Been a little tense this week....

So I will admit that there has been alot of stress going on with me this week. Now that I am getting older, when I becomed stressed, my body turns against me! Just when I need it the most to battle the fight of "getting down on yourself", my body joins forces with the stress and really test me. I find that when I becomed stressed all kinds of illnesses just pop up. Anyone who knows me at all knows that when I am stressed or nervous my stomach turns against me. After my knee surgery in highschool, it seems to also flare up when the stress hits. And as a kid when grown-ups always said their head hurt, and we kids never believed them.....BELIEVE them! When the tension hits home, the head aches as well. I don't know exactly when my body joined forces with stress, but I have to say I don't like it much.

The other real problem for me is the fact that stress seems to have this magical power of impatience. Here was my battle yesterday. I had bought some Uppercase Living from a friend of mine. Uppercase Living are those quotes or pictures that are sticky clings that you can hang directly on a wall. Well I ordered a few quotes and got to pick a free item. I have always wanted one of those chalk board stickers you stick on the wall. Maybe it is the teacher in me that just wants a chalk board in my house. You may find me this summer writing math problems or sight words on this thing. Now if you see my cat sitting at a desk, this is when you should worry. Any-who.... This big rectangular piece is going to be placed on a wall in my kitchen. I thought that made sense. I could write things I need to remember for the week on it, recipes I am making that night, grocery lists, I can just think of a million kitchen related things I can do with this sticky chalk board piece. It was surprisingly easy to get it level as well. Now, here is the problem.....my house....the walls....are all....paneling. I did not choose this, it was something that I have dealt with. I have painted every room except the living room, even though some people think you shouldn't paint paneling. Well, I did. I did not, however, think about how this would pose a problem with the sticky cling. I kid you not it took me FOR-EV-ER to hang this thing. The real reason it took so long is because stress partnered with impatience and just hit me hard. They had me breathing with more of a huff than natural breaths, with mad sounding grunts. I believe they had me biting my bottom lip the entire time, and I'm surprised I could relax my forehead back to normal after this spectacle. My mother witnessed this and probably thought to herself, is her head about to spin all the way around. It was quite an ordeal.

And then, after it was all said and done, I thought...why?! Why on Earth do I let stress take over myself in such this way? All I can say is, stress must have Superman abilities that are powered like Iron Man's suit. There is no stopping it. I have just reached that age where stress takes it toll and I must learn how to deal with it the best I can. Honestly, if that is the worst thing I do when I am stressed, I am lucky. Besides, I think it is a funny incident to picture. Now if only I could laugh at the time, and not just after. :)