, although I love shows that are on now (Do you watch Gossip Girl? There are so many cute boys in that show!), I really miss Are You Afraid of the Dark. It was perfect for me because it was only half an hour. I can't stand to watch scary things for any longer than that. Even so, I remember that show scaring me a lot when I was little. I'd go running to my oldest sister crying and she'd have to calm me down. I also watched a ton of Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Harvey was adorable and I always wished I could change clothes with magic like she could.

All this talk about my childhood is making me crave Warheads. Those things are so yummy, but the last time I bought some I swear I took all the skin off my tongue. I might have to buy some anyway and hope I can control myself.