Throw me a line?

I've been feeling overloaded recently.

I'm hoping that if I can catch up on some sleep that I'll feel more able to tackle things without feeling like I'm drowning.

I'll keep my fingers crossed.

How many hands do I need?

Sometimes I think my life resembles a sitcom.

Today for instance...

There was a perfect moment this morning that would have made for an ideal photo-op.  I was sitting at my desk (in my pajamas), working on a student's evaluation, then I got a phone call...had to put myself on mute while I turned in my chair to attend to SC who was fussing in his bouncy chair, then got an IM at that exact same moment from my supervisor asking me if I could fill in for him today since he is sick.

Moments like that make me laugh (ironic laughter, but laughter is laughter...).

Here's to starting the month with a bang!

Only a Fool

It's days like these that I am glad I work from home...alone...away from society...and its pranks.

I always forget that some people actually get into April Fool's Day.  People post their fake engagements, fake articles, and various shenanigans on this day, and I think what amazes me most is the number of people who fall for it. Every. Year.

Really?  Even if these engagements and other things are real, it's in your best interest to not believe it until the 1st of April has come and gone.  And if you DO actually get engaged on April 1st...you probably shouldn't announce it til the 2nd anyway, you'll just get people accusing you of lying all day long.

I will say that I am glad my hermit tendencies allow me to avoid having April Fool's pranks played on me.

Human Band-Aid

I feel better.

A lot better.

I got to spend some time with Bruce tonight, and I still felt...weird (angry, frustrated, irritated..whatever it is that I have been feeling ALL day) when I met up with him.  And I still felt weird as we went to a movie, and still felt weird after we left the movie.

However, the longer I just spent with him, my head on his shoulder, the better I felt.  To the point that when I left him, I felt normal again.

I love that man!

Sit in the corner...

I am super angsty today.

And I'm not sure why.

It's not often that I get this way, but when I do, it is not a ton of fun.  I didn't wake up in a particularly bad mood, but I can feel a knot of frustration in my chest and it's uncomfortable and confusing.

Unfortunately, I got annoyed during a conversation with Bruce this morning and let some of my frustration out on him, which really wasn't fair.  I need to figure out what is actually bothering me, because lashing out at stupid things is not helpful at all.

I think I need a time out.

Love Languages

Have you heard of The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman?

I took the quiz a number of years back, but decided to take it again and see if I got a different result..after all, people change over time, my circumstances are different, and I was basically just curious.  Turns out, I got the same results.

Here are my scores:

3  Words of Affirmation
7  Quality Time
0  Receiving Gifts
11  Acts of Service
9  Physical Touch

This is what it says about people whose Love Language is "Acts of Service"...

Acts of Service

Can helping with homework really be an expression of love? Absolutely! Anything you do to ease the burden of responsibilities weighing on an “Acts of Service” person will speak volumes. The words he or she most wants to hear: “Let me do that for you.” Laziness, broken commitments, and making more work for them tell speakers of this language their feelings don’t matter. When others serve you out of love (and not obligation), you feel truly valued and loved.

I would also like to point out that "Receiving Gifts" is a 0. Zero. Zilch. Nada.  Which solidifies my stance on and justifies my feelings of awkwardness and uncertainty when I have people give me gifts.  It truly makes me uncomfortable.  And now I have validation for that!

Boxes & Bowling

Blogging Fail.

Yeah, I haven't posted in 2 days...and in past years (even last year, let's be honest...) that is not a big surprise, but I have been really good about posting every day since December...and it's to the point where Bruce will say, "You didn't post today...?"  if I forget to.

The reason I didn't blog (aside from being tired and...lazy), is that Bruce and I went to Logan for the weekend.

After work on Friday, Bruce and I stopped for dinner at MacKenzie River Pizza (really tasty....just FYI) before heading on our merry way to Logan.  We planned this trip the day we told the world we were engaged, back in February, the main purpose was so Bruce could meet some of my family because at that point, he had only briefly met my parents.  So this trip would introduce him to 2 of my siblings and my grandparents as well.

It turned out that not only would he meet my brothers and grandparents, but the majority of my aunts and uncles from my mother's side of the family as well, since they were up for the purpose of transitioning my grandparents into an assisted living facility...which we ended up helping with on Saturday as well.

After all the fun of moving (I felt bad that Bruce had to do a ton of heavy lifting...on his Spring Break...as he's getting to know my family), we got together with my brothers and went bowling.  My brother's kids were with us too, and watching them bowl was hilarious!  They had a blast, and they warmed up to Bruce pretty quickly, which was fun.

And now we're back home...and as I sit here, I am sadly aware of the fact that there is about 3 inches of snow on the ground...and on my car...so much for Spring!  Ah well, I have heard that this is fairly typical of the area...but I still find it gross.