Yesterday was the first sick day I have taken in my professional career. It was a genuine sick day as well, not one of those 'I'm too hungover to come in' or 'I don't FEEL like working today' days. I feel karma finds those people and slaps them with severe illnesses when they have used all of their sick days up. So I feel very strongly about only using a sick day for sickness - an extreme idea, I know.
Anyhow, thanks to modern medicine and the joys of over-the-counter drugs I am feeling much better today and thus am back in the office for Fashion Friday! Just in time as well because my manager is away on business and there is a lot of work to be done in her absence. She is a star here in Calgary and without her things just don't seem to flow as efficiently or as smoothly. At times I think she is a superhero for how much she accomplishes in a day, though I have deduced over time that she is a regular human like the rest of us, just a really awesome one.
On the topic of managers, I received an e-mail from my former manager, back at head office, rubbing the current shoe sales going on around town in my face. MUCHO GRACIAS AMIGO! You are the kindest of souls for thinking of me and taking the time out of your busy day to send me an e-mail specifically highlighting my distance from said sales. :P At the very least I hope she and my other Brampton colleagues take advantage where I cannot! So I say, go forth and spend! Spend for those of us that cannot! Treat yourself - you are worth it...and then send me photos.
Only 24 hours after receiving this e-mail I received another that seemed as though it had come from karma itself, an e-mail from Aldo saying that this weekend only they are having a 20% off sale for BMO bank customers (my new Calgary bank) in store on ALL merchandise. My shoe lust may very well be fulfilled this weekend with the promise of 20% off, I won't lie.
Another exciting piece of news here is the fact that today our office water cooler man (the guy who comes and picks up empties and drops off refills) is also a bulldog breeder. He lives in the city and breeds mini bulldogs (the breed I'm after) and invited me to come see the dogs and a few puppies he has at his home sometime in the next 2 weeks. Now these puppies are already sold, so I cannot be tempted to purchase one and I told him I was interested in acquiring a puppy for some time after October, as I travel too much before then - so we are on the same page. I am just incredibly excited to start the puppy process, even with the tiniest of steps, like meeting a potential breeder!
So I am a happy camper today high on thoughts of puppies and shoe sales! Really, this is why I love Fridays. All the lovely things seem to happen on Fridays...In great shoes.
Today in patent black pumps that I purchased in Brussels from New Look.
