grumpy mcgrumperson

i'm pms-ing. i'm just going to put that out there. if you are uncomfortable with that you can stop reading now. but i'm not gonna pretend that i'm not moody. that would be a lie.

every morning this week i've woken up on the wrong side of the bed. the work day kind of drags, i don't feel very productive. i want to tell my clients to stop whining (but that would be inappropriate....). overall its not a good sight. this morning was ok- i was in an ok mood. an appliance guy showed up at 8:20am to look at my stove (which is currently not working)- he was very nice and hopefully it'll be up and running again by next week.
i took my time eating breakfast and getting ready, and called my mom to chat- which i do in the mornings as i get ready for work a few times a week. that was not a good call. moo and i aren't a good match when i'm grumpy. or when she's grumpy for that matter. she takes it personally, when it's not. and i am not as patient with her as i should be. sooo that call was not very long.
i walked to cosi to get a salad to take to work, at this point it's 10:30am. (i work from 12-8 on wednesdays). guess what? cosi doesn't make salads until 11am. i had to come home, finish getting ready, and then GO BACK on my way to work. ugh. seriously? whatever. i did it, begrudgingly, because i wanted the damn salad.

i got to work. it was Hot out today- which means one of two things, either people will stay home because it's hot, or they will all come in looking for air conditioning. i wasn't sure which it would be. the security guard (big e, we call him) said everyone would come in. i was kind of dreading it, but then it was actually super slow. i saw 5 people- which is a good amount because it means i have time to get all the paperwork for the day finished.

i canceled plans with leslie for tonight because i am grumpy. well, and because she likes to go to bed early so meeting up at 830 isn't her idea of a good time. but she laughed at my blunt admission of being so grumpy. apparently she hasn't used the word 'grumpy' in a while- but then again i feel like it doesn't occur to leslie to use negative emotions to describe anyone. unlike me.

then i got some sad news: my travel writing class was cancelled due to low enrollment. booo! i guess no one else wanted to learn how to request free trips from publications in return for writing fun things about my travels. now i have to find something else interesting to do for a little while this summer. maybe i'll try some writing exercises. maybe i'll go on a city-wide ice cream sampling. i came home tonight and got an ice cream cone to boost my spirits, and feed my ice cream cone addiction. i'd almost feel embarrassed for going to philly flavors so often (its around the corner) but they have enough people working there that i don't see the same people every time. so they don't know exactly how much i go....
and you know what? it worked! i am significantly less grumpy post-ice cream than i was earlier in the day. so even though the pms is by no means gone (ha, no), at least i am able to at least marginally enjoy the american idol finale- as much as this bizarre show can be enjoyed.

here's hoping tomorrow will be better.