Up To The Surface

Amy’s Fashion Hacks They make this joke quite frequently on social media. When it comes to fashion, where is the middle ground between Arianna Grande and Hillary Clinton? One bears all when she’s out on the stage, showing off her young and toned body with high-cut booty shorts and a bralette as a shirt. The other is best known for wearing monochromatic pantsuits that are looser-fitting and somewhat boxy, covering most all of her skin, which is totally appropriate for a 70-ish-year-old politician. But most of us aren’t a perfectly bronzed and toned size 0 pop-star, nor are we 70 years old and a highly professional politician type.  I get it. I’m 32 now, and a mom. I’m still on the thin side, but I have a little more “softness” where the baby was. Even if I could be tanned out with a model figure,  At age 32 with a baby, a bank job and a church involvement, I really have no business wearing a bathing suit as pants. Nor am I ready for Chico’s outfit...

My 20 Random Aspirations for 2020 1.     Find my volunteering niche – because I’ve had a hard time sticking with any commitment outside of what I have to do, like working or caring for my son. I will try and sign up to do something at church, only to feel overwhelmed and burned out by the obligation when it comes time to do the thing. My goal is to find what it is that I enjoy so much, I don’t get tired of it or feel overburdened by having to fit it into my week. 2.     Renew my old passport and get my husband his first passport- We don’t even have a trip planned anywhere, but I like the idea of knowing that when an awesome opportunity arises anytime in the next 10 years, we will be able to seize it. Also, at the very least, a passport gives you a valid photo ID accepted anywhere in the event that something happens to your driver’s license (i.e: wallet is stolen, license falls out and is lost, etc.) 3.     Make seve...