Well, the hard work paid off.
Kate and I gave our presentation Monday night — a public relations campaign for the Lansing City Market, our client for a major class project. After 48 straight sleepless hours with a one-hour nap somewhere in between, I don't know how I managed to get through the process, let alone contribute anything positive. But Sunday we had our proposals printed in full color and spiral bound with a cut-diamond-patterned cover. Sharp. Hell, at $50 a pop, it damn well better be sharp. Hungry and exhausted, we took a dinner break at Dublin Square and washed it all down with a Bloody Mary ala Grey Goose (Note to self: One of the best Bloody Marys I've ever downed). Then we headed back to Kate's office to put the finishing touches on our PowerPoint presentation.
Yet, even with the hardest part of the work out of the way and as exhausted as I was, I couldn't sleep that night. I tried, but my hip started bugging me. At some point I did drift off, only to wake too soon to the 7:30 alarm. And instead of reconnecting with my pillow, I was up checking my e-mail and finishing a proposed strategy for increasing membership for the MSU Alumni Association — part of the selection process for a job I'm applying for there.
The good news is, we pulled it off, and the client clearly appreciated our recommendation to re-brand them as an International Marketplace. Best of all, Dr. Mastin told us post-presentation that we'd done a great job. Now, in just a handful of hours, we'll meet with her for lunch, and I'm expecting her to deliver the news we've been waiting to hear: That we four-pointed the class. To top it all off, we'll be lunching on sushi and hot green tea at SanSu! Surely it can't get any better, eh?
Sure it can, starting with a long, uninterrupted run to my favorite tunes on my iPod, followed by an incredibly relaxing two-hour massage, and quiet time with my beloved Dane, and laughing with my four beautiful children. And reading books for leisure instead of learning. And getting good use out of my kitchen instead of eating out every night. And cleaning my house from top to bottom. And movies and hand-holding with my baby. And long walks. Sleeping in.
Mmm. I'm getting that heavy-lidded feeling. Maybe after I sleep like baby I can finally try to squeeze in all that relaxation.
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