December 2007 Archives

chez hessie is clean (although not quite dust-free) and all the laundry is done.

during the next forty-eight hours there will be some sleeping, half a day of work, christmas eve in with my boy, some more sleeping, christmas morning breakfast with my dad, a ferry trip and christmas dinner with my mom.

although there's some fun stuff to unwrap, i think my best present might be eight glorious days without work.

to you and everyone you love, merry christmas! i wish for you all the good things the universe can offer and as much love as your heart can hold. thank you for making this place something i love to keep going, even when it's difficult.

it's done! i paid off the visa today! woohoo!

and, thanks to an early present from my mom, i actually have a tiny wee bit of disposable income to tide me through until payday next week. SCORE!

sometimes, you actually do get rewarded by the universe for sacrifices you make in your life.

phew... it feels SO GOOD to see that zero balance. i think i might need a cigarette. ;)

i'm feeling a little queasy.

i had dinner with christopher, his parents and his sister & brother-in-law tonight. today is his mom's 73rd birthday, so his dad "cooked" dinner. and by "cooked", i mean went out to get KFC.

now i remember why i haven't had KFC in about seven years.

erg.

nothing makes a chronically early person more anxious than not one, not two, but three car accidents on her way to an appointment.

oh well... i guess my sore tooth can wait a week or two more.

i seem to be having a hard time getting into the holiday spirit this year. don't get me wrong, i've done some baking, wrapped a dozen presents and even found myself whistling carols on the street; yet... i haven't put up any decorations nor sent a single card to anyone. maybe i'm just lazy. no, i'm really not into the seasonal cheer.

i think most of my potential excitement has been numbed by my utter stress about money. ever since the death of the hessmobile, i seem to be doing nothing but trying to get the Visa paid off. i have it in my head that i absolutely have to get the credit card balance to zero before January 1st. it's a reachable goal, but it's sucking all the fun right out of me.

christopher is probably pretty fed up with me always saying i'm broke. actually, there's no probably about it. i know he is. not any more than i am, though. of that i'm sure.

being fiscally responsible just plain sucks. especially at christmas time.

1. a new winter coat which fits perfectly, looks great and makes me feel pretty.
2. a new curling iron which seems to work better as a straightener on my hair.
3. having a fantastic hair day (because of said curling/flat iron), which made my boyfriend stare at me (in the good way) most of the night.

boy... do i have a story for you!

the problems are:

a) i can't seem to find the time to write it all out;
b) just the thought of writing it all out fills me with apprehension.

the longer i go without regular blogging, the harder i find it to blog. i'm rusty after a three-quarters of a year of irregular writing. not to mention the loss of some of my favourite readers because of the lack of updates. sometimes i think i should just pack it in and keep my writing to photo descriptions on flickr.

then again, i hardly ever post photos on flickr anymore, so what good would that do?

anyway, i DO have a story for you and i WILL tell it. just not right now. and, if i can find out a way to proxy myself into my CMS, i might just get back to a wee bit more regular writing. i hope.

my boyfriend is making inappropriately appreciative noises while playing "tomb raider: anniversary".