Holiday Overload

I don't how the hell my holidays have gotten so crazy and out of control but, they are. On top of the holidays, we have 5 family birthdays in November and December. And I made a list of the Christmas gifts I've bought and still need to get and noticed that I have to shop for 29 people this year. That's insane. Money just flies out of my hands this time of year.

And last night instead of getting my fat ass on the treadmill I found myself writing out Thanksgiving cards. What?! Like the 300 Christmas cards I send out aren't enough, I have to throw Thanksgiving cards into the mix?

Until this week the weather here has been really warm and I think that tricked me into thinking I had tons of time and didn't need to start my Christmas shopping yet. Then yesterday we got our first snow and today we won't even get out of the 30s. Panic has set in. I ran to Toys R Us at lunch yesterday and today I've been frantically checking out everyone's Amazon wish lists.

I've been doing a decent job with my eating but not of blocking out time for the treadmill. So to compensate I've been squeezing in walking in other ways such as not taking a cab, doing a circuit around the mall before going into the store, etc. It's not ideal but better than nothing.

The Saint will be on vacation after today and doesn't go back to work until the 28th. I have a chorelist a mile long for him which will make my life a little easier and he doesn't mind. Much.