i suffer from ens*...and it sucks

*empty nest syndrome - the blah feeling that a parent has when their only child goes off to college and doesn't need them on a daily basis.

it's been a week and 2 days since janelle has gone off to college. frankly, i'm having a little bit of a hard time with it. i didn't think i would be like this. in a way i was looking forward to her going off to college. i knew that it would be an exciting time for her...new friends, new experiences, etc. i was looking forward to having time to myself to do what i wanted to do with my knitting and crocheting and other "mom" things i like doing.

i've had several nights where i just can't settle down and go to sleep, like tonight for instance. wednesday morning i called in b/c i just couldn't make it in to work by 8. i didn't go to sleep until about 2am. also i had a bit of a sinus thing going on and woke up with a throbbing headache and stuffed right nasal passage. luckily my boss is an understanding person when i called to say i was taking more sinus med and sleeping it off.

i'm annoyed by my co-workers...one in particular. just the sound of her voice sometimes makes me mad. she's one of these whiney types who blah, blah, blah's about "what it all means" with this guy she is "seeing". wake up, dumb a$$...you're reading something into it when there is nothing there. you keep giving up the booty, he's going to keep coming around. he's a guy...come on!! (no offense to the guys out there...this guy is divorced, cute, and just sowing his oats)

i've got to snap out of this funk. i have managed to make it to 2 different stitch nights this week. there are some of us who are planning on meeting at books-a-million on sunday afternoon. donna, if you and donald and the daughter are free, come on over and join us. i'd like to catch up with how you've been.

well, i'm going to go now. i'm actually feeling a little sleepy. maybe getting some of that off my chest helped. thanks for listening to my whining!