Laura,

What's the real downside to calling in tomorrow and telling them that you can't get to work because of the weather? From five thousand miles away it seems like thousands of people in your area will be doing that on Monday. Is that something you could get away with or not? Could you use the extra time to calm yourself down? Do you have any kind of home routine that you use to calm down? I suggested meditation but perhaps you have found other things that work for you.

Your boss isn't some superbeing. She's just a person like you. You don't HAVE to let her mess with your head just because she's in an authority position! Easy, easy, easy! Have you found out whether HER job is on the line? With all the news of redundancies and cuts and whatever over there in the UK, maybe her nastiness is fueled by her own insecurity. Do you think SHE's on HER way out? If that's a concern of hers, there are an awful lot of things you could say to her, supportive things, that might change her view of you. Of course, I have no real idea of your position, so I'm not trying to dictate to you, just make wild suggestions that may or may not be appropriate.

But after all is said and done, or, I should say, all is suffered and done, I do, strongly, wish you the happiest possible Christmas, and a PREPOSTEROUSLY prosperous New Year, to you and all of yours! YOU WILL SURVIVE AND PROSPER! Take care!