1) I am home sick today because (unsurprisingly) I've caught whatever the kids have had. Low-grade fever, nasty rattling cough and very achy muscles. Calling out on a sunny "weekend" day at work during a one-day-sale when I had a nine hour shift and already called out for all my other shifts this week? Maybe not the best. Good thing I'm thinking I' ( Read more... )

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Based on an analysis of The Way We Fall..


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 Hit 375% of my sales goal yesterday and 420% today. My feet hurt accordingly. Ugh.

Because of my new job, I changed my status on Livestrong from "sedentary" to "lightly active." It went from saying I should have 1280 calories a day to 1373. I debated putting in "moderate activity" level but that calls for 1738 calories which seems like way too much at this point. So, I'm gonna go with the 1373 for now and we'll see how active my ( Read more... )

I've got a job! It's just working part-time at Macy's in the dresses department, but I'm excited about it. I've got no doubt that I'll do well (always have at sales) and move up in no time. Plus, YAY INCOME! This is doubly important since Dan goes on furlough soon. Also, YAY ADULTS I CAN HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH FACE-TO-FACE... one can only take ( Read more... )