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Never at Ease

So I'm still working full time these last two weeks of my job, but at the same time I'm training a few hours here and there at the new position before my predescessor leaves town for good. It's really great to get to train with her, but it's making me more than a bit frazzled.

I've got all kinds of lists going, including but not limited to: Acronyms Will Kill Me; Before They Find Out I Haven't Done Anything With This In Months; My Desk Reference Is How Out Of Date?; Parking Garage Instructions; Office Supplies I Can Get Away With "Accidentally" Taking Home; Wardrobe Expansion, Summer 2008.

Not included in all of these lists is something to help keep my personal life straight. No, not Questions About The Future of Our Relationship kind of personal life, just all of the crap I need to be doing between working late and falling asleep at 9.30. (Yes, I've fallen asleep at 9.30 every night this week. Don't judge me.)

I need to keep a list somewhere, and while the black Moleskine notebook in my purse is the most logical and useful and handy choice, I'm putting it here. I have no idea why.

Dear non-working Valette, these are the things you need to do so you won't slap yourself later:

• call Nordstrom's and ask if they have my driver's license
• check on puppy classes for Olive
• pick up my license from Nordstrom's
• get an IM for the car
• get puppy hand-me-downs from Rachel
• schedule puppy playdate with Rachel
• renew car registration on the innernets
• order prints for Laughing Lotus in August
• that's seriously two weeks away, OMG
• find out about signs for Laughing Lotus, and post some
• buy some more clothes, you look like a bum
• change dentist appointment to some day in August after 5
• wash and change Olive's kennel blanket