December already- wow. And it's almost 2010 already- another wow. 2009 has actually gone by rather slowly- that's not a complaint, it's just a comment since most people say how fast the year went by when they get near the end of one. Not me- this year has been very full with a lot of new things and lots of changes, plenty of adventure and plenty of just plain old life stuff. So I expect the rest of it to continue as it has carried on being. :)
I made up a new syndrome today- I'm calling it Post Shopping Stress Trauma, PSST for short (think psst!). I don't know about other people but I always seem to get it. :) My family can attest to moments of "what the heck is her problem- why can't she just decide which boots to buy and get on with it?!" from like 13 years ago, but it was definitely made worse by my going to Cambodia. Everything is so easy to get in Asia, life is really convenient in most ways- except the stuff I don't really care about like squatties. :) I never have to worry about too many options, too many choices, not having what I want, or other problems that seem to contribute to PSST. :) Anyway all I wanted was a grey hat and black gloves to wear with my dress coat- nothing fancy, just ordinary. I went to 4 stores, no 5- no luck. After 2 hours of "shopping" (read searching desperately through the crowds of people and piles of stuff that I don't care about) I gave up and came home to unwind. Hope pointed out to me on facebook that perhaps I should not go shopping by myself- I hadn't thought of that, but from now on I'm going to have to recruit a shopping buddy who will kindly come along and prevent me from feeling waves of "Why is this so hard AHHHHH!!!" from sending me packing for home. :)
It's a nice quiet week here this week- I'm catching up, G is away working on a project for his company in Kansas City, and Nelly is trying new antics for getting attention including jumping at my face which is a bit new, and yowling from mysterious parts of the house as if she's trapped in a closet (which she never is.) I'm over jetlag, though not hungry at the right times still, but sleeping just fine (those 2 days outside pretty much reset my clock).
Tomorrow I'm out to photograph some trees being powerwashed. :) Anglesey Abbey has to power wash their white birches to keep them looking their best, and they've asked me to photograph them doing it. Good fun!
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