Just what I wanted for Christmas – some sort of horrible flu!

I noticed last night that I was feeling pretty crummy, but I chalked it up to being unwashed and overtired (let this be a lesson to you all: 11pm is not the best time to start a leather craft project). It’s now almost 10 hours later and I am washed and rested, yet I feel no better. In fact, I daresay I feel worse. This is not good – I don’t have any grandiose Christmas plans or anything, but I’m babysitting 4 cats in addition to our own (Josh and Shan’s two, and Miranda and Reilly’s two in Gastown) and I have to entertain my mother for three days. I do not have time to feel like crap, so if this thing could just go away, that would be super.

I learned something today! An hour ago I had no idea what a Harmonized Code is, but now I am totally able to ship things made of human hair across the border with all necessary documentation intact. For that reason alone, I am glad I came into the office today. Learning is awesome!

There’s still no sign of the mystery package. Last week I ordered my Christmas gift from Ed online, but two days later I received an email saying the item was backordered and wouldn’t arrive for 2-4 weeks. I was prepared to wait, but a couple hours after that email I received two notifications from Canada Post that something from that vendor was received on 12/19 and would be delivered to me on 12/22. Yesterday there was nothing in the mail, but perhaps today there will be something. The tracking number still says the package is in Mississauga, but the status hasn’t changed since the initial pickup. So exciting! I wonder what to believe – the Canada Post notification, or the email saying that Christmas is ruined for 2-4 weeks?