A hairy situation, and other stuff

Two weeks ago, I woke up one morning and decided that I would entertain the idea of cutting my hair into something Emma Watson/Carey Mulligan-esque. Don't ask me what the trigger was. I have no idea. Although I was intrigued, it was a little daunting seeing that I haven't had short hair since the obligatory Asian bowl-cut way back when. Back then, I absolutely hated short hair and couldn't wait until I was old enough to grow it out. I used to leave a t-shirt on my head and pretend like it was hair and flip it around. Lol.
Anyways, I did my research- Youtube videos of girls getting their hair cut, Pinterest searches for Asian pixie cuts, you name it. I spent shameful amounts of time on this website where you can upload your picture and try out different celebrity haircuts. So fun! After much deliberation, I made my hair appointment.

The haircut itself went really well. I will post pictures at some point. I was pretty nervous going in, but after talking it through with the guy and showing him lots of pictures of what I envisioned, I felt  confident that we were on the same page. The guy was great at communicating and listening, which is not the case with every hairstylist. Isn't it the absolute worst when your hairdresser thinks he knows what you want but actually has no idea? Or when he thinks he knows better than you? I've had both, and yes they were the worst.

All in all, I really love the new look. I think it's different, exciting, and so easy to dry!! I am also learning how to style short hair. I've never used wax, pomade, and all that, but it seems simple enough. Also gives me an excuse to go to the drugstore :)

In other news, the past two weeks have been INSANELY busy. I had to work both days of the weekend :( One of the weekend days until 1am :( Then it got worse during the week. Sigh. But I did get to experience my first deal, from beginning to end, which was very exciting. Too bad it had to be so accelerated, as that was how the deal was structured. I hear we have another deal coming where I may have to fly to Beijing on Monday. Normally I'd be happy to travel to Beijing any chance I get, but I am going home on Friday for my dad's birthday and then off to the States for an awesome week, so two trips to Beijing and a trip to the US in one week is a lot of flying...

I guess a crazy week will only make vacation more blissful :) Can't wait!

US trip

I have booked my tickets to the States and am getting my visa next week! I'm super excited to be back. This is literally my motivation to work hard this month. In my downtime, I have been doing a wee bit of planning, just so I don't forget to do something while I'm there. Who knows when the next time will be?!

So given my love for list-making, here are some things I have thought of so far:

Food stuff: I have an entire week so a good amount of time to eat everything I've missed. I'm hoping to see some people if they're free for dinner, but the must hits are:
- Fat Matt's and other bbq places
- Chipotle
- Jimmy John's
- Mellow Mushroom
- A big juicy burger from anywhere
- Waffle House
- Krispy Kreme (Chinese donuts are just not the same...)
- Korean bbq if possible
- Fried chicken: South City anyone???
- Whole Foods
Pretty much a load of junk besides Whole Foods :)

Shopping: omg. I am already saving to shop there. Bought 5 winter candles online that should be at Kang's by now. They were half off I had to. Must visit:
- Sephora just to browse. I hear Naked 3 palette is out. Also eying a new scent maybe the full bottle Chloe or Jo Malone. I noticed some weird yellow substance in my current rollerball of Chloe so I'm thinking about getting a full size.
- Ulta and Target for the drugstore fix. Particularly, Revlon balm stains are amazingggg I need more.
- Lenox mall: Jcrew, Club Monaco, and been eying some Wayfarers
- Outlet: stuff for the family
- Nordie rack. Oh yes. I hope they have good stuff

Now that I listed everything, it doesn't actually seem like a whole lot. I'm just looking forward to chilling and catching up with people, drinking cheap wine and more good times. See you soon 'murica! <3

A mixed bag

This week started off terribly. Big boss and other senior people came back from the corporate retreat on Monday, and man was he in a FOUL mood. Turns out there was a big fat load of drama. One of the pregnant associates had a miscarriage scare Monday morning. Boss thought it was NBD (probably a misunderstanding) so he didn't want to give the associate time off, which led to a huge row, slamming doors, associate storming off sobbing, the whole nine yards. All this and more led to a huge bitching session at lunch the next day when he was away. It was kind of eye-opening to me. I had no idea that there were so much criticism and unhappiness among the coworkers.

Then, the week took a turn for the worse on Wednesday when a coworker came up to me, acted like she was trying to help me, but actually said all these things that made me feel like I didn't have a future at this place. She was so passive aggressive about it, like everything she said had a double meaning. I left work that day completely drained from all the BS drama at the office. I didn't sleep well that night, and kept playing back in my head what she said and other conversations I've had with people, to make sure I didn't say anything they can use against me. Definitely can't trust anyone here, which is a depressing thought since I was hoping they'd be cool enough to be my friends.

After that low point on Wednesday, I guess there was no way to go but up. I finally spoke to the boss about evaluations and future plans when he was in a good mood (thankfully). I am going back to the States in a month for swear-in! And taking a week long vacation on the side. Woot! So excited to see everyone, eat, shop, hang out, just like old times. It is definitely fuel to keep me going for the rest of the month. Other than that, I got very positive feedback from the boss, so that made me very happy. I feel like I have finally learned how to work with him and anticipate what he wants. He has been giving me more work recently, and staffed me on a deal for our biggest client. I'm excited. It's been a dead tiring week, but I am just happy that it ended on a good note.

Oh and that case of pinot I stress ordered from the wine bar owner on Wednesday should be arriving soon =) The owner's actually kind of cute. And he owns a wine bar. Hmm...