Release Date for King of Anything!

As I wrote before, I'm just a little obsessed with Sara Bareilles' first released single off of her new album, Kaleidoscope Heart, King of Anything.

I listen to it at work via YouTube and have been caught dancing to it in my office chair :). So, I was super excited to find out yesterday via her twitter that I can buy it on iTunes on Tuesday!!!

Jumpy Claps!!!

It'll be on repeat over and over again. It's the *new* love song except it's about leading your own life which is exactly what I've been trying to do lately.

Inspiration: GOOP's Hot Pink Prada Dress

I love clothes. I love to shop.

But these days, I hate shopping. I'll go to all of the usual stops (Anthro, Nordies, H&M, Zara) and hate everything I try on. It's the same thing over and over again. Whether it's the *new* one shoulder dress or the bandage dress popularized by Herve Leger or another strapless, so I don't feel much like shopping these days. It makes me want to scream, "I WANT a different silhouette!! WHY is EVERYTHING so short? WHAT happened to interesting styles?"

So it's nice to feel inspired :). Especially if it's fodder to put away in the back of my mind for the day that I design and make clothes.

With that introduction, I present GOOP's gorgeous and unique hot pink Prada:

It looks great from the front and the profile image demonstrates how an unusual silhouette can truly make a statement yet not overly dramatic:

I don't think this dress is for everyone or that anyone could pull it off. Yes, Gwyneth does a terrific job wearing the dress and not having it wear her. So maybe the masses or the "minivan" majority (a Lainey Gossip original and defined by Anne Helen Petersen) won't love it but it's so refreshing to see something so different.

I just LOVE that it's somewhere between Judy Jetson and Mrs. Betty Draper. Inspiration, indeed!

Inspiration: Transformational Leadership

I think that one of the toughest jobs in the world is to be a great manager and/or boss. 

I am fascinated with leadership and what factors define a great manager and/or boss. In my work experience only a few managers were great and most of them were not. When I stumbled upon this article via twitter its title, "Four Things Employees Need From Leaders", got my attention and its content gave me a lot to think about.

I hadn't heard the term "transformational leadership" or "transactional leadership" before but just their names gave me a very clear picture of each models' definition. Transformational read to me that it is a way of transforming behavior and thoughts via leadership and transactional was based on transaction; money. 

Not only did these terms give me a different perspective on my past and current work experience but so did the Big Four. 

The Four Things by Dr. Cleve Stevens

1. The Need to Love and be Loved: Employees and employer/manager/boss/leader need to have a  reciprocal relationship full of  "focused concern and action directed at another exclusively for that person's good." I would agree that it's beneficial to employees to show that you care about them. 

2. The Need to Grow: Stevens' argument is that there are only two directions one can go: decay due to stasis or grow and expand. I would rather grow than decay.

3. The Need to Contribute: People like to contribute because it makes them feel like they belong. Contributing to the whole means belonging to the company.

4. The Need for Meaning: "We are meaning-seeking creatures. If our lives lack a clear sense of meaning, if we are engaged in some larger purpose, we will not be fully satisfied, regardless of whatever else we may have." 'Nuf said.

What's Worse: Real Housewives "Music": Money Can't Buy You Class or Tardy for the Party?

These songs are a tragedy with no real skills but just that damn Autotone, but which is worse?

RH of NYC's Countess LuAnn, "Money Can't Buy You Class"



RH of Atlanta's Kim Zolciak, "Tardy for the Party"



I think I may have become slightly stupid having watched and listened to both "songs" just now. Although I did laugh a lot :).

Cute Bus Boy Sighting

A couple of weeks ago I noticed that a really cute guy rides my bus. We get on the same stop & he seems to know a few peeps on the 8- the line we take and that's kind of why I noticed him. I hoped he lived nearby. Now I know he does because I just saw him at my QFC. Although, I still haven't talked to him yet.

The Lion King

I am not the only one who knows what "the lion king" is with your pets, he or she does, too. I did with my cat and didn't sustain injuries but it's nice to know that someone else knows what I mean by "the lion king."

Love Sara B and King of Anything

I got an email from the Sara Bareilles newsletter about her new single, "King of Anything" but I just got around listening to it today. Of course, I love it. It's sweetly saucy like "Love Song."

In Sara's own words: "'King of Anything' is sort of a 'f**k you' song," jokes Bareilles. "I've had more unsolicited advice on my life than I care to mention, and this was how I dealt with it. It felt empowering to turn that frustration into music, especially a song that doesn't even sound angry. That's sort of what 'Love Song' was as well. Apparently, I don't get over things very quickly." (source).

Sara B is on many, many iPod playlists and I can't wait until it's released on iTunes or somewhere I can buy it. But for now I'm listening to it here and dancing in my big black office chair to this peppy song. Mostly, it's my hands and fingers doing the dancing with some small hip movements :).

My favorite lines so far? Thank you for your time and try not to waste more of mine. I hate to break it to you babe but I'm not drowning. There's no one here to save. Who cares if you disagrees? You are not me.

Need a Giggle? A Charming, Fantastic Trailer for Easy A

"A high end stripper like for governors or athletes"



I may have a girl crush on Emma Stone now :). Lucky girl gets to work with Ryan Gosling.

Great Grey's Anatomy Quote

On the subject of acting happy in order to be happy:

" . . . Just want to get real, drop the act and be your true scared unhappy self."