Maybe that's why I like Marie Kondo's book so much. She treats everything as if it has a spirit, which comes rather naturally to me.

Same here.

I do things during commercials. Dishes, tidy up, etc.

I very rarely watch anything live anymore, so I don't really do the tidying during commercials, but I need to do something.

I'm a little disappointed that there is still snow here; I was hoping for a snow free vacation.

Today seems to have turned out well. Shocking!

I watch most stuff on Hulu, which has commercials.

So this morning I was feeling oddly light and buoyant for me, and I thought… my god. Am I happy? Have I turned a corner with SAD and my normal depression? Did I really release some trauma in pigeon pose last night? And then two hours later I t was like Hiro switched out my Tadashi chip and I was like BAYMAX KILL. I couldn't think, I couldn't focus on one of the simplest and one of my favorite work tasks (denailing lumber), I literally had to bite down on my tongue to keep from snapping at a coworker with whom I normally jive with super well… who knows where this is going? Yep. PMS. That mild euphoria thing was super weird though, not something I usually get.

Ginger, thanks for the tips. I've been on iron supplements for six months, towards the end in amounts that risk iron poisoning for someone who is not anemic. No I don't know what kind I have. Still fighting to get my test results. Also don't know what is wrong with my kidneys. The creatin tests my primary did were great. But apparently there is a direct test of kidney function that shows it is not functioning within normal range. I think I have to get a new hematologist. Whatever his medical skills, his communication skills are zero.

Also, I will try to get a nephrologist

Sigh. The bloom is already off the rose with my new job. My new boss? Tool of the highest order. Allow me to present the evidence:

1. I was put onto a project last Thursday (brand new product, going live in less than 2 weeks). Met with the current owner Thursday. She sent out an email Friday handing everything off. I got an email from my boss Monday AM saying, "I'm glad this is moving forward, but I thought I asked you to do this. Did something change?" WTF, dude? I can't magically have the knowledge in one day!

2. Yesterday we had an all-hands mtg on-site. After the mtg, I was chatting with a few co-workers when ToolBoss approached. He says, "I'd like for all of you, well maybe not you [gesturing my way], to meet [the VP that just spoke]." WTF, dude?

3. In a prezzo a couple of days ago, he had a slide that showed how the various team members work together. Problem 1: It was a total caste system. Showed bottom rung icon wearing a t-shirt, middle rung wearing a sweater, top wearing a...tie! Can you spot Problem 2?

This guy just turned 31, this is his first real job (been at company for 5 years after working retail in the Apple store). None of this would be relevent if he were actually good at his job, but it all adds up to a very shitty boss situation. A.R.G.H.

Ugh, Glam. That is no good at all.

First day of vacation, I woke up at 6 AM with one of my terrible stomach aches. Do I know how to party or what?

Oh Glam, that does suck. that is the kind of person that I would end up treating like a best bud. Like keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

sj, that sucks. PG aches and pains were tough.