End of Term

I'm beginning to see the light. I've finished my paper and turned it in, as well as a revision of the first paper I did (based on the prof's comments). I'm exhausted, but still have a final to get through. It seems deceptively easy, so I'm trying to study even though all I want to do is sleep, eat, watch movies, and be, um...super domestic. I'm dying to give the house a good cleaning, itching to spend a day or two baking and cooking to my little heart's content. I want to play the piano again. I want to sew the kitchen curtains for which I bought fabric last summer. I want to be lazy but busy doing the things I want to do, and the only way to make that happen is to have more than one day free from work and school.

Christmas break starts on Friday. I can't wait. In between then and now I have that little final (Mon night), two full days of web work for a course I'm assisting in J-term, one faculty Xmas party (which could be great or awful...we won't know until we find out who we're sitting with), and a 1/2 day on Friday (which will be torture).

I just have a few more Christmasy things to get. I could be totally done shopping, but Kyle and I decided to do stockings this year and I'm trying to be creative. It's not working so far, but I'm chalking that up to the brain drain that has been this paper over the last 3 weeks. I still have several gifts to wrap, but once work is over for the break, I'll have plenty of time to do that. I'm SO excited for this break, for time with family, and some relaxation. I need it badly.