what a day, week, month...

...and something to make me smile.

I cannot describe how work has been for me the past couple of weeks. I have always said I handle stress well. I don't know if I have ever really felt stressed but in the past weeks I have certainly felt pressed. You know the saying, "if you want something done, give it to a busy person...?" Well enough is enough! While it is flattering to be considered capable, I don't want work to take up any of my mind space. Or any space outside my work hours. Which just so happens to be three days per week only, I would like to remind them!
Anyway, enough to say that I am actually seeing my doctor tomorrow as my body has been behaving unusually, and I think it may be my body's way of saying "Enough Already!"
So last night I finally pieced my quilt together (with Melanie's help as she has so much common sense when it comes to this stuff). I drew my stitching lines and used a million safety pins to keep it together.
What better thing to do that stitch to take my mind away from things I don't want nesting there. And to do it all while listening to Jane Eyre (I have been reading some and listening to some) or watching North & South, care of Heather.
When I came home tonight, this package was waiting for me. A beautiful print each for Nicholas and Audrey. Nicholas LOVES dinosaurs and the other day set up his own dinosaur museum - with bones, drawings of the dinosaur the bones "came from", ropes, a bookshop and himself as the tour guide. All himself. Something to make his wanna-be curator mum proud! Apparently my job is to write three notes for our "neighbour-doors" (Nicholas-speak for next door neighbours) inviting them to his museum. I think he will love the print I got for him.
Much nicer to think about all this instead of work...