This week has been overwhelming. By the time I made it home from work last night, all I wanted to do was sit on the couch in the quiet and eat ice cream. That more or less is what I did.

I eventually made a sandwich and then turned on Little House on the Prairie.

It wasn’t a banner evening.

There are many reasons that this week suddenly pushed me right to the edge of the cliff. I’m mentally and physically tired because it’s March and March is one of my harder months.

My extended family suffered a terrible tragedy this week. That’s a sad story for a different day.  I had a small health scare that thankfully turned out fine but I still don’t have an answer regarding the issue. 

Work. I won’t ever complain about work but boy, has it been hopping lately. So has my volunteer life.

And there are times that I long for the days before texting, social media and the 24/7 barrage of news, information and demands for your time. The overstimulation is a real problem. 

I spent a lot of time this week bending to the will of people who don’t deserve my time and energy at all. I have a volunteer commitment this morning and am rooting for rain so I don’t feel obligated to do more than come back home for a quiet day here. 

If it’s nice I’ll feel obligated to go hike. 

My no spend challenge continues. This week I treated myself to a milkshake after having that medical procedure. I picked up a few things at the local grocer last night. The money savings will help with medical expenses. Not to mention, my 401k is taking daily hits so I’ll need to save my dollars and dimes for retirement if I ever hope to get there. Everyone has been so angry about the cost of chicken eggs but I’m terrified for my nest egg.

I’m dying for an early morning start to a good road trip somewhere new. I would like to roll into a smallish town, park the car and just look around. Doesn’t that sound exciting?

It hasn’t been all bad. After all, I have a good job, people who need me, things to keep me productive and plenty to keep me busy. Lots of stuff is happening in the truth is stranger than fiction column so that makes life more interesting.

How are you holding up this week? Are you a ball of nerves? Planning a trip? Just hanging in there? Living your best life? Tell me all about it!