Challenges

We all have them, I know.  Here are some of mine right now....

-Change.  It's a biggie for me.  New Year, new semester, new classes, changes at work.   Especially work.   I have always kept work at arms length.  I think a big part of it is that I go so invested in my job at Acadia.... then got fired... and was absolutely devastated. So the logical defense to that is to not get too invested in my job.... which has never been a problem until recently.  Lately, that place seems to be sucking me in... making me interested... making me actually care about what I am doing.  I pretty much hate that. 

-The cruise.  I know it's going to be fun and exciting, but it's also a bit of a stressor.  I have never been on a cruise... it's a lot of money.... there are a lot of preparations...what if I get sea sick?.... what if I hate it?.... what if RICK hates it?  The dogs were also a worry, but we were fortunate enough to have a good friend agree to house sit while we are gone and I am SO GRATEFUL!!  If you have followed my life for any length of time (or are able to use google and find the old blog/ newsgroup entries ;-)  ), you know that past vacations with Rick and I have not exactly been peachy.  My man rocks my world... my LOCAL world.  Once we are out of Maine... often the only rock that is involved is the one I want to hit him with.  He is exctied though and swears that it's going to be a blast, so I am trying very hard to put my rose-colored blinders on and pretend right along with him.

-People.  People are always a challenge.  Some people are much more challenging to deal with than others and I am trying to figure out if that means that I am supposed to change who _I_ am to accommodate to them or if I "am what I am" to quote a little Popeye.

-Animals.  There are too damn many of them.  In the world causing me to crash into them on dark roads at night, and in my house causing it to perpetually smell like dog and then there is the HAIR issue.  I love Sampson and am glad he is enjoying his life here... but DAMN.... remember when we got him more than a year and a half ago and expected him to not even live 6 months??  At this rate we will be adding him to our wills!! 

I guess that's enough whining for the night.  The girls (ALWAYS PLURAL even though biologically it should be single) are home from the school dance and it's about to get nutty around here.