It Runs in the Family

** Warning: If you are more modest than I, you may be offended by the text below so just skip this post **

For the year before the wedding, I lost some weight because I was so very stressed. I didn't realize how much I was losing until now, coming up on a year after the wedding, because I have gained some serious weight since that time. Without going into all of the details, I learned that stress induced "stomach problems" kind of runs in the family (no pun intended. But I could come up with them all day long). After the wedding and the most stressful part of it - paying for it - was over, I felt fine! I could go the entire day without feeling sick, I haven't had to cancel going out with friends because I didn't feel good, and I have had so much more energy, which I have obviously put towards eating and not working out.

Grandma has been sick, but she's getting better! This has been emotionally stressful, but hasn't put me over the threshold yet.

Work has been at a pretty even stress level, nothing I can't handle anymore.

My house has absolutely been a mess due to neglect this past week, which really stresses me out. But no one has been over to visit so I'm not entirely worried about it.

We are nearing the last week in March; Sean is supposed to find out whether or not he will be attending radiology school in the fall either this week or next. We found out through the grapevine they've been trying to contact his last reference but she's been on vacation. Who goes on vacation in March? And how do we find that out through the grapevine but not whether or not he got in? This has been a major point of stress.

Sean texted me this morning: pipe just busted under the house, it's off the hot water heater I'm calling dad. This was ok, too. It's just a pipe, he caught it in time, and we will fix it tonight. No big deal. Right? 

Well, apparently not - that was the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back. We have no water at home & I've been sick all day long.

Which really stinks. (I couldn't resist.)