So did your day turn out to be snappy? Mine was just flat out crazy – so at least it flew by!

Yeah, it was the guy who made the comment about the MBA. I think that I just screwed something up and didn’t actually invite people. God knows what I did instead, because I am positive I clicked on about a half dozen but there’s no record of an invite. I also would kind of like to get rid of my LinkedIn account because I do not like their practice of spamming your contacts without explicit permission, but I do find it handy when I want to remember who installed the whatsit wherever.

I don’t know why some people go on and on like that either. Maybe they are bores or on the spectrum or NPD or on steroids or hard of hearing. A friend of mine who I have had to walk away from in mid-sentence at times told me that it was anxiety that made her do it. Group conversations are tricky. I have been told that I interrupt, but usually by people who I think go on and on and on. I have also been called blunt, but no one is blunt enough to tell me what I am supposed to say differently. Have you ever looked at Toastmasters? I think the one in my area has a session where you can practice speaking in a group – it’s been on my list of things to try for years.

I hope I am getting back to a place where I feel less overwhelmed. It’s so annoying, it’s like a permanent state of being. I will be done with one huge source of stress by the end of the week. I have no idea when I am going to get back to the other project. Ugh, no, I am starting to get overwhelmed again just thinking about all the crap I have to do. Kind of interesting, though – many of the groups I volunteer with ask you to record your hours. I was three months behind reporting my hours for one umbrella organization and just put it all in yesterday. I really did cut back on the volunteering dramatically in May and June!