but if I'm going to put my "money where my mouth is" I'm going to post about personal trial.

This has NOT been a good week. Beginning with last weekend and the ensuing problems here at PC... of which I was somewhat "involved" got it off to a miserable start.

Wednesday a matter was cleared for the time being..and I thought things would be ok... in all of my life??? Now why did I assume that???

I double checked my nail appointment for Thursday, and also my hair appt for today...that was on Wednesday. Ok. (Someone has been removing my appts from their computer. grrr)

I went to mail a package... and pick up my mail at post office. They had put a pin in my lock, saying I hadn't paid my rent. GRRR I felt I had, but put attention to mailing the package. It was a type of surprise package. The clerk said I had to put my return address on it. GRRr I scrawled it out, but then he wanted my name on it too... OH NO! Privacy is huge for me and my PTSD (which is why I use a POB)

I couldn't handle it, took the box and got back into line. (I had taken a replacement box so I always have one at home.) Well, I decided to do it differently, and put the items into the new box, and with tears rolling down my cheeks, I addressed it properly etc, and waited in line. (I didn't have to go back into line, I didn't have to wait in line again, but I did both.)

When I got back up to the other clerk, he told me the price to mail the box, but then he saw I had it in a flat rate box this time, so it would be DOUBLE the cost. grrr I couldn't handle another upset, and needed to get this deed done! So I paid the double and mailed it.

When I arrived home I saw that I had mailed my POB check April 25th... so obviously it was lost somewhere in the system. (I just went out to get mail today..and pin still in lock grrr)

I had my nails done Thursday night. Instead of a meeting I had to attend, they had decided to make it a conference call. I thought I had planned the nail appt for before the call... turns out they changed the time of the call and it was at the same time as my nail appt. I had made the nail appt special because of a big fund raising dinner/ awards banquet tonight(Saturday.) So I did both at the same time (cell phone, ear mike.) I heard the entire conference call, but they never heard me come in, though my call was answered. They forgot to list me when they called the "roll" and to top it all off, they cancelled the picnic I was coordinating... because it fell "on" my birthday. I had fun things in mind..etc... I was too sad to try and make them hear me.

Yesterday I had the car cleaned, inside and out. It's been really dirty, and I have a sweet ride. No way would I show up at valet parking with it looking like a pig. I drove to the hand wash place... they told me come back in 45 min and it'd be fine. I went back... they'd taken 2 other cars in front of me It was something the car needed done, and I wanted done, so I sat and waited. I chatted with another person. They came and got my keys to move the car into the end bay (outside in fresh air, we are.) The lady and I continued to chat. Then, after about 10 minutes, we realized... hey where's my (your) car??? So we stood up and saw that the guy was sitting in it, engine running, a/c on...and he was talking on his cell phone!

Now, I put the car in neutral at traffic lights to save gas, and this guy does this??? How rude!! SO I hobbled down to make him stop... he didn't even put the window down, he didn't look me in the eyes, he didn't even get off the phone!!! I had to use my other key / control to unlock the passenger side to make my point!!! (Later when I got the car back, I found he had also changed the radio setting!) It took him 1 1/2 hours to do my car, and the other guy had to clean up some stuff he missed. No tip, btw.

Ok..at least it was all done.

Today, Saturday, I went to the salon early... but still couldn't find a parking spot. I drove around for 45 minutes...nothing! So I drove around more and counted the handicapped parking places. I had previously complained to the mall management but had never actually counted the H spots...I knew they should have 134 handicapped spots for the number of total spaces they had... THEY ONLY HAVE 71 handicapp spots!!! I parked where NO one else was, on a curb (not painted) in a drive area. Left a note with ADA legal issue described above.. and went in to get my hair cut and styled (in a new cut.)

I stopped by the admin office to complain to the store manager, because the mall management has done nothing in months. Valet isn't free to handicapped, and 18 of the only 71 spots are at the valet area!

Then I went to get my hair done. Someone had dropped me off the computer. You know how ppl act when they are guilty and trying to hide it? Well, there she was, the one I and my cosmetician suspect of removing my appts... but this was traumatic for me! The lady to do my hair didn't know anything about it. They tried to say they put me in on a different day, then with a different person... my error.. but no, I had the appointment card showing it. I was nearly livid inside by trying to be calm... still the tears came.. couldn't stop them (thanks PTSD) and I was so frustrated. I told them this will be taken care of in the future... (it's saturday there's no one to do my hair.) I stopped back by the managers office and left a note for salon manager.. that they will be billed by me for the expensive dinner I was unable to attend because of this.
Not the end result I want. ( the culprit also gave me wrong name of the manager! go figure she didn't want me complaining.)

So here I am... I had had to call the hotel/banquet host earlier in the week to order a special meal..and now I can't even go? I feel horrible. I so wanted to go to this... each year I do. I missed the other dinner earlier this year due to pneumonia. And this time all because I look like garbage. I didn't plan anything else for my hair... and couldn't have had it done sooner since it droops so easily. I feel foolish because I'm so distraught by this and can't seem to figure it out, to go.

I don't know if you'd believe me if I said there was more stuff that happened this week... but these are the main points of it. Here I am, posting on PC trying to distract myself... I had hoped by now I would have rebounded and figured out something with my hair, makeup and dressing... and go, even if late. IDK what I am able to do...beyond this right now.