whoa.

[swingchickie]

this has been a hell of a week. work is absolutely insane, back to where i was in january and february. i was in the office until 11pm thursday night, and could have stayed all night if i hadn't been so darn tired. tomorrow's going to be a full day in the office as well, just so i can stay caught up. (yes, tomorrow is sunday.) it'll all be over in a couple of weeks, but for now i'm just zooming... everyone -- co-workers, managers at work, my mom, are telling me not to work so hard... but, HELLO, i have 3 projects all peaking at the same time and everyone else is overloaded and so it's up to me to get my own stuff done. *heavy sigh*. i swear, i'm taking the whole week of thanksgiving off, and i am going to SLEEP the entire week away.

a not-so-fun side effect of the stress is that it's made me realize just how single i am right now. thursday night i was just so tired and at my wit's end... and i came home and got into bed, and laid there wide awake, feeling very alone. up until now being single hasn't really bothered me, i enjoy dating various people and i like having time for myself... but that night, what i wanted more than anything was to come home to someone who loved me, who would put his arms around me and just hold me for a really long time until i decompressed. i wanted to fall asleep in the arms of someone who made me feel loved and safe. and it really, really sucked that i didn't have that.

in happier news, i took last night off to take care of myself a bit. i ran an errand at the mall, and then went out for sushi and read a few chapters of my new book while i ate... came home and put on my jammies, and watched the next 4 episodes of "lost" on DVD. it helped me relax a little bit, and hopefully the wedding this afternoon will do that even more. hopefully.

Comments

[occhi-cinesi.livejournal.com]

Work the wedding, sista! Shake your groove thang and all that! Charm the pants (and skirts for that matter) off of everyone you meet! Play it innocent and coy, or loud and witty... it's your wedding (and no pressure to please the 'rents, keep the DJ in check or pay for it!).

Enjoy!!!!!!!

[dhpdesign.livejournal.com]

If you need another unwinding option in the near future, I don't know if I can go to this "untrained" but I figured you'd at least be interested...

Tuesday October 24th
Swing Dancer's Halloween w/ Alexandra Day
9:00 PM
$12
http://johnnybrendas.com/

It is of course in kinda-sketchy Fishtown (corner of Frankford & Girard) but I was just there last night and there's street and muni-lot parking nearby, plus the venue's spit-shine new. Small like the Khyber, 2 levels like North Star, and the street-level bar serves good food.

[swingchickie.livejournal.com]

oh, i saw this one the philly swing dance calendar. i think she was the singer who performed at that house party i went to last xmas. if i have the time (i sadly doubt it), i'll check it out...

smooooshy hugs!

[katehaney.livejournal.com]

I hope the wedding's fantastic and that you get to rest your brain, if not your body (because you do need to shake your groove thang).

[boutell.livejournal.com]

Y'know... it's acceptable to ask for appropriate resources and a feasible workload. I see you burning yourself out and your employer doesn't want that any more than you do.

Hope you had a blast x 10 at the wedding!