Oh Brenda, that is too much to handle. Can you compartmentalize the work stuff and just take it moment by moment until y can get through it all? Not a great coping strategy, but one that might allow y to just get through.
Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.
Andrew ,'Damage'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - Oct 04, 2011 1:00:43 pm PDT #155 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
zuisa - Oct 04, 2011 1:01:03 pm PDT #156 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
Hi everyone!!!!
My new ship is so much bigger than the last one, it's been really overwhelming. And I may have lost my mind for a hot second and yelled back at a passenger (who totally deserved it, but still) and then got told by the HR Mananger that I should reconsider both my career and my personality (she's not a fan of me), but things are getting better steadily. I'm parked in a Starbucks in San Fransisco today trying (largely unsuccessfully) to download some episodes of Doctor Who and Fringe. We're off to Hawaii next week!!
I hope everyone is doing fabulously!
JenP - Oct 04, 2011 1:01:05 pm PDT #157 of 30001
Good god, brenda, that is a whole lot to deal with, I can't imagine not being stressed out by it.
Hil R. - Oct 04, 2011 1:01:18 pm PDT #158 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Oof, Brenda. I hope that things work out and get easier for you.
Jesse - Oct 04, 2011 1:03:11 pm PDT #159 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ugh, Brenda. That is a lot! Can you find someone to talk to? Not that it will really help all of the Actual Suck, but it might help in the dealing.
You can't go wrong with a black T-shirt, or turtleneck. Or jeans.
I vote no on the turtleneck for myself, but otherwise, yes. I was buying a black and brown skirt with my mother the other day (at Goodwill!) and she said it was a tricky color or something. I was like, ???? Black sweater, black tights, black shoes, done!
juliana - Oct 04, 2011 1:04:43 pm PDT #160 of 30001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
zuisa! I ran past your ship today! She's biiiiiiiiiiiiiiig.
Brenda, hon, I'm so sorry you've got so much crap to deal with.
brenda m - Oct 04, 2011 1:05:44 pm PDT #161 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I'm sure by the time I log back in buffistas will have good answers for you!
If only!
Really, there's not a lot that's fixable, I just have to muddle through, and not do myself any more damage.
Can you compartmentalize the work stuff and just take it moment by moment until y can get through it all? Not a great coping strategy, but one that might allow y to just get through.
Or, what Kat said.
But it helps to put it out there.
What I really need right now is my mom.
(Her birthday was last week. So, yeah, not helping.)
Kate P. - Oct 04, 2011 1:06:02 pm PDT #162 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Yikes, brenda, that is a giant pile of stress. I wish I had some helpful advice to give, but the only practical suggestion I can think of is to give Darby a hug, or if she's not into hugs, take her for a long walk and see if you can clear your mind a bit. Can you put off a couple of things (like working on the refi, or maybe talking to your brother) until after the presentation tomorrow morning?
zuisa - Oct 04, 2011 1:08:26 pm PDT #163 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
zuisa! I ran past your ship today! She's biiiiiiiiiiiiiiig.
IT IS!!
I love your city though! This is the second time I've been able to get off the ship in San Francisco and I love it!!!
Cass - Oct 04, 2011 1:08:53 pm PDT #164 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Oh, brenda, too much!