9 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS?!!!!

Hahahhahahahh just thinking about this "ah-ha!" moment I experienced today makes me burst out into laughter.

I know its December, and I know Christmas is not that far away...
BUT...

I get into work this morning, and I have a conference call at 10:00am. It's the usual stuff... new guidelines, concerns, ya know, the weekly deal...

So we're discussing deadlines for settlements this week and next week, and the Operations Manager, who is directing the call, says... "Well, since we're just about in the middle of this week, and next week is a short week with the holiday, we'll probably push back our...."

That's all I heard... and in my head I asked myself...

"Self, why is next week a short week?"

I looked around the room, to see if there was any other face in the room wondering the same thing I was...but no, everyone else continued to take notes and continued on in the conversation. I must have been the only person in the room with a big FAT question mark directly over my face.

I was so puzzled. Have I really been so damn preoccupied with day-to-day things that I forgot to EVEN START my Christmas shopping list?!! I haven't shopped for ONE SINGLE THING... and I am in P-A-N-I-C mode over this.

It's hysterical that I didn't realize that Christmas was NEXT week until that call this morning. HILARIOUS.

Nevertheless, I will defiantly be shopping this weekend. (THE LAST WEEKEND BEFORE CHRISTMAS), like an idiot I will try to find everything I need for everyone and not have an anxiety attack in the middle of the crowded mall. (Because I HATE crowds.)

GRRRR, if I had only looked one-week ahead in my planner, I would have known all about this day of celebration of baby Jesus was NEXT WEEK. Bahahaahah I'm a freak.