Response to stress

Sure! Thanks for asking. There are several reasons: D (my boyfriend of two years) and his children will be moving into my house in a week or two, which is exciting, but I can't deny that I am nervous about losing my freedom.

But more of an immediate issue is that my house is undergoing construction-- there's an addition being built and the master bedroom is getting a renovation, so there are about 10 workers in my house ALL DAY LONG, every day for 5 WEEKS--from one end of the house to the other (keep in mind I work from home). Also, my bed and all my furniture and clothes are in the LIVING ROOM, my family room has a big hole in the wall and the TV and all the kids play area is out of commission until construction is done. Plus it's cold because the heaters in that room have been turned off. The workers arrive at 7 O'CLOCK in the morning, which means, I must be dressed and showered and out of their way by 6:30 (in case they show up early)...and my kids do too. That means I must get up at 5 because I usually write in the morning. All of this is causing enormous stomach issues--every time I want to go use the bathroom, there's a strange man in there! Or, they are working right outside the door and I can't go this, in turn leaves me, well, constipated in more ways than one.

On top of all that I have had to undergo a severe diet change: no dairy, no gluten, no sugar, no alcohol, no wheat.

On top of that, my son is doing poorly in school.

On top of that, D and I have not had a NORMAL weekend together or time alone in a long time either because of construction or because his ex-wife keeps asking him to watch his kids--which he loves to do, and I don't blame him, but it means less time for "us."

Anyway, like the blog says, I'm just not looking at the bigger picture. I'm whining. There is only about 2 more weeks of construction left (that will make it 5 or 6 weeks total. And..duh! I have imposed all this change on myself. It's part of the process of combining our families. And yet, I guess I just have a very sensitive system and don't adapt well to stress.

Sadly, I put on my workout clothes this morning and was going to go to the gym, but the foreman said, "You need to stick around today to make sure the tile guy is laying your floor correctly." So, being in the negative mood I'm in that makes me feel like a prisoner in my own house.

Poor me!

Ah, ah, I understand...I would feel tired and bored too. I 'm sorry for your stomach issues.
D is right, think of the bigger picture, there so much love around all of us....

Light