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Warning - brain dump to follow this weekend

If I started to explain the events of the last seven days to anyone outside of the HPS inner circle world, no one would believe me. They would think me some sort of physiological mess on the prowl for attention because the story would be so over the top, it wouldn’t seem really possible.

I can’t blog about all of it just now. Too many things remain unresolved and privacy must be respected. But, lets just say this has been one of those weeks when balancing my work life and my personal life has been quite the chore. I can’t help but be somewhat proud of myself for pulling it off – although no one from either camp could possibly fully appreciate the task, except maybe Donna. Grin!

It was a very tough week and it’s not over.

My joints have really been bothering me and so last night, at the point where I was so tired that I honestly felt drunk and yet couldn’t get comfortable, I gave in and took a pain pill. Wow! I feel so much better today. My joints still hurt, but it’s amazing how much a really good night of sleep can make things so much more tolerable.

For now I think I’m going to blog about some of the events of the week separately so as to make them easier to read. I have a lot of unloading to do.
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Unknown said…
I am very proud of you. I know some days it feels like you do not want to get out of bed, but you do not give up. I know you do it for all of us as much as you do it for you. So thanks for getting up and keep on working
Love ya
Carmen ;)
9:14 AM
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