A Lovely/Lazy Day

Lately, I have had no idea how to spend my time both while BB is home and at daycare. I had the day to myself so I decided to test out my new shoes and go workout for an hour. There is a perfectly fine and well-equipped gym in the building next to us and, although we have lived here just about a year (wow!), it was my first visit today. I think I did alright for the First Official Day of Fitness That Will Hopefully Lead to Many, Many More. I did the elliptical and bike. I'm going to try to avoid the treadmill for now because 1) the constant pounding is bad for my flat feet and 2) I hate to run. I haven't generated sweat like that since my days of athleticism (glorification) back in high school. I need to get my damn legs in proportion with the rest of my body and I must be able to look at them and not immediately think of marshmallows.

After my long shower, half of which was spent gently exfoliating my clogged pores, Dave came home for lunch. I like it when he comes home for lunch -- especially when the baby is at daycare, if you catch my drift.

I went to The Atrium later 1) to see if I could waste any money at J.Crew and 2) to get some ideas for a housewarming present for my mom. I walked out only with a passionfruit smoothie from Surrealist Cafe. Is that a good thing? I can't really bring myself to spend money lately (except yesterday when I splurged on some Chanel nail lacquer that I am now not really so fond of now that I can see what it looks like on my nails). That will all change this weekend because Dave's sister Wanda hooked us up with Friends & Family discounts for Banana, Gap, Old Navy, and Piperlime. Ha! I really need some clothes for work. I even have to show up for training in business attire. Eek.

Oh, yes, I have a new job! Hired in one day on my first try. I will be working at Nordstrom in Natick when it opens September 7th. Simple job, yes, but the key for me is STRESS FREE, and being a huge company they also have great benefits and promote from within. And, of course, there is that retail perk of in-store discounts. MUST. EXERCISE. CONTROL. I've got a lot of training to absorb within the month but I am excited. I really hit it off with my manager and I feel like she gets me. Phew! That's all I'll say about it for now.

Looks like I'm heading to my mom's for the weekend to help her out with the house. Dave offered to watch BB over the weekend so I'm going to take him up on that offer before he realizes what he's done. This means I'll be getting my camera back, too, so we'll be back in action! It's getting late, so I'm going to watch a little bit of Weeds Season 2 and then hit the sack. Ta!