Sunday, May 8, 2011

Oof

Hi again. As usual, it's on a Sunday that I find the time to catch up here.

I looked out my window yesterday morning and realized the trees have started to bud. It is finally spring, and thank goodness, because weeks of rain and cold breezes have just about done me in. Along with the ridiculous work stress. I really only had the time to glance out my window yesterday in the midst of working. Yes, on a Saturday, I was working. Don't you ever think that public service life comes without overtime. It is rare, but is always rather sucky (and yes that is the technical forestry term). Between being without a boss, having some crazy deadlines to deal with and trying to find the time to work on my french language skills in anticipation of upcoming evaluations, it has been zany. However, there is a light within sight, I hope about a week and a half from now things will settle down and I can finally stop forwarding work e-mails to my personal blackberry (which I have promising to do since... February?).

However, I try not to make this blog a whiny zone so I wanted to take a minute to highlight the things that have made the past few weeks tolerable:
- partying it up with some of my besties to celebrate one of their upcoming nuptials. I organized the bachelorette, it was on a boat style and it was pretty amazing.

- speaking of lonelyisland, this video from last night lightened my spirits a good bit (Michael Bolton is a cineophile!)

- in a fit of spring cleaning I tidied and organized my closet, organizing it by casual and work wear, and it makes planning outfits for the week (I try to plan most of the week's work outfits on Sunday night, makes mornings much easier)
- that spring cleaning fit was partly inspired by the need to get rid of boxes I had stored in my second bedroom as the lovely x-ine will soon to be moving to town and into that bedroom! I am so excited to have her here to come up with new adventures, and that I can usually peer pressure her into drinking with me so I am no longer an alcoholic drinking alone
- my friends. As usual I have some of the best friends around.
- my family, especially my mom on this mother's day. They think I'm a little nuts, don't cook enough at home, but always have my back and will give me delicious home made cookies to get me through the week.

I just have to survive a few more weeks and then it will be properly summer, and I will have the time and the new fun sidekick (plural if you count Tequila) to really take advantage. I cannot wait!