The Dutch Files

There’s another 3 weeks to go at the office before I will be working from home during Christmas Break. I am still working 2 jobs, as my colleague is still not back fulltime. And together with the horrid list of obligations I have in that other part of my life that is not the office, I am ready to scream.

Office:

• Off to Schiphol to check out a hotel that we will be using for a conference in February, will take half a day
• Making a first draft of a conference folder for a conference we are organizing with the Dutch and British Thrombosis and Hemostasis Society.
• Arranging about 5 telephone conferences for several groups that need to have a meeting before Christmas Break
• Arrange office 2010 New Years reception and design invitations for it
• Getting all employees to hand in their vacation registration cards
• Getting tons of little jobs in my 2nd job done before Christmas Break
• Arranging flights and hotels for everyone’s business trips for January and February
• Finishing selection of participants for annual Schiermonnikoog course
• Finishing course reader for annual Schiermonnikoog course
• Clearing out filing cabinets and stuff
• Usual office work (cos this up here is extra stuff)

Private life:

• Another visit to orthodontist with The Kid
• Trying to get The Ex to inform me about the parent teacher meeting he had with The Kid’s teacher last week * sigh *
• Groceries, errands and cooking for our family weekend next weekend
• Arranging stuff for The Kid’s school Sinterklaas celebration
• Family weekend in a holiday house
• Mom’s birthday
• Sinterklaas celebration
• Repairs on water heater (again)
• Kid’s birthday
• Christmas

And that is just scratching the surface of all the stuff that needs to be done in the next 3 weeks… Then again, on the bright side: That WILL make the next 3 weeks fly by! And that is a good thing, heh…

So I am off to the office, and then this p.m. off to visit the Schiphol Sheraton, to strike the first item off my list.

I am nursing my face back to health from a whopping cold sore -as a result of insane office stress lately- and The Kid accidentally whacking the bathroom door in my face yesterday morning. Well, if anything, that at least woke me up.

I decided that it was time for some winter feel on my blog, so I turned on the snow! Hold your horses! Relax and wait for it! It will show up! Sheesh!

I am off for the weekend, visiting one of my girlfriends that I have not seen for waaaay too long. I predict lots of catching up, sitting by the fire, wine, snacks, good times.

Just what we both need! Back on Monday!

I have seldomly been more happy it’s Friday * sigh *

Just… because it is one of my ALLL time favorites!!!

And because in EXACTLY 30 more days I will be high up in the air on my way to blisssss!

I’ve got nothing for you today

I am beyond tired, seriously.

I didn’t know I could ever be this tired.

This whole filling in for my “burnt out” colleague and busiest season of the year with holidays & birthdays and shit is catching up with me. I am so tired I just want to sit down and bawl my eyes out…

That’s all… Back tomorrow…