Why, yes, the icon still fits...what's it to you?
It's been a whirlwind month, what with ending the old job, starting the new job, starting to learn the ins and outs of teaching, family illnesses (nothing major, just the odd stomach and/or cold bug that seems to float through the primary schools everywhere), and the general letdown after the holidays are over, and you're left with two more months of winter to contend with.
Bleah. Not enough time or energy left over for the internetz.
If anyone feels bad about the amount of procrastination in their lives, let me make you feel better by telling you that I'm currently looking at my Christmas tree. Yes, thank you, it's artificial, so no shedding of dead tree parts all over the floor. However, it's still on the timer, so every evening the lights come on, and it's Christmas all over again...without presents. I usually take the tree down around the 1st of January, but with all the other stuff going on, it just didn't happen. It's 7 1/2 feet tall, so it is too big to hide in a closet, and too big to cover with a sheet and ignore. Especially when you consider that it is visible from the front door of the house to anyone who visits.
I'm considering my options.
Option 1: Ask husband to bring in all the boxes, and actually put the stuff away. It is a snow day here, and the first day that I've not had something pressing to do, or someplace to go.
Option 2: Ask husband to build a folding wall around the tree, and then remove wall in December and yell "Surprise! The tree is out again."
Option 3: Pull a few ornaments off the tree, and replace them with hearts. Call it a Valentine's tree.
Option 4: Work out a somewhat ethical way to offer bonus points to my students if they'll come over and do my dirty work.
Option 5: Just leave it, and accept that I've become one of the crazy old ladies that everyone talks about. This option is looking better and better, as it requires no work now, and lowers amount of work to do next holiday season.
Hmmmmm..... decisions, decisions. And I was thinking of submitting my Exchange story to an archive, but don't know if I can be arsed. I was thinking of adding just a little bit to the ending, but nothing is jumping out at me, and I don't know that I want to submit it anywhere as is.
Bleah. Not enough time or energy left over for the internetz.
If anyone feels bad about the amount of procrastination in their lives, let me make you feel better by telling you that I'm currently looking at my Christmas tree. Yes, thank you, it's artificial, so no shedding of dead tree parts all over the floor. However, it's still on the timer, so every evening the lights come on, and it's Christmas all over again...without presents. I usually take the tree down around the 1st of January, but with all the other stuff going on, it just didn't happen. It's 7 1/2 feet tall, so it is too big to hide in a closet, and too big to cover with a sheet and ignore. Especially when you consider that it is visible from the front door of the house to anyone who visits.
I'm considering my options.
Option 1: Ask husband to bring in all the boxes, and actually put the stuff away. It is a snow day here, and the first day that I've not had something pressing to do, or someplace to go.
Option 2: Ask husband to build a folding wall around the tree, and then remove wall in December and yell "Surprise! The tree is out again."
Option 3: Pull a few ornaments off the tree, and replace them with hearts. Call it a Valentine's tree.
Option 4: Work out a somewhat ethical way to offer bonus points to my students if they'll come over and do my dirty work.
Option 5: Just leave it, and accept that I've become one of the crazy old ladies that everyone talks about. This option is looking better and better, as it requires no work now, and lowers amount of work to do next holiday season.
Hmmmmm..... decisions, decisions. And I was thinking of submitting my Exchange story to an archive, but don't know if I can be arsed. I was thinking of adding just a little bit to the ending, but nothing is jumping out at me, and I don't know that I want to submit it anywhere as is.