Today I've come to the full realization of just how much there is to do before the end of 2006. Though the family Christmas shopping is done (and I didn't step foot in a store at all on Black Friday, making this feat even more admirable), there's a mountain of other goodies on my plate, professionally and personally. For example, all projects that need completing before I take my last four PTO days of the year, including a client newsletter, employee newsletter, forensic proposal, Web site updating, and the revising of several marketing pieces. I chose this afternoon to search through my insurance provider's online directory, locate a dermatologist and new optometrist, and make appointments with both. Add those to the joint dental visits Luke and I will take part in this Wednesday and the "annual exam" I scheduled for the eighteenth (during which my doctor will probably check my cholesterol levels, which means oh my God, I've seriously got to get cracking on this whole eating right thing), and I will be poked and prodded by medical professionals sporting white gloves and blue coats no fewer than four times this month. Not to mention there's this shiny new Web site I'm trying to put together while hopping from store to store (because I still have a husband to shop for, don't I?) and highway to highway and house to house. It's fun, yes, but also exhausting. The parties haven't even started and I'm already missing what it feels like to wake up in my own bed on the weekends without the vocal pestering of an alarm.
But then I imagine a future in which Luke and I have spawned mini Fremas and Useless Clutters and we're no longer able to travel as freely or as frequently and I think, hell yes, let's do this while we can.
As a belated blessing, I'm giving thanks that NaBloPoMo will draw to a close this Thursday. As much as I love all the posting and caring and Internet sharing, I'm ready to have my life back. I've written several posts just for updating's sake, something that doesn't exactly thrill me, but I'm not complaining, either, seeing as I've also written posts I would've normally given up on AND given birth to my first weekly features, so that "What're you lookin' at?" readers are guaranteed at least two entries a week. That's pretty exciting, don't you think?
I'm also thankful I went with a December 1st deadline for the CD swap. Any earlier and I may have chewed off my own arm.
PTO days??? Parent Teacher Organization? Personal Triumphant Orgies? Procrastinator's Trivial Opportunities? Prosecutorial Topical Occasions? Pensive Treetop Onomatopoeia?
Oh maybe PTO stands for Personal Time Off...?
Posted by: mjd | November 28, 2006 at 02:16 AM
Personal Time Off?
Nahhh.
PTO has got to be Political Time in Office. Frema is going to spend four days campaigning for the presidency!
Go Frema!
Posted by: Lost A Sock | November 28, 2006 at 02:37 AM
I for one, shall miss knowing that sometime before midnight every night Frema will post. I loved them all and thank you for every word. I certainly understand how nice it will be for you to unlock that chain and run from the keyboard. Putting the finishing touches on my songlist. I have turned this into a major thing. I mean what if you don't like my choices? I am burning tomorrow. My kids and friends have been calling for days asking if I am still searching for songs and giving me titles to look up.. No more downloads,I am done. Yippy!
Posted by: debi | November 28, 2006 at 03:54 AM
Speaking of Time Won't Give Me Time, I was just flipping through my Culture Club collection *this morning* only to reject it as a cheesy love song resource. I'm trying to stick with songs about love that's working out, not love that isn't. Which has resulted in other unfortunate culls. Quite a challenge you've put us to!
Posted by: Squisita | November 28, 2006 at 04:47 PM
Squisita - Songs that deal with loss and heartbreak and general tragedy are all fine options. MY songs won't all be happy--I'm including "Separate Lives," remember? :)
Posted by: Frema | November 28, 2006 at 05:00 PM
I am also very thankful that we have until December 1 to mail off our cds. That means I can procrastinate for 2 more days! Hooray!
Posted by: Angela | November 28, 2006 at 06:21 PM
Your rate of getting activities completed is just super. I have yet to even get started with anything that looks like shopping.
Soon, but soon things will happen in that area of productive work...maybe.
Posted by: daddy d | November 28, 2006 at 10:18 PM
I never met anybody that loved that song like I do. Of course, it is tied with Groovy Kind of Love.
I try not to leave vague "I love your blog" remarks, but it's late, and I do. And I just did.
Posted by: Marmite Breath | November 29, 2006 at 04:47 AM