Prego Pencil Skirt? UPDATE

I have two words to describe the prego pencil skirt from Target: SO WRONG! It was TERRIBLE! AWFUL! As soon as I took it out of the box, I knew Target made a huge mistake with with this prego design. Picture a big, black rectangle. No shape. No style. Just an elongated square with a half-round elastic waist. Where is my prego belly supposed to go in this getup? Last time I wrote about the skirt I felt like a bulky easer -- now I am more like one of those large packing tape dispensers. Pencil skirts + roundness = fashion tragedy. I think they tried to class it up with a "satin" lining -- however, the lining was only tacked in at the waist, and went halfway down the skirt (or just below my booty) once the skirt was hiked over my belly. NOT PRETTY. I couldn't wear it to work. Back to Target it goes this weekend... I knew it was too good to be true! BOO!

Nap time? Not so much

I was scanning over a weekly newsletter I get from BabyCenter.com Here was their words of wisdom for the week:

Afternoon energy booster "If you're finding it hard to get through the afternoon at work without a little nap, find a place you can escape for 15 to 20 minutes (close your office door, use a conference room, even sit in your car). Bring a small travel alarm clock and set it for 15 minutes." — Laura

Ummmm... Seriously? There are a few things wrong with this "advice" in my opinion:

1. Close my office door: The walls are thin at my office. My snoring would penetrate through the halls. People might think it is a fire alarm and evacuate the building.
2. Use a conference room: Where? Under the table? Or maybe on top of it. Nothing weird about that! Maybe if I put a notebook over my head, no one would notice.
3. Sit in your car: If someone saw me laying in my car, they would probably think I was dead, call 911, or smash a window to rescue me. And the walk back from my car to my office would tire me out anyway.

I have a tip for a mid-afternoon boost. A 100-calorie pack of chocolate covered pretzels. YUM! And it limits the chance of massive embarrassment - unless I get chocolate on my face, of course : )

Documenting the Big Swell UPDATE

I made an AMAZING discovery this morning as I was grabbing my debit card from my wallet for my daily Dunkin Donuts run (don't worry -- decaf iced coffee). I try to avoid eye contact with my terrible drivers license picture, but out of the corner of my eye I noticed the expiration date this morning. It jumped out at me like a jack-in-the-box... 4/10/2010!! I don't know how I missed this before, but the expiration date didn't change just because I updated my info. IT WAS A MIRACLE! By 4/2010, I'll be 4-months past delivery... that means I'll be back to normal, right? Just kidding... but hopefully the swoll-face syndrome will have dissipated some. FINGERS CROSSED!