Christmas Meltdown

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I had a little Christmas meltdown last night. There's just too much to do - especially since we're going to Norfolk, Virginia to visit my brother for the holidays this year. When my dad called last night to let me know that dinner with his mom and her husband is Friday at six - just an hour after the children's holiday party starts at my office - I just lost it. I cried. And I was in such a great mood before that phone call. I'd gotten my hair done and I was well on my way to getting a little housework done.

Between finding time for two Christmases, making stuff and shoping for Christmas, two office Christmas parties and deadlines here at the office...it's too much in two weeks. Why in the world my company decided to have an incredibly important deadline on the last business day before a holiday is beyond me. And my office also decided to have out grown up party the night before said deadline, the Thursday before the holiday. I think office Christmas parties should to take place in late November - right after the Thanksgiving holiday - or early December. I heard on the news today that one company decided to skip the annual party and gave everyone the day off instead. Brilliant! Sure, it's fun to get drunk with your coworkers but, when time is tight, I'd much rather have the day off to get things done and polish off the evening with my own adult beverage, thank you very much.

I did manage to get a lot done after said meltdown.

Last night was actually spent sewing which is something I haven't done in a long time. I cut out the pieces for the Zakka Owl Style Pennant (which I'd bought material for yesterday, thank goodness, because now it has to be finished by tomorrow night), sewed up the little owls and stitched letters on their bellies (and managed to get fusible webbing all over my iron because the directions were terribly unclear and I've never used it before). I should be able to finish it up any machine sewing tonight after dinner (if I'm not drunk, which sounds so good right now) so that I can do the buttons and beaks while watching NBC Christmas goodness tomorrow night.

Have I mentioned that I've had a tick in my left eyelid for about two weeks? Well, I have. I feel like it's never going to go away. Someone said it was due to lack of calcium. I thought ticks like that were due to stress. That makes more sense anyway.

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