Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Aww life is tough sometimes!

My friend Tracy and I always joke about how little black rain clouds seem to follow us around wherever we go. It's like if anything could go, wrong it does. My mother always tells me that my life could be worse, and it's true, it could be much worse, but then again, it could also be much better! I'm beginning to think my little black rain cloud has followed me to Korea. This has been a rough week. I am battling what seems to be a never ending cold. To go along with my cold I have some mysterious tooth pain that is causing me not to eat, yet my dentist says there is nothing wrong. That in itself is cause for a pretty shitty week. Add in a few enraged Korean parents, a leaky apartment, some troublesome kindergarteners, and the threat of World War III and you have a recipe for a bit of a stressful week! Sometimes I think that life just says to itself, "Hey, let's see how far we can push Caley before she will crack."

Now when it comes to stress I have figured out some rock solids ways to relieve it. First off, I thoroughly enjoy punching things, so boxing became my favorite hobby. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a boxing club here in Korea so I have had to resort to bottling my rage up inside. Secondly, a regular workout routine really seems to keep my leveled and less likely to break out into a stress induced tantrum. However, with my on going sickness, I haven't been able to do much of that either. So at the moment, I am a big ball of stress and sickness, ready and willing to explode on anyone and anything that might trigger me. Look out North Korea!!!

On a somewhat more positive note, the weather has been extremely nice here and I am pleasantly pleased with the 13 degree temperatures we have been having everyday! Look Ma! No jacket! As today is December 1st, I have begun counting down the days until vacation! Only 24 days until I am on my way to a sunny week in Vietnam!!!

2 comments:

  1. I'm glad you could end on a positive note. I wonder what would happen if you made a list of all the good things that happened to you. I know the scale might have been a little uneven this week. It will balance again.

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  2. You went white water rafting. You can do it.

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