As far as time changes go, I prefer Standard Time over Daylight Savings but it takes me a little while to get used to driving to work with the sun peeking over the mountains. I’ll be dragging for a good week or so.

Now, more than I ever, I need to plan my weeks accordingly so here is what I have planned for this week:

Monday, November 3, 2008 – Sending Tethered to Shelburns today. Yoga at noon. No meetings today at work (thank you meeting Gods!). Hope to knock at least one gift off my Christmas list today. Trying to decide if I should participate in the Book Giveaway Carnival and if so, what to give away. Taking Kidlet #1 to rehearsal tonight but instead of reading, I have to go to the market instead (blech!). I hate going to the market!

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 – Election Tuesday! I voted by absentee ballot so my vote it in. I have a lunch date with In The Woods and an exercise bike. Might as well try to get a work out in while I’m reading right? I have a meeting in the afternoon but no rehearsal or anything tonight so my plan is to finish In The Woods. Yep, that’s my goal so I can stop talking about it (besides my review).

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 – Today is a busy day. I have a divisional meeting this morning for TWO hours! Lunch with an on-campus women’s group I belong to, which should be super fun. No rehearsal scheduled tonight so it’s me and a book on the couch after dinner.

Thursday, November 6, 2008 – Nothing going on in the morning but hope to have another lunch date with an exercise bike and The Inheritance of Loss. Later this afternoon I will be attending a seminar on workplace violence and we will be discussing an “active shooter” scenario. Interesting stuff. After that I have another meeting for work. I hope I am not too tired of meetings because my book group meets tonight as well to discuss Infidel which I reviewed here.

Friday, November 7, 2008 – As of now my Friday is empty (except for work). I hope to knock off some book related gifts today. I figure if I do a little each week I will be done before I know it. I also plan to work on my menu for Thanksgiving. Not sure if my husband and Kidlet #1 will be going to the local high school football game but if they do, maybe Kidlet #2 and I will go with them. She doesn’t sit still for too long but maybe she’d like it? You think?

The Weekend – We don’t have anything firm planned for the weekend but I would love to just stay home and do nothing. I have a bunch of movies from Netflix that are just begging to be seen and as you can imagine, a stack of books that are competing for my attention as well.

Anything interesting planned this week?

I am really hoping to get a lot done this week. I’ve been so unfocused lately. Scattered. Lost. I know, where’s the violin? I’m not terribly frustrated by it all, but it’s not like me to be this way. Not for this long anyway. There are just so many things that I want to do that none of them get done and then I end up wondering why. Well, enough of that.

Oh! Don’t forget to enter my giveaway of Tethered. The contest closes on 10/30. Click here for details.

Here’s what’s going on this week:

Monday, October 27, 2008 – Not much going on at work. I have to catch-up on a few things but no meetings today. I’ve got yoga at noon (thank goodness). Tonight I have a PTO board meeting so my husband will be taking my son to rehearsal and then I will pick him up afterward. Lots of running around for sure. Will have to eat dinner in between all of that.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 – I am way behind on putting my son’s costume together for The Music Man. He has a costume check coming up so I will be visiting the thrift store today at lunch to try to find some of the pieces. I can’t sew to save my life so whatever I get has to be hot glued together. I have handled six shows like this and it works out great. As for reading, should be finishing up Creepers, by Joanne Dahme tonight.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 – Hope to have my review of Creepers up sometime today. Yoga at noon. Meeting right after. After the meeting I am co-teaching a class with a co-worker. Um..have to fit lunch in here somewhere. My son has rehearsal tonight so that will give me some reading time. I will be starting The Inheritance of Loss tonight.

Thursday, October 30, 2008 – Taking a co-worker out for her 55th birthday today! She’s a good sport. We told her we had to take her somewhere that offered a senior discount. I know. Co-workers can be wicked at times. Co-teaching another class after lunch. Tonight, time to carve the pumpkins and roast the seeds. I love roasted seeds! We can’t carve them any earlier here without putting them in the fridge. It’s like 90 degrees this week!

Friday, October 31, 2008 – To those of you that celebrate it, Happy Halloween! I’m announcing the winner of Tethered today! I plan to leave work a bit early today so I can beat the traffic home. My husband is going to take my daughter to a few houses and then my son and I plan to hand out candy with one of his friends. I know my son will abandon me at some point so I plan to watch a scary movie in between the trick-or-treaters. I think it will be a late night since it’s landing on a Friday this time.

The Weekend – At this point we have absolutely nothing planned. I’ve been wanting to check out Victoria Gardens . It’s a huge shopping venue that I’ve visited once before, but I didn’t get to spend much time there. I would love to knock off a few Christmas gifts if possible.