It was a stressful week. There wasn’t any one thing that made it stressful. Just the seemingly normal accumulation of things. Kids needing this and that. Kids not following rules. Work being crazy here and there. Certain people being dramatic here and there. By today I was frazzled.

Throughout the week I kept having these little anxiety issues.. I guess you’d call them anxiety attacks? They were mild though. Just moments where my heart would start pounding, I’d feel fidgety and nervous. By this afternoon I was feeling almost panicky and just wanting to cry. Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately?) I got side-tracked with yet another issue and didn’t really cry and it subsided. Now I just feel tired and worn out.

The thing is, there wasn’t really anything that different happening this week over other weeks. But I did notice one thing: I never got around to turning on the radio or firing up my MP3 player. Not once all week. I almost always have the radio going. I really think that is the difference.

This evening I think I’m going to tune out with my iPod and try to relax. Music is like therapy for me and clearly helps me to relax and keep an even keel. I’m just wishing I had these Bose headphones instead of the cheap $10 ones I picked up a while back. Bose stuff rocks.

Here’s to hoping I have a stress-free music-filled weekend so I can start next week fresh. And if I seem cranky next week, remind me to flip on the radio.