February in Review

2/1 I had locked access to my bedroom so AJ had to go to his dad's room in the morning. I walked on the treadmill and listened to Tim Curry's memoir Vagabond. We went to Sugar House to get Sidecar Donuts--huckleberry, butter and salt, maple bacon, cookies and cream, cinnamon crumb, and old fashioned. So good. It was a low-key day. AJ took a nap. Matthew took him to see Zootopia 2, and I went to see Standout. It was really good. Matthew made burgers for dinner. I did bath time and bed time, but Matthew finished it out. We watched Shrinking. 

2/2 I struggled to get myself to the gym, but I did it. I had new hire orientation at work, but we had a no-show, so it was just me and one solo new hire. I dropped off our rent check. I picked up AJ. Matthew made dinner for the two of them because I wasn't hungry. I went back to work to get my laptop. I did bed time with AJ. We watched Shrinking. 

2/3 I got up early for the gym again, still dealing with a pinched nerve in my neck. I worked for 35 minutes at home and then drove to the U for an otolaryngology appointment. We are going to try some new protocols to treat my sinus. It took me a long time to get up there and to get to work from there. Work was OK. I just spent the day feeling very overwhelmed and emotional with everything going on. I worked late, picked up AJ, and met Matthew at Itto Sushi. I went to Walmart after for my prescriptions. I started bed time. Matthew finished it while I did neck stretches and castor oil therapy with my legs on my acupressure mat (triple therapy). We watched Shrinking. 

2/4 I was up early to get to an ultrasound at 7 in Daybreak. I still made it to work a little bit early. Work was busy to begin with. Lots of class changes and things. I stayed a little bit late and had to go to the bank. I didn't realize till I got home that the bank gave me the wrong papers, so that caused me to have a meltdown. I also had an HOA meeting at 5:45. Thankfully Matthew fed me and AJ. We did bed time and watched Shrinking. 

2/5 I got up to walk before work. Work wasn't too crazy. Matthew picked up AJ while I stayed late to make up time. Matthew also handled dinner for me and AJ. Matthew did bath time while I started the cleaning; I got most of it done other than floors. We did bed time and had to get real stern making sure AJ stayed in bed. 

2/6 I got up at 4am to go to the gym since I had another ultrasound in Daybreak. I worked a half day plus extra to make up time. I grabbed lunch and went up to the Cliff Spa at Snowbird for a massage and a bit of a spa experience. My massage was nice, but I didn't get to go in the hot tub as there were too many people for my liking. I did sit in the sauna for a bit. After showering, I headed down the mountain to get groceries. I put them away then picked up AJ. 

2/7 I woke up with AJ and tried to stretch my neck. I went to the gym. Matthew did some yard work. I tried to have AJ take a nap, but he didn't. After he got up, we went to Uptown Jungle with a Groupon. He played for over two hours. Matthew made us dinner. We did bath and bed time. 

2/8 AJ actually slept in until almost 7. I made us breakfast. We got ready for church and drove over there only to find it was stake conference an hour later. So we went to Tous Les Jours where my matcha latte tasted like actual canned fish. Impressively bad. I went on a walk before Matthew ran errands. Then I took AJ outside where we raced and walked. AJ again did not take a nap. We left, got Starbucks for me, and then I realized I forgot my grandma's Valentine gifts, so we had to turn around off the next freeway exit. We went to my grandma's for dinner--chicken and dumplings, and chocolate bundt cake. We kind of watched the Superbowl. After cake we came home and did bed time. 

2/9 I got up before 5 for the gym. Work was pretty mellow, thankfully. I picked up AJ. I opened a present from my friend Kelsey - the next two Emma M. Lion books! Matthew made AJ dinner, and I had leftover chicken and dumplings. After putting AJ to bed, I was in bed with the lights off by 9pm since I was going to be getting up early on my birthday. 

2/10 I was up at 4am for the gym since I had a 7am ultrasound to confirm ovulation. Before leaving the house, I read my card from Matthew, and saw he got me tickets for a lantern festival which I've always wanted to do. He also dipped Biscoff cookies in dark chocolate for me. After my ultrasound, I got my free Starbucks. Work was again pretty mellow; my manager got me a card, some Biscoff sandwich cookies, and Junior Mints. I went to brunch with my manager at Hash Kitchen. I picked up AJ. Jim came to babysit. Matthew and I had dinner at Log Haven. I got lots of lovely texts and messages, and even some thoughtful gift cards and Venmos from friends. So generous and appreciated! 

2/11 I let myself sleep in, and even though I went to bed at 10 and woke up at 6, I woke up so sleepy, and my fertility watch said I got less than 7 hours of sleep. So frustrating. It was a pretty mellow day at work. After work I went to Walmart and picked up a prescription, then went it Itto Sushi for dinner with Joyce. My roll tasted so weird and spicy, so they gave me a free dessert. I went home and said goodnight to sweet AJ who was so happy to see me. I love him so much. 

2/12 I was up to meet my coach at 5am. It was a super good session with a 2 rep squat at 243lb, a 2 rep deadlift at 254lb, and a 2 rep bench at 133. I built a course at work. I had a free pizza delivered to our house--just paid delivery. I reset/wiped my phone and ran into some issues. 

2/13 I walked in the morning. I went to my allergy appointment and realized I forgot to bring the prescription that was needed to run the challenge; so we had to reschedule. I ended up just going to the office, which is good because I had a lot to do. I toured a daycare with AJ. I got ready for our Valentine's dance. Autumn came over, and we headed to my work. It was fun! 

2/14 I started some laundry. AJ was excited for his balloon and treats. I went to the gym and felt really good with my bench. We met with a daycare lady who would be cost effective and convenient for us in terms of pick up and drop off; we decided to make the switch. We went to The Philadelphian for lunch. I was absolutely exhausted for whatever reason but cleaned the floors anyway. I fell asleep on the couch. Matthew made me a salad for dinner. I sent out some Valentine texts. We had AJ take a bath and put him to bed. 

2/15 I went on a short walk. We went to Paris Baguette; I got my free cake slice. I took AJ to Uptown Jungle and walked around and finished my book. AJ took a nap and woke up very sad. We watched Shrinking during his nap. I did some lunch and supplement prep. We had dinner at Dianne's house; it was the biggest crowd we've had in a long time. We went to see Ethan and Whitney's kitchen they're building. AJ was an absolute wreck when we got home--so tired. We finished watching Shrinking. 

2/16 I was up super early for the gym since I had to get blood work done. I had New Hire Orientation, and it was my biggest group yet, with three non-English speakers. It was challenging, honestly. Thankfully Dianne watched AJ since our normal lady was closed. Matthew made dinner. I helped with bath time and was dozing during bed time. I was so wiped out. I went to bed by 9:30. 

2/17 I woke up at 6 to work out but was derailed when AJ said he wet the bed. So I started some laundry and did my workout, just a little later than I would've liked. Work was really busy--set up and clean up for two classes, a 1:1 with my manager, a 90-minute Teams meeting, and a bigger team meeting after that. I picked up AJ, and we had dinner at Cheesecake Factory with gift cards. We did bed time and watched Bridgerton. 

2/18 I was up early for the gym. It was popcorn day at work, but I was supporting an online class for a few hours, and had another meeting in the lunch hour. I picked up AJ after work. We had leftovers for dinner. Matthew did a lot of driveway cleanup and salting. I did bath time, and we did bed time. We watched Shrinking and some Ted Lasso for fun. 

2/19 I set up for ESL. Then I had an off-site meeting at UTA, followed by another 90-minute Teams meeting in the afternoon. I left work a bit early to go wire some funds, after a lot of stressful back and forth regarding the down payment. I got AJ and picked up pizza. 

2/20 I was up early to walk. I made crockpot chili for dinner. We signed our closing documents at 8:30. I worked a half day. I went to Smith's and Petco, then I did laundry and cleaning. I picked up AJ and ate chili with him. I gave him a bath. I had a Galentine's party paint night at Michelle's. Matthew and I watched Bridgerton. 

Inspiration

Reality

2/21 AJ woke me up at 5:38. I went to the gym and got ready. I got breakfast with Rachel at First Watch using my breakfast BOGO. We drove by my new house so she could see it. I went to the park where Matthew and AJ were playing. We all took naps that afternoon. We went to Trader Joe's. We ate dinner. I ran to Good Earth for some raw milk. 

2/22 I was up at 7 and snuggled AJ. I walked on the treadmill. We went to church. I got Starbs and packed some boxes. Our home teacher came over. I spent over two hours walking around my condo community doing cleanup with the HOA board. We found out that Macaroni Grill reopened in South Jordan, so we went for dinner! We got gas with fuel points. I did bath, and Matthew finished bed time. 

2/23 I went to the gym early to be trained by my coach. We got an important announcement at work. I picked up AJ from his new daycare--we tested it out because his normal one was closed. I made rice but realized the microwave was broken. I did bed time and talked with Matthew. 

2/24 I was up before 6 to walk. Work was busy. I got AJ and picked up my check from the title company. We deposited it at the bank. We ate dinner and went to Culver's for my birthday treat. We found out we owe taxes this year.  

2/25 I went to the gym early. I had work errands. I picked up AJ's jacket from daycare on Monday. I picked up AJ and took him to Walmart. I gave away some brown bananas and sold my wall decor. I heated up dinner and brought in garbage cans. Matthew picked up a used microwave off of Facebook marketplace. We spent an insane amount of time trying to clean it--seems like the dude never had cleaned it in its life. And he left the shrink wrap on the outside WHILE using the microwave, so it was basically melted on the outside. We did bed time and watched Shrinking. 

Damaged vent from melted plastic

Really, guy? Really?

2/26 We finally got the codes for the new house the night before, so after work we ate dinner and went to the new house. We loaded up a few things. I took a video of the empty house. We tried to go to Leatherby's afterward, but the line was nuts, so we went home and got AJ into bed. We watched Bridgerton.

2/27 I went to the gym early. AJ had a mild fever, but I had a meeting, so Matthew stayed home until about 11:20 when I could get home. I did my last hour of work at home. I loaded some stuff into my car. AJ and I went to an appliance outlet where they had half price appliances, not as cheap as I was hoping. We went to the new house and unloaded some things. We got Swig and got groceries. We met Matthew at Chubby's for dinner. I picked up a rug from Marketplace. Matthew did bath time. We watched Bridgerton. 

Didn't nap but fell asleep in the car

2/28 I went on a walk and rinsed off. We left about 8:30 to go to Orem to find a fridge. We got an LG fridge and a mini fridge for the basement and loaded up on Dan's trailer. I got to our storage at 10:30. Jim was already there. We filled up our cars and waited for Matthew so we could load up the truck and trailer. We took everything over to the house. Ethan came with a dolly and helped get the fridge into the house. I unloaded and unloaded and unloaded. I got over 17,000 steps on Saturday. We went to lunch at Mo Bettahs. Jim and I went to storage to finish emptying it, and we met Matthew at the old house to load up backyard and garage stuff. We went back over to the new house to unload. I got everything (not for the house) into the storage shed and mostly organized. Matthew and Jim went to Orem. I took AJ home and got him in the bath; he was filthy but was such a good boy just staying busy with his toys from storage. I did bed time. I showered. We watched Bridgerton. 

Books I read in February:

-Vagabond by Tim Curry (audiobook)
-Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (audiobook)
-Bookworm by Robin Yeatman (paperback) 

-Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli (audiobook)
-Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson (audiobook)