Just a handful of hours until pumpkin party time. 'Tis the hour of hand-wringing and last minute list-making. I think we're mostly set, except the last minute cleaning and some assorted tasks.
November will be the month of scrimping and saving. It's not that we have gone ballistic with spending wads of cash, but between the party, Conan's trip to the track (and purchase of a firesuit), and completing our living room and foyer area we have spent more money than I'm really comfortable with. But then again, my mom was the queen of frugality--washing out plastic bags, reminding us that there are perfectly good leftovers in the fridge, asking us to please use what we have. So some of that mentality has leaked into my brain. A good thing, to be sure. I predict a lot of knitted and handmade Christmas gifts this year, and so I have started early with a Branching Out for my MIL. My brother's wife will get a Shetland Triangle but other than that I need to list out and do some planning.
The issue is that I'm not sure when/if I'll have time. A month ago, I was concerned about my career development but over the past week I have been asked to do two presentations this upcoming month...all on top of an already-busy month work-wise. Again, a good thing to be sure but one of those things where you just need to take a deep breath and plunge into it.
Posted by equilibrium-girl at October 28, 2007 11:35 AM