The Couch 150: Ceci n'est pas un couch

No, we can say "I apologize" I wonder if that feels different. I'll try it after lunch. I just naturally use the word "sorry" for some reason and never thought about changing!

Mostly we're apologizing for the caller being inconvenienced, not because we did anything wrong.

I would change it to apologize instead of I'm sorry - I think you'll feel a difference.

Couchies I need advice. I have been in this weird mania for the past two days. I'm exhausted but I cannot stop going/doing even though all I want is to just close my eyes. Being manic is not normal for me. I don't want to text duchess about it, as I'm not sure she'll even help.

Do any of you have coping skills to stop going and going and going and going and going

I agree. Artie, im so glad thats allowed! Im one that used to say im sorry to furniture for my bumping into it.

I still do that... On occasion, just less than before.

Texted Duchess, doubt she'll reply. So I'm typing out what's going on in my head. It's a mess. **** my sister just reminded me I'm watching her dog tonight I do not want to. I already feel like so much is closing in in me and I can't get out of it.

I have zero patience for people in my life today. I want to hide.

*offers blanket to hide under*

Ella - I hope duchess can help. Sounds awful

I have a few that work with mixed success-- although sometimes I let it go because that kind of productivity is rare and important for me-- but as much as possible these are my rules, from L:

1. Have a planned waking up and sleeping time, and before sleeping, for about forty minutes, nothing work related, no phone or computer, dim lights, no alcohol, some tea or water with lime
2. Have planned mealtimes and sit down to eat
3. Commit to only doing one thing at a time-- ie, no working while in bed, no reading while eating, etc. and try to alternate between peaceful activities and energetic activities

The most important thing is to make sure you are sleeping. If you are sleeping enough, healthy eating/working/exercizing can follow. If not, I head into psychotic break territory. When I actually follow these rules, I come back to normal gradually and the mania does not feel too out of control.

I had to let the Didion book go. Was having to take lorazepam when I read it for too long. But I tried. My policy used to be to always finish a book, no matter what. Now I think, why try to force my way through something? Life is miserable enough without that.

I picked up a different one, Play It As It Lays.

Maybe you need Slouching Toward Kalamazoo...

I've been slouching toward lots of things lately

Not related- In my current place to stay I am parked on couch in the living room, which is surrounded on three sides by bedrooms, each with a couple except for the third which has only one person. In the morning from approx. seven to nine, the only sound in the house is a surround-sound chorus of farting. It's surreal but mostly gross.

Thats interesting. Ive been trying to eat lower carb recently, and uh i noticed kinda the same thing. Which was a change from the usual late night.

I really thought it was going to be bow-chicka-wow-wow. I'd rather hear gastric explosions. Sorry you have to live with it!

The posting for 'my' promotion was put up today. I'm possessive of that job although my gut feeling is I'm not going to get it. I'm trying to come up with approximately 75 ways to toot my own horn. I'm not a horn-tooter, couch!

DNA, I'm glad to hear that you're feeling better. You were missed.

Hope you get the job, stressed!

Hugs to all who want or need.

Working with 6th graders for 2 days has made me question if I really want children.

Any east coast couch friends live near Boston Ma?? You can pm me if you don't want to share your location on the couch.

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Ohhh.. there's an event I am looking to go to in October.. I may pick your brain about places to stay!

hey couch. well i found out today why i didn't get the new job i interviewed for awhile back. my sup got some feedback for me. apparently it was solely because i suck at interviewing. they said they liked that i am trained and skilled in high touch clients and even our super-high-touchest of clients, and that they very much need someone with those skills, they like my enthusiasm for our new system, and my near-perfect attendance, they said i have a great attitude combined with great metrics, but that because i was nervous in the interview i was not chosen.

Yes I am a tad bitter. I have everything they want and need but I don't interview well so therefore I suck? I suppose I don't want to work for a supervisor like that anyway.

I told my h that I was honest in my answers - it was a behavioral interview and maybe a couple of my responses did not perfectly match the question but i could not think of a particular situation that had come up that DID so I answered the best i could honestly. My bitter side hopes they chose someone who lied their *** off in the interview and made up 'perfect' situations out of whole cloth and that they fail spectacularly in the job as a result.

But I won't admit to that at work.

Oh well. Maybe I'm just meant to keep my butt right where it's at making my just-under $17 an hour plus bonuses. That's not a bad hourly wage in my part of the country. And it's unheard of for call center work here - although we do considerably more than 'typical' call centers, but still, it's a call center. I really think I would be good at the research thing though.

It's their loss, right?

It is their loss, art - but it doesn't sound like the problem was your answers, but that you came across as nervous. That can be fixed - I have had that problem in the past.

yeah, i'm just being bitter. ignore me. my sup's going to work with me on it.

maybe t's right. maybe i do secretly crave drama. lord help me.

If your budget is under $160/night, definitely airbnb it!

I have never seen a room for under $160 within city limits.

((Art))

Anyway I am glad that you impressed