The "How Are You Doing" Thread (redux)

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I'm in a really really bad headspace today and I have no idea what to do about it. Like verge of mental breakdown level of bad and I have no idea how to deal.
 
My SUV decided to take a shit... The transmission of course. It is't worth saving.

So I am stuck having to look for another new to me vehicle on Friday. I need a ride big enough to haul around a Rottweiler and his crate.
 
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Weirdness. But good weirdness. I have been extremely stressed out at my job for the last several months, dealing with difficult issues that had me wondering if I would soon be unemployed. Things were not going well.

And then, a few days ago, the Manager at another of our locations suddenly quit. Walked out. And so I was offered a promotion to Manager at that location and a nice salary increase, which I immediately accepted! One plus for me is that it's close enough to my apartment for me to walk to work, which means no more commuting cost (to and from work five days a week at $2.75 each way for public transportation, or about $12 for a cab one way - which I took far too often). Not having that expense anymore is like a raise in itself! A major plus is that the hours are slightly less than I had to work before, but enough of a difference (and especially with no more commuting) that it gives me more time for my personal creative endeavors and restarting my business that's been on hiatus for a few years. The hours and commute at my old location just left me so tired all the time.

I started the new position this week. So, yeah. Went from thinking I'd be applying for Unemployment to managing my own location and getting a rather decent raise. Good weirdness.
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This is brilliant news. So pleased to read it. :D
 
Going to karaoke tonight. Last time I went was back in November. Hopefully the snow will be nice and I will be able to go to a medieval gard (costuming) workshop tomorrow night. Keep ya fingers crossed for me.
 
Blizzard in NYC right now, 18 to 24 inches of snow expected. So, no work today, hurrah!! I fucked up royally last night and didn't salt the sidewalk before I left work to go home. Boss is mad, arrgghh. I hate when I forget stuff like that.

Other than that, I'm excited about my new position, but bummed about two things:

1.) the odd jobs/shipping guy who works there is a fucking uneducated asshole who doesn't listen when I speak and mouths off far too often, and I don't know what to do about it; and

2.) starting February, the premium for health insurance that gets taken out of my paycheck each month will increase substantially, so my take-home pay even after the raise I will get when the new position is official won't be much more than I'm making now. Grrr.

Sometimes life sucks.

On the other hand, I met a nice guy the other night and hope to see him again, and had a fun flirtation with someone else whom I will probably see again. But it's hard to stay cheerful when work stresses me out.
 
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Hunkered down in the middle of the blizzard on Long Island here. Watching movies with my family. Glad to have heat & power.
 
Had my baby earlier this week, and it's going so well! Hubby is an amazing dad, and Boy is so supportive and wrapped around little girl's finger almost as much as hubby is!

Life is good even with sleep deprivation.
 
I am super incredibly stressed right now because of poly issues and I have no idea how to resolve this. I feel like I have the only solution figured out but it's only going to take time to rebuild this trust.
 
So today I got offered a new job that, while not permanent, is very exciting and means 5 more months security of contract.

And then my grandmother died.

So, yeah.
 
Evie said:
So today I got offered a new job that, while not permanent, is very exciting and means 5 more months security of contract.

And then my grandmother died.

So, yeah.
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I'm really sorry, Evie :( ((Hugs))

ETA: And, congratulations on the job.
 
AlwaysGrowing said:
Had my baby earlier this week, and it's going so well! Hubby is an amazing dad, and Boy is so supportive and wrapped around little girl's finger almost as much as hubby is!

Life is good even with sleep deprivation.
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Congratulations on your sweet baby girl :)
 
I kissed a woman last night! It's been 3 years since I last kissed a woman, and oh lord, did I miss it! I didn't plan on it, it was only our second date, but I'd had three glasses of wine, she asked me if she could, and I said yes, and we made out on the street.

She's 14 years younger than me, over a foot taller than me, totally broke and lives on her sailboat. I'm not sure that I should go any further than that with her, but god, it was awesome.
 
Had an illuminating conversation with one of Mal's ex-partners last night:

we didn't even GET to a poly relationship but we had total drama too. Mostly with the same thing. Djinn gets what she wants. Djinn gets to decide when other people get what they want
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Ahh! I though it was just me! Or just the poly that was pressing buttons for her. But it's deeper than that. Ok! Not me then. That changes how I think about her behavior. And how I can react to it.

Feel like that was something I needed verified from outside. Glad it was, and without prompting. :)
 
They say sometimes falling in love is as easy as falling off of a ladder. I can now report that falling in love is significantly more fun. Falling off of a ladder can result in bruising, a mild concussion, and having to change your meetup plans because you're nodding off mid-sentence.

tl;dr: Ow.
 
You thought you'd give falling off a ladder a try?
 
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