word of the day: spill
Setbacks, never a fun thing for me. Most of the time, I don’t even notice setbacks, I just push through. I only notice them when I’m at the end of my rope, resources depleted and it will really only take...
Tagged: mental health
“I’m done with it.”
My very good friend James was out and about today and he swung past my office to bring me a box of Lindt chocolates. Said he, “You’ve been too down lately and I’m done with it.” I did have to...
A vacation about nothing!
I’m doing the unheard of… I’m taking time off from work. Not only that, but I’m taking it as a… stay-cation. I am horrible at planning getaways and doing research for travel and accommodations and knowing what’s a good deal...
Whatever! Wednesday
And she didn’t come in today, either. I’m sure that comes as a shock to absolutely no one. For a while today I suffered a temporary disconnect between my brain and the rest of my body and my answer to...
The trouble with normal is it only gets worse
As I feel that I have pretty much done everything that I possibly can wrong today, combined with the overwhelming sensation that I’ve gotten caught in a freezing cold downpour, I think I’ll just go home now and either run...
just 60 minutes
That’s all I ask, one hour in which nothing goes wrong, no one comes to me with a problem, nothing crashes and nobody complains. And no, lunch doesn’t count. Ev IM’d me earlier, “work is killing you, isn’t it?” —...
Where’s my Silpat?
Let me see if I have this right… People are allowed to do mean, inconsiderate, rude and offensive things and that’s ok. But if you want to talk about it or say how it makes you feel, truthfully, then you...
emotional day planner
Last month I sent word around to some people that I haven’t actively* hung out with all summer about an upcoming event, some of which made me feel as if I needed to do some kind of penance to restore...
Quote of the Summer
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain. Maya Angelou