Quick Update

MIA

So it's Friday, I'm caught up with all current tasks at work (back-burner busy-work is a whole nother matter, but my brain has already clocked out for the weekend), and I have about 35 minutes until a small, support staff meeting that the Office Whisperer just set up.

I haven't been overly inspired to blog much the last few weeks... obviously. Last week was, well, Thanksgiving and associate preparations. And makin some serious headway on my Christmas card/newsletter. This week... well, I've been relatively busy at work... and makin moderate headway on the card in the evenings. I lose a LOTTA wind outta my sails on weeknights after work.

Thanksgiving

But otherwise, all is good. Thanksgiving was as anticipated... cookin with Gram was great... donuts were great... dinner was great... family was great. Thanksgiving just a great holiday overall. :) Saturday was shopping day (I avoid Black Friday as best as I can) and then the rest of Thanksgiving weekend has traditionally become my time to cram on my newsletter. Everything is so far typed, designed and printed... and almost every night this week I've worked on cutting out the individual pictures that I will then spray glue to the card when I assemble everything.

The Card

For 3 of the pics, I used this cool new deckler/ripper doodad I found online... creates that authentic "ripped" look. That went fairly quickly. But the rest of the pics require more than straight line, so those have to be cut by hand. 8 of the suckers at 50 pics each. I can only do so many at a time or my hand gets a cramp... lol. But I only have 2 sets left (100 in all)... which I THOUGHT I'd get done tonight, only I discovered this morning that the Nutcracker performance I've had firmly in my head (for several weeks now) as being on the 4th, is actually tonight. Oops.

So I'll get the last of the pics cut this weekend... then need to put 50 cards/letters together (which includes folding, stapling and affixing the pics), update address labels with some recent info I've acquired, print out the labels, hand-write a few blurbs in MOST of the cards, sign, seal, stamp and send. Hopefully by Monday. Yeah.

Weekend Plans

However, in addition to all that, Mom and I are also planning to get out this weekend... we need to do some Christmas shopping together (including a new hooded coat I've decided Gram's gonna buy me with the check she always gives for Christmas... only the stores will undoubtedly be putting out Spring stuff by that time, and my poor ears need to be warm NOW), and we also plan to catch a showing of the new Harry Potter movie, since Pop will be helping somebody move anyway tomorrow. At least all of my major Christmas shopping is done. :)

So, a busy weekend planned, indeed. At least I've given myself a LITTLE more time this year to panic about getting my card out before Christmas. lol


Okay, now I have 10 minutes to waste before the meeting... *sigh* Friday's are great, but sometimes they are SOOOOOOOO slow...