PERSONAL NEWS #250

December 3^rd, I attended the monthly BFP board meeting held at Gary and Martha’s home in Brooklyn. 

December 4^th, I had a private yoga class with Fabrice at my apt.

December 6^th, I hosted a holiday dinner gathering at my humble abode.  We all had a great time with delicious food and interesting, diverse conversation.

December 7^th, I attended my friend Jenna’s birthday dinner party down in Chinatown.  We had a great time at Pongari Thai and the food was delicious.

December 11^th, I attended the “ugly sweater” holiday party at the office and it was fun.

December 12^th, after my cleaning lady took care of my apt, I did many errands before having an early dinner with friends at The Jungle Café in my hood.  Afterwards, I walked around the hood to view the holiday decorations before getting a much needed manicure.

December 13^th, I had an appt with my acupuncturist for much needed treatment in Chinatown.  Afterwards I purchased some artsy goodies from Blick as an early Xmas pressie for myself.

December 15^th, I participated in the monthly BFP A&C committee conference call.

December 16^th, I volunteered with BFP to assist with phone banking for fundraising.  Several of us made many phone calls to reach out to our members for donations.

December 18^th, I had a private yoga class with Fabrice at my apt.

December 19^th, I visited the free NY public library [5^th Avenue branch] exhibit called “100 Years of the Picture Collection: From Abacus to Zoology”.  My first time visiting inside this wonderful library and loved it, plus viewed the holiday decorations in the main lobby.  Afterwards I finished my holiday gift shopping at the GCS holiday fair booths, then back to my hood for a tasty dinner at The Jungle Café.

December 21^st, I had a private yoga class with Fabrice at my apt. 

December 22^nd, I participated in the monthly BFP Fundraising committee conference call.

December 24^th, I worked at the office until 3pm, and then a much needed manicure before heading home for a quiet Xmas Eve of watching movies on telly or DVD.

December 25^th, was a quiet day spent mostly at home watching DVDs.  I did go out during the afternoon to photog holiday décor around the hood and then a stop at Starbucks.

December 26^th to 28^th, I spent with the parents in upstate NY for the holidays.  We exchanged gifts, went out for breakfast with friends, shopping, view the holiday lights around town, and some chores about the house.

December 28^th, upon arriving home in Brooklyn, I unpacked before heading into Manhattan to do volunteer computer work at WCW office.  Later on I watched some new DVDs.

December 29^th, I had a private yoga class with Fabrice at my apt.

December 30^th, I had a much needed chiropractor appt for treatment.

December 31^st, I took Fabrice out to lunch at The Jungle Café as a way of saying “thank you”.  In the afternoon my friend Dennis stopped by for “afternoon tea”, chat and exchange gifties.