Ok. I think it's fairly clear that I LOVE LOVE LOVE my job. But... When you haven't had a full weekend off in 3 months, you have to do something about it. So I did. As of Friday afternoon about 4:00, I stopped working. I didn't take any pictures this weekend. I didn't work on any wedding albums. I only checked email but vowed not to respond until Monday morning. It felt good but... I also felt a little guilty.
I hung out with my kids. I went through my stack of magazines to read. I did a little shopping. I spent some alone time with Andy. Wow. It was relaxing and that's saying something because as my mom and Andy will tell you. I don't relax easily. I guess I just feel guilty about taking a little time off when the "BIG FAT to do list" is so long this time of year. These days it's a constant battle between what gets put on and what gets taken off "THE LIST".
Last week, I put 23 items ON the list and was only able to take off 24 items. So... for a whole week's worth of work---it feels like I only got one thing done. UGH! Not acceptable so this week, I am aiming for a higher removal rate. ; ) Heck. It's only Monday morning and I've already added 7 things to the list. I need to put in some long hours. Thank God and Laura for coffee.
OK. Seems odd to thank Laura. But here's the thing. Coffee has become one of life's great pleasures for me. Laura (my best friend/cousin-in-law/sister of my heart) introduced me to coffee when we were in college. It started out with a little General Foods French Vanilla. Then I progressed to plain old coffee with cream and sugar and before you know it.....I was in line at the "legal, suburban, addiction peddlers"---Starbucks!
I actually have to thank Laura for a lot of things. She introduced me to my hubby. She and Andy worked together at Nationwide. I also introduced her to her husband, my cousin Jay who is the little brother I never got. Then, along came Nate a/k/a Tater and there's another baby on the way who will (duh) be gorgeous! Last weekend, they came over for photos & pizza. Check them all out. don't be surprised if you see that series of Tater with the ball on my walls/website etc... Oh. And, of course, my little hams wanted their picture taken.
Enjoy this beautiful blue sky day!
dk
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