Well if'n today wasn't going to be productive enough, having it off from work and all that... I have made two batches of fudge, figured out what art I am finally going to have framed, cleaned off the kitchen table (mostly), got the radio in the dining room area to finally sit on this a.m. station that I love (Radio 1150) and not float away, got my neighbor holiday gifts all ready to hand out this afternoon, figured out what I am going to do about a project for my friend and her Rat City Rollergirls (ssshhhh its a belated not so secret holiday present), and I am finally warmed up since it dipped below zero last night and I simply refused to crank up the thermostat and go broke trying to warm the house... all this before 11 in the morning. Fantastic.

I have some errands to run this afternoon, including being a mensch and taking a neighbor who I honestly can say I less than just love to the airport shuttle parking lot. I felt bad because she would have had to shlep her luggage on the regular bus and I really don't have much going this afternoon. But what is very typical and annoying is she doesn't really know when she is going to go. I told her that there is a window of 12:30 to 1:30 because I have to set limits or otherwise this woman would completely take advantage of me. Last year she called me every morning at 6 a.m. to arrange for me to cat sit. Then when I get up there to get the instructions on where the cat food is, there are two cats, one needs medication, she changes the litter box twice a day and expected me to do the same, fill the water dishes that are all over the house and on and on. I was so pissed. This year I told her emphatically no cat sitting. I spent literally an hour a day up in her apartment trying to medicate one of her cats only to come home with tight lungs and itchy eyes. No thank you.

I am going to brave the depths of retail later this afternoon, I have frames to get at the craftstore, groceries to buy since I will be off most of next week and can actually cook, makeup at Ulta3, and dare I say... just for the fun of being in the middle of crazy...Target.

We will have to see about that last one!