Busy, Busy, Busy

Gosh it feels good to get things done. I've had lots piling up and it sort of stresses me when that happens. Today I was up early before work and just got busy and started crossing things off my list. It's good to get things done WOW! What a relief. The list isn't done but some of the things I've been putting off for one reason or another are now crossed off! I even finished the My Life and Scrap Newsletter. I think I do my best creative work under pressure, so the newsletter is usually not done until late Wednesday night, just in time to be mailed out on Thursday morning, but today I just had the go-juice to get it done. And it feels kind of good. Now what will I do with my Wednesday evening?

35

I couldn't let the day go by without recognizing that today is a special day. This would have been my parents' 35th wedding anniversary. They were the perfect pair and every day I strive to be just like them- Happy and in love.

Happy Birthday

Today it's my mom's birthday and I can't express how happy I am that I get to spend part of it with her. There were several years that we lived on opposite sides of the country and a phone call had to suffice. Granted, hearing her voice and wishing her a happy birthday over the phone was far better than nothing at all, but being 5 minutes away is MUCH better.

Mom, I hope you have a very happy birthday and I'm really looking forward to a wonderful dinner and spending some time with you today. I'm so fortunate to have you close and I hope you know that I enjoy our time together, whether we're out on a new adventure or at home on the phone. I love you mom!

WHO am I?

Lately, I'm not sure. I don't even recognize me after the past 2 days.

Lastnight I went to pick up my computer from the wonderful folks at BestBuy. Come to find out, they've installed a new hard drive but no operating system. SERIOUSLY??? So that means I have a nice shiny computer that (still) doesn't work. Shockingly, I didn't bother yelling and screaming at the Geek on duty and I didn't ask for a supervisor. I took many deep breaths, looked away and tried to refocus that energy that was building up inside me. I took my poor pathetic computer and left.

This morning I called my friendly Gateway customer service center to speak with them about getting a set of recovery disks that the Geek at BestBuy said I should be able to get for free since I've only had my computer for 10 months. I was quickly told that I would NOT get those disks free of charge, in fact I'd have to pay for them AND the shipping charges. So rather than yelling and screaming and asking for a supervisor I said I would buy the disks (my super sweet hubby was standing above me reminding me that "it's not worth having a heart attack over"). Just as I was about to give them my information Hubby asked for the phone. To my surprise, he spent 20 minutes on the phone giving them hell... in the end I gave them my credit card number and agreed to their charge of $27 (including shipping- but delivered right to my door step in 7-10 days!) what a deal! NOT!!! I'm not happy... but such is life.

So there ya have it, that's the update on the last couple days for me. I feel like I'm walking an emotional tight rope over this, how have I let something like this get to me so much?