New Year, New Everything: UPDATE!

Here's where I say that I managed to accomplish everything that I have on my list.

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Yeah, I didn't get many things crossed off my list, but I did mange to find other fun things to do in my free time!

*Cleaning my apartment from top to bottom - Not so much. I started, but at some point I lost momentum. BUT, I started...
*Real grocery shopping - I did! Real food!
*Finish paying my bills - Had to.
*Downloading and sending pictures to my uncle, sister and aunt that I promised weeks ago - Done!

*A couple of photography days/afternoons where I can roam around and practice with my camera - Sort of. I didn't spend as much time with my camera as I would have liked, but I did spend an afternoon reading a how-to photography book that I got months ago. I ended up hanging in the coffee shop and immersed myself in that book. I did have my camera with me, so I practiced a few fun techniques. Now I have to practice them!
*Photograph and post my recently finished knitting projects - Not so much.
*Have lunch with my architecture firm friends - Didn't happen b/c they weren't free, BUT I had lunch with my friend A instead!
*Have lunch or dinner with S and M - Also didn't happen, BUT I had lunch with my favorite little cousin GF, and hung with my sis' bff L!
*Go to 2 yoga classes this week- Nope.
*Do some leisure reading - Nope, unless you count the photography book.
*Go to the Barnes - That would have required driving my car, and I just wasn't in the mood.
*Go to the PMA - Again, FAIL.
*Grab coffee with J - I tried. We played phone tag a couple of times, but we could never get our schedules to match up.
*Spend some time with K and her new baby Maisie - Um, no. We scheduled an afternoon, but we had to reschedule it for this coming weekend. So...
*Maybe visit S and her new baby Micah - I decided not to even try just yet. Baby M is only a couple of weeks old, and I wasn't sure if his mommy would be ready for company yet.
*Maybe drive down to Baltimore to see M & D, and their kids Katie and Sophia - They're possibly the busiest people ever... M & I played phone tag all last week and part of this week. I finally have a date to go down there; the 12th-13th of February for Sophia's baptism! Personally, I think some quality baby time is the perfect way for me to spend my birthday!

So, it seems like I didn't get much done, but in fact, I feel like each and every day was rather full. I was relaxed, and happy and just enjoyed doing next to nothing. I also spent a little time with my sis H, which was nice, since we haven't had one-on-one time together in forever. Also, since I broke my glasses ~2 weeks ago, I went to get an eye exam and new glasses last Tuesday. In a moment of insanity, I ended up getting not one, not two, but THREE pair of glasses. I was leaning toward getting two, but three is a bit much. GF is partially to blame since she insisted that she liked both of the 2 pair that I couldn't decide between. So I got a pair of tortoiseshell frames with a blue-ish background that GF calls my buttoned-up "work" glasses. Then there's the reddish ones with a teensy bit of bling on the arms that she calls my "going out" glasses. Finally, there's the awesome Ray Ban prescription sunglasses. They're a burgundy-ish color, and they're just HOT!

All in all, I think it was a really good week. I only wish that I'd scheduled TWO weeks off instead of one!

More about the new job to come...