Resolutions.

Like many of my brethren, I begin 2009 with a new year's resolution. Frankly, I need discipline. All sorts of discipline. Key areas of focus include limiting my sweets* intake and studying Turkish more often. Strangely, the harder of the two will be studying Turkish. Sigh. I hate learning vocabulary.

*Sweets is defined as any thing from which I derive sugary pleasure.

and .. then .. they figure out how to kock over the trash can ...

I have to say -- it took them awhile. But now they've figured out how to knock over the trash can. Most of the time I remember to lift the trash can up onto the counter when I'm gone, but tonight I forgot. AND I had emptied the vacuum cleaner catch thingy, so there was dust EVERYWHERE. Yippee.

Crazy Dogs

Step One -- Mama doesn't get home until super late (don't worry, dogwalker came at some point)

Step Two -- Dogs get antsy waiting for mama to get home

Step Three -- Dogs shred the (empty, thank God) dog food bag

Step Four -- Dogs eat a box full of granola

Step Five -- Fastforward to the next day. Dogs eat box of chocolates! (note -- chocolate = poison = crack to dogs). Thank goodness dogs are okay.

Step Six -- Fastforward to the third day. Chocolate crack effect keeps dogs crazy. They get into the trash and another box of granola. Dogwalker calls ina panick thinking its a second box of chocolate they've eaten. After trading emails and voicemail, panic is alleviated.

Today's realization -- someone I have to find roominthe budget for a dogwalker.

Work/Life Balance

This week I realized that I have zero hold on work/life balance. On the one hand I love my job. On the other hand, I'm getting phone calls from my best friends who say they feel neglected :(

My challenge is twofold -- a) I love my job but once I'm done, I just want to be by myself. Away from people. and b) what time I do have I've been giving to church. I love church. I love Sunday mornings and I love prayer. But it involves interaction with people, therefore when it's over, I just want to be by myself.

But I also don't have time to do the things I want to do for ME, like running and dropping of the drycleaning. Something's got to give.

SNOBISME : Action de s'acheter des choses qu'on n'aime pas avec de l'argent qu'on n'a pas dans le but d'impressionner des gens qu'on n'aime pas.

Snobism: The act of buying that which one does not want with money one does not have with the goal of impressing people one does not like.

Starting somewhere.

Being the first e-rated post.