State of the Dragon Union in Everything Else

I feel as though I need an update of sorts in the “union” that is my life & since I am the president of my life, I have a State of the Union address of sorts.

Work
I took a week off (4/6 – 4/10) to spend with my family (more on that later) and when I came back I was just bombarded with problems. First there was my on-going printer issue that had started the week prior to vacation. I did everything before vacation I could to fix it and it still was being a dickbag, so I sent IT an email and discovered upon return that nothing had been looked at. I spent two days trying to fix the damn thing and had IT spend a few hours on it and finally got a replacement late Tuesday afternoon. That probably seems pretty quick, but not when you are behind and in need of a printer to do 90% of your job (hello, checks need to be printed!). I finally felt a bit caught up by Thursday afternoon, but realize now that I am still behind on three projects. Nothing I can’t get done this week, since this and next week are kind of my down weeks. I just got my filing done! Finally. That is probably the thing I hate to do most, so getting it done is always a huge win for me.

Relationships seem to be on pretty solid ground around here. PCB hasn’t been nearly as cunty or bitchy to me for a while so that is always a good sign. I am sure the tide will turn soon.

Friends
I am kind of tired of all the kid talk. It is all A ever texts me about or posts on f.b. I am just over it. I know that she thinks her kids are perfect & there is really nothing I can say or relate to. I just need someone I can talk to that isn’t always changing the subject to kids! I want to be able to vent and have some sort of sympathetic ear. Every time I text her, it goes off topic to her problems & kids! It was so much better when we were both single & “never” having kids! A lot has changed in three years and I just feel so out of touch with her sometimes.

Family
As I mentioned, my family visited and when I say family I mean my sister, nephews & brother-in-law. It was a long seven days. I hate that nobody wants to make decisions. If Mom & I try to decide something, there will be a hesitation because of the boys, but then when we leave it up to them, they don’t decide. The boys spent two nights at the house & I ended up on the couch the first night, without sleep and the second night I chose the floor, still without sleep. It was a wonder I didn’t go full on Red Ross from lack of sleep & total bitchyness. I love them, but they can be so infuriating at times. And the kids never shut up. NEVER. I couldn’t get any quiet time unless I was alone and that didn’t happen very often. Once while I ran to the office & once in the Qdoba bathroom.

Projects
I have several projects going and I am hoping to make some headway/decisions in the next few months with them. I decided that with my final three days off, I was going to go through my yarn stash and organize/weed it out. That worked to an extent before I couldn’t stand not being able to get through my studio or do any work at all. I did get rid of a lot of stuff, pulled some projects off the needles and planned out a few other projects (for the future!). I am hoping to get at least three projects done in May & June and two additional projects completed for Christmas gifting.

I am still trying to figure out the best way to organize my files, but every time I start working on them, I get overwhelmed. I am thinking about making it my main summer project since it is somewhat portable.

I am slowly getting back to paper crafting. I have a small series of cards & tags I want to get started on, but I need to let some things go first and I am having a hard time doing that. I am learning though, slowly, but still learning.

Overall State of Dragon Land
I would give the overall state of things a 7 out of 10. Things are fair. I have a somewhat clearer idea of where things are and where they are going. Still trying to find balance, but the scales are not as off kilter as they were.