~ needing therapy ~

The past week of my life has not been all that great. At work, I have been super stressed about a big deal that's happening this week. Yesterday, I worked from 8:00 in the a.m. until 8:00 in the p.m. Today, I am all about the butterflies in my stomach over this big deal. The main reason for the majority of my anxiety is the part about having to rely on other people to complete their assignments and return them to me in a timely manner. In my personal life, ... the past week I was overcommitted in every way, I felt that I had not the right kind of personal time for myself, I did not hold my alcohol well, and in general felt badly about a lot of things. Hopefully this is going to change starting last night at 8:01 p.m.

I have multiple invitations for formal dinners this Saturday (one is the annual work-related Christmas dinner, and the other is a formal dinner for my Masters program). I feel obliged to attend both, but I'm hoping to go snowboarding instead. Yesterday in the mail, I received the newsletter for the Boise School District and it listed all of the upcoming holiday concerts and right now, nothing sounds like a better way to spend the evening than on a folding chair enjoying some punch and holiday music as performed by second graders.

Also, my eye doctor has suggested that I receive a glandular plug for my eyes. Before that, I'm going to try a new brand of contacts, eye drops, and contact fluid. But what is super exciting about my eye situation is that the ointment that I put into my eyes every night...the doctor recommended a different ointment that is $2 a tube instead of $9 a tube, which is awesome considering that I go through two tubes a month.

Over the weekend, I finished my very first sewing project. It turned out awesome and I am proud of my handiwork. I have decided, however, to try to make it again. As it stands, I am tired of ripping out the seams on this item and I just want to have a fresh start. Now that I've done it once, I feel that I could make it so much better. Yet, while it does have a lot of not-visible flaws, it is definitely something that I will be wearing in public (actually, I wore it out dancing this weekend and got some good compliments by fashionistas). Also, I have a good amount of work done on the felted bag that I've been working on. I got to the part where I was able to felt the body of the bag...and it did not turned out as expected. As you may remember, I was planning on making a felted messenger-style bag for my laptop. But it felted much more than I anticipated (despite having made a swatch and doing calculations) so now it will be more like a large tote and I will make a knitted sleeve for my laptop which I can then carry around in the felted tote. I located some perfect fabric which I will use to make a lining. Right now, I am working on the handles and it should be done this weekend, which is very exciting.

Anyhoo, last night while I was leaving work, I had the opportunity to listen to the political commentary on public radio about the status of the Quebec nation and I felt as though I was back in my class on Issues in Canadian Politics discussing sovereignty rights and the democratic ideal. Ahh...intellectual stimulation.

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