belated

Lately, I feel like I'm perpetually behind. Some things are a day or two behind schedule, some are like three weeks behind. And for a while, I've been alright with it, even liked putting things off for a change. But then today, when I realized some of the things I was the most belated on were some of the most important (birthdays, thank yous, etc), I started to feel like a real jerk. Which was just what I needed to kick my lazy butt into gear. So, Kaylee will be getting her ballerina birthday book tomorrow, Amina's present will be on it's way to DC tomorrow, thank you notes will be in the mail, and letters to the grandmas will be in the mail by Wednesday. Much better.

But still not good enough.

Another thing I've pushed to the back burner more times than I care to admit is a huge THANK YOU to my amazing friend Kristi. I don't think I can begin to explain how much I appreciated your post the other day. Those were just the words I needed to hear, and from someone I really admire. I don't know about your silly friends from high school, but looking at you and your family and the little green house, I'd definitely say you've succeeded! Thank you for being a friend, and for cheering me up. :)

Still better.

In all of my catching up today, I've started to realize that I've let a lot of friendships fall by the wayside recently. Which is decidedly not cool. So, my new goal for the upcoming month is to fix this. I will be making some much needed phone calls, sending some long overdue emails, and even buying a plane ticket to the east coast. It's time to be the type of friend I should be.

Even better.

The icing on the cake though is that my house is clean as well! After much coaxing of Sean and Brian, I can cook in the kitchen again without wanting to freak out, and can sit on the couch without stressing about how dirty the coffee table is. Life is good.