Happy Friday

AT HOME OR AT WORK TODAY?: Half and half

RAN OR WORKED OUT? Ran, followed by a mini-workout

WORE: Gold sequined sleevless top and white jeans with gold sandals. The light reflecting off my top in my car on the way to work was blinding.

BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT(S): Checked off almost everything on my to-do list. Taught Finn how to drink out of a water fountain. Choosing going to the (FREE) Museum of Natural Sciences over the mall!

BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Arguing with Will all day long. Oh, and getting a flat (um giant gaping hole in my) tire.

SALES FOR THE DAY: Not too bad!

BIGGEST EVENT(S) OF THE DAY: Going to the Science Museum and taking Finn to work for one hour.

INDULGENCE OF THE DAY/WEEK: McDonalds for lunch!

FUN MOMENT OF THE DAY: Playing with Finn at the Museum. Playing with Finn on the sofa. Taught Finn Ready! Set! Go! and racing with him at the store. Finn laughing with delight as he got his way more than once today. Emma lounging in my lap for almost a half hour.

INSPIRATION/IDEA OF THE DAY: A California-inspired backyard complete with desert plants, pool and no trees. I dream of a new/improved house.

This is what it’s come to.

AT HOME OR AT WORK TODAY?: Work

RAN OR WORKED OUT? Ran, followed by a mini-workout

WORE: Navy cotton sleeveless billowy top that frankly is not that flattering on me. Jeans. Gold sandals. Gold necklace with huge jade/turquois-y stone.

BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Finally ran this morning for the first time since Sunday! Also had one of the highest traffic days in the store’s history.

BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: V(!) annoyed/upset/disappointed in our very expensive ad and fashion layout in local magazine. Will chalk this up to inexperience and try to learn from mistakes.

SALES FOR THE DAY: Eh.

BIGGEST EVENT OF THE DAY: Meeting Jenn’s 2 day old baby! I was honored to be his very first errand! An honorable mention to dropping Finn off at his first day of summer MMO (Apparently he did great!)

PERSONAL ISSUE OF THE DAY: CANNOT remember what day it is lately. It is a huge problem. Feels like early onset Alzheimer’s.

FUN MOMENT OF THE DAY: Coming home from work and Finn said, “HI!!”

HOW MANY HELPINGS OF CHEESE & TRISCUITS? Two I think. *Maybe* three.

I’m experimenting with blog posting formats. I think it’s important to blog every day, or nearly every day. We’ll see…

Totally confusing day. Tues has been my day off since the store opened, but usually began with me taking Finn to MMO. I’ve been out of town the last two Tuesdays, and Finn’s MMO ended, so it felt strange. Will was gone to his early meeting before I even woke up. Le Wee Monsieur slept until 10:15am (!!!). Did not run or work out again. Visited the church where he will go to “summer school” 2 mornings a week for the month of July. Pondered running after the visit, but it was already 90+ degrees. Forgot that I never told our nanny Amanda to come over at 12:30 even though I had it on my calendar. Luckily Annie was home so Finn got to hang out with her an hour while I went to my 1pm appt. Brought Finn home and put him down for a nap @ 2:30. Had lunch. Watched some tv. Cleaned. Mopped. Snacked. Watched more tv. Felt guilty about being so lazy & indulgent. Finn woke up around 5:30p (!!! This child must be going thru a growth spurt!) Assembled dinner for Finn. Will made dinner for us. Pondered running again, but decided to call it a day and declared happy hour instead. After dinner went outside to check on our tomatoes and see what we could see. Got mosquito-bitten. Came in. Put Finn to bed. More vegging. Lazy and weird day.

There is a cute app for the iPhone that Finn loves.

Jen C. finally had her baby! 6/29/09 at 4:28pm, a whopping 10 lbs 3oz and 22.5 inches long. He was only one week late. :) (It must be noted that Jen blogged one hour before the baby was born!) Yay! A new buddy for Finn!

Got up early but did not run/work out thanks to laundry not being dry. Worked. Felt super summery in new fave outfit! Forgot what day it was at least twice and wished someone a good weekend. Saw Molly for her birthday - wish I’d remembered it was her birthday! Remembered Jen C should be in labor today (she may even have a baby by now!). Was annoyed by excess “just-looking” type traffic at the store. WTF? (to clarify, we have an incredibly high conversion rate, when a customer walks in, they usually buy - I am confused when a customer comes in, complete with belly, walks thru and leaves - it leaves me utterly kerfuddled) but did have a good day of sales - including one hip repeat customer who makes me feel extra confident about the clothes we have on offer. Had a business meeting with Will. Enrolled Finn in a summer MMO. Will cooked spaghetti for dinner. Revel-led in Finn’s cuteness all evening.

(Attention! Boring blog post alert!) Got up early & snuck downstairs to read a little - (usually am reading 2-3 books at a time, since I get bored easily I guess - am currently rotating between The Last Days of Summer, To Kill a Mockingbird, and HP #6). Drank 2 cups of coffee, got Finn out of bed, put Finn in the stroller, grabbed Emma and went on 2 mile jog. V. nice today - I love when I feel good & strong running, not like I might die - although felt that way at the end due to heat - I noticed this phenom when I first started running, some days were so much better than others, and I never determined the pattern..anyhow, today was a good running day… Did full work out (which I only get to do 1-2x per week) while Will managed Finn’s breakfast. Had toast, 2 pcs turkey bacon. Managed laundry. Cleaned the living room as if company were coming: picked up all non-living room items, cleaned (nearly) every surface with spray cleaner, swept, had Will vacuum under cushions on sofa, cleaned sofa cover, cleaned glass, Made Finn’s lunch. Moved on to kitchen. Got Finn ready for his nap. Was ready to mop, then realized I left mop at the store. Have never been so annoyed about not being able to mop… Cleaned a fair amount more in the kitchen, then ran out of steam or motivation. Had lunch and vegged out and watched some of the Wedding Singer on tv. btw, Will was having a pretty massive allergy attack, and to his extreme annoyance, was moderately useless most of the day. At least he vacuumed the sofa and the stairs for me before he slid downhill! Frittered around, pondered errands, but did nothing for about an hour. Finn woke from nap, and we enjoyed some pooltime with Shanna & Lucas (and later Jeff & Ellen). After a cold & wet trip to the grocery store, where I felt way too conspicuous wearing my bathing suit and cover up, we made it home to make dinner. We grilled cheeseburgers and improvised with side items. Finn had some stories and went to bed. Now am watching the Devil Wears Prada (Will is not even complaining! but he is reading..), catching up on various sites like Go Fug Yourself, blogging, trying to avoid thinking about my to-do list for the week..

All the while feeling vaguely unhappy all day long…

Yesterday I was in denial I guess about Michael Jackson - Dave Brown sent me a text message, but it didn’t really sink in even after I confirmed the news. The loss of anyone in an untimely manner makes us all feel a little bit fragile. But Michael Jackson was probably the artist of my generation’s Jr High soundtrack - no matter what the musical taste (although one could argue a kid in Jr High had limited musical taste!). And who can deny the zings of that 80’s dance energy when even a few notes of certain songs are played today? I once played this song on a jukebox in a total dive of a pool hall, and had virtually everyone in the place, even the crusty barflies, at least tapping their toes. (btw, I think this is one of the most AWESOMEST songs ever!) Will vetoed the 2-hour Dateline special last night, and I guess I could have fought it, but like I said I was maybe in denial, and not ready to immerse myself in it.

Earlier today when I was in need of a break at work, I found this pretty rad performance - which includes the first time Michael Jackson showed off the Moonwalk. Tonight am feeling a wee bit more nostalgic, after reading this article, and watching the NBC Nightly News where Michael’s untimely demise made for 90% of the broadcast. They played a little bit of Rock With You, and Finn immediately took notice and started dancing to it. So we pulled up the video on You Tube and let Finn feel the groove. I then realized that Michael Jackson will be the Elvis of Finn’s generation. That makes me feel both old and bummed out for our loss.

A few weeks ago Finn got this cute placemat of his classmates’ pictures. He would name them, and would especially light up when he pointed to, “Ronan!”. I realized that Finn had a friend, and then felt pangs of sadness that he wouldn’t be seeing his friend all summer. So I promised my little one that I would track down Ronan’s mommy and try to arrange a playdate. I did, and yesterday we went to the pool and had a grand time. I’m not entirely sure Ronan remembered Finn, but they both had fun playing in the water. Ronan is much more adventurous, but Finn is a better communicator, so they make a good team. I don’t have high expectations of becoming BFFs with any kids’ mom my kid wants to play with, but was pleasantly surprised to learn that Ronan’s mom and I had a fair amount in common. We hope to get together again soon with the boys in a less hot (and crazy with other kids) locale.