Right now, I'm under more stress than I have been in a long time. (No, it's not the party – it's other factors in life right now.)

Time was, I thrived under stress and could power through anything. I ate it up, didn't sleep, and came out feeling like a million bucks.

Right now, it's just wearing me down, making me want to give up for a bit, sleep for hours, gnash and wail.

I'm used to always being the rock and the anchor, and it makes it hard to have times that I need a bigger rock or a stronger anchor, especially when I don't feel right burdening friends with my issues and concerns and worries.

Things will change. They always do, and I know that. I just find it harder now to weather each valley and savor each peak.

Argh.