GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ

i continue to wait for work to ease up, for solutions to be found, for help to be hired, for office days that end before 7pm, for lunch hours and for a return to a less-busy, more-balanced life.

for now, it ain't happening.

my neighbours above continue to thump so, after a long and stressful day at work, i come home to noise-induced stress. i can't write. i don't want to write. i just want quiet.

my little white-noise machine is helping me sleep, though.

save for walking to and/or from work, i'm not really exercising. and my diet has become crap. a poor diet means one's body becomes ill-equipped to handle stress properly. i've noticed.

but YB and i have just booked ourselves on a four-day road trip to cleveland (which, of course, comes with its own hotel- and fear-of-bedbugs-induced stress).

and autumn, my favourite season, is officially here.

and i keep browsing real-estate listings in the hopes that my perfect home will materialize.

and i keep running my numbers to remind myself that i'm earning a good living and can afford to buy a great place when one comes up.

and, speaking of homes, YB just paid off her mortgage, in full, so she's thrilled beyond measure.