I have been incredibly stressed out over the past week or so.

I had wavered back and forth about whether to go camping with my gfs or not because the financial reality of my life sorta sucks....but finally decided to just go or I would regret it later. Always regret something you DID, rather than something you didn't do....
So I went last Friday, got myself all set up and was sitting down with my ladies, totally relaxed in the middle of the woods and I get a text message from my honey telling me to check my email.
Why did I bring my Blackberry with me again??
So I check my email to see he has forwarded me a message from his employer....saying he has been terminated. Effective immediately.

Fantastic.

Not just him mind you, the whole staff. The business went into receivership and everyone got laid off.
Excellent! That makes it so much better!!

So needless to say, an already tight budget that basically has us living paycheck to paycheck, now has us living from MY paycheck to MY paycheck. Not stressful at all.

I hate going to bed and having the last conscious thought that goes through my head be the anxious worry over money...especially when its also the first conscious thought in my head when I wake up. It makes for a very bad day.

Add in a missed run because of a missed alarm, and a little PMS action to that mix and you have one heck of a breakfast recipe for "VERY BAD START TO THE DAY"!!

So this morning, little things that would usually just go unnoticed suddenly TOTALLY annoyed me to the breaking point! Teenagers late for work asking me to make their lunches while I am trying to get myself ready, kicking shoes left in the hallway out of my way and nearly breaking a toe, and leaving without my kiss OR my breakfast left me feeling angry, hungry, emotional and completely stressed out!!

So what did I do?
Stopped at the drive thru.

I ended up getting a breakfast sandwich, which isn't actually anything that I probably wouldn't eat at home anyways, but it was the idea that stress=food that really got to me.
I got to my desk and took a few bites and ended up throwing it away anyways. The guilt tasted awful :(

AND.....to make it even worse??? It was $ 3!!! Seriously?? I could have almost bought a whole dozen eggs and a package of english muffins for the same price!!!

*sigh*

I have decided to move on from this and try to take a lesson away and just start tomorrow fresh. The lesson learned is....call in sick when you are having a bad day before 7am??

No.
Run; Your day will be infinitely better?

Yes...but no.
Don't let stress rule over your day?

Yes. I like that one.
although.....the run one is true too though.....