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So It's Friday

And I'm working on a Friday Smile... I'm just not really feeling it today.

I've been sick over the past couple of days - including a fibro flare, gallbladder issues, and bursitis in my shoulder - and it's just been tough (especially with my parents out of town and Geoff working). Plus pretty much anyone who I'd think of calling for help is sick or away. So it's kind of scary to know that your safety nets are gone... I've been fighting back panic and choosing to have good days, and so far it's been okay. Briony has napped ALL morning the past couple of days - something she hasn't done in months - and it's helped so much because I've been able to sneak in a nap too, which I usually never do.

So in the spirit of *choosing* to have a good day today, here's my list of happy things that have happened this week:
- Before I went on mat leave, I totally had a favourite client - and a favourite annual campaign that we worked on for them. I got a call this week to head up part of this year's campaign for them, starting immediately. I'm so excited :)
- Another potential client hired me for a 'test project' - so I guess my meeting with them last week went well!
- I have a baby who's getting awfully speedy in her exploration of the living room and her bedroom. It's still not technically crawling, but it's incredibly effective.
- I went to Gap to buy another pair of jeans while they were still $20 off (their new 1969 line is freaking amazing, by the way) and found out that I could also use our $10 off a $50 purchase coupon from Visa. They ended up being $39.50 jeans. I think I should win something (other than a pair of Gap jeans for $39.50).
- Briony started eating Cheerios this week (I got over my paralyzing fear of the sugar and sodium content... sigh), and it's *so* cute to watch her picking them up and then getting so excited while she eats them. I can't help but sit and laugh at her. It truly is the little things that make them happy.
- I got to see Aaron + Cait for 15 minutes before they left to move to Vancouver. Doesn't sound like much, but I wasn't expecting to see them at all, so it meant a lot to me. I'm so happy that we'll be able to see them in Vancouver next week and don't actually need to say goodbye until the middle of September.
- I cracked the cover on my September issue of Vogue this week. Happy sigh.
- Briony has developed an intense love of Elmo. I don't know why. She's seen Sesame Street maybe a couple of times ever, but there are pictures of Elmo on her diapers, and she is DELIGHTED by this. She doesn't care about the other characters on the diapers, only Elmo. Which almost makes me wonder if childrens' love of Elmo is more than just pure commercialism? Weird.
- Briony and I met up with my sister Jessie and Chloe to go shopping yesterday. It's so adorable how much those girls love each other :)

Now I need to spend the rest of today being uber-productive, because I was two major projects for clients with milestones today and deadlines coming up...

Labels: Aaron, Briony, Caitlin, Friday Smile, Going Rogue, Jessimica

posted by Lindsay @ 12:11 PM