overwhelmed

i'm getting spoiled this xmas and i don't feel very deserving of it. i received two new cds in the mail, i was gifted with a flickr pro account and my bank account got plumped up just to name a few things. *sigh* i'm really lucky and beyond grateful. i can't say "thank you" enough. i want to hug the stuffin' out of these amazing people in my life.

there's still not enough sleep (there never is). there's still baking to be done. there's an apartment in complete and utter chaos (and i'm not even exaggerating this time). there's laundry & packing to do. there's lots of neck and back pain and no time for massage. there's plans to pub on friday night and travel saturday morning (oh, the hangover). then there's still all the work to be done at work (and every day has felt like friday -- ugh).

the upcoming two and a fraction days on the island should be good as long as i don't think about the things i could be doing if i were over on this side of the water. i've made a couple decisions this week which will hopefully start my new year off on the right foot. i guess you could call them pre-resolutions, but i figured i might have more luck making them stick if i got them started in 2005. oh, the tricks we play on ourselves!