The One Where I'm Almost All Set

Well, in about 24 hours I'll be on my way to the airport!

Yep, it's true, the time has come for me to go home. At least the weather is not so bad there. Pretty much like Vancouver actually.

So I've checked in online already. I've got my presents packed. I have the stuff for my carry-on bag all ready to be packed. I just have to do a bit of laundry and then I can finish packing my clothes.

I'm really glad I have the week off and that I'll be able to see the fam. I really need to break after the past couple of weeks. Let's see, work was stressful which caused me to have trouble sleeping for pretty much every night for two weeks. Not sleeping caused me to get sick. Getting sick caused me to keep not sleeping well. And the cycle continued. Oh yeah and I cried at work. And I burned my hand while trying to pull out my frozen dinner from the microwave at work which caused me to drop it and it spilled all over the counter. Needless to say it's been a lot of little things that have made it a crummy time lately. Hence the need for a vacation.

In other news, I had my Big Sisters screening interview a week ago. It went pretty well. I also had my criminal record check...which I passed, of course! So I should have me a Little Sister in the next couple of months.

And now for something completely random, every year we take a few hours off work and volunteer our time locally for Charity Day. Different departments do different things and it's really great that my company gives us the time to do it. So anyways, last year we sorted food at the Vancouver Food Bank. This year, we switched it up and went to the Salvation Army Soup Kitchen. It was really interesting and I think I want to go back on my own. The people that work in the kitchen are in a drug/alcohol recovery program and work in the kitchen outside of the classes they take. We were there for only about an hour, but we served three hundred people! Most of the people eating were really nice and thankful. And the guys in the kitchen were great too!

I guess this year I've really felt like giving what little I can. I'm close to becoming a Big Sister, volunteered at the Soup Kitchen and I donated a small bag of food to the Food Bank too. Giving is good. : )