Mood's way weirder than that.
I resemble that remark. I seem to be alternating between ecstatic and terrified, with a side order of overwhelmed. I'd like to say it's been more this way since my mother died and I feel the burden of being the family matriarch (which, 47 here, how the hell can I be a family matriarch?), particularly at holidays, but it actually started a few years before that. There's something to be said for heading off to a tropical island at this time of year, I think I'd literally kill to be able to.
I've never had the holiday blahs in my life, and I don't think I have them now. Much darker. Been puzzling it out in livejournal.
Feh. I should probably just go sit in a small dark room, or something.
I should probably just go sit in a small dark room, or something
Actually, I'm going to do just that. It's past my bedtime and bedrooms are dark. Off I go.
The gift has been mailed. When it will get to my Secret Santee, I don't know. I'm still kind of off-balance with Embassy Athens - in Kuala Lumpur we had mail service every day, and extra around the holidays. Here, it's once a week regularly and they just decided not to have mail service this week, since it's Christmas. I hope no families here are waiting for something special in the mail.
In any case, I can't blame my whole delay on the APO system, because I fretted for weeks about what to get my Secret Santee...but it's en route now and hopefully will get there by Valentine's Day!
After many trials and travails, my gift has been mailed! Now it can finally be Christmas.
I love the holidays! Another department has an overabundance of food -- fudge, nuts, cookies, tangerines, oranges. A tenant is bringing up cookies..
No one is really around so I feel okay about eating at my desk (normally I'm not allowed because I have an image to project -- a receptionist should look competent and not be sticky-fingered).
I got Buffista cards in the mail!
I'm giggling at them, and wishing I had someone to hand 'em to.
Aurelia! I'm glad you liked it! I always feel dumb giving my own books, but someone told me it would be A Good Idea In This Case. :-)
And, Lexine, THANK YOU! DH had put your box with the stuff we're hiding from LB, thinking it was from my sister. I pointed out (gently) that my sister lives in NY, not CA, and that she has never sent a present that arrived before Dec. 24, and then he told me where it was. So now I have all sorts of sewing goodies, a gorgeous-smelling bath bomb, and a beautiful beaded ornament! (LB appropriated that right away, so maybe the "hiding things from LB" idea wasn't so off-base). AND Buffista business cards, for when I really MEAN BUSINESS.
(It's so nice to receive random sewing notions because there is no rage like the rage of needing JUST ONE MEASLY SNAP to finish something you've been working on for two hours, and then not having it.)
Thank you!
- bounce* *bounce* - I'm so glad you liked. I was not sure what sewing notions you needed, and am a sewing idiot, so I just took some guesses - glad I found something useful! The beaded ornament is hand made - one of my favorite hobbies.
Today just keeps getting better. Off to bounce around the office spreading good cheer.
