radiantbaby | On the fly...

Another emailed post:

Well, it's month-end at work, but things are starting to slow down pretty drastically. It's funny because the entire week of month-end is so busy, but by the time you come to the last day (or, at least, last business day for us - some other departments have to work tomorrow), things just sort of drop of my afternoon. Most of my team has even gone home for the day already, but I have to hang out here until 5:30 to get my hours for the week (I thought I had more overtime than that, but I calculated wrong, I suppose).

I am glad this week is over though. It has been very stressful. Luckily though, I have been doing little things to improve my diet and lifestyle and that has eased some stress. I did make it to Curves on Tuesday and though I couldn't make it last night as planned, I hope to go there tonight after work and get at least one more workout for the week in. My goal is to go at least 3 times a week, so for my first week back at the gym in some time, I think that I have done well to get there at least two. I just have to be like a 12-step program and take each day as it comes. I have also gotten some books on Nutrition from Book Nook (Black Nick's, right

justben?), as well as one of those "Coney Island Grills" you see on TV that is a grill/griddle thing you can put over your stove burners, so that I can grill more food at home. It's a bit cheesy, I know, but it should do what I need.

Anyway, I need to lay low this weekend, especially to give

justben some much needed space. We've become so enmeshed in each other, we haven't been able to tend to our personal responsibilities. I really fear the possibility of this becoming a point of contention in the relationship, so I am taking the initiative to step back. I'll be at PPN tonight, though, but I probably won't be around for the rest of the weekend.

Oh, and I had a silly revelation last night. I have been looking for something to use to make an altar lately, but I have just never found something that I wanted or felt right. Anyway, I was looking through the Garden Ridge circular last night and it occurred to me that I could always get one of those Greco-Roman-styled pedestals and use that. I mean, I could extend the top with something if needed, perhaps I could get

davidmcd to steal me some more marble. I had been looking at the "Strega" altars on Grimassi's store site and they are just too pricey. I mean, if I want something somewhat Greco-Roman as a base, I would think this would work perfectly (which actually is good because Strega is Italian and then my patron is Artemis, who is, of course, Greek). I already have something really cool that I am going to put on my altar that is Artemis related, but I can't go into detail because it relates to one of

justben's birthday gifts I can't give him yet. Ssssh!

Well, I need to tie things up here at work so that I can get out on time. See everyone at PPN. :)