This morning I used a gift certificate I got for Christmas and treated myself to a pedicure. It was lovely…there is nothing quite like a foot massage, and I’ve got pretty toes to boot.
Afterwards I went to the bank to deposit my pay cheque, and as I was grabbing for an envelope, a couple of them fell. Onto my big toe. Corner first. So now I have a dent on my freshly pedicured toes. Not a big dent, but still. An envelope? Just my luck.
I blame my employer for not having direct deposit.
I took a sick day today, and it’s been a bit strange. I’ve been away from Elliot a lot, but never in our house for this long. I keep thinking I hear him waking up from a nap.
It’s been an okay day. I’m not dying or anything, just a bad cold. I did a bit of scrapbooking in the morning, realized I was exhausted, and I just slept for three hours. I was hoping that would make me feel better, but I feel worse. Hopefully it’s just the groggy waking up feeling.
I’m looking forward to the distraction of having Elliot and Greg home.
Today I dropped Elliot off for the afternoon at RC’s, in preparation for him spending three full days there next week when I go back to work. I had a massage, but that only took 45 minutes, and after that I realized I had a good hour on my hands. What to do? (My soon-to-be-PM will probably wish I did some work during that time, but she’ll have me at her fingertips soon enough…)
I was right by the mall, so I ventured in. I got some vacuum cleaner bags (how exciting), and then wandered around aimlessly for a bit. I didn’t feel like stopping in at Starbucks, and I didn’t feel like sitting and reading. So I decided to shop, with money I don’t have but will soon be earning. That’s what credit cards are for, right?
I bought myself a stupidly expensive pair of Skechers, and I love them. They go well with a couple pairs of pants I bought a couple of weeks ago with more money I don’t have. Good thing I’m going back to work.
Anyway, it was an odd feeling, having the afternoon with no plans. It was enjoyable, but it felt a bit weird not to have a purpose. Elliot’s going again tomorrow afternoon and Friday, and tomorrow I think I’ll go for a run with Yoshi. I may as well enjoy this leisure time while I have it!
And Elliot did awesome while I was gone. He had a good lunch, slept for almost two hours and barely noticed me when I came back three and a half hours later. I think next week will be much harder on me than him!