Dispatches

Welcome to Wednesday! And welcome to this week’s edition of “Dispatches”!

With no further ado this week, let’s get on with the show:

• Yesterday was a crazy day. Overwhelmed by the amount of work I need to get done by Friday, I decided the best way to deal with it was to simply focus and do it. The problem? I had training ALL morning. So, I went to training, ate lunch, and got to work. A meeting scheduled for the afternoon got canceled, so I got to wrap up a few things I write each month in the magazine. Then, I went to Y, ran 3.46 miles in the cardio cinema, and came BACK to work. In my mind, this was a good idea but it didn’t really work out that way. I couldn’t get refocused and some people who generally work later than everyone else seemed overjoyed by the fact that I was here and kept coming by. I left a little after 5:30 p.m., went home, and decided to not rush to the Bible study I was supposed to be at. And being me, I felt really guilty about that. But the night at home was what I needed. I ate an unhurried dinner. I took the advice I know two good friends (Mindy and Kelly) would give and took a bath. I deep conditioned my hair. I watched “I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant” and mocked. I fell asleep on the couch, woke up, played on FB and went to bed. Good day.

• I have lost my calendar! I keep this little calendar in my purse and it’s become the one thing that holds all the places I’m supposed to be and other important stuff, like birthdays and doctor’s appointments. I can’t find it anywhere! I need my life back!

• On my way back from MO on Monday, I got behind a truck with custom license plates that read “EAT BEEF.” On the back windshield, he had a decal of Calvin peeing on the acronym PETA. Classy, man. Classy!

• This morning I had to go to the grocery store on my way to work to pick up a veggie tray for our department meeting this morning. I just didn’t want to do it last night so I didn’t. And I just have to say, the Kroger at Elysian Fields and Nolensville is creepier before 7 a.m. For reals.

• In the past few days, I’ve written stories about the 2010 Winter Olympics (and wondered who will become my Olympic boyfriends this year. Michael Phelps and I have kind of broken up) and Valentine’s Day. Sometimes, I hate producing a magazine this far ahead of the time. Because I want SweetTart Hearts and chocolate.

• Yesterday, a friend at work mentioned that my hair had gotten kind of long. He asked how long I was going to let it get. I answered with the truth: I have no idea. I guess we’ll just see where this goes. And I’ll do something different when this gets boring. 🙂

• When I’m tired, I get more emotional and easily hurt. I start thinking that when people don’t tell me stuff or leave me out of plans, it’s because they don’t like me or I’m not important to them. Even if that’s not the case and even if I know that on an intellectual level.

• In the shuffle of offices at work, the Loud Lady down the hall has moved to further down the hall. I don’t hear her as often! I don’t have to hear her personal life over speaker phone! I don’t know the particulars of what’s going on with her kids and husband! It’s been good. Now, if I could just figure out who’s playing Rascal Flatts songs over and over. . .

Have a good Wednesday everyone! (I almost typed Friday, which tells you where my brain is!)