How to Cure the Bad Week Blues.

[Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty]

*** OMG I totally forgot to include the worst thing that happened to me this week! My Visa Number got stolen and someone in the UK took a very expensive trip to Spain. After hours of haggling on the phone about it they finally sorted it out. But Sheesh. The thief could have at least taken me with him!!!***

 

Ok, I'm sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but I am feeling pretty low at the moment and need some DK love. This has been The. Worst. Week. Ever.

 

It all started with that last minute trip to Washington DC for work. The last minuteyness of the trip made it really challenging to prepare both work wise and doodle wise (those who followed the forum will remember my self inflicted drama over who to leave my doodle with). It was a stressful couple of days of intense meetings with a group of my colleagues who didn't really want me there to begin with but my boss insisted I go (I don't even want to start with the office politics, but at least it wasn't personal, it was more to do with my function). The others spent the whole trip bad talking my colleauges and my boss and I felt like I had to defend them. So unprofessional! Apart from feeling like an outcast the whole time, all these random things went wrong: My alarm didn't go off; I lost my cell phone; I got blisters from my high heels; and I caught a cold. All I wanted was to come home and hug my doodle. 

 

When I got back the cold meant I couldn't sleep, so I was soo tired, but I had sooo much work to do that I had to suck it up and go in anyway. Guess who got stuck writing the report from the trip to washington even though she wasn't supposed to be there? yep, on top of catching up on all my crazy work. Then, one of my co-workers stiffed me on her portion of the work so I had to pick up her slack.

 

Yesterday I had a bit of a tiff with my boss and I had to bring work home with me and as a result I missed my tennis class and my poor furbabies didn't get any attention.

 

Today I got an email stating that I was 'unseccessful' in the hiring process for the promotion that I thought I was a shoe-in for. I can't even begin to express my disappointment here. Apparantly I didn't adequately demonstrate that I have netoworking skills. Give me a break! I should have told them about my DK network.

 

Other random crummyness:

-All my attempts to self-medicate have gone awry: the shopping was great until I saw the bill; the ice cream I bought was bad (yes, there is bad ice cream - chocolate peanut butter by hagen daz. too salty!); I can't lay under the covers and feel sorry for myself because my doodle is hyper and I have to throw the ball or else she will harass the kitty.

-I've been busy/away so Sophie hasn't been getting enough exercise so she's been waking up at 5am, ready to go. Less sleep for me.

-I accidentally deleted my DRC account and had to sign up all over again.

-The friend who is staying with me just happily announced that she will be staying all summer (kill me now).

-I found out an ex-boyfriend got engaged.

-I stubbed my toe.

-The forcast is calling for rain all week-end.

 

AND, the icing on the sh!tty cake? I figured out that my poor doodle has giardia again (!!!BLEEP!!!). Another $80 vet bill and a few more weeks of rice and ground beef. My doggie play date this evening is cancelled. I was nearly in tears by the time I left the office today, only to find myself walking home in a thunderstorm.

 

I swear you can't make this stuff up.

 

I'd love to hear about what others do to recover from a bad week. Not even my lovely doodle and sweet kitty are able to jolt me out of my funk tonight. Usually taking my doodle to the dog park perks me right up, but it's raining and she can't go given the giardia anyway. At least my nighbour is stopping by with a bottle of wine which will certainly help.  ... oh wait, never mind. she just sent a text to cancel.

 

I'm sure there's a bright side somewhere. I just need someone to point it out to me...

[Lynn D.]

I have had weeks like this!  I wont bore you with the details and frankly, I'd rather not remember them.

It will get better! Sometimes it's better to just shed the old crap and start fresh tomorrow. Take enough NyQuil to sleep very well tonight. And I might even slip a benedryl to my dood. A bully stick and a crate is are wonderful things!

[Deanna & Desi & Cori]

You truly have had one hell of a bad week.  However, the mother part of me (I have a daughter about your age) wants to say, "Step back a bit and try to see the positives in your life.  Aside from a little cold, you're healthy.  It may be rough at times, but at least you have a job.  SophieBear's giardia can be taken care of and she's otherwise a healthy, happy puppy.  The rain will stop eventually."

 

Let's hope next next week is lots better!

[Kaytlin and Cooper]

oh Sherri, Im so sorry, that all sounds awful! I would have a soak in the tub (with SophieBear right next to you) with a bottle of wine! That always helps me relax. Have an early night, especially if Sophie will wake you early. I then find a brisk walk helps clear my head. 

 

The brightside -- your not alone! You have Sophie and you have all of us on DK. Some people have terrible days/weeks and come home to nothing. Here to a better week next week!

 

*hugs*