morning bells without zing...

it's true what they say ... that you never miss a good thing until it's gone.
i am on caffeine restriction for the next little while, at least until friday, because of some tummy trouble, and let me tell you, trying to wake up without my daily pot of coffee is akin to waking a sleeping bear from hibernation somewhere in the middle of a cold december. it is not a pretty picture.

funny it seems that all the trouble with my tummy is seemingly being caused by stress. really? who would have thought it. i can't imagine why. it hardly seems like i have any stress in my life at all *chokes on the sarcasm*

this morning i have a meeting with my joyful boss about some cutbacks in my section, fortunately i think i will be unaffected directly other than having more work heaped on my plate. and this morning on the news comes a release about how we are out of money to do the things we need to do. it's not a big surprise. in a job like mine we are constantly out of money because we rely on lawmakers to meet in order to dish it out to us like a welfare check. such is the way of public education in our world today. there isn't much i can do about it other than vote for people i think will make what i do a priority and pay for it like it is a priority.

i have a break coming soon and god knows i need it.
i need it in more ways than anyone can possibly imagine. life at the moment seems to be a pretty short rope and the knot that i've tied to hold onto is getting pretty worn and slippery. i'll be fine, i just need time, and that's the one thing we always seem to either have too much of, or oddly enough... never enough of.