The Lifestyle Center

Today was a particularly stressful day at work. 

Because I had my time in by mid-afternoon, and due to circumstances at work that prevented me from being very productive, I left.

I went home, and visited with my cats, but when I am very distressed, they are distressed, and we feed off of each others discomfort. They are very sensitive that way.  Some people say cats can soothe you, but mine are not like that. They really like it when I am mellow and we all just kind of chill.  I know pets are supposed to help de-stress people, but it does not work that way in my house. If I am stressed, my cats are stressed.  I wonder if that is why Taki was so distressed earlier this week that she did not come out from hiding. Because this has been a stressful week for me.

So, when I went home early from work, I decided that going to the Lifestyle Center at Covenant http://www.covenanthealth.org/Our-Services/LifeStyle-Centre.aspx was just the ticket.  And it was. It was not really busy, and the people there were people I knew. We exercised and visited and it was very relaxing and very social.  I so appreciate that experience. I wish I could carry the calmness of that experience over to the rest of my life. I can work on it.