I am so glad this week is over

[qos]

I am tired. I am hungry. I am stressed. My house is a mess. I feel like I've been so distant from my offline friends for the past few months that I have no one to call for a verbal hug and reassurance. I haven't done any kind of spiritual practice for the past two weeks or more. There was a big move at the office today and thanks in large part to a belated decision on Miss Vicki's part I ended up having to handle a weird issue with which printer and fax went where. (She was off at a team-building event playing whirlyball.) It should not have been a big deal, but I was brain dead with low blood sugar and was not capable of thinking all that clearly. I also knew that I had to do it the way Miss V wanted it or I would catch hell for it Tuesday when she's back in the office. Finally, on the drive home, I realized that the printer locations may still be messed up, but this is not a big deal in the grand scheme of things (even if Miss V decides it is). But I like to be right, especially when other people and their work are involved. I don't want to mess someone up. There's a fine line between being careful and detail-oriented on the one hand and obsessively perfectionist on the other. I just got home from work (left an hour early -- and most people had already gone) and am about to grab a good, light book and my notebook and go to the IHOP three blocks away for french toast and bacon and some chilling out. I need some comfort food right now. (All I've had all day was a bagel with cream cheese and a couple of doughnut holes. Gack!) Fortunately, The Child is with my parents until around 8pm.

I watched the first bit of Moulin Rouge last night -- through the Elephant Love Medley. I spent part of the time mourning the loss of impact on the small screen, but most of it delighted all over again by what a wonderful movie it is.

Ok. . . on the good side. My daughter and father and I had a great time at the basketball game. My realization about accepting life change is making a positive difference in my mothering. My boss really likes me and thinks I do a great job, and she doesn't much care for Miss V either. Miss V's boss (a woman not easily impressed) keeps telling me how pleased she is by my work on the newsletter. I am reading a really good book right now (The Active Life by Parker Palmer) which is giving me a lot to think about, and about which I will post more later. I really am loved by a lot of wonderful people, even if I feel lonely right now. My house is a mess, but I have a house. My job has been stressful all week, but I have a job, and it's basically a good job.

That's enough for now. Over and out. I'm off to snarf french toast.

Comments

[stucco33.livejournal.com]

Sounds like we've had similar weeks. I had a breakdown and breakthrough and now I feel much happier. Check out my recent journal... Take it easy, girl. :)

G'day!

[qos.livejournal.com]

It's always so lovely to hear from you!

Your entry has not yet shown up on my Friends page -- but when I went directly to your LJ it shows a date of Sept. 4, which is still "tomorrow" for me, so maybe my LJ's clock isn't registering it yet.

Glad to hear that your own rough patch is now behind you. I'm feeling better now that I've eaten and gotten 38 pages into a very enjoyable book.

[toesontheground.livejournal.com]

Oh - "duh-oh!" Here's a my daughter reference, just when I've gone and asked you about it (in a later post) :,)