countdown: 1 week until the kuo family's in the house

[July 22, 2010 at 02:52 pm]

so i’m pretty excited that next week my mom and sister will be here. and it’s kind of strange that my LITTLE sister is turning 30. oh, how the time flies. we’ve got lots of eating, hiking, kayaking and touring planned, so i really can’t wait for the fun to begin.

spirits are more up this week. for one, keith actually reads my blog (i wasn’t sure that anyone but my mom read it…) and responded that he’s planning away.

also, check out the numerous strides i’ve taken to preserve my sanity since our last check-in, much with the help of leith:

canceled the new york work trip
got a haircut
the car has been washed
switched clothes from winter to summer
oil change and smog check today
painted toenails
canceled renter’s insurance
booked a trip to vancouver with leith over labor day

pretty impressive, right? i also feel a bit more caught up at work, which is a good sign. between now and mid-september, i have 3 stints of short time-off for trips, so being on top of things is imperative. in addition to all the to-dos, i went through and scheduled lunches with a ton of people that cheer me up over the next couple of weeks. sometimes all the busy work keeps me at my desk and i had been on a good schedule of regularly lunching with friends outside of my department at least twice a week, so i feel like i’m there again.

i’d love to actually start tackling my wedding scrapbook, doing some paper cutting (which i’ve declared to be my new hobby, even though i haven’t started) and focus on more fun stuff. i don’t consider those to be things that stress me out, but instead as projects on the horizon.