Good evening to you. I hope your week has been going well (and continue to goes well). I have been struggling with the concept of not having anything to study for. I always carry at least a couple of textbooks with me at all times, and whenever I have a spare moment I try to squeeze in reading a few pages. But with exams finished for the semester, I actually have like a two week break. For the first time in I don't know how long, I don't have any assigned reading. So I am trying to manage the stress of not having my normal stress. Don't worry, it is definitely as weird as it sounds.

I have spent the past couple of days of my newfound freedom trying to do some of that panicked, hectic Christmas shopping that everyone fears. I have actually enjoyed it, though (minus the traffic; I hate. The traffic.). But I do feel that adrenaline surge when I enter a store and smell as those sales that are just begging me to take part. I also am rather addicted to online shopping. I feel like I am the most amazing bargain-hunter in North America. And I cannot explain the thrill I get when I see one of my packages arrived (although sadly none of the things I have ordered are for me). I have also enjoyed staying up into the wee hours of the morning (well, okay, I stayed up until 1am last night...that's about it) wrapping all of the gifts. I am kind of obsessed with the wrapping perfectly and bow-tying and whatnot. It's my thing, I guess.

Currently I am babysitting and refining my to-do list for the week (some items have been on there for months...). Tomorrow will consist of laundry (I am reaching the desperation point of stretchy pants or old prom dresses) and then packing because I am going to see Patrick on Saturday! Well, first I will be attending a lovely tea for my darling Christina who is a bride-to-be, but then I will be hitting the road. I'll be enjoying the scenic coastal city until a few days before Christmas when we'll get back for family fun. So I actually do have a lot to accomplish before then. Yet here I am, not doing the productiveness that I should be, but instead sharing all of this with you. I think I am subconsciously looking for approval of my procrastination. Well, maybe more consciously than subconsciously... Anyway, I hope you are faring well with Christmas shopping and all that jazz, and I promise to include some of my fancy, soon-to-be-copyrighted artwork very soon. I'm sure you are all on the verge of rioting due to the absence of my creations that certainly must light up your days...

C