The Den of Iniquity

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I had a lovely weekend with the husband.  We spent a lot of quality time together and had a nice, relaxing weekend.

Then Monday hit, and all hell broke loose.

I walked into work in a very good mood on Monday morning, thanks to the weekend.  I figured that since we were probably going to be slow, I’d ask the boss if I could take a half-day, as hubby and I wanted to go out to dinner.  I had a raging headache, but I took some Excedrin as soon as I sat down at my desk.

By 11 o’clock, I was ready to throttle the boss and the next poor sod that walked through our door.  Between 9 and 10:30, I got absolutely NOTHING done, thanks to the ringing phone and a boss who couldn’t figure out which end was up.  Our POS systems kept going down. The computers were acting up.  Jobs were coming in left and right at the speed of light.  I had everything under control…until the boss decided he wanted to stick his nose into things.

*boom* went my head, and I had to go outside for a smoke break before I broke something.  I went back into the office, gulped down some more Excedrins and cried, “UNCLE!”

I finally gave up a little after 3 o’clock and kicked the boss’s ass out of the office for the rest of the day.  By the time I got home, my head was throbbing yet again and my whole body was killing me.

Hubby, the wonderful man that he is, managed to soothe the raging tiger and got me to calm down, and we spent a quiet evening at home.

Today?  A repeat of yesterday, with a few other horrendous things thrown into the mix.  To cap everything off, I hurt.  Badly.  I feel like my stomach’s being ripped open with a dull ice pick.

Yay.  Tomorrow’s going to be so much fun…if I manage to crawl out of bed in the morning, that is!

Good heavens, time is just blowing by lately.  My weekend with my parents went by in the blink of an eye…granted, it didn’t help that Mom and I spent most of it shopping and driving all over God’s green earth!  We had a blast, though.  Unfortunately, I’ve come to the realization that I’m a lot more depressed than I let on, as I spent way too much money over the course of the weekend.  Spending HALF of my paycheck on bits and bobs isn’t good…and since I shop when I’m depressed…

Whoo doggie.  I spent $170 at Kmart alone.  IN KMART, PEOPLE.  How do you spend that much money in Kmart, for chrissakes?!

Just like I did, I suppose.  Heh.

I also blew a huge wad of cash at Bath & Body Works (so much for my self-imposed no buy!) and A.C. Moore.  At least some of the stuff I bought at A.C. Moore I can deduct on my taxes next year…if I ever get my Etsy store up and running and I actually sell things!

It’s nice to dream.

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Work just suddenly got very, VERY busy, thankfully.  I got into the shop this morning, and after I got done clearing my work email inbox of all of the “best diet pills” and “make your love muscle BIGGER!!!’ spam, the boss and I sat down for our daily start-of-the-day chat.

Turns out one of our big customers called in before I walked into the shop and placed an order for 1,000 manuals.  We’ve been doing these manuals for almost a year now, and this is by far the largest order we’ve ever had for them.  It’s a nice influx of work, and for the month of June, it’s VERY welcome!

It would be really nice to get more than one eight hour workday in a week.  These five and six hour days…although getting out of here early is nice…are killing my paycheck!

I wonder if there’s any sort of “drug rehab” type thing for shoppers. Mom and I have a serious shopping addiction…shopping is like crack to us.  She and I went out today and spent a ton of money.  I spent a ton of money at Kmart (shush) and Bath & Body Works.  I also bought a few things at Yankee Candle and the grocery store.

Oh, and some beer and coconut tequila at the liquor store.  Banana bread beer.  I figured I’d be a nice daughter and buy my Dad a bottle to try out.  He sure ain’t gettin’ my tequila!

At least I can say that my Mom seems to be doing well, despite the fact that she’s bald from her chemotherapy treatments that’s she’s having to endure due to her endometrial cancer.  She and I have been joking pretty hard-core…about her bald head, her wig flying off out the sunroof….you name it, it’s been said.  I’m so glad that she’s able to laugh like this, because going through chemo?  Well, it’s hell, and I’m pretty sure she’s going through hell, no matter what sort of face she puts on.

Thankfully, she’s a strong old bird. 

My friend K. sent me the funniest email this morning. Needless to say, I ended up with water all over my keyboard and my monitor!

Ten Thoughts to Ponder for 2009:

Number 10:
Life is sexually transmitted.

Number 9:
Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

Number 8:
Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich.

Number 7:
Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day, teach a person to use the internet and they won’t bother you for weeks.

Number 6:
Some people are like a Slinky…not really good for anything, but you still can’t help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.

Number 5:
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.

Number 4:
All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.

Number 3:
Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200.00 and a substantial tax cut saves you $30.00?

Number 2:
In the 60’s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.

The Number 1 Thought For 2009:
Maybe we should put the Department of Agriculture in charge of Immigration? We know exactly where one cow with mad-cow disease is located among billions of cows in America but we haven’t got a clue as to where 12 million of illegal aliens and terrorists are located.

Life is like a jar of jalapeno peppers…what you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow!

*snicker*

While I was at work today, I had to place an order for a new cartridge for my laser printer. Somehow, the drum got a mark around the middle of it, and every printout was coming out with a black line down the center. Yay. $109 for a freakin’ toner cartridge…the one in my printer was barely used to begin with!

I also ordered a wrist rest while I was at it. I figured it was about time…my wrist/hand is getting better, albeit slowly. Time to start thinking ergonomically, eh?

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Hubby’s parents are contemplating buying a vacation home on a sweet little piece of Wilmington NC real estate.  Works for me.  It would give us someplace different to go for vacation!

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Speaking of hubby’s family, things are getting VERY WEIRD on that front.  The week before Memorial Day, hubby’s uncle was found wandering about the neighborhood late at night.  His aunt is a nutcase to begin with, and this latest episode with the uncle is just making things worse.  Hubby wants to have a meeting with his mom about it, in reference to his inheritance and whatnot.  It’s a long, complicated story, but what I can tell you is it’s something that hubby’s really not looking forward to, as he and his mom don’t get along very well.

I’m hoping everything works out fine, and if it does, it means hubby’s inheritance will be insured and that things might look all rosy for us in the far-off future!

Sometimes, I feel like I’m a hamster going full-speed in its wheel. Or maybe someone jogging to nowhere on a treadmill…you know how you just keep going and going and going, and you never really get anywhere?

Yeah, I’ve been feeling that way quite a lot lately.

Depression has hit me hard lately.  I’m constantly worrying about everything…my Mom, my Dad, my husband, my job, my car, the finances…you name it, and I’m probably worried about it.  It’s just been one thing after another lately, and I have a feeling that’s why I ended up sleeping in way too late today.  I didn’t roll out of bed until after 2 o’clock this afternoon.  I think my body finally went and said, “Enough!  You’ve had enough!  You need rest!”

As if my sleep schedule wasn’t already screwed up enough.

I think my depression meds have stopped working.  I can feel myself spiraling downwards again.  My energy is gone, and I’m just not finding any enjoyment in the things I usually do.

Even the interwebs are boring me.  That tells you something right there.

I’m not the person I used to be.  Sometimes, I don’t mind.  Other times, it scares the living shit out of me.

The incessant beeping from the heavy equipment outside is making me homicidal. At least they’ve stopped painting the window panes along the top of my office…they scared the crap out of me while I was doing some work on my computer. I felt someone staring at me and I looked up to see two guys oogling me through the window.

Damn good thing I didn’t wear a low-cut shirt today!

It’s absolutely gorgeous out there today. The gray skies have finally given way to blue skies and the sun’s shining through the scattered clouds. Of course, we are under a severe thunderstorm watch until about 8 PM tonight, so I don’t think any of my neighbors will be pulling off their patio furniture covers and having a night out just yet.

Rain.  I’m tired of rain.  And coming from me…someone that loves gray and rainy days…that’s saying something.

Wouldn’t you know it?  As I typed all of this out, the clouds started rolling in again.  There’s one hell of a storm getting ready to hit…time for me to get off the computer!

Sorry about the website burp there. I have no idea what happened. It always freaks me out when I have trouble accessing one out of all of my websites!

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This past weekend’s drunken debauchery has me looking up some new weight loss products. I gained back five pounds over the course of the Memorial Day weekend.

I guess that’s what happens when you eat and drink your weight in food and alcohol!

Although, I did get a lot of exercise this weekend, if you know what I mean.

*wink*

I guess it’s a good thing that I did, otherwise I might be staring at an extra TEN pounds, instead of just five!!!

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Depression smacked me hard upside the head today. I was sitting at my computer when I heard hubby’s alarm go off, so I went into the bedroom and crawled into bed with him for a few moments of quiet time with him before he had to get up to get ready for work. He could tell I wasn’t feeling right as we snuggled against each other. I told him that I was upset about a whole bunch of things.

“What can I do to make you happy?” he asked me.

That? That is one of the many reasons WHY I love him.