Week 2

Okay, so I've slacked on the updates but the Great Leopard experiment continues. I kicked off week 2 with a bang in this newly acquired leopard sweater.


I took the kids to the newly reopened Natural History Museum with a friend and her 3 little kids. The kids loved it and we laughed to ourselves when, while viewing the coyote display, my friend's daughter was so excited because there were bunnies AND coyotes in the same diorama; she proclaimed, "Look, Mommy! The coyote has a bunny in its mouth. How cute!" Ah, childhood naïveté. Why spoil her excitement with a lesson in harsh reality? We immediately moved on to the more inviting raccoon display. The best part of the day personally was that since it was the MLK holiday and Kiko was home from work, I was able to sneak in a Cardio Barre class. Man, I am out of shape, but it still felt amazing to have an hour to myself and to get a great workout in. I like to think the sweater helped motivate me to workout. Day 9 was a zebra underwear day, and day 10 I kicked it up a notch with some kick-ass leopard boots I forgot were in my closet.


These were some hand-me-downs from my mom and help me put an extra spring in my step. When you live in the city, you can't take yourself too seriously when you're wearing leopard boots. Days 11 & 12 were animal underwear days... - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Days 5, 6 & 7

These last three days, I've taken the easy way out with my animal attire. Two days in a row I wore a thin leopard print headband from J. Crew, but I only wore it while running errands because when I wear headbands for too long, I get a headache. I also realize that leopard headbands (or any animal-print-accessories) seem to demand that the rest of my outfit be plain, which can get a little boring.

I am hoping to spice things up next week and branch out from my headband rut. I did discover that I have more animal-print underwear then I realized, so this may be my go-to clothing item for the next few weeks. When I have animal undies on, I can wear anything from a dress to workout clothes over them, and they are a nice, personal reminder to be fierce and fabulous, if only in my head.

Day 4

Wednesday I wore animal print underwear again...I forgot to take a picture of them before I put them on, and as a matter of principle, won't take a picture of them after taking them off, so you'll have to use your imagination. (Note - most of my readers are female so this is not meant to be exciting.)

They were black and white zebra undies with hot pink lace trim. Totally classy.

Nothing notable happened while wearing them, but it was day 3 of preschool for my son. He cried again at drop-off, but he seems very happy when I pick him up 3 hours later so we'll continue on with his preschool education...for now.

I was also able to get a little work done on an outline for a new script I'm writing, so that's 1 point for zebra undies.

Day 3

Today, my leopard item was


underwear. I only felt fierce and sexy in them for about 15 seconds when I was putting them on. The rest of the day I forgot I about them. I did not remember them when I was at the playground, or when the baby was spitting up all over the new shirt my mother gave me for my birthday. Oh well...maybe I need to wear visible leopard or there is no point. I was also thinking I should take a gander at the Kardashians' clothing line at Sears. I am sure there are some quality animal print items in that collection, right? - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Animal Print Experiment - Day 2

Today I wore some lady-like bejeweled Tory Burch leopard flats. Who doesn't love a little blinged-out leopard every now and then? Actually, I bought them in Vegas so at the time, they seemed subdued.

These shoes don't really make me feel ferocious, especially because I usually just wear them with jeans and a white t-shirt. And after a while they hurt my feet, which in my mind, totally defeats the purpose of wearing flats. If my feet are going to hurt, I might as well wear high heels.

But today, after dropping Joaquin off at pre-school someone cut me off and turned left in front of me, nearly causing an accident, and so I flipped them off. Yes, I gave this a-hole the finger while honking at the same time. And it felt kind of good. Maybe being an angry driver is not a positive thing to come out of this experiment, but at least I tried to unleash something on that jack-ass behind the wheel.

It was certainly some un-lady like behavior for some very lady-like shoes...

Leopard Lady - Day 1

(originally drafted 1/8/12)

Today is my 33rd birthday and I feel compelled to challenge myself to do something crazy. No, I am not going to jump out of a plane or get a tattoo or anything really bold like that. But I thought it would be fun for the next 33 days to try to work some type of animal-print accessory into my wardrobe each day, whether it's underwear, a hair clip, or a sweater, etc., I am going to force myself to get in touch with my inner "animal" each day.

The thought occurred to me while my husband and I were having a much-needed date night last night for my birthday. I was so excited to be able to fully focus on him and engage in some adult conversation, since most of our days and nights are spent talking about our newborn and 2 year old. I was also excited to put on a non-nursing top and high heels. The heels I chose were leopard calf hair high heel. The rest of my outfit was understated - black skinny jeans, a white silk top and a red coat. But the shoes were hot. I don't think Kiko noticed them, but I didn't care. I noticed and they made me feel powerful. This morning we woke up at my parents' house, and I dressed in a leopard print sweater I've had for years. Coincidentally, I'd packed 2 leopard print items for the weekend without putting much thought into it and I thought about how the sweater made me feel... Since becoming a mom, like most moms and other busy women alike, I am terrible about making time for myself. My days and nights are spent changing diapers and practicing the ABCs, breastfeeding and racing Lightning McQueen, kissing my kids' boo boos instead of my husband. It's hard not to loose track of the person you were pre-kids, but with a little effort and a lot of animal print, I think I can remind myself daily that I am a lot of other things besides some one's mom...for some reason that sweater made me feel cute, care-free, stylish and a little silly, words I would not typically use to describe my "mom" wardrobe.

So here's my challenge for myself: Wear something animal print each day for the next 33 days...as a reminder to be fearless and strong everyday, and also not to take myself too seriously. Please note, I am not Snooki and I definitely won't do Jersey Shore or "Married to the Mob" Michelle Pfeifer-type leopard, but I think I have enough "classy" animal print accessories to get me through at least a week without repeating my attire. I am woman, here me ROAR......

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