December 7, 2007 | Filed under: Because They Pay Me, Is She Still Talking?

Things I Have Done Recently Instead of Packing

• Laundry. Laundry, laundry, laundry, laundry, laundry. All in anticipation of packing these items away, but the actual packing part hasn’t happened.
• Worked.
• Gone to San Francisco for Sunday brunch and hanging out with some of my bestest friends in all of the West Coast.
• Left SF early so I could get home and work.
• Spent hours shopping online for a very special Christmas gift. Intended recipient: me. If you’re really nice, I might share it with you.
• Gotten up early to work.
• Made oatmeal raisin cookie dough.
• Skipped lunch and errands and failed to return seven phone calls because I’m working.
• Committed to several dinner engagements, dying a little bit inside over the knowledge that they will only prevent me from packing, but at least I know I won’t be at work.

Things I Have Not Done Recently, Despite the Fact that No Packing Is Taking Place

• Laundry. By which I mean, having laundered anything I could actually wear to work this week.
• Sent Christmas cards. Excuse me, holiday greetings.
• Gone to the gym. Or for a run. Or pretty much anything that would burn more calories than sitting on my ass all day.
• Written beautiful blog posts for my adoring public.
• Dishes. All week. Yes, I am now out of spoons and may start “recycling” them.
• Committed to memory the bowl game schedules and match-ups.
• Spent hours shopping (online or otherwise) for very special Christmas gifts for others. There might be some Happy December 28th! presents this year.
• Baked the oatmeal raisin cookie dough into cookies.
• Slept.

1. Leandra says:
   

   Well of course now we MUST know what the Christmas gift is that you’re shopping for!

   And don’t even mention Bowl Games. We were robbed, I tell you! Robbed!!

   December 8th, 2007 at 5:20 am
2. Superfantastic says:
   

   I think your top priority should be those cookies.

   December 8th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
3. All Adither says:
   

   Uh oh. You better get on it.

   

   December 8th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
4. Kat says:
   

   Well as long as you’re doing laundry I should send some over. It’s good to be with your friends as maybe you won’t see them as much once you move. And good for you in getting yourself a Christmas present. I must try that this year. BTW, what is that present anyway? We’re being nice!

   December 11th, 2007 at 7:35 am