SimplyMaggies

That’s the million dollar question for this week (or better yet-this month!). I feel as if I haven’t been totally myself lately and at first I blamed it on the increased level of stress because of my “oh-so-wonderful” job. But then I realized that this whole foggy feeling should’ve lifted after a fair amount of relaxing, right? Well, it didn’t…

The fatigue is overwhelming and the constant feeling of being drained of energy (and basically everything else) is absolutely annoying. It is so not me! I am kind of on-the-go person and felling tired to the point of not wanting to do anything but sleep is at least alarming. And to top it all off, my mind does not want to cooperate with me anymore…

Every time I plan to write something (an article, for example), it simply refuses to produce any sensible thoughts…  Tell you the truth, many times it feels like a black hole replaced what used to be my brain.

And then there is the issue of the bugs… They don’t bite me anymore. You’d think: well, why the heck is she complaining?! It should be a case for celebration! Perhaps for someone else… However, bugs have loved me since the day I was born and I have always been the one person in the crowd who would constantly swat at the annoying creatures. Well, not anymore… And for me it’s a cause for concern. Something has obviously changed in my chemical make-up and I’m not quite sure it’s for the best.

So of course, I went to the doctor and shared my worries and concerns but did it make a  bit of a difference? No! The only thing the doctor told me was that I was too stressed and should try to relax more. Should I quit my job, then? Because it is the only way I will get any more relaxing time!

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One of my friends send me a very interesting email a while ago. I read it again recently and decided to share some of it.

Here are a  few interesting facts that may change the way you look at one of the more popular American sodas:

• The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.
• To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
• The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean engines of the trucks for about 20 years!
• In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
• You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.
• To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the “real thing” sit for one hour,then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
• To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
• To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
• To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
• To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

And now ask yourself this: do you still want to drink that can of Coke?

I haven’t written anything these past two weeks although I have attempted this task many times (believe me!). However, it seemes every time I sat in front of my computer my mind went blank. And I mean really blank. Not a single thought….

I felt as though I have been drained out of all my creative abilities. And to top it all, my energy seemed to have vanished as well. Not a very good combination, I assure you.

So for the last two weeks I felt as if I was simply going through the motion ever day, putting one foot in front of the other and just trying to make it to the end of the day. And the culprit  for all this lack of (how should I put it???) life (???): my work, what else?

Yes, my work has been draining me and many a day I simply feel like I have to force myself to even get out of bed. The BS piles up at work and a new day does not bring better things. Quite contrary- it only makes things worse and the level of stress increases with each passing moment…

I NEED VACATION!!!!!