Decisions, Decisions

I decided to let the rat fink just fade into that good night with nary a word from me. The silence is gonna kill him and that is good enough for me.

What Would You Do?

If a low-down dirty rat fink pissed you off, would you:

A.  Curse them out via phone.
B.  Curse them out via text message.
C.  Send an eloquent, non-profane, yet dismissive email that makes their gonads shrink up and fall off.
D.  Kill them with silence and never have contact with them again.

Are your stockings hanging by the chimney with care?

Is anyone else having a hard time getting in the holiday spirit? Cause I am. I really am.

I'm not depressed or anything, I'm just having a hard time mustering up the energy to decorate for the holidays. I guess it's because I'm a singleton, and all I really need to get me going is the Jackson 5 Christmas on the jukebox. But I can't hang the Jackson's album cover up as holiday decor! Or can I?

See, I bought all of these ornaments last year in the clearance sales, and I remember being so proud of the tree I was imaging in my mind. Last year, I just knew that I would have my tree up the day after Thanksgiving.

And, yeah, Thanksgiving was 13 days ago.

The most I've done is pull the tub of ornaments out of the closet. And now it's just sitting in my living room mocking me. And did I mention I don't even have a tree? Last year, I just knew that I would go buy a live tree the day after Thanksgiving.

Let's all have silent prayer right now that I can get my tree put up soon so Santa can find his way to my house. I'll also leave the backdoor unlocked in case any of you feel a little elfish and want to come over and help me out.

And hey, if you do come, bring the Christmas tree with you, please.

Caramel Weekend

This weekend I sent this text: "This day has been like a piece of caramel--juicy and soft..and just good."

And it was! It really was. I didn't make myself do one thing.

I slept as long as I wanted. I read books. I took a bath. I didn't answer the phone. I just recharged.... and I may even have had a couple of pieces of caramel and a glass of wine or two (not necessarily together, but I could have if i wanted to--it was my weekend).

And guess what?! It was the best.

There's been a lot going on around me and I messed around and let some of that energy get under my skin. But I took two days and put a stop to it. I got myself back. And I am so glad to see me!

What about you? What have you been up to?

Day 30: The End

Today, I'm thankful to be back. The Thanksgiving Holiday was so good that I had to take an extra day off, just to fully appreciate it all. Just in case you were afraid you missed anything, Here's a short summary of my time-off:

Sleep
Grilled seafood goodness
Wine
Wine
Book
Sleep
Just say NO! to Black Friday
Sweet potato pie
Gumbo
Sleep
Book
Sleep
Football
Margarita
Sleep

It was a delight.

P.S. I realize that I kinda dropped the ball on this Thanking thing the last week or so; but I'm bonus thankful that you all still love me--even though I clearly have narcolespy and (writing) commitment issues.

23

Today, I am thankful for flat boots and feet that don't hurt.

Thankful: Day 22

Holy Smoked Turkey & Dressing, Batman, this month is almost over!

How'd that happen? And how did I miss so many thankful days?

Today, I am thankful for sunshine and light traffic on my way into work. I'll be thankful if traffic is light on my way, home, too. (Do you hear me, big guy?)

This past weekend, I celebrated a 7th birthday with some of my favorite little people.

Musical chairs, caramel apples, and s'mores. It was a small party. Nothing fancy for this family. And we had a blast.

And so, I'm bonus thankful for family and warm, cozy fires and chocolate and marshmallows and little children who make fun out of glow sticks and playing after dark on a simple Saturday night.