Housegirlfriend

I am something of a housewife, only I'm not married yet, and thusly, I am a housegirlfriend.

Granted, I have my job, working with children, and for the first half of my day each weekday, I am a mommy, friend, counselor, teacher and mentor to children with developmental disabilities. This probably gives me a really ridiculous sense of maturity, but I come right back down to Earth when I complain to my boyfriend about his messy habits, tell him how to clean dishes properly (with a towel that has been washed and doesn't leave lint all over the dish) and that he needs to clean up after himself. Yes, all of those nags are pretty basic, but since I have OCD they are a little more manic. I know I'm not perfect, but I also know I'm the cleaner one of the two of us.

Keeping in mind that I am a housewife in training, I am on the hunt for:

cheap groceries

great recipes

an amazing area rug (graphic)

someone who will clean my messy kitchen

an adorable apron, preferably less than $10

Send me any great (vegetarian) recipes you may have!

(mini post today)

Michelle Williams- Fashion Icon

Michelle Williams did not make my heart go all a-flutter the first few times I saw her on Dawson's Creek. Granted, she was a very cute little actress, but she just... Lacked. You know, that sump'n sump'n.
Then, I saw Synecdoche, NY (the film) and saw her incredible layering of emotion. My first impression was totally wrong- she didn't lack- her character's personality was a lacking one and she played it well. She takes a character and fills it out like a blank coloring page, a brand new box of Prismacolors and some serious devotion.
MW is becoming more and more the fine actress with all of the independent acting she has done, taking up the attention of film lovers, directors and fellow actors everywhere. More than that, she is getting some serious page time in magazines and love online because of her impeccable fashion sense.



Along with keeping her look modest and sweet, she manages to push the envelope from Audrey Hepburn to urban style with ease. She pairs vintage style dresses with chunky shoes and simple handbags to create a look that transcends trend and ventures into the land of iconic. Her hair varies from bobs to waves and everywhere in between. When I look at her, I see Twiggy and Edie Sedgwick but somehow still maintaining the classic beauty that is Audrey, Katherine and Bette. Her looks are effortless, timeless.

Yes, it is true, I have fallen in love with Michelle Williams- Fashion Icon.

man, I smell a lot of shit. (also, awesome day at work)

Literally.
Dealing with teens/young adults who need help toileting means me smelling a
LOT
of shit.
Which is totally okay. I mean, it certainly isn't preferable, but whatever.

Anyway.
That was just a thought this morning when one of my consumers took a big dump. Cute, I know.
But it's the job!

Speaking of my job, I was asked by the program director to accompany one of the consumers to her meeting. He said "with her doctors." I assumed, oh, four or so people, plus the director and the owner.
I was so wrong.

I arrived, was rushed to the upstairs of a downtown professionals building, and there were like, ten people. Waiting. They gave me a "visitor" badge, which went below my employee ID badge, and we were hurried into a small conference room with, I kid you not, about fifteen people who were, in way or another, this consumer's teachers, therapists, behaviorists, doctors, mother, my boss and so on. Then, on the television were a panel of doctors from San Francisco. Seriously. We were camming with all these influential doctors and discussing this consumer's behavior, personality, etc.
And I was there to play with her during this time (this consumer has Autism) and basically keep her distracted during this supposedly three hour meeting.
I got out a drawing pad and we drew to her heart's content, which was mostly outlining her hand, sometimes my own, and filling entire pages with color (shading an entire page). At one point, she stood up and walked to the door. Of course, everyone watches us, and I had been directed to take her out if she wanted to go, prior to the meeting beginning (I had about ten minutes of prep for this meeting). I followed her and said, "would you like to go on a walk?" She opened the door.
I walked out in front of her and put my hand back for her to hold, and she closed the door in my face.
This was funny, go ahead and giggle.
The entire panel of doctors, my boss and program director and I all laughed.

I went back in after a minute, sat down in a different place and eventually went back over to draw with her some more. After a while, she notices the ink all over my hands from drawing and holds my palm up in front of her face, licks her hand and does the motherly spit-wipe to clean me up. Yes, it was sort of yucky, but mostly it was adorable. She was looking after me. Or maybe just exercising her OCD.
Either way, hilarious.

Afterwards, a few of the doctors approached me.
"You were amazing!"

... Um... Huh?

"You were! She was so QUIET and focused with you! You were incredible!"

In the elevator, the program director and my boss told me I had done a perfect job, my boss gave me a high-five and they told me the consumer's mom seemed to like me. On the way back, the program director offered to buy me lunch and drive me home (I walk). I took him up on the offer and we got some bagels and coffee.
He told me impressing "big wigs" like those doctors was a big deal and impressive in itself.

And so


I FEEL FUCKING AWESOME!

Hello, weekend!
I'm so excited!

Hello Goodbye Hello Goodbye

WELL HELLO! And welcome to my new blog, Attraction and Subtraction.
Previously known as Found Fancy (FF), this is a blog full of personal details, decor tips/discussions, cooking, recipes, fashion, but most of all, inspiration.
I talk a lot about my relationships (romantic, personal, what have you), living situation (brand new two bedroom duplex with the love of my life, Daniel!) and work. Well, not so much that last one.
ANYWAY,
I had to move to a new domain because my other one, well... It had been compromised.
Read my back posts (I imported my old blog) and you will see what I'm talking about.

Well, enjoy! I hope you like the new title.

xx
Callan

Privacy

I posted a Yelp review of a local salon.
The owner, who cuts my boyfriend's mother's hair, read it and talked to her about how I "only" gave him 4/5 stars (he charges a bit much).
So, now she knows I have a Yelp profile, and what was on my Yelp profile?
A link to this blog.

So, here's a warning:
K.K., if you're reading my blog, it's a bit of an invasion of privacy.
Sure, it's public domain, but it's something I do anonymously and a way for me to journal things. So, if you're reading this, you are reading my journal. You might not like what you read here.
I hope you will choose to respect my privacy.

I'm considering changing blog domains now.
Ugh. Uncomfortable.

Feel I'm Alive

Sometimes, the title of my blog posts are just whatever lyrics I hear when I enter the field.

Daniel and I have successfully lived in our new home for a whole week today! Happy one week anniversary, house! We love you so much. *BEAR HUG*

Our home is a small one. It has a general living area in which we can entertain, enjoy media and eat. Connected is a small, open kitchen with two squares of counter, one of which is taken by the dish drainer, and three cabinets. Yes, small kitchen hell, BUT I AM A GENIUS.
I trolled Craigslist and found a sweet little breakfast bar on wheels with two stools for $60. Seriously good deal considering the baker's racks I was checking out on Amazon were about $75+ and didn't come with extra seating. Bonus: the bar is exactly the height of our counters and matches the kitchen. Extra bonus: the stools are the perfect height to be used as two mini coffee tables! The bar caps off one counter while I have a wire rack blocking the oven on the opposite side. Our kitchen is slightly separate now, and our daybed-sofa is AMAZINGLY COMFORTABLE. For serial snugglers like me, there is no better solution. We have about... 15 pillows on it (I just counted), a big snuggly blue blanket and some pretty sheets for guests.

Tonight is what I'm hoping to be a little date night for me and Dan. I think I want to stay in and bake us up some yummy dinner and watch a movie. Maybe some homemade mac n cheese and a veggie tart? Yum.

Mini post because I am needing to get gussied up.
Pictures sometime soon!
<3

GOOD NEWS!

Daniel and I are getting that duplex! Two bedrooms and high ceilings! WOOO!!