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May 4, 2007
Top Ten Ways You Know You're Stressed Out
drowning on deadline
I'm drowning!! Can't quite get those pesky subplots to get in line!! I looked up from my 18th pot of coffee this morning and realized, bleary-eyed, that there were SIGNS that I'm overstressed. So here are my top 10 ways you know you're Stressed Out - please add your own!!!
Number 10: You look at the calendar and it's May 4th and you belatedly remember you had a new book come out this week. the 1st in fact. Oops. WILD THING is in stores now - please rush right over and buy a copy; Maggie Shayne, Marjorie Liu, Meljean Brook and I each have stories in it and it's totally fun!
Number 9: You tell yourself that pizza 4 nights out of the week is a healthy food choice for your family.
Number 8: Laundry? What laundry?
Number 7: A day when you remember to comb your hair after showering is a good day.
Number 6: You're on your sixth cup of coffee, and it's nine a.m.
Number 5: Groceries? What groceries?
Number 4: There is a lineup of six bottles of headache medication on the top of your computer desk.
Number 3: House cleaning? What house cleaning?
Number 2: Someone actually thought you'd been robbed or vandalized when she walked into your office and saw the cyclone of destruction.
Number 1: Did I mention that NEW BOOK RELEASE?? That I totally forgot?? Go ahead, have pity on me and buy it so I can at least afford to feed my children something other than pizza.
hugs,
Alesia
Posted by Alesia at 10:07 AM | Comments (11)
Comments
Umm...aren't you presenting on How To Totally Whup Subplots or something at nationals?
And consider Wild Thing in my cart tomorrow (along with Don't Look Down, which was also released Tuesday and also "neglected" by half of its authors). I'm still doing the snoopy dance because I've got great books to read! Good luck!!!
Posted by: Pam W. at May 4, 2007 11:56 AM
Organization is over rated. All that mayhem keeps the juices flowing. : )
Posted by: Eileen at May 4, 2007 12:10 PM
Courage, Alesia! You can do it!
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at May 4, 2007 12:13 PM
Another sign you're stressed out:
There's a big huge tub of antacids on the corner of your desk. You just bought it and it's only half-full.
Posted by: B.E. Sanderson at May 4, 2007 1:52 PM
Yes, yelling at everyone DOES make me feel better.
Posted by: laurenjharwood at May 4, 2007 2:45 PM
You know I'm stressed when the peanut butter jar goes from full (well, almost full) to empty in an evening, or I've hit Starbucks twice in the same day, or I do more than just "look" at the bakery section of the grocery store.
Hmmmm....all food related. That can't be good.
Posted by: Debbie at May 4, 2007 7:50 PM
Uh oh. All of the above.
After reading everyone's list, I realize I must be STRESSED. So why am I posting here when I have a deadline in *gasp* 5 days ...
Posted by: wendy roberts at May 4, 2007 9:37 PM
Me too, Debbie.
I think I've eaten a pound of M&M's in the past week alone . . .
Posted by: Whitney at May 5, 2007 2:45 PM
I always know I've been "under too deep" in a deadline when I discover a famous movie has died...like...two weeks ago! What? TWO weeks ago? Where was I? Or if there is money left over in the checkbook. Money leftover? What? MOI? Too busy NOT to shop? Huh?
Good luck on that deadline!
Posted by: Kimberly at May 5, 2007 8:59 PM
(I meant when a movie STAR has died! Sorry!)
Posted by: Kimberly at May 6, 2007 10:12 AM
Sorry you're snowed under Alesia. Hang in there. I know I'm too busy when I forget to leave my son's car seat at daycare for my niece to pick him up. I've done it twice in the past week. UGH!
Posted by: Jamie at May 6, 2007 3:43 PM
