1. Oh crap, I just remembered I volunteered to bake dessert for our Holiday Open House coming up this Monday. Why, oh why, did I decide to do such a crazy thing???

2. Things are suddenly really busy. I’m hoping I can somehow find time to squeeze in doing laundry!

3. I really really need a coffee grinder. Yes, it’s on my Christmas Wish List.

4. Oh, now I just found out I’m supposed to bring dessert or “heavy hors d’oeuvres” to the office Christmas party this Friday! Hmph!

5. Wouldn’t you think that I’d be warm enough sitting at my desk wearing pants, socks, shoes, blouse, cardigan sweater, and another sweater on my lap like a blanket along with a heater blowing at my feet? Yah, me too. Not the case. I can only wear so many layers before not being able to fit inside my winter coat! And then I go home and rip the layers off. It’s about 10 degrees warmer there.

6. I find it really troubling that the second ingredient in my light nonfat 100 calorie yogurt is high fructose corn syrup. What??

7. I hate conflict. I hate being stuck in the middle.

8. I’m trying to come up with little rewards for working out and losing weight – other than food related! Maybe a new t-shirt to work out in (all of mine are sooooo sloppy), new socks, new sports bra, etc.

9. This is pretty much how the days have been going lately: 1. It snows a lot. 2. It “warms up”, and the snow turns to slush on the grounds. 3. Then the slush freezes, and we are left with non-stop ice on the roads, sidewalks, and parking lots. Then it all starts again. NOT fun.

10. I have been having really WEIRD dreams lately. Every night it’s guaranteed to be something weird. Is it pointless to try to make sense of them?

11. The good thing about AM workouts is that I still have my entire day. Just minus a little sleep.

12. I don’t know how to justify taking time to go to the mall & get a pedicure. But Monday’s event will require a cocktail dress with which I will wear open toe heels. That’s how I justify the need for the pedicure. But at this point I’m still having a hard time justifying the time required for a trip over there.