10 May
I decided to take full advantage of mother’s day this year. I told my family, “I don’t need gifts, but please make me a card. I don’t need to eat out, but I do not want to cook or clean anything. And, at some point, I’m going to the bookstore ALONE.”
Of course I did clean a bit, thanks to our cat wiping her poopy ass on the bathroom floor. And I made breakfast and tossed out a few snacks, but I did get my way for most of the day. (more…)
9 Dec
I just took an online stress test and scored a 431. Anything over 300 means a high probability of stress-related illness. My probability was 80 percent. Is bitchiness considered a stress-related illness? Cause my forecast is showing a slight chance of bitching with a very good chance of sarcasm. So, this test doesn’t reveal how stressed a person is, but rather quantifies the level of stress related to life events, such as marriage, divorce, job change, relocation, death in the family, etc. Let’s see in the past year, my husband’s company in Virginia closed, and we moved to a new state, where I remain not gainfully employed, but stylishly unemployed. With only one income and two children, it’s become increasingly difficult to keep up financially, especially with Christmas on the horizon. We’ve had four emergency room visits since moving here, including my daughter breaking and re-breaking her arm. At this point, we may be stuffing our stockings with unpaid medical bills. Last month my grandfather passed away. And, this month, my landlord pulled a very unnecessary power play, revealing herself to be the devil disguised as a chiropractor. I’d say I have reason to be stressed.
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