Pic on the front: a beautiful sunset on Sunday evening

It was in the 70s (!!) this weekend and I am here for it! I have been whining long enough on my blog about how done I am with winter. Sunday was especially lovely.

Overall, a well-balanced weekend, with some relaxation, quality time, active rest, and chores built in.

Saturday I went to the gym in the morning while the kids were at gymnastics. Then it was thorough house cleaning time and laundry.

An episode of the Pitt. Then back to the YMCA for their family swim and playground time. In the evening after the kids went to bed: a movie with Emma Thompson called “Dead of Winter”- she acted in it and she also produced it. I liked it but T got bored.

On Sunday I was up early since I missed my cycling class last weekend and was bummed about it. So this time I made sure that I was up and ready to be at the Y by 7:50AM to get on that bike. Whew. That class kicked all of our ass-ets. It was hard. Really hard. But I did feel great afterwards.

Came home, and summoned up the patience and energy to call my family in Russia. Things are as shitty as can be. Dad is losing his mind, seeing things, hearing things, yelling, threatening, and mom cannot take it. She is 80! She is crying and complaining about how hard it is to live with dad nowadays. And YET. She decided to NOT place him into a therapeutic center. I’ll leave it at that, because, if I write anymore, I can feel my anger rising… My phone card ran out at 29 minute mark in our conversation and I was kind of relieved.

After the phone call to Russia, I vacuumed and mopped the upstairs. A nice, big bucket of hot water + a generous helping of Murphy’s oil for wood floors + open windows = bliss.

I finished just in time to go to Morristown where I had tickets to see Riverdance at 1PM. I remember hearing about Riverdance back in the 90s when I was in London. I remember seeing their ad in Piccadilly Circus and wanting to go but didn’t have the funds. This time I coughed up $110 plus a ticket fee, sat in the front row, and enjoyed. Except, they were using a lot of theatrical fog and that made my eyes water. Apart from that, it was fabulous.

An update on work “uniform“. I ordered more of Bloomingdales work trousers. I already have two pairs: a black and a beige. I wear them all the time, with a variety of sweaters, long-sleeve shirts, and blazers. To create my work uniform, I need three more so I ordered a burgundy, a navy and another black. These are, by far, the best work pants. They are a wide leg but not in a way that makes one look frumpy. They also have a nice silhouette.

My idea was to create a work uniform. Two or three pieces each time so I don’t have to wreck my brain each morning.

Two piece: pants+sweater

Three piece: pants+blouse+blazer

Add a belt and shoes.

How was your weekend? Have you seen Riverdance? What’s the weather like where you are? Do you have a work uniform/capsule wardrobe? How is the DST treating you?