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It’s November!

In the elevator this morning a co-worker of mine mentioned how tired she was. She said that she feels like she has been tired every single day for the past couple of weeks.

I told her that I felt the same way, but that basically I’ve accepted that I am going to be tired until January.

Really.

For me, Halloween generally marks the start of the holiday season. From that point on until New Years, the activities are non-stop.

Holiday party after holiday party, combined with the actual holidays and all that that entails (travel! family! stress!), not to mention my birthday (30! Holy Shit 30!), and well, it’s a very busy time of the year.

And when you add in the awesome fact that the SF Giants just won the World Series (!!!), it’s already been a pretty jam-packed party filled October.

Before all the craziness gets into full swing, I’m going to try to make sure I take the time to check-in with myself and try to keep myself sane. I’ve signed up for Deepak Chopra’s 21-day meditation challenge (which I feel a bit silly admitting) but I’m hoping that it will help keep me centered and balanced among all the upcoming holiday chaos.

Because it is just that – chaos.

Granted,  it’s awesome chaos, and I do love this time of year. It’s my favorite time of the year, actually. I wouldn’t give it up for anything, but it’s easy to get overwhelmed when there is so much stuff going on.

And with that, I wish you all a very happy November!

Do you have any tips for staying sane during the holidays?

Hello hello!

Happy Tuesday!

Tuesday’s are so much better than Monday’s, don’t you think?

If you are coming over here from MishLovinLife, thank you so very much for taking the time to stop by my little spot in blog land!

If you were at my real house I’d offer you a large glass of wine and a lovely cheese plate.

(or if it was before noon I’d ask if you would like some Baileys in your coffee.)

But alas, this is cyber land and that technology doesn’t yet exist, so instead I encourage you to go indulge in your libation of choice and stay awhile!

Anyway.

Michelle is one of my favorite bloggers. She cracks me up on a daily basis, and now that she is fulfilling my dream of quitting her job and traveling the world, I kind of hate her.

I kid, I kid.

I love her in a I hate her kind of way.

If you are here for the very first time, I thought it might be helpful to share a few things about myself with you.

People always ask me what this little blog is all about and I don’t really have an answer.

Sometimes I can be really funny (well, I think so, at least) and I write about horribly awkward moments, like this.

And other times I get all serious and riled up and write about things that I think actually matter, like this.

I also write a fair bit about my continuing quest to find my passion in life, as cheesy as that sounds.

(and trust me, I’m aware that it sounds pretty cheesy.)

But mostly I write about my life and my love affair with San Francisco, and hope that someone somewhere out there finds it interesting enough to follow along.

I LOVE making new blog friends so please leave a comment and say hello!