Corner View : Holiday Photos

I've definitely been a backlogged blogger lately!

I have some recipes to share when I get a chance. I'm on student government this year, both for my particular school and then one that's university-wide, which takes 10-30hours per week. I tutor, though that thankfully has been pretty calm. I'm on the committee to search for a new dean, which is amping up. Oh, and I'm taking more than is considered full-time for a grad student. My sweet little dog is definitely a stress reliever when I come home from days full of all of this! I'm not at all complaining, though. A friend recently said he didn't want to serve on student government because he saw how busy last year's president was, and then asked if I enjoyed it. I felt silly not having thought about it, but yes! I really do enjoy it. It's great practice in organization and prioritization, I get to work with folks from all around the school at every level, I have to quickly perceive and understand needs and then communicate responses. It's a pretty exciting, rewarding role. I don't think I could have something this time consuming outside of a career, however, so grad school is probably the best time for it all.

I've recently been doing some self-evaluation, too. I realized that I work a lot. I never felt as though I worked a lot because my perspective is jaded and it's taken me more than a couple of decades to figure it out :) I also have come to understand myself better in that I do what's in front of me, rather than putting in front of me what should be. If e-mail's in front of me, I write them. If my homework is, I work it. If dirty dishes are, I clean them. I've started to write numbers next to items on my To Do list in order to give myself the "okay" to move onto something else. It's about prioritizing and knowing what's important, not just treating it all equally. And one other thing I've noticed is that it's hard for me to feel proud of something unless I've gone overboard. When I work in a group or when I put thought into a gift, I often don't feel as though I've done enough to be proud of unless I've gone over the top, "just to be sure," and have some sort of cushion of overdoing. I'm not quite sure where these latter two things come from, but I suppose the important part is in realizing them.

And so part of what all of this rambling brings me to is that I have my holiday cards for this year in already. Yep! Ordered them in September. Call me a nut who can't prioritize, or an overzealous Christmas card sender, or a bargain hunter (20% off email is what motivated me! That and already having the "Cmas 2010" album with photo options started...), but they've been created, ordered, and are sitting on my desk in the box awaiting addressing and some jolly red and green stamps. I can't spoil the mail for those receiving them, so after all my rambling, you'll still have to wait to see them!


To check out holiday photos from around the world, check out:
jane - ian - bonnie - joyce - kim - kay - trinsch - ritva - francesca - state of bliss - cabrizette - isabelle - janis - kari - jgy - lise - cate - otli - dorte - b - sophie - mcgillicutty - sunnymama - daan - ibb - pienduzz - kelleyn - ninja - sammi - theresa - cherry b - juliette - shokoofeh - cole - grey lemon - lucylaine - lynn - skywriting - anna - dorit - conny - l´atelier - kamana - anne marie - rosamaría - victoria - tikjewit - juniper - annabel - andrea - valerie - merel - soisses - mlle paradis - cacahuete - wander chow - barbara - emily - tally - nadine - matilda - don - flowtops - susanna - tania - dana - ingrid