Last Friday we had a post-work date night at Giordano’s. It’s a popular spot, and combine that with the fact that it takes 45 minutes to bake a deep-dish pizza, and we had to wait a long time for our food. Like a really long time. I don’t remember the last time I was that deliriously hungry. In fact, I was so delirious that I became one of those people who has – what do you call it? A soul? Yeah, that’s it.
I started thinking about how long it had been since I had last eaten. It was less than five hours. And I had an agave margarita to tide me over, plus all the clean drinking water I could want. There are people in the world (like, a lot of them) who are hungrier than this every day. Maybe it was that margarita on an empty stomach, but it just made me feel sad and more than a little spoiled.
Once the pizza finally came (this just in: God is real), I regained enough strength to use my phone to make a donation to the Heifer Project. This will probably sound like I’m joking, but I’m actually trying to make a serious point here (it’s just that I express myself best in my native language of Snark). I know my reaction was kind of dramatic and impulsive, but I’ve dropped $100 impulsively on a pair of shoes on multiple occasions, so why not drop $100 on something more meaningful? Normally I try to make myself stop and think about my purchases, but I knew I had to make this donation right away before I rationalized it (or sobered up…let’s be honest). I try to avoid buyer’s remorse, but I doubt anyone has ever had donor’s remorse.
Normally I think it’s bad form to brag about your own charitable contributions, but I decided to share this little story with you anyway. I might not be a celebrity, but this little blog has enough followers I figure there’s some chance one or two of you will take a second to think about how freaking lucky we are. And maybe you’ll drink some tequila (optional) and make a donation too. I highly recommend checking out the work Heifer International does (right now they especially need help recovering from the earthquake in Nepal), but there are a lot of other options out there.
OK, now I’m going to return to my selfish, money-grubbing blogger ways and give you some affiliate links to what I’m wearing in today’s outfit post. Just remember that your clicks help support a person who sometimes donates her money to worthy causes while she is starving and slightly tipsy.
Pants (under $20!) // similar Sweater (30% off w/ code SALETHERAPY) // similar Necklace // Sunglasses // similar Bag // Shoes
