The Christmas spirit is spreading. I spent one night last week getting my Christmas layout ready, so get ready for December 28! Mande tagged me so let's see if I come up with anything new.
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper for sure. I like to wrap and I like how they all look under the tree.
2. Real tree or Artificial? I grew up with real, ugly trees and loved it, but have a cheap-o artificial now.
3. When do you put up the tree? Thanksgiving weekend.
4. When do you take the tree down? A day or two after new years.
5. Do you like eggnog? Ick.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Umm, I think I loved getting new Barbies. I remember being really excited the year we got beanbag chairs.
7. Hardest person to buy for? My dad.
8. Easiest person to buy for? Usually Troy. He's good at telling me what he'd like.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? No. My house is too little--no where to put it.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Neither. No one wants a picture of just Troy and I.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I'm sure there are lots, but I've probably blocked out the memory.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? I saw one on ABC family a few years ago that I really liked, but I don't know what it's called. It has Will from Will & Grace in it but he's not gay and has long hair.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? November
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Probably. Work has a white elephant party so I'm sure I've re-gifted a few items.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Tear bread. Ooey gooey calories.
16. Lights on the tree? Essential.
17. Favorite Christmas song? Oh, I was just browsing my Christmas playlist and am getting so excited. Just check back Thanksgiving weekend and you can see them all!!!!
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? It depends on which family we're partying with. We don't celebrate my ourselves
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? I think so.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel and Troy hates it.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? PJs on Christmas eve when we're with my family; the rest Christmas morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Standing in line and stupid department store commercials.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? For looks--red. For sentiment--all the random stuff we've hung on the tree since I was 3.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Christmas day dinner--all the traditional stuff. My family has a Jesus dinner on Christmas eve and eat semi-Jesus food (fish sticks, veggies, pitas) by candlelight. I love it.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? If I could answer that I'd have a lot of happy relatives. Probably something practical.
I tag Trish.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
A proposed policy change
Now that I have shared my thoughts on the best day of the week to have off, I will tackled a closely-related labor issue that has been on my mind this week.
Every week should be a three-day work week. This week was over so quickly that I didn't even have time to get disillusioned with my job. Granted, making Wednesday Monday made it difficult to roll out of bed that morning, but everyday offered something to be happy about. Wednesday I drew from the happiness of the recent long weekend. Thursday is always wonderful because the anticipation of America's TV night and Friday carries you through. Friday is Friday and needs no further explanation. I must also say that from a school point of view, the kids had less time to get crazy before we sent them off again for the weekend. It was wonderful.
I understand a three day work week is neither feasible nor productive, but it's a great experience and moral booster every once in a while. Happy working!
Every week should be a three-day work week. This week was over so quickly that I didn't even have time to get disillusioned with my job. Granted, making Wednesday Monday made it difficult to roll out of bed that morning, but everyday offered something to be happy about. Wednesday I drew from the happiness of the recent long weekend. Thursday is always wonderful because the anticipation of America's TV night and Friday carries you through. Friday is Friday and needs no further explanation. I must also say that from a school point of view, the kids had less time to get crazy before we sent them off again for the weekend. It was wonderful.
I understand a three day work week is neither feasible nor productive, but it's a great experience and moral booster every once in a while. Happy working!
I have changed my mind
When I was in high school, I loved it when we had Fridays off for two primary reasons: 1) I didn't have to go to school and 2) I essentially had two Saturday nights. Forget about the day part of Saturday--those were spent cleaning (read, avoiding cleaning) or watching TV. Fridays off gave me one more night to spend with my friends. Monday holidays were useless to me. While I did enjoy the no-school part, I did not gain a single weekend night because I couldn't use Sunday night for friends. The whole Sabbath thing got in my way and (I thought) really crippled my social life.
With adulthood that has changed. Fridays off work are nice and I will certainly take them, but there is nothing better than getting home from church on Sunday and knowing that not one bit of my day has to be spent preparing to get up at the crack of dawn the next morning and renew the drudgery of another day at work.
"But Ruth," you may think, "you can just as easily enjoy that feeling the night before your extra weekend day when you have a free Friday." True, true. However, here's the thing that seals the deal. Along with enjoying a three day weekend, a beginning-of-the-week holiday leaves a special treat once it's ended: a shortened work week! When Friday is not a work day, you spend the entire week looking forward to the long weekend and forget to enjoy the shortened week. Monday holidays offer two weeks of bliss. One in anticipation and one knowing the weekend will arrive after only t-1 days.
Perhaps I will change my mind later in life. I can see that a Friday holiday would be preferable if you had to be at church on Sunday and didn't want to break up a family outing, but for now, I will enjoy free-Friday yet relish every Monday holiday.
With adulthood that has changed. Fridays off work are nice and I will certainly take them, but there is nothing better than getting home from church on Sunday and knowing that not one bit of my day has to be spent preparing to get up at the crack of dawn the next morning and renew the drudgery of another day at work.
"But Ruth," you may think, "you can just as easily enjoy that feeling the night before your extra weekend day when you have a free Friday." True, true. However, here's the thing that seals the deal. Along with enjoying a three day weekend, a beginning-of-the-week holiday leaves a special treat once it's ended: a shortened work week! When Friday is not a work day, you spend the entire week looking forward to the long weekend and forget to enjoy the shortened week. Monday holidays offer two weeks of bliss. One in anticipation and one knowing the weekend will arrive after only t-1 days.
Perhaps I will change my mind later in life. I can see that a Friday holiday would be preferable if you had to be at church on Sunday and didn't want to break up a family outing, but for now, I will enjoy free-Friday yet relish every Monday holiday.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Refocusing
I should stop saying I'll do better posting because I never do get any better.
Yesterday at work I was having one of those days--you know when you feel "off" and everything anyone does drives you crazy. I was bothered by all the Prop 8 craziness and was ready for a break from work. Anyway, as I was repeatedly telling myself to chill out and breathe before snapping at the kids, I decided to experiment a little and cut some of the "worldly" stuff out of my life. So far it's been easy because there's nothing good on TV on Friday nights and I spent all day today on Primary stuff. I don't know if I feel calmer because of that or because it's Saturday night and I still have three days of weekend and getting-things-done left. Yay!
Yesterday at work I was having one of those days--you know when you feel "off" and everything anyone does drives you crazy. I was bothered by all the Prop 8 craziness and was ready for a break from work. Anyway, as I was repeatedly telling myself to chill out and breathe before snapping at the kids, I decided to experiment a little and cut some of the "worldly" stuff out of my life. So far it's been easy because there's nothing good on TV on Friday nights and I spent all day today on Primary stuff. I don't know if I feel calmer because of that or because it's Saturday night and I still have three days of weekend and getting-things-done left. Yay!
Anyway, this is part of what I accomplished today.
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