Counting the Weeks

Things may have settled down at work, but now my social life is out of control, and that isn’t necessarily a good thing. It has been almost two weeks since I have had a night at home. With my birthday and year-end events at the school, it has been one thing after the other.

Don’t get me wrong, I am a social butterfly. I could think of nothing worse than staying in and being anti-social, but lately I’ve had those events you have to go to. Work functions and such, where, if you don’t show up, it doesn’t look good. All I wanted to do last night was go home and chill out, but no such luck. I had yet another work related event I had to show my face at. I was hoping to stay no later than 8:00 p.m., but didn’t manage to escape until after 8:30. I don’t necessarily dislike these events, it’s just that June is such a busy time of year, and sometimes you just need a break, but you have to pick and choose your time to say no. And now isn’t the time.

But in mere weeks there will be no more school, no more work functions, no more work (for a month). Then I will be faced with a new dilemma: boredom.

The Catch-Up

It has been a ridiculously long time since I have written an entry that has anything to do with me; which, in itself, outlines how very busy I have been. Work got hellish in mid-April and didn’t let up until just last week. A number of circumstances led me into one the most stressful periods I have ever been through. None of these circumstances were mine, but I had to deal with them, nonetheless. I knew come June it would be over, and I kept telling myself that all I had to do was get to the end of May and I could breathe. And that was true. I somehow survived it all. The only casualties, apart from my sanity: an extremely disorderly home, which is now in much better shape.

Work is still busy. There are all the post golf event things to go through and deal with, but it is stress free and no deadlines looming. Actually, that’s not entirely true. I have the vacation deadline. I have five weeks to get the 2008/09 year tidied up and start prepping for 2009/10. As of 4:00 pm on July 3 I am officially on vacation, and won’t be returning to work until Tuesday, August 4.

The last 6 weeks haven’t been all work though. I have seen some good movies, including Star Trek. I have tried to keep up with Curves and dancing, as best as my schedule has allowed me. I have thrown a baby shower, and am now getting ready to plan a second baby shower, and a wedding shower, and a staggette.

Between my birthday this past Monday and other events this week, I will be busy every evening this week. The sorority also recently re-structured our volunteer system so I have a brand new position (but still of the alumnae persuasion) and with that comes new responsibilities and deadlines – the first of which is right around the corner. But it is fun. And I am really excited about what I am working on.

Of course, in the midst of all this, the Canucks were ejected out of the playoffs (the one entry I did write during this time). But I have found great success, yet again, in my [playoff] hockey pool. I have already won, and the final is still going on. It doesn’t matter who wins the cup from that stand point, but I placed my bets (& hopes) on Pittsburgh.

Here’s to the survival of crazy times.