delara, interrupted

Dear beloved readers/collaborators,

In case you were worried, I have not fallen down and could not get up. I have not taken a wrong step into a deep pit in the forest. I have not gotten lost in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, despite popular misconceptions.

Sadly, or happily, I have simply (?) been very busy. Beyond busy, really. For example, here are some statistics from my day today:

It is 9:45 pm at the moment and I am on a conference call. When the call started at 6:30, I was eating dinner simultaneously. Prior to that, I was on my way home from the office and made 4 work-related phone calls in the car. Before that, I had intended to leave the office by 5:00 but had an informal coordination meeting from 5:15 to 6:00. I checked email and phone messages from 4:30 to 5:00 and had a clarification meeting from 4:00 to 4:30. I had a reporting meeting from 3:30 to 4:00 and a software feature addition meeting from 2:00 to 3:00. I helped record voice prompts for a phone survey from 12:00 to 1:45, and started this all off with a marketing meeting from 9:00 to 11:00. That was, of course, after checking morning email and phone messages from 8:30 to 9:00. So I have been working for 13+ hours now.

(Can anyone guess what I do for a living? If you figure it out, let me know too! I've been wondering for quite some time now. Tee hee.)

So, I do apologize for my absence from the scene. I do like you. I promise.

And to show you just how much, here are some more statistics:

I saw my husband for a total of 1 minute this morning (as he kissed my forehead goodbye - well, my forehead didn't go anywhere but he left for work) and 3 minutes at about 7:00 pm as he said hello to me (while I was on the call) and brought me a glass of iced tea. He had just gotten up from a nap. Must be nice. Hmph!

I spent a total of 35 minutes eating today - all while doing something else. I slept a total of 5 hours last night since our new housemate moved in at 1:30 am last night.

And what am I doing during my final hours of the day? I'm blogging so that you all don't think I have forgotten about you. That's how much I care about you!

And am I complaining? NOOOOO! I am a multi-tasking queen!! I live for this stuff!

(Well, not really. But it sure sounds good on paper.)

So, my dear ones, my little rants will be sporadic for a while. But I'll be back one day. One day soon...

Sincerely,
Delara Interrupted