Productivity

Man, I'm a lot more productive when Michael is gone! lol

I'm sure he won't like to read that, but it's true. I don't like being bored b/c I realize he's not here, so I try to keep busy. There's also something to do with being the only one responsible for the house that makes me feel more motivated to do it. Terrible, I know...

Today, I went to the bank, took Nikki to the dog park, and went to the gas station all before 10:00 AM. I even took time to make a Zone breakfast...

Since then, I've washed my car inside and out (it looks good!), vacuumed the upstairs and downstairs, made my grocery list and meal plan for the week, changed the sheets on the bed and washed them, and researched auto repair facilities.

It's only 3:00 PM! Now, I'm chilaxing for a bit to hydrate for a run later. What a great day.

Yesterday I went and looked at some cars. They were all a bust. Not only that, but I realized how uncomfortable I feel making this decision alone. I don't know a damn thing about cars and since we're not buying a brand new one, I don't know how to tell if I'm being scammed or not.

So, I made a decision and I have to admit, I'm pretty excited about it.

When Michael returns from tour to start his other new job, I'm going to give him my Alero and I'm going to bike to work. Yup, I'm going to be a bike-commuter! Super exciting huh?

I've always wanted to do this, especially since I work 2 miles from home. The problem has been that I wear a suit and high heels every day and to bike in that attire would suck.

I decided to buy some 3M hooks for the back of my office door and I'm going to hand my suits there where no one will see them. I'm also going to put all of my work heels in a drawer in my desk that is currently not being used. That way, all I need to pack each day is a dress shirt and maybe nylons. I'll have to keep deoderant and some body spray or perfume at work too, and I'll probably end up wearing a pony tail every day, but I'm okay with that. I'm actually pretty excited!!

This way, Michael can use my car and TOGETHER we can shop and buy another vehicle. I would say we would just stick to only having one car, but unfortunately, unless you're completely crazy, you can't bike even 2 miles to and from work in Arizona in the summer when it's 120 degrees. It's just not smart.

Now the rest of the day, all I have to do is go grocery shopping, run to Kohl's to do an exchange, run to Target to pick up a gift card for my boss, and go for a jog...

AWESOME WEEKEND! I hope yours was too...

***Update*** I went for a 3-miler tonight w/ Jill and Nikki- 29:16. The weather is GOR-GEOUS tonight and the sun set was beautiful.

Kelsalynn