marenpaisley | I need an icon for "overwhelmed". (Reply)

Just when I think I'm all caught up on work and I've skipped out on a meeting that was after work for the joy of being home before six, a billion things pop up that need to be taken care of before the end of next week, and, as usual, I'm rarely sure how to go about accomplishing them. How awesome would it be to have a personal assistant? Someone who could just make your appointments for you, etc.?

Oh, wait, my Mom does that. Yep, I'm 27 years old, and Mom made an appointment for me to see the optometrist to get new glasses (JC Penney's is having a buy one, get the other half-off or something like that, and in Mom's world, it's criminal to miss a good deal like that). She knows me too well - I'm always so frazzled from work that I never think to do things like get check ups and whatnot. I haven't been to the doctor in over a year and a half (I'm rarely sick, and I covet my few precious hours of free time a week). Unfortunately, my headaches have been kicking in of late (almost 90% due to work-stress, I'm sure, but the rest might be eye strain). So she took it upon herself to set something up for me. She's really the best.

Now, if only those government "incentive" rebates could be sent out so that I can get the new glasses without crying. No optometrist wants his or her client leaving their office with red-rimmed eyes... it's bad for business.