Sunday Salon/Sunday Post - December 15, 2024: You Will Be Found

Wrapping up my third Michigan Thespian Festival (as a chaperone). This was easily the most emotional, as my daughter is a senior, which made it a definitive festival for her as well. All the high schoolers have the opportunity to meet lots of other thespian high schoolers from Michigan, see a couple shows produced by Michigan high schools live on stage, take lots of fun workshops about acting, dancing, singing, and technical theatre stuff (lights, sound, makeup, costumes), compete for ratings called 'Thespys' (if they are inducted to the Thespian Society), and meet colleges and compete for scholarships (for the high school seniors - $41 MILLION dollars in scholarships were offered/awarded). If it sounds like a lot for two days, that's because it is. We were in Lansing all day Friday and yesterday, and we got back on our school bus late last night, so today has been a day of rest. I wish every high school extra-curricular had a festival as awesome as this is.

It has taken me all day to get to my computer, but I'm chiming in for Sunday Salon with Readerbuzz and Sunday Post with Caffeinated Reviewer. 

What I'm reading this week:

I just got my holiday review up for Christmas with the Queen (4 stars), and finished Side Effects are Minimal (5 star review coming soon on Books I Think You Should Read). I just started December Dread by Jess Lourey on my kindle, and my print copy of This Book Won't Burn by Samira Ahmed. This Book is an ARC, but not on my review list, so I suspect I won it from the library? So far they're both enjoyable.

Three Good Things:

1. I think I got most of my holiday shopping - INCLUDING stocking stuffers - done on my extra day off on Thursday. I had taken Thursday and Friday off for the ThesFest, then only needed Friday, so I did my errands/laundry/tasks on Thursday so I didn't really 'miss' anything while I was gone Friday and Saturday. It worked out really well. 
2. We're moving desks this week! It's supposed to be Tuesday and Wednesday. While I'm fine where I'm at, a change sounds kind of fun. I think the re-organization that is motivating the moves is going to end poorly, I'm not a decision-maker and just along for the ride.
3. Hubs just got me a new Grinch outfit! It's spirit week at work this week, and while I have a pair of Grinch PJ pants, Monday is holiday PJ day, and Tuesday is Grinch or Santa day... Now I can use both! ;) My new outfit is black sweatpants that say 'Grinchy' on them with a picture of the green guy. I also got the matching cropped shirt (which will be layered on this ole body). Unfortunately, we saw the matching zip-up hoodie on the way out. Grr.....

Three Goals for this week/month/whatever:

1. While most of my holiday cards are well on their way, I still have a few addresses I asked for and received via Facebook after most of the cards were mailed. I need to sit down and address that last dozen or so and get them on their way.
2. I would LOVE to start wrapping instead of waiting til the last minute. My 13-year-old has also offered to help, if I can sort out some things that aren't his. Hahahaha,,,
3. As you saw in my 'good things,' I think my shopping is done. I really need to sort through it all and see that both kids' piles are equitable, and the amount of goodies I got for stockings will fit the bill. Circling back, this would be much easier if I had cleaned my office as I stated I planned to months ago. But here we are, in a very messy office now with piles of packages added to the mix.