Guess where I am?
I'll give you a hint. Today it was sunny and in the 60s, my body is still all jet-lagged, and now that the sun has set and Sabbath is over and all the restaurants are open, I'm going to go grab a quick dinner.
That's right, I'm back in Israel! Shorter trip this time; back in May, I was here for 3 weeks. This time I have a week of work, and then using a couple of days of vacation time to give me a 4-day weekend of sightseeing with my mom. She is flying over next week to join me, arriving on my last day in the office. Tomorrow I go into the office and meet with my Israeli counterparts in Customer Support. The rest of the week I am attending the Applications annual meeting - which oddly enough, looks to be focusing mainly on sales. Ah well, it is a good experience and good face time with some of the other guys as well. Plus, they are taking us off-site for a couple of days up to Tiberius, which will be cool as I didn't get to head north last trip.
The trip over wasn't bad, though didn't go exactly as planned. My flight out of NH was delayed an hour, and then we were delayed again after we boarded the plane and pulled away from the gate. I was supposed to have almost a 3:30 layover in Newark; instead I had about 45 minutes between getting off one plane and wheels-up on the next. It was just enough time to switch gates, go to the restroom, stock up on water, Pringles, and sleeping pills, and then go through the secondary security for the Israeli flight. By that point, most of the passengers had boarded the plane, so I got to scramble for overhead space and crawl over my two seatmates to get to my window seat. Although I was stuck in coach, my carry-on suitcase got to fly in business class, since there was not enough overhead space available in my cabin. Harumph. I hope my suitcase enjoyed it.
As usual, I forgot things. On the "still at home" list this time are both sleeping pills/melatonin, as well as workout clothes. Boooo. I picked up some Unisom in the airport and already had Advil PM with me, so fingers crossed that will work to get me on the right sleep schedule ASAP. As for the workout clothes - well, I may be the girl going running in a bathing suit top and yoga pants along the Tel Aviv beachfront. We'll see!
Hiking exploits, experimental cooking, general nerdery, and cat pictures.
Seriously. Do not call me Katy.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
2011 Review - Q&A Style
Editing to give credit where credit is due. I got this list of questions from Nothing But Bonfires, and blatantly stole Holly's answer to the final question. It's true though, and I elaborated on it in the comments.
1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before?
Went to Israel. Got recruited for jobs instead of being the one to send in my resume.Went to a Stanley Cup playoff game.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
My only real resolution was to find a new job in 2011. I did, and it is fantastic, but it certainly wasn't on my own terms. Thanks, shitty former company for laying me off for the second time.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My friend (and former coworker) Sunshine had a daughter this past spring.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, thank God.
5. What countries did you visit?
Israel. Around the US, I went to Michigan, Wisconsin, California, and the usual New England states.
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
A stable relationship. I'm definitely ready to settle down with someone.
7. What dates from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
1/6 - layoff; 3/30 - job offer; 4/18 - started my new job; 5/14-6/1 - Israel; 6/6 - Stanley Cup Game 3; 6/15 - Bruins win the Cup; 10/8 - Red's wedding; 11/11 - M&M's wedding; 12/9 - my Girl Scout troop visiting me at my office.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Kicking complete and total ass at my new job. For the first time since college, I feel like I am consistently good at what I do. Also, finding a Girl Scout troop to mentor that is such a good fit for me.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Let's just say the first two months when every bit of my life fell apart, and leave it at that.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing major.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A ticket to the Stanley Cup! The Wii is a close second, if only for the expression on Smalls' face when he watched a bunch of drunk white girls try to bust a move to songs on Just Dance at my Christmas party.
12. Where did most of your money go?
After mortgage payments, taxes, and bills, to hockey tickets and half price wine night!
13. What did you get really excited about?
My new job. It sounds trite, and I always swore I would not be one of those people who couldn't stop talking about her job, but I really do love it. People ask me what I do and I'm excited to talk about it. People who have known me for years have said I have never sounded this enthusiastic about my career.
14. What song will always remind you of 2011?
Adele "Someone Like You"
15. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder? Thinner or fatter? Richer or poorer?
Job- and family-wise, happier. Relationship-wise, definitely sadder. Exactly the same weight as I started off the year, through pretty much no effort on my part. Yes, you may hate me. Financially, I think I'm about back to where I was when I got laid off.
16. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Family, stop reading and skip to the next question. NOW.
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Sex
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We now return you to your regularly scheduled survey.
17. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Being a basket case in January and February. I'm still curious if things would have been different.
18. How did you spend Christmas?
In Maine with my family.
19. What was your favorite TV program?
Downton Abbey. Mad Men. I don't really watch much TV any more. I caught up on both these series on Netflix streaming.
20. What were your favorite books of the year?
Side note - I read over 100 books this year, mainly due to having 3 months at home not wanting to get out of bed. Some of my favorites:
Homer's Odyssey - Gwen Cooper
The Happiness Project - Gretchen Rubin
Shades of Grey - Jasper Fforde
The Poison Tree - Erin Kelly
The Help - Kathryn Stockett
21. What was your favorite music from this year?
As much as it makes me all sentimental and melancholy, Mumford & Sons and Needtobreathe.
22. What were your favorite films of the year?
The King's Speech. Yes, I know it came out in 2010. I didn't see it until 2011. It counts! Sarah's Key. The Help.
23. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Turned 34. Had lunch with former coworkers, spent a bunch of money on my car to get it to pass inspection, and then met up with Merrow and LaLa for drinks/dinner at an Irish Pub and an outdoor Great Big Sea concert. In related news, I hate Lowell.
24. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I'm going to be honest here, and you're all going to yell at me, but it's the truth. Being able to share the year (especially the great parts once I started my new job) with LCF. I still feel a very strong connection to him, and there's a big hole in my heart that wants to be filled by him.
25. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
First 3 months: "Fuck it, I have no reason to get out of PJs"
The rest of the year: "Thank God I can wear jeans to work everyday again"
I should probably work on stepping this up a bit in 2012.
26. What kept you sane?
Antidepressants and my therapist. And the cats. I'm hoping to wean myself off the first two in 2012.
27. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.
Things work out.
1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before?
Went to Israel. Got recruited for jobs instead of being the one to send in my resume.Went to a Stanley Cup playoff game.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
My only real resolution was to find a new job in 2011. I did, and it is fantastic, but it certainly wasn't on my own terms. Thanks, shitty former company for laying me off for the second time.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My friend (and former coworker) Sunshine had a daughter this past spring.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, thank God.
5. What countries did you visit?
Israel. Around the US, I went to Michigan, Wisconsin, California, and the usual New England states.
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
A stable relationship. I'm definitely ready to settle down with someone.
7. What dates from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
1/6 - layoff; 3/30 - job offer; 4/18 - started my new job; 5/14-6/1 - Israel; 6/6 - Stanley Cup Game 3; 6/15 - Bruins win the Cup; 10/8 - Red's wedding; 11/11 - M&M's wedding; 12/9 - my Girl Scout troop visiting me at my office.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Kicking complete and total ass at my new job. For the first time since college, I feel like I am consistently good at what I do. Also, finding a Girl Scout troop to mentor that is such a good fit for me.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Let's just say the first two months when every bit of my life fell apart, and leave it at that.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing major.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A ticket to the Stanley Cup! The Wii is a close second, if only for the expression on Smalls' face when he watched a bunch of drunk white girls try to bust a move to songs on Just Dance at my Christmas party.
12. Where did most of your money go?
After mortgage payments, taxes, and bills, to hockey tickets and half price wine night!
13. What did you get really excited about?
My new job. It sounds trite, and I always swore I would not be one of those people who couldn't stop talking about her job, but I really do love it. People ask me what I do and I'm excited to talk about it. People who have known me for years have said I have never sounded this enthusiastic about my career.
14. What song will always remind you of 2011?
Adele "Someone Like You"
15. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder? Thinner or fatter? Richer or poorer?
Job- and family-wise, happier. Relationship-wise, definitely sadder. Exactly the same weight as I started off the year, through pretty much no effort on my part. Yes, you may hate me. Financially, I think I'm about back to where I was when I got laid off.
16. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Family, stop reading and skip to the next question. NOW.
...
...
...
...
Sex
...
...
...
We now return you to your regularly scheduled survey.
17. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Being a basket case in January and February. I'm still curious if things would have been different.
18. How did you spend Christmas?
In Maine with my family.
19. What was your favorite TV program?
Downton Abbey. Mad Men. I don't really watch much TV any more. I caught up on both these series on Netflix streaming.
20. What were your favorite books of the year?
Side note - I read over 100 books this year, mainly due to having 3 months at home not wanting to get out of bed. Some of my favorites:
Homer's Odyssey - Gwen Cooper
The Happiness Project - Gretchen Rubin
Shades of Grey - Jasper Fforde
The Poison Tree - Erin Kelly
The Help - Kathryn Stockett
21. What was your favorite music from this year?
As much as it makes me all sentimental and melancholy, Mumford & Sons and Needtobreathe.
22. What were your favorite films of the year?
The King's Speech. Yes, I know it came out in 2010. I didn't see it until 2011. It counts! Sarah's Key. The Help.
23. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Turned 34. Had lunch with former coworkers, spent a bunch of money on my car to get it to pass inspection, and then met up with Merrow and LaLa for drinks/dinner at an Irish Pub and an outdoor Great Big Sea concert. In related news, I hate Lowell.
24. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I'm going to be honest here, and you're all going to yell at me, but it's the truth. Being able to share the year (especially the great parts once I started my new job) with LCF. I still feel a very strong connection to him, and there's a big hole in my heart that wants to be filled by him.
25. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
First 3 months: "Fuck it, I have no reason to get out of PJs"
The rest of the year: "Thank God I can wear jeans to work everyday again"
I should probably work on stepping this up a bit in 2012.
26. What kept you sane?
Antidepressants and my therapist. And the cats. I'm hoping to wean myself off the first two in 2012.
27. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.
Things work out.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Shiny New
Welcome 2012! May your low points be better than the high points of 2011.
This is going to be a good year. I can feel it. I'm feeling inspired to do big, expansive (and probably expensive), exciting things in the year I turn 35. Stay tuned for what will hopefully be many updates!
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| Boo says "Happy New Year from the tip of my nose to the tip of my tail!" |
This is going to be a good year. I can feel it. I'm feeling inspired to do big, expansive (and probably expensive), exciting things in the year I turn 35. Stay tuned for what will hopefully be many updates!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
109 By December 31
I was three tasks short of a perfect score. And now it's time to relax for New Year's Eve. Happy 2012 everyone!
Things Gotten Rid Of:
1. Box of dried out markers from Girl Scout stuff (garbage)
2. Stretched out and tired bra. My girls deserve to be perkier than that. (garbage)
3-5. 3 Tank tops that have seen better days. (garbage; they were too worn out to be donated)
4. Large wok with cover (Goodwill)
5. Small wok. I feel kind of guilty about the woks, because they were a requested birthday present from my grandma several years ago. But I never use them because I have an electric stove that just doesn't get the burners hot enough for a good stir-fry. They take up a ton of shelf/cupboard space. So they are going to Goodwill in hopes that someone will take them home and use them.
6-7. 2 pairs of curtains (Goodwill)
8-9. 2 brand new kitchen towels that don't go with my kitchen colors (Goodwill)
10. Purse I haven't used since 2 jobs ago (Goodwill)
11. Grocery bag full of stale or expired food from pantry (garbage)
12-13. 2 insulated coffee mugs that leak. No point in keeping them as they dribble coffee down my front every time I use them. (garbage)
14-15. 2 plastic beer mugs from summer beer festivals past (recycling)
16-17. Not 1 but 2 pleather portfolios/notepads embossed with shitty former company's name. Wanted to burn them, but figured just trashing them was enough. (garbage)
18. Travel pillow (Goodwill)
19-20. 2 tarnished silver picture frames. One with broken glass. Not worth the effort to clean them! (garbage)
Holy crap, just went through my closets and dressers and wow. One garbage bag of stuff to throw out. One of stuff to donate. A small pile to see if Mom wants or to consign. Discovery that I had 5 pairs of black or gray yoga pants.
21-23. Bathing suits, either too big, too old, or stretched out and ratty. And I still have 5 left. I am not allowed to buy any more bathing suits, no matter how good the deals are at the LLBean Outlet end of season sale. (garbage)
24-42. Shirts (12 to garbage, 7 to donate)
43-49. Shorts/pants/jeans (3 to garbage, 4 to donate)
50-51. Suits (donate)
52-58. More undergarments (garbage)
59-62. 3 pairs of shoes plus a set of Dr Scholls insoles (1 pair of shoes to donate, the rest to garbage)
63-64. Skirts (donate)
65-66. Sweaters (donate)
67. Dress (donate)
68. Blazer (donate)
69. Backpack (donate)
70-79. Gloves/hats/scarves (6 to donate, 4 to garbage)
80. Falling apart cheap macrame style purse (soooo getting trashed!)
81-83. Towels that no longer match my bathroom (donating to the animal shelter for bedding or cleanup duty!)
84. Tic tac toe puzzle book (donate)
85-87. Old textbooks from college (donated to the book drop at my church; they get sent to 3rd world libraries and schools)
88-90. Pastels, smudging tools, and drawing paper (sending to Maine for Artsy Niece)
91-92. Bathroom towel bars (sending to ME for Uncle EMS and Aunt Stet's house)
93. Anti-vibration pads for a washing machine on a concrete floor (ditto)
94. Toddler-sized UMO hockey jersey (for Sporty Niece who is obsessed with UMO to hang on her wall)
95. Doodle Dice game (for all the nieces and nephew)
96-98. Kitchen towels that have seen better days (animal shelter)
99. Trivet that I've never used (donate)
100. Warped, cracked and chipped wooden cutting board (garbage)
Random Tasks That Needed Doing:
1. Signed up for 401(k) at work.
2. Made a whole bunch of doctors appointments that I've been procrastinating on. I get to see the podiatrist in January, GYN in February, and dermatologist in March. What fun.
3. Took a HUGE load of recycling to the transfer station. I think that's the first time I've ever completely filled the back of the SUV with recyclables.
4. Deep cleaned both my bathrooms, including a double scrub of the tub AND de-gunking the upstairs sink drain.
5. Shoveled the ash out of the fireplace.
6. Washed my duvet cover and pillow shams, and fluffed the duvet.
7. Repotted the aloe plant.
8. Cleaned out the lower cupboards of the pantry and washed the shelves.
9. Submitted (most of) my FSA receipts for refund
Things Gotten Rid Of:
1. Box of dried out markers from Girl Scout stuff (garbage)
2. Stretched out and tired bra. My girls deserve to be perkier than that. (garbage)
3-5. 3 Tank tops that have seen better days. (garbage; they were too worn out to be donated)
4. Large wok with cover (Goodwill)
5. Small wok. I feel kind of guilty about the woks, because they were a requested birthday present from my grandma several years ago. But I never use them because I have an electric stove that just doesn't get the burners hot enough for a good stir-fry. They take up a ton of shelf/cupboard space. So they are going to Goodwill in hopes that someone will take them home and use them.
6-7. 2 pairs of curtains (Goodwill)
8-9. 2 brand new kitchen towels that don't go with my kitchen colors (Goodwill)
10. Purse I haven't used since 2 jobs ago (Goodwill)
11. Grocery bag full of stale or expired food from pantry (garbage)
12-13. 2 insulated coffee mugs that leak. No point in keeping them as they dribble coffee down my front every time I use them. (garbage)
14-15. 2 plastic beer mugs from summer beer festivals past (recycling)
16-17. Not 1 but 2 pleather portfolios/notepads embossed with shitty former company's name. Wanted to burn them, but figured just trashing them was enough. (garbage)
18. Travel pillow (Goodwill)
19-20. 2 tarnished silver picture frames. One with broken glass. Not worth the effort to clean them! (garbage)
Holy crap, just went through my closets and dressers and wow. One garbage bag of stuff to throw out. One of stuff to donate. A small pile to see if Mom wants or to consign. Discovery that I had 5 pairs of black or gray yoga pants.
21-23. Bathing suits, either too big, too old, or stretched out and ratty. And I still have 5 left. I am not allowed to buy any more bathing suits, no matter how good the deals are at the LLBean Outlet end of season sale. (garbage)
24-42. Shirts (12 to garbage, 7 to donate)
43-49. Shorts/pants/jeans (3 to garbage, 4 to donate)
50-51. Suits (donate)
52-58. More undergarments (garbage)
59-62. 3 pairs of shoes plus a set of Dr Scholls insoles (1 pair of shoes to donate, the rest to garbage)
63-64. Skirts (donate)
65-66. Sweaters (donate)
67. Dress (donate)
68. Blazer (donate)
69. Backpack (donate)
70-79. Gloves/hats/scarves (6 to donate, 4 to garbage)
80. Falling apart cheap macrame style purse (soooo getting trashed!)
81-83. Towels that no longer match my bathroom (donating to the animal shelter for bedding or cleanup duty!)
84. Tic tac toe puzzle book (donate)
85-87. Old textbooks from college (donated to the book drop at my church; they get sent to 3rd world libraries and schools)
88-90. Pastels, smudging tools, and drawing paper (sending to Maine for Artsy Niece)
91-92. Bathroom towel bars (sending to ME for Uncle EMS and Aunt Stet's house)
93. Anti-vibration pads for a washing machine on a concrete floor (ditto)
94. Toddler-sized UMO hockey jersey (for Sporty Niece who is obsessed with UMO to hang on her wall)
95. Doodle Dice game (for all the nieces and nephew)
96-98. Kitchen towels that have seen better days (animal shelter)
99. Trivet that I've never used (donate)
100. Warped, cracked and chipped wooden cutting board (garbage)
Random Tasks That Needed Doing:
1. Signed up for 401(k) at work.
2. Made a whole bunch of doctors appointments that I've been procrastinating on. I get to see the podiatrist in January, GYN in February, and dermatologist in March. What fun.
3. Took a HUGE load of recycling to the transfer station. I think that's the first time I've ever completely filled the back of the SUV with recyclables.
4. Deep cleaned both my bathrooms, including a double scrub of the tub AND de-gunking the upstairs sink drain.
5. Shoveled the ash out of the fireplace.
6. Washed my duvet cover and pillow shams, and fluffed the duvet.
7. Repotted the aloe plant.
8. Cleaned out the lower cupboards of the pantry and washed the shelves.
9. Submitted (most of) my FSA receipts for refund
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
112 Before 2012
There are 3 full days left before 2012. Can I get rid of 100 things from my house and complete another 12 random tasks between now and then? I don't know, but I'm gonna try! Anyone else want to join me?
If you don't mind strong language, I am finding Unfuck Your Habitat to be quite motivational.
If you don't mind strong language, I am finding Unfuck Your Habitat to be quite motivational.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Holiday Productivity
ATDL wrap-up! Hope you all had a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Kwanza, and Happy New Year. (No mention of Festivus because while I like the idea, I am the only Gen X-er who hates Seinfeld.)
-call furnace guy
-make sure neighbors will watch the cats, and give them their Christmas presents
-order pictures for holiday cards
-finish writing up holiday letter
-print letter
-print address labels - opted not to and just use non-holiday return labels
-find address book
-finish the damn holiday cards, which will wind up being new year's cards, but whatever
-wrap Auntie L's holiday gift and get it ready to mail
-take everything to the PO (and thank goodness for the 24-hour APC at my PO)
-make another batch of chocolate-dipped spoons
-make another batch of banana bread
-finish putting together goodie bags for work and Miss J's family
-drop off goodie bag for Miss J's family - still need to do this, but promised her I'd wait until this week until some of the cookies and holiday food had been eaten!
-consolidate Christmas presents to wrap and make sure nothing is forgotten
-change sheets on bed
-wash/dry/put away sheets and towels
-wash/dry/put away load of random laundry floating around bedroom
-pack clothes for trip to parents'
-vacuum first floor
-vacuum stairs
-vacuum upstairs
-clean upstairs bathroom
-mix up sugar cookie dough - checked with Mom, and they had plenty of cookies in ME already, so decided to wait until the week after to make some to have when R comes to visit
-bake off sugar cookies
-wrap Christmas presents, then box up
-load car
-clean cat box
-take out garbage
-stop at liquor store for nips and Baileys
-pack up Wii and games to take to parents' house - forgot this, but it was ok as I was only there for a couple of days anyway
So for the most part I was successful. Didn't quite get all the cleaning done before I left that I was hoping to do, but at least the house was pretty well straightened up before I left. It's always nice to come home and have empty surfaces to set down all of the gear I always seem to return with. Tomorrow is back to work time, but hopefully it'll be an easy week.
-make sure neighbors will watch the cats, and give them their Christmas presents
-order pictures for holiday cards
-print address labels - opted not to and just use non-holiday return labels
-finish putting together goodie bags for work and Miss J's family
-drop off goodie bag for Miss J's family - still need to do this, but promised her I'd wait until this week until some of the cookies and holiday food had been eaten!
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-vacuum first floor
-vacuum stairs
-vacuum upstairs
-clean upstairs bathroom
-mix up sugar cookie dough - checked with Mom, and they had plenty of cookies in ME already, so decided to wait until the week after to make some to have when R comes to visit
-bake off sugar cookies
-pack up Wii and games to take to parents' house - forgot this, but it was ok as I was only there for a couple of days anyway
So for the most part I was successful. Didn't quite get all the cleaning done before I left that I was hoping to do, but at least the house was pretty well straightened up before I left. It's always nice to come home and have empty surfaces to set down all of the gear I always seem to return with. Tomorrow is back to work time, but hopefully it'll be an easy week.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Ambitious To-Do List - Holiday Version
So much to do, so little time to do it. Let's make a list instead of actually doing anything productive, shall we?
-call furnace guy
-make sure neighbors will watch the cats, and give them their Christmas presents
-order pictures for holiday cards
-finish writing up holiday letter
-print letter
-print address labels
-find address book
-finish the damn holiday cards, which will wind up being new year's cards, but whatever
-wrap Auntie L's holiday gift and get it ready to mail
-take everything to the PO (and thank goodness for the 24-hour APC at my PO)
-make another batch of chocolate-dipped spoons
-make another batch of banana bread
-finish putting together goodie bags for work and Miss J's family
-drop off goodie bag for Miss J's family
-consolidate Christmas presents to wrap and make sure nothing is forgotten
-change sheets on bed
-wash/dry/put away sheets and towels
-wash/dry/put away load of random laundry floating around bedroom
-pack clothes for trip to parents'
-vacuum first floor
-vacuum stairs
-vacuum upstairs
-clean upstairs bathroom
-mix up sugar cookie dough
EITHER:
-bake off sugar cookies
-wrap Christmas presents, then box up
OR:
-box up unwrapped presents, wrapping supplies, etc to finish on Friday morning
-take cookie dough to parents' house to bake off
THEN:
-load car
-clean cat box
-take out garbage
Edited to add to the list:
-stop at liquor store for nips and Baileys
-pack up Wii and games to take to parents' house
-call furnace guy
-make sure neighbors will watch the cats, and give them their Christmas presents
-order pictures for holiday cards
-finish writing up holiday letter
-print letter
-print address labels
-find address book
-finish the damn holiday cards, which will wind up being new year's cards, but whatever
-wrap Auntie L's holiday gift and get it ready to mail
-take everything to the PO (and thank goodness for the 24-hour APC at my PO)
-make another batch of chocolate-dipped spoons
-make another batch of banana bread
-finish putting together goodie bags for work and Miss J's family
-drop off goodie bag for Miss J's family
-consolidate Christmas presents to wrap and make sure nothing is forgotten
-change sheets on bed
-wash/dry/put away sheets and towels
-wash/dry/put away load of random laundry floating around bedroom
-pack clothes for trip to parents'
-vacuum first floor
-vacuum stairs
-vacuum upstairs
-clean upstairs bathroom
-mix up sugar cookie dough
EITHER:
-bake off sugar cookies
-wrap Christmas presents, then box up
OR:
-box up unwrapped presents, wrapping supplies, etc to finish on Friday morning
-take cookie dough to parents' house to bake off
THEN:
-load car
-clean cat box
-take out garbage
Edited to add to the list:
-stop at liquor store for nips and Baileys
-pack up Wii and games to take to parents' house
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