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December 30, 2005

Happy New Year! permalink

mosaic in It's A Beautiful Pizza

Wow, so what the hell happened to 2005? That went by quick!

I am so underwhelmed by this cold/flu/crud that I have. I'm wussed out fulltime, and I really want to remove my sinuses. Would that help? Please? So I really haven't been doing anything interesting, other than obsessing about knitting and octopi and wishing I could be biking.

Oh, and I signed up for a race, a 10K, next weekend. Just to get warmed up. They serve pancakes afterwards, which is always a draw.

In spite of getting a layoff notice in November, I'm still employed, though it looks like I might be going part-time in a couple weeks. That's always exciting.

This morning, I decided I'd devote 15 minutes to housecleaning. An hour later, I was still at it, and had to pull myself away. I have two goals: one, that if folks drop in, that our house will looked lived-in, but not like a overpopulated paper sanctuary; and two, that we can bring Daphne, my beloved outdoor cat, inside (she eats fabric. And plastic. Loves towels and clothing.)

My goals, briefly and not concrete:
1. Get the house under control, and keep it under control
2. Get the yard under control, and keep it under control
3. Get in a good bike ride or walk every week

Happy New Year!

Posted at December 30, 2005

Comments

I agree with the first two, they are also my goals for next year but for my third I am vowing to get out and windsurf more often - my hubby has kept going through the winter and is getting much too good at it !

Posted by: janine at December 31, 2005 5:08 AM

My wife is so into getting our household under control, so that it doesn't control us. Did you put together the Flylady Holiday Control Journal? My wife did. She had everything all organized. It was amazing and scary at the same time. I'm hoping for an empty and controlled household in 2006.

"...but not like a overpopulated paper sanctuary."

That line had me laughing out loud. :D

Posted by: Jon in Michigan at December 31, 2005 5:45 PM

Hope you feel better soon. Have a great 2006.

Posted by: Dawn (aka Pink Lady) at January 1, 2006 1:25 PM