When emotions collide...

For those who know me well, they know that I wear my emotions on my sleeve. On certain occasions, those emotions get the better of me - such minor things present themselves and I feel overwhelmed. Well, today was one of those days. Yesterday afternoon, I was thinking ahead on your "To-do List" of what is to occur over the weekend. In my mind, I was going to my home at the end of Friday to a completed basement ready for decorating etc. At 9am on Saturday my couch and loveseat were going to be picked up and delivery shortly afterwards to my place. Later in the afternoon, I was meeting a coworker who lives down the alley from me along with a few more coworkers for tea. Sunday is church and getting my hair done in the afternoon. Sounds like a well planned weekend.

As you read in my last entry, that "well-planned weekend" did not go that way. When I booked with the moving company they told me I would be first pickup. Around 10am the movers called, seems I was actually the third pickup and wouldn't get to pickup the couches until 3:30pm!! Quite the difference from the original 9am. After much phone tag with the lady I purchased the couches from, Cory the mover and myself, I was able to become the 2nd pick (that lady was gracious enough to switch with me) and the furniture arrived around 2:00pm. Going back a couple of hours, the door bell rang, it was Mike the Painter as we was told there was some touchups he had to do in the basement. He looked and then called my contractor. It seems that the carpet guys made more than a few nicks on the walls and the best way to repair it is to put another coat of paint on. So Mike is coming back on Monday to do just that. The furniture finally arrives - we learn quickly (even with the door off the hinges in the basement) that the sofa is too long to fit through the door. Presently, it is in the livingroom along with my sectional - just kinda crowded in that at the moment. The loveseat fit fine (thankfully) so that is the basement and Mike said he will place a cover over it when he comes to paint Monday.

Now, feeling overwhelmed to be honest of what to do. Nothing really seem to go to plan today. Since I really do like the new/old sofa and loveseat, I have made the decision to sell the sectional. I knew a friend who might like to buy it but will get back to me later in the week with their answer. I must admit, knowing that I might have found a solution, the stress eased a bit. I did make it to my coworker's place and had a good visit with everyone.

I am sure everything is going to work out, always does. It is just when I am in that moment of chaos, that sense of stress and feeling overwhelm can occur. For me, when those emotions collide - my reaction is just simply have one of those "Let's have a good cry". (it is a great releaser for me) and then usually find some comfort food. Before I headed home tonight, I had to stop by Safeway to pick up things like milk, and after my day I really didn't want to cook. My usual pattern would probably find me pick out one of those large pizza (Delicio) and I would eat the WHOLE thing plus a dessert or something. Honestly, still had my pizza, but Delicio now the option of whole wheat crust and personal size (4 smaller slices) and I have had no dessert. As silly as this sounds, this is a small victory as it is a baby step of changing my ways.

Well thanks for listening to my rant. Hope everyone else had a better Saturday.