Onward and Upward

Slowly

It is snowing again making the roads super icy.

Yesterday was an okay day. I didn't get out of the store until 11pm. It was steadily busy that we didn't have enough time to re-stock the store fast enough to get us out in time. I was too consumed consolidating some tables and sales because they were all over the place. Tried to add some sense to the sale madness. Speaking of sale, our VP moved the semi-annual sale floorset instead of doing it Sunday night, the 29th, he moved it to the 26th, which is a Friday. He said this is to make us mroe competitive with the other retailers right after Christmas. I'm just a little antsy hwo many people will be in town to commit to the floorset. This is the 2nd time they have moved up a FS. Last week, they moved a Sunday FS to a Thursday FS. But hey, we pulled it off. Thank God for the support of my FS girls. Being 7 months pregnant restricts me from doing a lot of physical things now at the store and I try to be good and not push myself.

Last night as the hubby and I were going to sleep, we talked a little bit about not having enough time - home time that is. Spending time at home, being able to have more home-cooked food, time with Hercules. It touched me when he said we may not be being fair to Hercules because although he has gated space he can run around when he's locked up, he is still locked up majority of the day. When we are both working both jobs, he's in there from 7-4ish. He's lucky if we go home for lunch, that's 40 mins of playtime at least. Then we leave at 5:30 for the other jobs we have, that's at least a little over an hour of together time. Then we come home, depending how late,then we spend an average of an hour with him. Now if one of us is off, then at least the whole night, he can be out and about with the other person. But if both of us are off and decided to do something together, then he'll be waiting in this "room" again til we get home. Now putting it in that perspective.. maybe we are away from him too much. But every day, every time we leave and lock him up, we tell him we love him very much and he seems to recognize and understand the words already. He's a smart dog. This morning, I wondered... I would hate this feeling if it would be on our kids. Maybe that time when leaving them in day care or the babysitter. Not that it's okay with Hercules, but it's like a dry-run. When I think about these things, that's when my inner self tells me it's really good to slow down a little bit. But what sucks is, then we think about our obligations and goals- then boom we are back on knowing why we are doing these things (me and the hubby). I hope in time, we can stay home more. I miss being home. I am excited for my maternity leave and just being a wife and a mother. (wow, I just typed mother and it felt weird and good at the same time). Although we have been parents to Herc for a year now.

There are some big decisions to be made in the near future. Better slow but surely.

posted by abi @ 8:42 AM