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I am firmly entrenched in getting-ready-to-leave-for-London mode, but I felt so bad about not posting more this week that I thought I’d try to at least come up with a little sumpin’ sumpin’ for you guys…

So, because you are all so lovely and kind and I love and appreciate you all so very very much, (*bats eyelashes*) I am going to treat you to a sure-fire crowd-pleaser also known as CUTE BABY PHOTOS!!! Or in this case, CUTEST BABY EVER PHOTOS!!

This is Perri Elizabeth Opitz, the only daughter of my darling niece Leah and her totally-funny-enough-to-fit-in-with-this-family husband Craig. They live in Houston. Perri’s grandmother, my beloved sister Liz, is absolutely crazy-go-nuts over this child–seriously, they have to surgically remove Perri from her arms every time they leave, I am not even kidding.

The first photo was taken at my nephew (Leah’s brother) Zach’s wedding in Lake Tahoe. I just totally stole both of these off of Leah’s Facebook page which may or may not have legal ramifications for me, so the least you can do is to play along and pretend this is a real blog post, OK? Because then if I have to rot in the Big House for baby picture poaching it will be worth it all knowing that I brought a little sunshine into your lives. You’re welcome.

**Perri in a sock monkey outfit, for crying out loud– and yours truly, trying really hard not to just take a big bite out of her..

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**OK, that was just a side view– now you need to emotionally prepare yourself for the full impact:

I KNOW!!!!!!!

Let’s talk procrastination, shall we?

I need some tips, ya’ll! I need some deep insights and practical solutions with a side order of peppy pep talks. I have SO MUCH TO DO before we leave for Europe, and while I am getting some of it done, I am starting to feel overwhelmed, which is usually the first step down the slippery slope that leads straight to Paralyzed-ville, a place where time stands still and all of my carefully crafted To Do lists crumble into dust.

Here are some of my worst habits. In bullet points, because THAT’S how serious I am about this:

• I don’t complete one task, I half-complete about 6 at a time.
• I get easily sidetracked, setting down the basket of dirty clothes so that I can sort through that pile of mail and never getting back to the laundry.
• Focusing in on something totally unimportant and spending an inordinate amount of time on it while letting the more important things slide. Like reorganizing my junk drawer instead of cleaning up the den.
• ˜Taking a break” to check my email or leaf through a magazine or watch a rerun, and looking up to see an hour has passed.

You get the idea. So please give me some advice, OK? Or at least commiserate and tell me some outrageous stories about your own bad habits so I’ll feel better!