Confessions of a Fitness Instructor

Last Sunday was the day.

I’ve been saving up for quite a while, and managed to get my hands on a 25% off your entire purchase coupon so off I went (along with my buddy Arlene) to purchase #7 from the list.

To say we were a tad nervous was an understatement

You see, the coupon I had procured had someone else’s name on it, and in the fine print it said, “this coupon cannot be shared,” and we weren’t terribly sure how picky they were about these things.  When we arrived at the Coach store we went in and started to take a look around.  I had been on the website and had a pretty good idea of which bag I wanted before heading into the city, but was waiting until I saw what they in stock at the store before making my final decision.

Turns out the bag I’d been eyeing online was definitely the one I wanted.  We found ourselves a sales associate and started the purchasing process.  She asked me my name, I told her, “Suzanne,” and then remembered that someone else’s name was on the coupon…so I strategically folded it in half so the bar code was on one side – and the name/email address of the actual coupon recipient was on the other side.  Once she had put in her little handheld computer thing what I was buying I went up to that cash to pay.  I gave the cashier my coupon and she didn’t even check the name on it(phew!), she took all my info and happily announced to me how much the coupon had saved me, gave me my receipt and moved on to the next person.

But I was still standing there – bagless.

Arlene says, “Where’s your bag?”

“I dunno.  I think they get them ready out back.  I couldn’t really ask her where it was since the coupon I used was for preferred customers, and as I preferred customer clearly I’m suppose to already know the procedure!”

So we waited…

And while we waited I posed with a few friends…

Then we saw the sales associate that had helped us and Arlene asked her if they brought the purchases out to the front once they were ready.  She said yes, and a moment or two later she brought me the bag.

And we got the hell outta there.

Once we were safely out, I said, “Do you feel like we just got away with a crime or something?”

I was overheating, it took me about 10 minutes to chill out.

Clearly I wouldn’t be good as a criminal if using a coupon with someone else’s name on it sends me into a tail spin.

But the mission was a success and I’ve got my new handbag

Ladies and gentlemen (who am I kidding?  No men are reading this!)…

I present to you…

Maggie!

The photo quality is poor because I took these in low lighting but she has a really pretty purple lining inside, like a grape-y colour purple.

Did anyone notice there were two boxes in the photo up there?

That’s because I also got a little friend for Maggie.

It would have been shameful to use my old ratty wallet in such a pretty bag.  A crime even!  Okay maybe not, but I’m sure you guys have my back – right?

I really wanted to get a more classic style handbag that will last me for years without going out of style, so I figured I’d go a more fun route with the wallet.  And anyone that knows me knows that being matchy-matchy isn’t my thing so buying a matching black wallet was out of the question.

And with only 1 week to go (as of tomorrow) I think the most important items on the list (for me) have been achieved.  I really wanted to raise money for Christmas Daddies (the final tally on that one was $300!) and get a snazzy bag.  Mission accomplished.

Speaking of the list…

There is no way that I will be able to accomplish the rest of items on the list before next Thursday, but that was never really my goal.  My goal was to get me doing things I never (or rarely) do and I’m pleased with the progress I’ve made so far.

I have recently managed to complete #18: Hold both Half Moon Pose {Ardha Chandrasna} & Warrior III {Virabhadrasana III} for 30 seconds or longer each – on both legs so I can cross that one off.  And a couple of weekends ago I took my niece and nephew to the movies to see Arthur Christmas so that too will be marked off.

In the next week I’m going to attempt to mark 7 more items off the list, and since one of those is to write 15 posts before my birthday (this is number 9) you can be sure I’ll keep you up to date on how I’m doing

Question:

While I don’t really consider Maggie (the bag is actually called “Madison Leather Maggie Shoulder Bag” which is why I call it Maggie – I’m not normally so crazy that I name all my accessories ) a birthday gift to myself, it’s kind of neat to have something like this to commemorate my 30th birthday. Have you ever made a big purchase on a milestone birthday?  If you have what did you buy?