Birthday Rescheduling...

So is it bad to declare to your family that you are deferring your birthday to another month? Should I have asked my Mommy first? January is going to be quite the month for me. In thinking back over my career...I'm not sure I have ever been so pressed. The good news is, I love a challenge and with set deadlines (all of these things are meeting related...which have set dates) I can't go wrong. There is an end point. I loves me some end points. The problem is, when I am in this kind of situation it becomes my everything. I know, I know...lack of balance much?

Sometimes I get so stressed that I don't enjoy things that I should enjoy. It almost happened during my Christmas break, but I pushed it away. It is not crunch time yet so I should be able to enjoy New Years too. My birthday however will be in the thick of it all...and I really want to enjoy it. So I think I may just push it a month. Besides, Shopaholic comes out in February...so this could really work out perfectly. I should look at my calendar...maybe I can have a writing day with my writing friends too.

Could I not be so work obsessed? It is my number one priority. I can't shake it. I'm but a Blossom PPG and a Wage Uglydoll. Seriously...my family and I set out to figure out which Uglydoll each of us were. I am Wage. Don't you think?


Uglydoll Website - Meet Wage

Enjoy this blurb from the Ugly Doll Website, here is Wage's Character Description:

Wage is a hard worker, just like you!  He works at the local Super Mart and wears his apron to serve his customers best.  Super Mart has no idea that he works there.  But Wage doesn't mind... or he just doesn’t realize it. Uglydolls have an amazing ability to be at two or more places at once (which is why you may see many of the same characters at a store). Wage is best friends with Babo, but there is always room for one more (you).  The two of them can often be found on the sidewalk trying to make friends with fire hydrants, phone booths, and other lonely creatures.  What’s with that look?  Is Wage happy?  Sure he is!  He smiles on the inside.  The next time you call in sick be sure to bring Wage along on your adventures.

And in case you are curious...my sister is just like Babo. ;)

A few of my favorite things... (Christmas Edition)

I thought that a post Christmas blurb could be a list of a few of my favorite things. Some of them are new, especially given all the fun I had with my family this year. We embarked on many new traditions that were fantastic...so the below list is a bit of recap of our fun during the holidays. I loves me some lists!!!

* Writing in my journal...which after a year is almost filled.
* Finding a really cool magnet with your name on it...on the first day of vacation!!
* Pashminas - pretty pink with lovely flower design and a turquoise one too
* New Pairs of Shoes - especially when purchased on sale
* Lovely Walks around the Inner Harbor with my Sister
* Sitting at the bar with my grandma, mom and sister laughing and drinking and chatting with the entertaining bartender
* Tanqueray No. 10 on the rocks
* Shopping with My Mommy - we are so good at it and have been sharing this experience since the late 70s.
* Watching House marathons
* Watching Law and Order (SVU) with Grandma - especially as the plot thickens
* The fun of gift giving and the ease that gift bags bring (see picture #1a and #1b below)
* Admiring Xmas Decorations that you do not have to put up or take down (see picture #2 below)
* Baltimore at Night (see pictures #3a, #3b, and #3c below)
* A car full of Vera Bradley
* Making Breakfast for everyone on our first morning back at home.
* Finding even more owl themed items from Urban Outfitters

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Happy Holidays!!!

Swirly Girl To Do List...

I have so much going on at the moment and work has been crazy busy. I'm very excited about a small christmas vacation...and I am hoping that I will not have to do any work. The only work on want to do is novel writing. I was supposed to be done...what a dreamer I am. I have only written 10K words since NanoWrimo ended. How sad is that? I am so ashamed of myself.

It has been a productive weekend so far I think...there is a lot to do between now and Tuesday. Let's see how things are shaping up shall we?

X Purchase fun Vera Bradley that you don't need. Take a Peak Here
X Laundry
X Finish Xmas Cards and Go to Post Office
X Get Starbucks Gift Cards for Work Gifts and put them into my cute holiday cards with charming personalized notes
X Buy a few cute tops for Holiday Festivities
X Wait until after xmas to buy a couple of pairs of cute flats (in progress...I have been resisting so far)
X Pick up Dry Cleaning (Might have to do Tuesday AM..or when I get back from Vacation on 12/27)
X Switch out Current Vera for Holiday Red/Black/Gray Vera Jacquard Opera Bag
X Not stress about the huge meeting you have on Monday Morning
X Stop by Starbucks, Giant, and Dunkin Doughnuts to pick up some treats for the office
X Get a French Manicure and Pedicure....so pretty!!! If only it were not too cold to wear flip flops!!!
X Figure out what to take on Christmas Vacation
* Do a LJ entry on my xmas card from Erin...this may have made my entire year. ;)
* Do a LJ entry on random meetings of old co-workers from when you first started working
* Do a LJ on how it is possible for an INFJ (Oracle type person) to choose to be in a total 'denial mindset'

List Updated as of 8:00 am on 12/28/08