Today Sucks

Today has sucked since the very moment I opened my eyes.  I woke up in the middle of the night with a horrible stomach ache.  I lied there and hoped it would go away, but it didn't... I decided to chug some Maalox... No dice, didn't help... At around 5 I decided to eat some cheerios thinking that maybe I was hungry.  I fell back asleep at around 7 and I slept until 9.  I woke up and decided to make myself a healthy breakfast... 1 egg, cheese, toast.  My stomach still wasn't feeling well, but I choked it down and decided to get ready for work.  I got showered and dressed and decided to get going... Oh wait, what's that?  Oh yes, puke in my mouth, great!  I RUN to the kitchen and puke up all my eggs and toast... I had gone almost two whole weeks without getting sick and there you have it... I start sweating and crying and then realize that I'm clogging the sink so I run to the toilet where I finish up my puke session.  This was a particularly horrific puke session... Cheerios, eggs, toast, orange juice... NASTY!

I email work to tell them I will be late and begin cleaning up the mess I made... I actually had to stick my hand in the backed up sink filled with puke to clean it... SICK!

I start walking to the subway... The commute takes me longer than usual because I can't stop crying... I want to... there's nothing wrong with me, but, I just can't.

I get to work feeling like death warmed over and one of my colleagues comes by and asks if I want anything because she's running to the store.  I immediately burst into tears and begin uncontrollably crying at my desk to the point where I'm heaving... did I mention that this client has an open office plan?  So I am crying in front of everyone.  AWESOME!  That's not at all embarrassing - pregnant, hormonal, crying, look like death...

My colleague comes back with a bialy with cream cheese and apple juice and a ginger ale.  I eat the bialy and begin to feel a bit better.  I am on the verge of tears for about another hour, not talking to anyone for fear of crying... Finally, I start to feel ok... I take a kytril and a B6 and get to work...

Oh, and did I mention that I am supposed to go to a gala tonight at the NY Public Library.  Yeah, my client paid $150 for me to attend The Manhattan Cocktail Classic gala event.  One of my clients is a sponsor and while it sucks that I can't drink, I was still planning to attend to see all my industry peeps and get all dressed up.  I haven't seen anyone since last year since my bar days have been few and far between.

Well, now I'm hungry again and don't know what to eat.  I've already puked up eggs today... it doesn't really get more basic than that!  I can't eat my staple PBJ... I'm munching on a banana but starting to get a headache...

I really want to go to this thing tonight but don't know what to do... All that crying took a toll on me and I feel really drained.  This day deserves a happy ending, but I just don't know if I can make it... I may try and take a nap and then try to go since it doesn't start until 9pm...

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, this SUCKS!

Post from May 12, 2011: Oh Happy Day!

I wrote this post yesterday but the blogger site was down and I couldn't upload it...  So... you get it now...

Today is not only my four year wedding anniversary, which in and of itself is a reason for me and hubby to celebrate... Today is also the day that I rocked the Dwell Studio sample sale... Since becoming pregnant I have been researching baby "stuff" and I absolutely LOVE everything that Dwell Studio makes.  All of their stuff is fabulous, and pretty early on I determined that if we had a girl, I wanted their Sparrow set and if we had a boy I wanted the Gio set.  Their stuff is a little pricey, but I heard that they had an amazing "sample" sale where they basically cleaned out all of their excess stock and sold things at 60-70% off.  Well, earlier this week I got the invitation that it was this week and I got excited and started plotting my trip.  The Gio stuff is sold out EVERYWHERE (and I learned at the sale it's because they're archiving the print - how tragic!)... It's impossible to find so I thought this sample sale may be my only chance (and I've looked everywhere else for baby bedding and nothing gets me more excited then the Gio!)

I don't frequent sample sales... I have only been to 1-2 others in my whole life... It's not my preferred way to shop AT ALL... But when I'm determined and I want something, I go after it.

The sale started this morning at 10am.  So while I should have been going to work (in midtown), I went down to Soho... I arrived at 9:50am and got in the already forming lines of mommies and mommies-to-be.  I met a really nice girl who was on line behind me and we chatted until they let us in.  Then, it was mayhem!  Alot of people congregated in the front of the store where all the bibs and onesies were and I just headed to the back to look for my Gio crib set.  They had two and somebody took one before I even got back there.  I got the last one... So, the 3 piece crib set, which would normally cost $360 I got for $25 (the set I bought didn't have the crib skirt... my little boy don't need no skirt! no... in all seriousness... i figured I could pick up a skirt if i want one, but I've never been a fan of them unless you need to hide things underneath).  Yes, $25 for the sheet, bumper and a coordinating blanket.  Once I had the set in hand, I just ran around the store picking up anything Gio I could find.  I scored a cute onesie, a changing pad cover, an extra crib sheet, and a cute little bag all with the same print.  Then I grabbed some washcloths, a mitt and moved on to the adult bedding where I was able to get my husband and I a new duvet set for our bed (originally priced at $280).  It's super soft and gorgeous!

How much did all of this cost me?  Everything???  $65.  Yes, you heard right... Everything I listed above cost $65... Probably close to $900 worth of bedding and baby accoutrements for $65!!!  That is like my heaven... Very little makes me happier than getting a bargain!  AND, you're probably thinking... oh, this is probably all used or old or damaged merchandise... NOPE, all brand new just overstock from their office and store... I paid my small bill, hopped in a taxi and made it to work by 11am!  All in all, it was a HIGHLY productive morning. 

The sale is going on for the next 3 days... I'm DEFINITELY going back... I could've stayed there forever but I needed to get to work, and frankly, I couldn't carry anymore!

Oh happy day!!