over and done with

i'm a "list" person. not the "top 10" sorta type; i'm more of the "to do" type. it keeps me organized and on top of things in my crazy, active, hectic world. it gives you a sense of accomplishment whenever you've ticked off an item. me, being a visual person, seeing those little check marks on my palm pilot makes me grin -- let's remember however, that that's not the reason to have lists, okay?

and there lies the reason why i haven't been able to blog -- it's been so long that i even forgot my username. in the past 2 months, i have:

• orchestrated my first communion class' recollection
• laid out the first communion missallette -- thrice!
• designed the first communion certificates
• recorded the first communion songs
• duplicated first communion songs on cassettes
• wrote an article for the school newsletter
• made 3rd quater exams for my religion 5 and 6 class for a kid leaving for india for cisv
• organized the first school mass in cradle
• cooked putanesca for a faculty fellowship
• orchestrated the first communion mass
• resurrected the guest room for interchange guset -- new paint, new mattress, new shelves, new ceiling fan, new table, new lamp
• changed toilet fixtures -- 2 showers and 1 toilet
• designed the fund-raising logo for the school
• shopped for 24+ godchildren for Christmas (+ gift wrapping)
• organized the interchange program and budgets with the moms
• created an interchange scrapbook overnight
• laid-out high school batch directory for the homecoming
• composed texts for trophies, certificates and radio spiels for the homecoming
• personally went after batchmates at their offices with an info sheet
• collected and disbursed funds for the homecoming
• purchased what seems to be the last DVD compilation of The Godfather for freddie, my monito
• attended my annual Christmas dinner with little, frankie and tina -- plus sandy, my thai guest
• drove for a school visit in antipolo, rizal
• traveled to paete, laguna with dennis, sandy (phils.), sandy (thailand), and miguel
• tutored my best friend's daughter for 3rd quarter exams -- she passed all save for filipino!
• helped make 100 luminaries for a wedding with amy
• organized new year's media noche with my sister, sandy
• conducted the interchange, going everywhere from the tiangge, to antipolo, enchanted kingdom, alabang, and baguio
• survived the meningo-whatever-virus in baguio
• stood as a godmother (again) at a confirmation
• made a prayer rock for my new godson
• attended my high school class' 20th anniversary homecoming

all these, over and above work and school. it wasn't a very fun thing to do, mind you -- well, not all of it. shopping's always fun :)

as i take a look at the list, do i feel accomplished? yes, but more than that, i feel tired. and it's only the 2nd week of the new year. sigh.

i realize that the list is a list of things to do for others... not for myself. i don't think that i've even read a book this year! sadness. perhaps the only thing i've done for myself is cut my hair, and that was only 3 days ago. must start a list of my own. i already know 2 items i can put down: (1) learn to ask for help and (2) say "no." i can almost hear mama aly heave a sigh of relief.