Just for kicks, I looked online for the kind of stress test where they look at the major events in my life over the past year. Do you know the kind I mean?
I am so far off the charts, it's not even funny. And it's not the past year so much as just this Summer. Child's illness and hospitalization, move across town, marriage, change in job/ income, child going off to school for the first time. You know, stuff like I experience in spades.
Mostly, I feel validated.
The inner workings of my head feel like a pressure cooker. I'm kind of out of touch with my sense of humor as I go about my day. And I keep forgetting things that are important. Plus, I've been grinding my teeth and breaking out like a teenager.
You wouldn't think that anticipation of good stuff would be so stressful, would you? The whole marriage and move thing is very exciting, but it does represent a significant alteration to normalcy.
I think that the key to my sanity thru this time is likely to be found in good sleep, vigorous excercise, and large chunks of quiet time.
In other news, though, all of you faithful readers keep emailing me dresses to buy. That is very helpful! Maybe I should just post the rest of my to-do list, and see what you people can get done.
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