Well, I suppose it is inevitable. Every once in a while, the computer land gets you in the crosshairs and shoots one right to the heart -- well, as least a good gut shot if not right through the aorta.
This weekend, David and I came into my office to assemble my brand new (!) desk -- complete with slidy keyboard holder and all. Everything went together quite smoothly and I am very happy with the desk. Of course, not all could go so wonderfully. My computer was, apparently, annoyed with the change of scenery and basically just flipped me the bird. Yup, gave me the big screw you. To make an incredibly irritating (and boring) story short, I had to rebuild my entire computer. Luckily, I was able to back up most of my information so I didn't lose too much of my current work (except the obvious time that it takes to rebuild everything).
Aside from the usual "how in God's name do these printers really work" fiasco that I still haven't resolved, the reinstallation seems to be going/have gone relatively smooth -- which means that I will survive with minor bruises and a few, well deserved, venting sessions to my every-listening husband.
Unfortunately, despite my very heartfelt attempts to take all this in stride the physical and mental stress induced by this computer madness and having to work so hard this week with everyone else on spring break (and having a handful of after-hours commitments like childbirthing classes and freelance clients) has caused some physical manifestations. In short, I've been having wonderful little "practice" contractions since Saturday. They are apparently perfectly normal -- called Braxton Hicks contractions. But they hurt and are generally just a pain in the butt (not literally). I guess this is my body's way of telling me that it really is working hard to grow the baby and it's very inconsiderate of me to demand so much of it. Hopefully I'll be able to get everything under (reasonable) control this week and then I can take life a little easier.
Ok, back to the grindstone. Hope everyone else is having a less stressful week :)
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