Trying to make the most of the last day or two without the boss...trying to plan a weekend visit in a few to my mom's before the snow sets in there... trying to finish this 2nd draft of one project so I can focus the rest of the month on NaNo prep...

I feel like I'm way too busy...with not a lot actually to do...if that's possible.

I was awesome on Sunday and whipped my place into shape for a visit from my brother and his girlfriend. It's been good to visit with them and have some time to chat and laugh with nothing pressing like it is when I'm home at the holidays.

Once they head out later this week, i'll have had a rest from the keyboard and will be ready to write. Have a fair number of fics in progress to work on!

Hah - yesterday was so nuts for me that I didn't even realize you hadn't posted!

Oh dear god... please tell me you work for Michael's or Joanne's or Hobby Lobby or SOMETHING. NO ONE OTHER THAN CRAFT STORES SHOULD EVER HAVE CHRISTMAS STUFF OUT IN OCTOBER.

*composes self*

I intend to finish my bingo fic this week!

I always find it amusing to walk into Lowe's or Home Depot's garden center this time of year for that reason. Plus, our winter weather is so mild here, there's usually still plants in the garden areas in November.

Argh, I'm ready to pull my hair out on your behalf! Sending strength for the survival of your sanity.

It's not a dumb question at all. I can only speak for where I live, but I'm guessing that in areas like the East Coast where it snows, they probably don't have plants out in the winter. Ours here in southern Nevada are pretty much open to the elements though, so maybe the garden centers are different in colder climates?

Same here, we rarely get to freezing which I'm not complaining about! *I* think it gets cold, but I know that it's never as cold as other parts of the country get.

My garden center has plants out on a covered patio year round since the weather here is
fairly mild.

Inside is taken over with Christmas and it's really annoying.

We don't always call them 'garden' departments (although a lot of locally owned nurseries are only open seasonally). 'Landscape' departments or 'Outdoor' departments switch from plants, BBQ equip and yard maintenance to snow and ice removal.

Well then, my work here is done.

And I am terribly behind on writing! I need to finish my Malec fic and do whatever rewards are due over this month (because I know it won't happen in just one week), and I need to fnish posting my H50 AU fic (half of the chapters are up on AO3, the other 4 still to post!).

Plus - just to keep in with your (pre-Christmas) Christmas theme, I need to get on with making Christmas cards as it'll take me over a month to make them all in time to post for late Nov/early Dec!

ACK!!! I Suck!

Not only didn't I do this on Monday, I missed Tueaday and am just looking on Wednesday!

YOU ARE AWESOME! *hugs* about the early Christmas stuffs!