Wow. No joke, it's before eleven, and I'm going to bed. (two nights in a row!)... seriously, I have NOOOOooooo idea what is going on. I'm tired. And bored to some extent.... too tired to say up and read, etc.... but not tired enough to do much,  I guess..... I really felt like low-key socializing tonight..... but no one was really up for that, apparently. Bleh.

So... I dunno. Tomorrow is going to be really long... I've got the 18 year old bi-polar girl, that also suffers from severe trauma issues, as well as developmental disabilities. It's like drawing the short straw, out of all the kids. She talks CONSTANTLY, you must have your eyes and ears on her at ALL times (seriously, you have to tag someone else to watch her while you go to the bathroom), she "gets hurt" (makes her self fall down, trips, etc) for attention, and must ALWAYS be the center of attention... and when she's not you clearly "just don't understand, because she didn't have parents."  Oh, and to add insult to injury, her reaction to everything is 'explosive' - in that she gets physically aggressive (punching, kicking, whatever), and tends to spit on you. (Have you ever been spit at? It is an experience like no other.)
No joke people. It's a LONG day.  Why do I have little miss lovely, you may ask? Well... One of my friends at work quit, and is moving. Therefore leaving us short staffed. Ouch.  Bllleeeeeeh. Maybe going to bed early is a GOOD thing to rest up. (wish me luck).

Alright, enough of that rant. On the upside, it was beautiful weather today, sunshine and everything. AND, randomly, we had a late-start day, which meant a little extra sleep in Aja-land. I've determined that that is really my ideal situation. I need to be able to get up at like 830-9ish... and be to work for 10am. Following that schedule, not only am I perky, alert and happy, I am MUCH more focused, well tempered, etc.  Prior to 10am, I am like a 2 year old you have just woken up from a nap. Definitely not so pleasant. I try,  but I am NOOooooo good in the morning. I was definitely made for the night-life.

I had the desperate urge to go kayaking today. A *wee* bit difficult with freezing water temps and like 8inches of ice still on all the waterways. hahaha...

Lastly, I am happy to report that my certification stuff is really coming together. Finally. For sure. That has decidedly happy implications for my summer plans. WEEEEEE!!! 

Okay, off to grab some Tylenol to nurse the (good) pain in my knee, from my exertions at the gym... and then to grab the pillow to nurse the weariness of my brain....

Perhaps I will leave you all with a Quote of the Day (an idea I'm trying to hold on to, lately):

‘You can’t go back,’ she told him bluntly. Her voice was neither kind nor unkind. ‘That part of your life is over. Set it aside as something you have finished. Complete or no, it is done with you. No being gets to decide what his life is “supposed to be”.’ She lifted her eyes and her gaze stabbed at him. ‘Be a man. Discover where you are now, and go on from there, making the best of things. Accept your life, and you might survive it. If you hold back from it, insisting this is not your life, not where you are meant to be, life will pass you by. You may not die from such foolishness, but you might as well be dead for all the good your life will do you or anyone else.’

~Robin Hobb, The Mad Ship: Book Two, The Liveship Traders~

Tags: aria, nsm, quotes, sleep
You might find me at: home, as always...
I'm feeling...: tired
I'm rockin' out to:: "Dear" - CL