Week is almost over...phew. One week until Minnesota!

I have been driving myself crazy with the help of miscellaneous extraneous factors. Work was about 75% of the extraneousness and 25% is/was/will always be the regular life administration.

So, Work. I've been worrying and thinking about my job and life for the past few weeks and it all came to a head two days ago. Basically, I need to decide my next step. The easier choice for me is the crazier choice if any outsiders to my life saw the options. To be honest, it's the choice I'm leaning towards at the moment. It gives me a chance to further live out the life I describe/aspire/see myself living. It's a bit rogue, exciting and allows me to be foreign. M. said a few months ago that I '...love to be the foreigner.' And, I do. I also like being nomadic and mobile. A few more weeks and I'll have this settled. The second part to work was that a lot of my friends at work were let go. So, while I was stressing over the official chance at a new period of life, they were getting notified to leave. I've literally never experienced anything like that. I walked into the office and it felt toxic. The air, the people and the space all seemed toxic. Everyone knew what was going on. It wasn't until the next day that the air cleared and everything seemed normal again. It was an awful experience to witness, but it was good to see. It was good to see how people are affected. How difficult it is and how it's not something anyone can take lightly however, it also needs to happen sometimes.

I'm glad this week is finally ending, and now I'm only a few days away from Minnesota! I discovered a new brilliant pastry at my favorite stand in the Union Square Market - the Apple Tart. It sounds normal. Apple, pastry, done. But, no. I swear it is so much more than a standard pastry. This pastry helped me get through this week. The apples are great- baked and tender but not too mushy. The pastry is sprinkled with raw sugar and tastes like real butter in every bite. If I become obese because of this, I'll get there happily. This is a pick of a fantastic pastry stall in Borough Market, London to help you visualize my obsession with pastries.


Tomorrow I'm going to try and join in on this...

SantaCon NYC. A friend is going to try and pick up some antlers for me tonight. If all goes well, I'll be buddying up with hundreds of festive Santas tomorrow. Tis the season!