I have a plan

Most of the time, I fly by the seat of my pants on the weekends. I try not to plan ahead and just do as I please. It begins with sleeping in, and then lollygagging in my jammies while sipping coffee all morning long. I don't make a plan, period, or at least I try to get away with that.

Except tomorrow, I do have plans. I'm going to get up early and log onto Target's website to see if I can snag a new Jason Wu tote with that cute little kitty, Mischief, on the side. Target's marketing for this new line has been sort of brilliant: Mischief is in the Details. I won't actually try to get into a Target store tomorrow because there are some who think the release of this line is going to trigger Black Friday-like crowds. I'd rather battle slow servers and pray they don't crash mid purchase.

The rest of my plan for Sunday actually begins today. I'm finally going to crack the cover of, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, and make a mother dough. Tomorrow I'll bake. Of course, this will necessitate a trip to a kitchen store today, too, because I need a pizza peel and a pizza stone. Oh, sure, I can use my ceramic dutch oven and the recipe out of Cook's Country, but I want to start this adventure into bread baking with the Artisan book. Besides, I think I should keep the dutch oven free so I can make a side dish for the bread. I also have to stock up on yeast, flour and other additives, like greek olives, and rosemary and, by special request, cheese.

So it's the mall I'll be battling today. I could go to the outdoor mall where crowds won't be too bad, but I think I should go to the mall with 3 kitchen stores that are all lined up on the same side and floor. I'll have my choice of Sur la Table, Williams & Sonoma and Crate and Barrel. It'll be a busier place, but perhaps the better choice. Hate the mall on weekends!

FYI, I had lunch with my boyfriend on Thursday. Don't worry, honey, it was my 4 year old boyfriend. I think he loves me, but I think he loves my iPhone more. He plays Angry Birds all through lunch and then makes me ride the escalator with him. Truly, lunch with my little man is the highlight of my month. Anyways, little Ethan was playing with my iPhone and I turned the volume low so the adults could hear themselves gossip talk. After lunch and work, I set my alarm on my phone for the butt crack of dawn so I could get up and go to a mandatory staff meeting Friday morning and then a meeting with our team leadership. I woke up around 10:00 AM, having slept through the alarm and both meetings because I'd neglected to restore the volume after lunch. Nice. Apparently, I'm already suffering from short timer syndrome!