Just 10 minutes

That was all it took for me to feel stressed again at OHSU. I went up today to drop off my contracts, and say hi to everyone. Danielle looked and sounded pissy. Kathleen looked like she was on the verge of crying, and you could see just how thinly she has been stretched, Kelly had a slightly crazed look in her eyes, and I could tell Michele was in one of her bitchy/pissy moods. Until then, I had felt very far removed from all of that, but just 10 minutes there and I was remembering why I left. The very air is toxic and poison with all the negativity there. I was planning on going for a run anyway, but after going up there, I needed to go for a run to clear that stuff out.

Now I like working from home even more. It's sane and calm and not stressful here. And I have a cute puppy who insists on belly rubs. That's not so hard to take.

On a positive note for me, I have work coming out of my ears, Kathleen gave me two projects, Sue gave me a quick project, plus the regular stuff I had already started. It's good to be busy.