so if you haven't figured it out by now, i'm one of those annoying people that tend to overbook/plan/fill her schedule. the next few days were looking pretty hairy especially with a big corporate visit on thursday:

saturday: work early shift. run home. change. head to JP's for a housewarming.
sunday: work all day. run home. change. meet up with mr.ct.
monday: pack. pay bills. bank. gift shopping. clean apartment. laundry.
tuesday: work early shift. meet up with jpan & Q2 for dinner.
wednesday:work 11AM-10PM.
thursday: work 8AM-10PM.
friday: leave for vacation

and at some point- fit in 3-5 workouts, go to the grocery store (one too many snack wraps), sleep, and feed myself.

i made the selfish decision to free up my saturday night and take care of my own business. JP was understanding *i think* and instead of heading out to what i'm sure was a delicious dinner party, i went to waldbaums and got groceries for the week. once home, i turned on the ipod and opened up a bottle of wine and relaxed while cooking beef basil and brown rice. after enjoying a glass of wine, US weekly, and my home cooked meal, i arranged the sunflowers i bought from the market. this was followed by some sweeping, mopping, and cleaning.

and now, it's time to hit the hay. tomorrow is a new day and while i didn't finish everything i wanted to, it was nice to have some time alone and lose myself in cooking and cleaning . . . while sounding strangely domestic, i've always found the two to be relaxing. . perhaps b/c they were "legit" excuses not to study while in grad school?

feeling overwhelmed