What?

So, what is it you do when you get extremely stressed out?  I tend to shut down.  I don't do any of the things that I enjoy or any of the things that I need to do.  I just sit around and maybe watch TV.  I don't focus on anything.  Why do I ask this? It's my way of segueing into the fact that I got a new job!!!!!!  Great benefits, awesome pay  and good hours.  Yeah me! First though, I had to hide the fact that I was interviewing from my co-workers.  I had to come up with believable stories of why I needed to have time off in the middle of the day.  More than once.  I am a terrible liar so that was pretty hard.  Then, I had to give notice.  I am not always a strong person and it was hard.  I had been working for this company for two and a half years.  I had gotten to know everyone fairly well and was even friends with some of them.  I didn't feel like I could tell the owner of the company (it's a small place, he's there often) the real reason I was leaving.  Then, I had to start at a new job.  Meet new people, hope that they like me, etc.  (I was the new kid in school a lot, I haven't ever gotten over it.)  Then, just over a week into the new job, I found out that I was hired to be the lead of this department.  Only, no one in the department knew that.  They had all applied for the lead position.  Heck, I didn't even know it!  (Man migraines make typing hard! :-)) So, I went into extra crazy shut down mode.  My house looks like crap!  I might have to start cleaning it up soon.  Anyway, they announced to everyone that I am the lead today.  (Did I mention that I had to keep that info to myself for a week?)  So, I should be writing more often now that hopefully my stress level is coming down.  I totally miss everybody.  Someone should start following this blog and send me messages.