Tuesday Ramblings

I meant to blog about this last week when it happened, but alas, time got away from me.

Once a month at work we have divisional safety meetings. Some of these people who attend the meeting I do not know very well since they aren't in my direct department. Our monthly meeting was last Wednesday. I happened to have a sleeveless blouse on. While we were waiting for the meeting to start, the lady sitting next to me says "Wow, you have big arms." She immediately must have noticed by blank stare and/or what the hell look because she followed up with "Oh, that came out wrong. I don't mean fat. I mean really muscular."

Wow. Then it got even better. I'm still a little speechless at this point. What do I say? Is this a compliment (I actually took it that way, well because I'd rather have muscular arms than flabby arms). Anyway, I just kind of smiled. She then asks "What do you do. Aerobics or something?"

Now, no offense to anyone who does aerobics, but it was all I could do not to fall over laughing. Definitely not aerobics, and especially not the Jane Fonda leotard and leg warmer wearing aerobics that I know this lady was picturing.

I told her I swim a lot, and also do a lot of push-ups and planks. I'm pretty sure she had no idea what a plank was, but anyway, end of conversation...

Speaking of the office, I've realized that the more I run the more my fashion suffers. I'm lucky that my office attire is business casual, with more emphasis on the casual part (jeans are acceptable every day). I realized how much I lean toward the casual when I dressed up the other day and Dan said "You look nice. You have a meeting today?" BUSTED. I did have a meeting. And, that tends to be the only time I pull out the nice slacks and blouse (even though I have a closet full of nice business attire).

Let's not even talk about my hair or (lack of) make-up at the office. Since most days I work out again at lunch, there is no use fixing my hair for a few hours, when it's just going to get messed up again. So, I just got with the wet hair in a bun look on a daily basis...hot, I know.