I hate shopping...but I still like clothes.

A gorgeous dress, stunning heels, dangley earrings and a sweet fragrance...nothing makes me feel prettier. Now if only these things would magically appear in my closet. Welcome to my year of personal shoppers.

Jun 7, 2011

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March - Amelia (Ami)

If you don't know Amelia Tabullo....than you're missing out. She is not only a very caring and loving person, she is funny too (undercover mean). But most of all she is an extremely talented photographer. If you need some pics taken...she's your girl!!  http://ameliatabullo.com/

I met Ami quite a few years ago on The Apprentice. She was the shy and quiet transcriber that was labeled an Evil Mastermind by the really fat, narcoleptic, old guy in the office. Don't judge us...he was really weird. He offered everyone greasy chicken and his tight t-shirts never fully covered his belly. So it's not like we took his delusional warnings of Ami seriously. She has a smile for you everyday and a big hug whenever you need it. We've wallowed in misery together (sometimes for several months) and we've laughed so hard sometimes that we almost peed our pants.  She's a great motivator and very inspirational. She rode her bike from San Fransisco to Los Angeles in 7 days to raise money for AIDS, she helped me train for a 10k run, and she is always up for hike. Ami works hard but always makes it look easy....especially since she rarely sweats!! (so annoying :-)

She is also our resident hipster....which she hates!! Haha! But since we don't associate with many, Ami is the closest one to fitting the profile: artistic, looks good in hats, music snob, lives in Los Feliz and wears really cute clothes! With all of these traits, of course she was automatically put on my list of personal shoppers.
Ami loved the show "The Look for Less", with the not always liked Elizabeth Hassleback - back when she was just the girl next door from Survivor season 2. The premise of the show is an easy enough concept for the bargain shopper. Assignment: You have $150 dollars. How far can you stretch it? And with that....Ami was off!
She shopped high and low for cute items that would add a bit of color to my wardrobe, but wouldn't break the bank. I remember seeing a bright floral red dress come out of the bag and thinking....oh no, I'm not gonna like that. But whaddaya know!! It's one of my faves! I love it!! And it's totally something I would have just moved past on the store rack. Then came the denim button down shirt...which reminded me of "fat guy in a little coat". Basically it didn't fit....but have no fear article after article came out of that bag...it was like Mary Poppins's satchel! A really cute gray dress, a blue lil cover up, a casual scarf...etc., etc! I've worn everything! And even if I'm not capable of throwing it all together hipster style...I'm able to wear a little bit of Loz Feliz because of my good friend Ami.

Thank you Amy, Amelia, Ami, Ames, The Whisperer!!