Stressed

I came out of yesterday's HOA board meeting feeling okay. The situation isn't getting much better immediately, but we're taking steps in that direction, at least.

This morning was interrupted by a friend getting threatened with collections over credit card debt. It's not directly my finances, but... 'tis frustrating on several levels. I really do have to put effort into avoiding getting preachy at my friends about money. I don't want to be that pushy. I also don't want to see them making the same mistakes over and over.

I'm trying to get a large number of Adobe software packages installed around work. The number is annoying, the working around others' schedules is annoying, and the trouble I run into here and there is most certainly annoying. Progress is being made, but slowly, and I've hit a snag with on computer where the software won't fully install or uninstall. Grrr.

This evening, I received an email exchange forwarded to me - basically a conversation between the two or three most irate owners in our association venting all their rage and ranting. On the one hand, I had wondered what people were talking about yesterday since the emails had been sent to most of the owners, but missed me. On the other hand, it's so upsetting to hear that it's hard to even think straight about it. I feel like any reply to them is only going to piss them off more. Ugh.

I've had a headache on and off tonight. Part of me very much wants to just curl up in a ball somewhere and cry about now.

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