The past couple of weeks have been downright grueling. My stars and planets have been out of whack. Karma has come around to smack me in the face. I suppose it’s natural for bad spells to happen from time to time. Luck often runs in cycles. Let’s just say that I haven’t been enjoying many aspects of my life lately. While I haven’t lost sight of the good things in my life, it felt very much like the universe was actively working against me. Day after day was filled with nothing but stress, defending myself, advocating, explaining, reassuring, tap-dancing, oh…and a little crying thrown in, too. Backstabbing at work in the highest form. Bullshit and crap from people in my life who should NOT matter at all, people who are as insignificant as a pimple on my ass. Thankfully, it appears that the problems at work have stabilized, until the next round, that is. The stress was exhausting. Continue Reading »