![]() All work and no play All I can focus on is that stupid observation I have to go through tomorrow. I’m making myself sick over it, which is really stupid considering how much I hate the whole thing. The kid I’m tutoring is also freaked by it. The two of us are a pair. I tried to go through it all slowly and step by step with her this afternoon, so I think I eased her nerves a bit. She’s also concerned that I’ll look bad if she screws up. How cute is that? I just want it to be over!
![]() I’m feeling really restless and down in the dumps again. I haven’t heard from Michael in days, and this does get to me way more than it should. Especially because there is not a damn thing I can do about it. The Pink of Perfection returned to work today after a two week absence (she had surgery on her hand) and so now I won’t have that easy access to the laptop and the internet, so I won’t be able to check my home e-mail to see if he’s written. I’d really been enjoying that luxury. Work is overwhelming, and is getting to me. I can’t find anything to read, or music to listen to that can distract me. I have no urge to do any stamping. And I can’t sleep, even though I’m exhausted.
![]() Obviously the St. John’s Wort, vitamins and Ginseng have done zippo to help me out of this funk. And I take so many vitamins etc that I rattle when I walk. I guess there is no solution to this dilemma and I’ve just got to forge ahead no matter how I’m feeling.
![]() And thus ends a really pathetic entry. ![]() Listening to: Boyzone – No Matter What Reading: New York: Apple of My Eye Helene Hanff Weather:50, partly sunny Trivia: How did Manhattan get its name? It's a derivative of the Indian word Manahachtaniek, which means "the island where we all got drunk," apparently referring to a spirited encounter between the native Americans and some newly arrived Dutchmen. Cool word: linchpin [n. LINCH-pin] The linchpin is an important component holding something together. It refers to someone or something that is essential in a larger whole. Example: "The pitcher is the linchpin of the baseball team." Linchpin is named after the locking pin inserted through the end of an axle or shaft. In Middle English the lynspin held the wheel on the carriage. The word is derived from the Old English lynis (axle) and pin. It was Modern English speakers who started saying the word as linchpin and began using it figuratively. Near synonyms include anchor, mainstay and backbone.
-Aries- Be sure to take the opportunity to forge some crucial agreements that can create a certain degree of security and peace of mind for you right now. Take the time to carefully examine your most important relationships to determine if there might be any cracks in the foundations. You may be surprised at what you find. You might very well realize that it could be time to end some of these relationships and to strengthen others. |