Dear So and So

[Biciclista]

Malkin,
duh, no kidding. My mother gets more obtuse every year.

[Wahine]

Dear People of the world,

With regards to Biciclista's post, anxiety is a natural part of stepping out of your comfort zone, whether it's travel or physically challenging yourself or putting your work out there for the whole world to see. If you aren't anxious once in a while, you're not challenging yourself. If you're not challenging yourself you're not growing. If you're not growing, what's the point?

This.

[salsabike]

This.

Oh. LOVE that.

[tulip]

Dear People of the world,

With regards to Biciclista's post, anxiety is a natural part of stepping out of your comfort zone, whether it's travel or physically challenging yourself or putting your work out there for the whole world to see. If you aren't anxious once in a while, you're not challenging yourself. If you're not challenging yourself you're not growing. If you're not growing, what's the point?

This.

Perfect timing (for me). I'm totally out of my comfort zone at the moment. Thanks for the reminder.

[maillotpois]

Excellent! Thanks.

[Biciclista]

Sometimes growing is really no fun....
thanks though.

[Wahine]

Sometimes growing is really no fun....
thanks though.

I wholeheartedly agree.

[Owlie]

Dear self,
No, you shouldn't ride today. You rode Sunday, and you rode yesterday. REST. Also, you can't actually ride because you're out of shorts. Open all the windows and clean instead. The place is covered with a blanket of cat hair anyway.

[Blueberry]

Perfect timing (for me). I'm totally out of my comfort zone at the moment. Thanks for the reminder.

Me too! It's a great reminder.

Though, I do totally sympathize with those who are out of their comfort zone for less happy reasons.

[alexis_the_tiny]

Dear eye, I'm sorry some of the degreaser mist may have hit you yesterday but please, please, PLEASE don't flare up again tonight? I haven't got my steroids or eyedrops anywhere nearby, the pharmacy doesn't open until 10 tomorrow morning. So just hang on for another 12 hours. Ok? Please?

[Becky]

Dear Boss-

How can I make you understand why I don't trust my former supervisor, now co-worker, and why I cannot bring myself to get in a car with this man? It's not about who is driving, although that certainly weighs heavily in this. There are plenty of stories about and examples of his erractic behavior, and I.DON'T.FEEL.SAFE! I can barely manage to sit through a meeting in his presence....

I don't care how much gas costs....I am driving my own car to the upcoming training, even if it is 40 minutes away, and at no cost to you or our department.

Signed,
Stressed out

[Biciclista]

To whom it may concern:
hey, it's still summer!!!
brrrr!

[Fredwina]

Malkin,
duh, no kidding. My mother gets more obtuse every year.

I know about that. Just tried to explain to my mother what is going on in Libya and Egypt. All she really gets is that Hillary is all over the news.

[Crankin]

That made me laugh, Fredwina. I know it's not funny, though.
I like Hillary.

[Pax]

Dear Universe (again),

Seriously?????? Well, life with the puppy went to hell very quickly. The deal was my honey takes care of the puppy because I'm running 24/7 taking care of my sick mom... last Thursday my honey was walking the puppy, took a misstep and fell, she now has a broken ankle. After two days of trying to take care of mom/SO/puppy and still work full time we realized the puppy was getting zero attention and I was sobbing while standing in the yard because I was so wasted.

Saturday we returned the puppy to the breeder, it sucked so much.

Mom starts peritoneal dialysis today, I'm out of sick leave and am now using my small amount of saved vacation, by the end of the week I'll be taking time off without pay. This is all just so damned hard.

Signed,

Really needing a bit of a break