I dunno, sounds like something the underpants gnomes would come up with...

Step 1: Buy apartment
Step 2: Move into apartment
Step 3: ORGANIZATION!

I concur with all assessments as to the suckage of today. I hereby declare that today can bite me and fuck off.

Step 1: Buy apartment

Step 2: Move into apartment

Step 3: ORGANIZATION!

Y'know, that looks suspiciously like what our plan was when we bought the house. I am sad to report that the plan didn't quite work that way.

I am very sorry that so many of you are having a craptastic day. I mean, mine hasn't been superfantastic, but nothing dire. I hope today shapes up for everyone.

Molasses Standard Time.

Blah. I wanna go home already, and I'm not even through lunch. Guh.

I guess - should I go to a career counsellor?

Juliana, have you thought about contacting your college? They often provide free career counseling for alumni. I'm not sure where you went, but they may be able to provide online or phone advice if it's not feasible to go in.

Also, I would totally be stressing if my boss told me that, so this is clearly a case of do as I say, not as I do, but this is not necessarily a big bad thing. Especially since you say the corporate culture is that people often move on, your boss may just want to know that. S/he may be thrilled that you don't know exactly where you want to go, because this may mean that you'll stay where you are for a while a provide stability.

And Gris, everyone's said it already, so I'll just add my {{{{Gris}}}}

Y'know, that looks suspiciously like what our plan was when we bought the house. I am sad to report that the plan didn't quite work that way.

Yeah, it's more Step 3: five years later, find a skirt you never unpacked, marvel that it now fits you!

Yeah, it's more Step 3: five years later, find a skirt you never unpacked, marvel that it now fits you!

The version around our house is Step 3: look in the storage room for the spool of lace trim you were sure you had, find a cute jacket and a box of black lace trims, neither of which you have any memory of ever buying.

juliana, I don't really have any advice, but I hope you're able to figure out what will work for you.

My kitchen has stayed organized and clean for an entire week, a week when I cooked three meals every day! (This was accomplished by the "break everything down into steps and write them all down" method from one of my coping with ADD books. I've got lists on the fridge of what I need to do in the morning (take dishes out of dishwasher while breakfast is cooking, put breakfast dishes into dishwasher, put lunch into backpack, take out trash on the way out of the apartment if trash is full), before dinner (put lunch containers in dishwasher, put new bag in trash can, cook dinner, throw away garbage from making dinner) and after dinner (make tomorrow's lunch, chop up any veggies that need chopping for tomorrow's dinner, put dinner dishes in dishwasher, wipe down counter and sink, sweep floor, run dishwasher if it's full.) And I can just glance at the lists and see exactly what I need to do, rather than getting the overwhelming sort of "I have so much to do!" feeling. Plus, wiping down the counter and sink and sweeping each day makes it so that dirt doesn't build up.)

Diarrhea and puking, in a day or two events don't usually worry me with animals (or people, actually) unduly. Acting "sick" for longer and I would hie to a vet.

Kittenish had a cold when I picked her up from the cattery last time and I was worried but after a couple of days she was fine. I, however, had been sneezed on a lot.

should I go to a career counsellor? If so, how do I find one, and how much do they cost?

If you find one - I'd be willing to give him/her some business too. Totally lost here.

And jeez, how pathetic is it that I'm having the traditional mid-20's "I don't know what to DOOOO!" angst at 31?

I'm hitting 39 in less than a month and I'm right there with ya.

Fuck them all the way to East Fuckistan and back

JZ, i'm sorry you are having to deal with all that DMV bullshit but I want to marry that phrase.

erika, my dog has had that issue and it's been nothing. I always call the vet and they say put him on a bland diet (white rice and chicken or cottage cheese) for a day or so and if it's still going on bring him in. But it has always cleared up.

She has such a touchy little system. Our vet is apparently a single babe in my age range...Mom says I should take her next time. Apart from the ugly problem, would that be a meet-cute or what?