My worst nightmare...

I needed to buy jeans. I am making progress on the weight thing, but I can't wear sweat pants to work until I can fit into my jeans, so...

I went to Target over the weekend, and they had jeans on sale for $15, so I figured it wasn't too much to spend on "temporary" jeans. However, they had every size EXCEPT the size I needed. Argh. Ok, no problem, I'll just go to a different Target and buy them. Of course, I couldn't go the same day because I had to go home and take care of the boys. So today, I had a little time, and I went to a different Target. They no longer had any jeans on sale, AND they didn't even have the same style of jeans as the other Target. So I tried on 2 of the styles they had (for $23), and neither of them fit right. I wasn't about to try on the $30 jeans because I would probably like them, and I didn't want to spend $30 on jeans. I wanted to run some other errands while I was out, but I had spent too long at Target looking for the jeans, so I headed home, jeanless.

At this point, I start to wonder if the universe is against me. Am I "meant" to go jeanless to inspire me to lose weight so I can fit into my other jeans? Or am I just unlucky with jean buying? I could get on the jeans at the first Target (on sale), but they didn't actually "fit," if you know what I mean, and I didn't buy them because I can "get on" the jeans I already have, but they don't "fit" in any going-out-in-public-in-them sort of way...

On the way at home, I passed Goodwill, so I decided I'd run in and see if they had any jeans that I liked. I had very little time, but I tried on 9 pairs of jeans in less than 15 minutes. I found 2 pairs that were worthy of coming home with me for $6.99 each. (And I have to say, they are much nicer jeans than I would usually buy - as far as being nice brands that are more expensive than I would even buy new.)

So maybe the universe isn't against me. Or at least not in the arena of jeans...

On a different note...I'm thinking about joining a gym. I have always said I wouldn't join a gym because if I'm not going to workout at home, I wouldn't workout at a gym. Plus, we have a fitness center at work, and I don't use it, so...it seems like a waste of money to pay money to work out somewhere else. But here's the kicker - I have 2 kids now. It's not so easy to workout with a 2 1/2 yr old and a 3 month old. So the idea of a gym with childcare sounds good to me, and I have a friend that already goes a few times a week right after I pick up my kids from daycare. I recently realized that in the past my alternative to spending time working out was spending time relaxing - shopping, reading, watching TV, etc. Now my alternative to working out is working IN...taking care of 2 kids, doing laundry, cooking, dishes, cleaning house, etc. I think at this point in my life, it might be LESS work to work out!