Stress Relief

Time to go to my place of Zen. Breath Katie. Well it is clear that the bossman is inflicting stress on everyone in this office. Yesterday he told Claire that she was going to have to write her own grant. If she doesn't, her contract will not be renewed in July. And oh yeah... she is pregnant and due in June. No pressure. None. I feel so bad for her! And while I write this, I am breaking out into hives for the second time today. This time on my lower back. Ridiculous.

So in light of my newfound disfunction, I have decided to come up with a list of things to do to relieve my stress this evening.

- I could light candles all over my house and sit in the lotus position while chanting "Om" on the counter top in my living room. The problem with this is that the countertop is cold and hard and frankly, I prepare food on that. I don't think I could ever make something from scratch again without thinking, My ass has been on that.

- I could go to the store and buy copious amounts of chocolate and gorge myself while watching lifetime television. There is something about the random dysfunctions of Tiffany Amber Thiessan and Tory Spelling to make a girl feel better, even if they are fictional. At least I can say that my Dad's best friend who is my twin's former lover is not trying to murder me because he thinks I am her. I can also say, at least my Dad's best friend was never my twin sister's former lover. (No offense intended). But in the end, the milk in the chocolate plus the stress would cause me a righteous case of GI distress and the dysfunction situations of my own past would surface and I would be stuck on the toilet with a trash can between my legs expelling all my lactose and historical demons.

- I could turn on loud music and dance around the house, but inevitably I would stub my toe on one of the various pieces of kitchen furniture scattered around my house and likely manage to inexplicably break another pipe. I would end up cold, wet, and in pain and when I think it could get no worse - Dave Matthews Band would be the next song to blare from the radio.

Clearly, I need to be careful on how I relieve my stress tonight. I am thinking that polishing off the rest of the chinese food in my fridge while watching some Grade A crap TV and finishing the evening with 'One and the Same' is my best bet for the evening. I would like to watch the Cats but between the late start time and my luck as of late, it is probably best that I call it an early night. Hope you have a great one!