I have returned to the present.

No pun intended.

I submitted my final paper for my on-line class last week in an effort to rejoin the real world and realize that Christmas is just around the corner and I have shit to do.

Like buy presents.  Package them up and send them off.  Set up a tree.  Make many, many, many crafts each night with the Magpie.  Bake cookies.  Stage and take photos for the interdepartmental office cards that I volunteered to do.  Attend numerous festive events and arrange a few more.  Get a tattoo (yay!!).  Take the reflexology class I signed up for.  Do something special for a few of my bestest friends and help the Magpie do the same for hers.

Sleep.

It’s okay that it’s December.

I’m really looking forward to January.