Wow, two "when is the baby due?" questions by strangers in one day. The first at Starbucks this morning, and the second at The Container Store tonight. So much for the winter coat making it harder to tell!

morning coffee

One of the Starbucks employees that I see every day just asked me if I'm having a baby....she noticed months ago that I switched to decaf, but didn't want to say anything. So I guess it's pretty obvious at this point, even through a winter coat!

Starbucks just launched its new coffee roast and its retro-looking logo (saw it on the news yesterday), and the place was packed today. Looks like their media blitz worked: there were probably twice as many people in line this morning compared to any other day. Crazy!

What month is this?

Oh wait, it must be the end of March. So much for that "out like a
lamb" thing.

Duh moment of the day

I was sitting at my desk without my shoes on; after I put them back on, I noticed that they felt really tight. "My feet must be really swollen today," I thought. Until I looked down and saw that they were on the wrong feet.

The return of my energy?

Today I had one of the most productive work days in a long time. I actually felt like my brain was firing on all cylinders, for a change! No mental lapses either (except when I almost started filling the coffee mug upside down again...I think the mug must be at fault). The question is, will my productivity continue when I get home? Will this happen again tomorrow? Has my body finally gotten the memo that I'm supposed to have more energy in the second trimester? Only time will tell.

Peeps!

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Caption: "Where's Waldo?"

I haven't actually had any Peeps this year, but I am a big fan. One of my college friends, I can't remember who, totally hates them....but how can you not love sugar-coated sugar?

Ewwwwww.....

Ok, I'm not sure why I'm posting this, but I saw it on another blog I read and couldn't let it go by without comment. Check these out:



In case you didn't catch it...yes, they're plush toys designed to introduce kids to the wonderful world of potty training. Eww.

Mmmm.....cookies

It's Girl Scout Cookie Time, and though I've completely missed it for the last few years, this time I've crossed paths with some enterprising Girl Scouts on 2 different occasions. And I caved in and bought some cookies. The first time was at our favorite neighborhood Mexican restaurant, and the second time was today at the bank building that houses my Starbucks. Apparently since they were off school thanks to Pulaski Day (it's an Illinois thing), they set up tables in downtown office buildings. Way easier than going door to door like I did when I was that age.

Ok, I'm hungry....time for some cookies.

Getting Rid of Junk.....that somehow, lots of other people want

I'm a fan of Freecycle, which if you haven't heard, is basically a free local email group where you can post offers of stuff you want to get rid of, and respond to others' offers and free stuff. As I continue with my massive house cleanout project, I post things that I don't want anymore and would feel guilty throwing in the dumpster. And I usually get lots of responses. When I first joined, I was more interested in getting free stuff, but now I'm motivated by the desire to actually see the back wall of the closet for the first time in years, and then to create space for this tiny little new person who's going to have lots of stuff. Tiny stuff, but lots of it, I imagine.

So, I think I look a lot more pregnant than I did a week ago. Or maybe it's just an optical illusion created by the horizontal stripes I've worn for the last 2 days in a row. I'm not a good judge of how much I'm showing at this point; it seems like a lot. But to someone who isn't aware of my new status, I probably look like I just ate waaay too much Valentines candy. Which I did, but that's beside the point.

I just realized that the 2 of us have never had a portrait taken, at least since our wedding 7 years ago. I'm thinking that maybe we should, before we become the 3 of us. Maybe on Sunday, if both of us are having a good hair day!