Please come to my pity party!

[NorasMom]

I'm whiny today. After sitting outside last week and enjoying the fresh air and blooming flowers, we're now having a series of whiteouts. The crocus' are dead. The daffodils are laying on the ground under an inch of snow. Last night's low temperature hit an all-time record for our state. The chipmunk ate all the bird seed, and the birds are squawking at me to refill the feeders that I just filled 2 hours ago. I need something from the store, and we don't dare go out because visibility is frequently at zero.

I have time-sensitive forms that need to be turned in to a government agency, and my printer ran out of ink. Regarding a different agency, I wasn't intending to file a tax return this year, but due to a glitch I now have to.

The back-ordered Christmas shirt I bought my son finally arrived. It wasn't until we'd thrown the packing materials away that we discovered it had a box cutter slice down the front. When I started an online exchange request, I learned that my only option is to ship it back at my expense and then get a gift card for the purchase price. I can't just reorder the shirt, because it's now being sold at more than twice what I paid for it. The company sells nothing that I can buy for the original price, plus they have high shipping fees, which is why we only shop there when buying multiple items.

My grocery order arrived this morning. I was supposed to get 13 items, and they shorted 7 of them. They did issue a refund, but I won't be able to reorder them for several weeks due to a minimum order requirement, by which time the prices will have gone up. When I opened a multi-pack of cans, half of them were dented, which obviously happened at the factory before they were boxed.

And as the day wears on, I'm dealing with numbness and tingling all over my body. I'm sure it's just stress, but there's always that fear that it's another way-too-soon relapse.

Please remind me that life is good, this too shall pass, and tomorrow will be a better day.

[starlight5]

Life is good, this too shall pass, and tomorrow WILL be a better day.

Hang in there

🤗🙏🤞❤️

[twooldcrows]

oh you need to take a big deep breath in and blow out slowly ...you are under some major problems ...so sorry ...not trying to be smart about it ...stress is a bad thing i know but there are times we just can't stop all of the problems and of course all at once doesn't help...so sorry ...you can scream and holler if that helps ...wow ...be safe and do take in a deep breath it helps me so much ...hope someone can help you ...loves....

[twooldcrows]

forgot to say the flowers will be fine ,i have had that happen and they came back up as the sun melted the snow ...don't worry they will survive...take care ...blessings and prayers for all to clear fast and the store brings the groceries and call the government and see if you can email all the papers to them or fax if you can do that from your computer ....keep trying and all will be fine....

[Sandydemop]

Where there's breath there's hope. Keep breathing. Not to say what you had to deal with today is not a lot and I am not Mary Sunshine but it will definitely pass. thanks for sharing it here. You helped me today.

[JSSimp]

Believing God things will get better for you soon🙏🏾

[goatgal]

We've all had days like this, when everything that can go wrong...does, and all the little stuff gets piled up and falls on us. So it's perfectly fine, to whimper and say, why me??? Fortunately, spring turns into early summer, the snow melts into our streams and rivers, the plants recover in their own way, and so do we. I hope today is a better day for you.

[Humbrd]

Better to have one day full of all of that stress than to have all of that crap spread out over a week?? I can deal better with one day being very stressful than a full week of it lingering. Hope today is a better day 🌈

[NorasMom in reply to Humbrd]

Oh, not me! I used to be a champion multi-tasker, but in recent years I can only cope with one thing at a time. I get easily overwhelmed now and need to follow an issue to the end before I can deal with the next one. Otherwise, they just get jumbled up in my head, I get confused, and I can't take the steps needed to fix them.

But the sun is shining today and the birds are singing! The snow melted off overnight, and I've already had a call from the grocery store apologizing for the mess they made. Life is good!

[Humbrd in reply to NorasMom]

I'm the same way. I used to be a multitasker but not anymore. Glad to hear today is a fresh sunny new beginning.

[JTZES]

It sounds like a pretty shity day. Mine was about the same but I don't expect anything more. If something happens that makes me happy then I had a good day. But I never wake up to something good happening on any given day.

[mrsmike9]

Argh to all. Time to relax, listen to music, watch a movie that requires your attention (a fun one), or do something you enjoy to take your mind off your troubles. I feel for you!

[Buttermom]

The weather won't hurt your flowers. Wrap up and enjoy the cold with a cup of hot cocoa. The shirt isn't really all that important. You might do better by sending an email to the corporate HQ and tell them the situation. I've had really good luck doing that. Dented cans are actually okay, don't worry about them. Find a funny movie to watch or a good book to read. It will get better.