Despite obvious reluctance to yet another alarm-dictated morning, I eventually conceded. It was, after all, the only way to return home before sundown - and the only way to potentially incorporate exercise into the early evening hours.
But alas, my departure from the house would not take place until at least twenty minutes later. My 5 PM return time was at risk.
I had been avidly browsing winter jacket sales leading up to the newsletter announcement and saved two articles to my watchlist before proceeding to locate them in store.
After slipping into (and quickly out of) a pair of ill-fitting plum-hued leggings, I headed towards the second floor for perusal of outerwear.
I narrowed my search to three contenders: a lightly lined rain gear to a padded, two-tone waterproof parka to a puffy, Michelin Man-esque down jacket. Ultimately, I settled on the latter two, but considered deferring the purchase to see whether further sales would occur.
"Anything of interest?"
"Hmmm let's try that!" I pointed to a storefront with capitalized white Serif font.
Posted on the door of the Lebanese restaurant was a banner listing various daily specials. My gaze darted towards the bottom, where the weekend specials were specified. Thankful was I to have recalled it being Sunday, for Veggie Bowl Saturday would not have appealed to me in the slightest.