let's start simple all over again.

today i am getting done those last few things i needed to before my holiday-im sitting at one of my usual starbucks, watching everyone else do their christmas thang--writing cards, checking facebook, emailing, having what looks to be a cocoa-tasting club, people having an AA meeting...it's happy holidays in los angeles.

since getting the macbook, i have been super into being control freak organized, but it's yielding good things so far. last night i finished cleaning my closet and gutting the contents that i really do not use--i took eleven large bags to goodwill this morning and had a really weird encounter at the first of two locations. i pulled in the loading dock, after calling to make sure they were accepting donations, and they turned me away--it was really awkward and i couldn't really tell why they were sending me away? for some reason, following that, i had a minor panic attack because my car was full up to my eyeballs and i drove a few miles east and found another on santa monica blvd by the 405.

and that worked out fine, and that's what's important. i hope that some of what i brought finds its way to those who could use it. i am so sick of STUFF...

but what i am excited about is:

my roomate melissa and spending more time with her
HOME and Baton Rouge and Croatia over the coming weeks!
My new bangs
clean closet
all my christmas cards were sent out, save a few that i'm delivering in person
getting back into what i consider acceptable training shape
saving $$
seeing my dog!
my cashmere scarf
cancelling accounts and services i no longer use (yeah so WHAT if i'll be pale from no tanning and will only have one cell phone not three...simplify!)
cooking tonight
my tiny tiny christmas tree in my apartment

after i finish writing im going to sprint to cancel my ancient 323- account. after that, all that's left on my list is to transfer over new music to the iTouch for the plane ride, and laundry, and cooking dinner. and packing. only thing that kinda worries me is that i'd like to pack superminimally but it's so hard to tell--it's colder in eastern europe and im gone for weeks. but why worry! i feel blessed and happy right now.

i would like to use my blog for more themed entries moving forward.

love xo
a