I see everyone's missed me.....;-)

Yeah, so I started a new job this week, and I go to work at 8 a.m. and get home at 9 p.m. and am not allowed to email or use the internet for non-work purposes even if I had time, which I don't, and I'm so stressed out and overloaded that I LEFT MY CAR ***RUNNING*** for 2 hours outside city hall, where I was covering a meeting. Got to the end of it and couldn't figure out why I couldn't find my keys. That would be because THEY WERE IN THE IGNITION.

ARGH.

It's OK, nobody else has checked on me either *throwing pity party for self.* At least I see my T tomorrow. He gets paid to listen to me whine about my anxiety!

Candy

I did that too! I left my car running in the grocery store parking lot!

Once you get into the swing of things your job will get to be more manageable. We know you can do it!

Hi Candy,

I was just about to PM you to see where you are and I spotted your post.

I guess it's all happening at the moment. I think you are an inspiration to us all!

Good luck, Myzen

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WOW, those are long hours! is that 5 days per week??? i would've done more than just left my car running with those hours

i'm glad you're managing. do you like it?

kd

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Kim

Kimmy, my hours are whatever I want to make them, as long as they equal 40 before I go home Thursday (week runs Friday to Thursday). I've had a bunch of dr. appts. this week that I set months ago, before I knew I was changing jobs, but I've still managed to put in significant days because I've had 3 meetings to cover in my first 3 days. I have something like 6 stories to write by Tuesday night, and I have no fricking idea how THAT'S going to happen.

My therapist said he took one look at me when I walked in today and knew we were going to be discussing job stress! I'm just overwhelmed. I got in at 9 and just got home about half an hour ago (8:30-ish).

All this and school's started too.

It's times like these that I really regret being on Klonopin -- 'cause LORDY do I need a beer!



Anyway, if anybody asks, that's where I am ....... sigh.

Candy

Hey Candy, good luck with all of the stresses. It will get better. Deep breaths okay? Was wondering how you were doing?

I'm sorry you had a bad day, Candy. At least it's over now, huh?

I missed you.

Oh candy I did this same car trick this week. I went to warm the car, and locked the door. Well I could not find my spare set of keys (have 2 sets of spares). Bad part of all this was later I found them (after road service came) in the exact spot I had looked!

Colors

Heeeeey, it gets better.

I actually got home at a decent hour today, because I wanted to beat the foot of snow we're supposed to be getting. The weather report said "southeastern communities" were going to be hardest hit. YAY! That's me! I love snow! (NOT NOT NOT). They're saying an inch an hour, which I can believe if I look out the window.

Anyway. Came home. Took a long bath. Checked the TV schedule. Decided to make something to eat. I have some of those Lipton "pasta sides," and I was going to make the Alfredo one.

Decided to go through the mail. I am messing with some legal stuff, and the papers all arrived today, so I lay down to read them (prone being my favorite position in which to read). I have a candle (lilac, very pleasant) going in the bathroom (leftover from the bath).

So I'm reading these papers, and pretty soon I start to smell something. "Hmmm," I think to myself. "It smells like burned grilled cheese. I wonder why."

About 10 minutes later, I think to myself, "Hmmm. It REALLY smells like burned grilled cheese. Why would it smell like burned grilled cheese in my bedroom?"

And then I had that magic moment, when I realized that I had water and milk on to boil for the noodles.

Whoops.

So, it stinks, and I completely burned out, to the point of no return, a pot, of which I only have two, and I'm still hungry, and that was like the only food I have in the house, seriously. I've been going without lunch this week and eating dinner out (for as cheaply as possible) because I haven't had time to get to the store.

Geeeeezo Pete. First I leave my car running for 3 hours, then I do this. Anybody want to lay bets on just how much more braindead I can get?

Candy