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The Sunday Salon

We’re less than a week away from Christmas, and all I can think is, is it really Christmas already? Come to think of it, the end of the year too. Amazingly, all of my Christmas shopping is done; I just need to wrap stuff. My family and I are headed out to Arizona on Christmas Day for a week, and I’m looking forward to hanging out there—especially since it’s been so cold here in Philly recently. I feel as though I’m not really ready for the cold—cold weather in January and February I can prepare for, but not December!

I also don’t like these short, short days—I get up at 5 in order to work out and take the train in to work; and when I get off at 7:30, it’s still a bit dark out! Then when I go home at 4:30 it gets dark while I’m riding home. I can’t wait for my new apartment to be finished so I can move in! My mom, dad and I went down there after brunch in order to see the place, and it’s really moving along! It’s a mess, but the cabinets are in and the tile is down in the bathroom; and some of the appliances are in-ish. I’m especially excited about my new walk-in closet. They had to take some space out of my bedroom, but I do love that I’m going to have my ironing board in the closet, so I don’t have to keep lugging it out every time I need to use it.

Meanwhile, lots of reading was done; they were all short books, though (The Ladies of Lyndon, by Margaret Kennedy, Strong Poison, by Dorothy L. Sayers, and Tell it to a Stranger, by Elizabeth Berridge). I’m nearly done with Loving Without Tears, by Molly Keane.

What are your plans for the holiday?

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Danielle said…
I'm with you on hating going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark--I have that same problem. I start work early and then use the university gym to work out and by the time I finish it feels like it's about 10:00 when it is only 5:30! Have a great holiday--I plan on reading as much as I can! I was hoping to read some Molly Keane novels this year, but it seems as though that is a plan that will have to roll over into 2011!
December 19, 2010 at 5:57 PM
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