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Niagara

(11,540 posts)
19. This year has been worse than previous years for stress
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 09:11 AM
Dec 21

A few hiccups:

1. My youngest step-son had heart surgery on December 2nd. He's young but was born with a bad valve in his heart. He's doing great but it was a terrible time for this surgery to be scheduled right before the holidays.


2. I place artificial poinsettias in my Christmas tree. For some reason my tree looked a little sparse this year with the artificial poinsettias. I went to the dollar store and couldn't find any exact replacements. There was another customer in this store and she starts talking to me and suddenly start yapping about politics. It was weird and we didn't align politically. I made an excuse that it was getting dark and I needed to get home.


3. I sent a package (through USPS) to Indiana on December 8th. As of yesterday, it still hasn't arrived. The tracking says it's still in transit.


4. I sent another package (through USPS) to Indiana on December 16th. This package arrived at it's destination on December 19th.


5. Yesterday, I went to the post office to inquire about the package that I shipped on December 8th. They said that I was the third person that day to inquire about a package to be delivered in Indiana. They said that there's something terribly wrong with the Indianapolis USPS processing plant and that they don't even pick up the phone when regular post offices reach out to them.


6. I have to make holiday desserts for myself at some point today. I can't eat like everyone else and so all of my desserts are made with special ingredients.


7. I only have one job to do tomorrow so I will make and bake gluten contaminated and high carb homemade desserts for everyone else tomorrow after I get out of work.




I hope that you have a lovely and enjoyable holiday, malaise!






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Yep, just roll with it...I've only got myself to take care of so I'll make a nice meal and relax... wcmagumba Dec 20 #1
Rec for the Ferrari next year😀 malaise Dec 20 #2
Not for me. underpants Dec 20 #3
Enjoy the drive home malaise Dec 20 #4
Fortitude Mr. Pants. Safe travels Billsdaughter Dec 20 #10
Then it's time to stress out over new year's resolutions. Emile Dec 20 #5
To work around everyone's schedule we had ours this afternoon. nt doc03 Dec 20 #6
Perfect malaise Dec 20 #16
K&R. You are a lifesaver malaise! bronxiteforever Dec 20 #7
There is some stress, but not from the holidays. We count our blessings. surfered Dec 20 #8
That is a serious injury malaise Dec 20 #17
I wish we focused on the full Twelve Days IbogaProject Dec 20 #9
Now I don't feel so bad.., OddMom20 Dec 20 #11
Thanks for reminding us Malaise... Billsdaughter Dec 20 #12
2025 was the year of the Snake; 2026 is the year of the Horse. hamsterjill Dec 20 #14
I'm a snake andcit certainly was not Billsdaughter Dec 21 #24
I love this thought!!! Hope22 Dec 20 #13
I used to love Christmas Grim Chieftain Dec 20 #15
I'm not feeling any stress over Christmas this year. Sogo Dec 20 #18
This year has been worse than previous years for stress Niagara Dec 21 #19
Now that is a lot of stress malaise Dec 21 #20
More than usual lol Niagara Dec 21 #21
Your youngest is the big one there malaise Dec 21 #22
Thank you, malaise Niagara Dec 21 #23
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