case of the holiday blues: venting

yesterday i purchased a $700 ticket to des moines from new york. ($700!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @!#@#$% you gotta be @#$#$## kidding me it is @#$#$# iowa not paris! @#$%#$%! one has to admit that when going to paris for christmas is cheaper than flying to beat up des moines, iowa one has no choice but to wonder if things will ever be right in the world! the opportunity cost on this deal is HUGE, but i promised my parents I was coming home for christmas so I really don't have a choice at this point.

i know i know spending time with my family is worth it right?

time with family vs. the things i could be doing/ways i could be spending my $700:

i could have spent the holidays with my boyfriend in new york and boston and used the $700 toward:

• my decorating fund for my new digs

or

• my [marc jacobs, bokier, kooba, bulga, gucci] purse fund

(both of which are fabulous causes i might add).


anyway, i leave new york on saturday dec. 24th at 6am and leave des moines on the following monday at 7am. needless to say, it is less than ideal. i will have zero time at home, just like at my brother's wedding i had no time to visit any of my friends!!! it makes me really sad. i wish i could have gotten a better deal with the flights and or was able to take some days off from work. maybe next year i will put in for some vacation time, but honestly who wants to use up their vacation time to visit iowa? haha just kidding mommy...i would use all the vacation time in the world to see you!

so, despite my frustration over my short trip home for christmas i still have a million things to do before the 24th. i have all of my christmas shopping done and all the gifts are beautifully wrapped, but i still have to ship them to the hawkeye state and i'm sure it is going to cost me a fortune! i also am working to finish a drawing for my mom before i go home (she commissioned the project as one of her christmas gifts). As far as the drawing is concerned things have been going well, it is just the fact that i literally have a million things to do on top of working a full time job.

only to add to my current state of panic & distress:

• i have neglected my hair--it is in dire need of a haircut (as embarrassing as it is to admit my last cut was in MAY!)
• i have not been to the gym in a while (2 weeks to be exact, largely due to the fact i was dying from the commonly horrific cold virus)
• because i've been focusing on holiday crap i have not bought myself a single thing in the past two weeks (that is a @#$% record!)
• i need my nails done badly!
• i should really go tanning because after being sick for the past few weeks i am especially pale!
  

oh my god! i'm so overwhelmed! let's not even talk about how someone should stage an intervention for me this holiday season once they read this and find out about my non-grooming ways.

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