whee for me

No cavities.
Should (knock wood) be on track for promotion in a timely manner.
New cell phone.
Putting finishing touches on house this weekend if all goes to plan.
Hostessing preview get together for closest friends next weekend. Otherwise I'd feel weird knowing EVERY guest is taking it in for the first time.

Odontophilia

Do you think I can get away with pulling a Mariah Carey/Lindsey Lohan by claiming to be suffering from "exhaustion"?

I mean, I'm actually looking forward to a dentist appointment because it means I can leave work early. Granted, I've never been one of those people who fear and dread going to the dentist but it isn't something I eagerly anticipate either. Just a necessary routine. Certainly nothing to get excited about.

Until now.

zippedy do dah

So it is Friday evening and I'm sitting at home like a lame-o because I'm too tired to go out, but I'm not ready to go to bed yet. So I thought I'd pontificate on how my house is shaping up until Best Week Ever airs. :) All our friends are harrassing us to hurry up and do the finishing touches so we can host our housewarming party.

I'm acquiring more new furniture soon which I am very excited about. Technically one of the pieces isn't new-new, it is a couch belonging to my parents that I've coveted ever since they bought it. Lucky for me they recently redecorated and it doesn't match their new color scheme but it will blend perfectly with the paint in the living room at my house! :) I'm also planning to buy a coffee table (even though I'll probably never actually set a cup of coffee on it ha ha) because I finally found one I can't stop thinking about and if I like it that much I should probably bite the bullet and get it. I have a new dining set here but the table part needs assembly (rather simple, the base to the top) before it counts. I'm buying a complementary wine storage unit once I settle on one. Finally, I spied an armoire that ~could~ work in my bedroom. Right now we're using two dressers which don't coordinate with each other nor do they coordinate with my beautiful bed, so I definitely need a piece to tie in nicely before I take the plunge. Armoires have to be the most expensive furniture on the planet. I know they're sort of tall but they are basically just boards thrown together with a couple hinged doors and maybe a few shelves and drawers inside. I would think a large dresser with multiple drawers requires more craftsmanship and materials.

Tomorrow I am going to order roman shades for three little windows. Two are currently bare and one has ugly, 1980's style vinyl blinds on it. They look so tacky and cheap and dirty. Yuck. I'm thinking natural (matchstick wooden/bamboo/hewn materials) or modern (tasteful papyrus textured). I sure as hell hope someone else is willing to install them because I don't have the patience for tedious chores like that.

Of all the tasks remaining, the one I'm dreading is deciding what to do about our bedroom. Right now the paint is a crazy love-it-or-hate-it color. I can't find any bed linens (aside from white) that adhere to the asthetic I prefer while blending in with the color scheme. I need new ones though because the comforter we're using now matches but makes me wake up in a hot sweat. Repainting is such a pain though, even if I hire a pro everything will still have to be moved/tarped/etc. And I don't want it plain white because there is beautiful crown molding that 'pops' more with a colored wall. Maybe I should look at some paint swatches for inspiration. Or just embrace the color it is now. Oh well, if this is my biggest problem with the new house I'll consider myself blessed :)

people suck v.2

Is it normal to feel that for the most part, things will NOT be good the next couple weeks? I am dreading getting "slammed" at my job, but I know an absolute TON of long days are lurking and there is nothing I can do about it. I am going to go in this weekend to try and get whatever I can out of the way but there really isn't much I can prepare for in advance, I'm going to need to "roll with it." UGH. Naturally this, standing alone, puts a cloud over everything. Then add to the fun half the staff and several of my colleagues are completely lazy and worthless, forcing me to "pick up their slack" and think semi-homicidal thoughts when confronted with such behavior (this happens on a daily basis). For example, I had to (pathetically) eat lunch at my desk every day this week in order to return phone calls with incomplete messages (that ended up being simple questions any administrative support person could have answered, had they taken the time to ask) or any number of other BASIC tasks various other people are normally in charge of carrying out. Why was I silently fuming while catching up on their work, you might ask? Because of course you see these individuals every day and have to deal with them so you can't ever say what you REALLY think. I've been ready to explode by the end of the day lately. The highest-up in our office is practically bi-polar, either super nice or a raging asshole, so my "emotional bank account" is, shall we say, overdrawn. It doesn't help that THE most useless person happens to be a major ally of our head supervisor (is that always the way it works in an office? quite ironic!) It is very upsetting to essentially be punished for being diligent and know I have to endure it or risk making my career even more miserable. I'm hoping the light at the end of the tunnel will be shining brightly in a couple months because (knock wood) I should be promoted no later than September and I'll move to a completely different building and hopefully never see most of them again. And blah blah blah what doesn't kill you will make you stronger.

Adding to the joy, recent conflicts between friends in my social life (or lack thereof would be a more accurate description these days) are weighing on my mind. I just wish everyone could get along. I hate being drawn into bullshit like that and I try to stay WAY out of it. On the other hand, even when you try to be impartial, opinions tend to form regardless and I end up with total cognitive dissonance. I guess I could be thankful I'm not really involved and leave it at that instead of stressing over it. I obsess enough as it is!