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OK. So I’m trying my absolute hardest to be a functional adult about what has turned out to be a totally annoying but also totally necessary purchase: a second car. You see, driving Kendrick to and from the train station at random times every day is, while doable, also not really a sustainable situation, because said driving makes it impossible to do things like establish a comfortable morning or nighttime routine for our 11-month-old. Or make a dinner that doesn’t get eaten in the neighborhood of 9PM.

Anyway, I’m trying to be smart about this one, and keep the emotions out of it. But you know how buying another car for the sole purpose of driving it to and from a train station makes me feel?

Like this:

Of course, what we’re going to end up getting is a used early 2000s something-or-other, but, I mean, jeez, if we have to have another car, could it at least be…I don’t know…

red?

Boom.

In awesomely fortuitous turn of events, I just started working on a new program with Isaac Mizrahi (yep, the Isaac Mizrahi) and Chevy, and am spending the next week test-driving…

ba da daaa…

a brand-new, 2013 Chevy Malibu.

(Yeah, I know. And no, in my ordinary life people don’t usually show up on my doorstep handing me the keys to a fabulous vehicle and saying “Enjoy!” This is a new one for me.)

So this next week will obviously be pretty fun, but more importantly, it’ll serve as a nice little test case for whether life really is easier with a second car in the mix and worth the extra expense. Plus, having the opportunity to try out all sorts of neat features (remote access, that dashboard-camera-thing that lets you see what’s behind you when you reverse, the aforementioned redness, etc) is a pretty cool opportunity.

Pop quiz: Guess which car is going to and from the train station with Kendrick every day, and guess which one is staying right here with me, thankyouverymuch?

Ding.

Anyway, this collaboration is also about the fact that Isaac’s newest collection (which will be available on LivingSocial in mid-October) is based on the Malibu, so it’s also going to involve a trip to Isaac’s studio, some fall styling tips, and…

…

a giveaway of the entire collection for one Ramshackle Glam reader.

!!!

Exclamation points all over the place today.



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September 18th, 2012 | Posted by Jordan | Style | 9 Comments »
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  • Adeline

    Let’s be honest, I didn’t read anything past the line ” I just started working on a new program with Isaac Mizrahi (yep, the Isaac Mizrahi)”.
    HOW BLOODY EXCITING IS THAT?!?
    Oh, ok, I also very much read the “a giveaway of the entire collection for one Ramshackle Glam reader.” and now I’m drooling a little on my keyboard.

  • jordanreid

    lol! i haven’t seen the collection yet, but i am SO EXCITED for this giveaway!! good luck good luck :)

  • jordanreid

    oh, yes ;) good luck!!!!

  • raiiin

    !!! exclamation points, indeed. we are a one-car suburban family, too. everyone kinda thinks it’s weird. but it’s doable. we just can’t seem to justify the added expenses.

  • Meghan

    Are you guys too far from the train for him to possibly bike there? Or is there just too much snow in the winter for that to be a possibility? Just throwing it out there – that’s what my boss does from his commute and it works for him.

  • jordanreid

    it’s a super-steep incline straight down to the station – so getting there is fine, but getting back is kind of nuts. and yeah, it’s definitely too cold/snowy here in the wintertime for a bike (or even a vespa, which is another idea i was bouncing around).

  • http://linda.curious-notions.net Linda

    I’ve been following you since you were on NS and I’m loving and digging watching your life grow and unfold!

  • jordanreid

    thank you so much, linda!

  • mhck

    Ah, the station car–a suburban institution! Ours was always whichever car was oldest, and it often doubled as the nanny’s car when needed, and then generally went on to a third life of being sold to a student at one of the local colleges. It’s not a necessity, but it’s tough to go back once you’ve had it :)