How Do I Really Cope With Stress

At the time of my job interview, I didn't know how to answer the question. That's why my answer to the question didn't answer the question. Maybe because at the time, I didn't know what stress was. In fact, at the time, I had alopecia areata (I've bald spots) and the doctors always asked me if I was stressed, because that usually was the cause of that sickness. It was a weird question to be asked at the time because I was bumming. I was at home doing nothing for months and it's funny how I can get a sickness caused by stress. I wasn't at all at the time, so to be asked by doctors that question...it was just weird.

So anyway, 7 months after, here I am. I've actually experienced stress and I know how to answer the question. It's pretty simple really. Anyone who knows me should know by now how I deal with stress. So below, are my top 5 ways of dealing with it:

1. "This is the life." -- Zaza and I used to do this at least once a month back in college. We'd go to the country club. We'll hit the gym and then the sauna after. We'll be in that hot room sweating our asses off with our eyes closed, breathing deeply and everytime we exhale, we're thinking.. "Ahhh...this is the life." It's actually something I taught her. In college, I arranged my time in such a way that I'll have time for everything: workout, sauna, foot spas, manicures, haircuts, tennis and watching TV. Haha! I was fit, healthy, I know what was happening with the world and I have nice skin. Life was great.

2. SHOPPING -- Every woman knows shopping is therapeutic. Looking at nice things at the mall is okay, but it gets stressful if you just look at them and not actually get it. Now that I've my own money to spend, I "invest" them on pretty clothes, shoes, books, CD's and what-nots that'll make me feel like I'm worth a million bucks. It is superficial, but it helps!

3. Watching anything -- I'm a movie addict. I'll watch anything. I've watched movies that made me cry, made me laugh, even those that made me want to kill myself. I can watch movies ranging from The Notebook to 40 Year Old Virgin to Planet Terror to 100 Ballas and I'll appreciate it. I guess, except for The Chronicles of Riddick. Ick! And thank goodness for torrents!!! I can watch Heroes, Greys Anatomy and now, my ultimate favorite, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER!

4. Drinking -- Nothing compares to drinking with friends after a hard day's work. Letting yourself loose and drinking with people you enjoy hanging out is the best. You'll talk about anything and you'll end up doing stupid things you'll enjoy talking about days after. You won't even remember parts of that night. Your friends would have to fill up the gaps in your memory and although it could be embarrassing, it's okay. You have an excuse: you were intoxicated and didn't know any better.

5. Bashing my clients -- I guess anyone who has worked in the agency knows that this is really effective. No matter how nice your clients are in real life, meaning outside work, because work is part of real life, but that's not the real life I'm talking about, it always works to bash your clients. Call them bitches, witches, assholes, jerks, or even make fun of the gap in their teeth, making fun of them behind their backs is fun. I mean, sometimes I'm thinking maybe they're doing it to us too, but who cares. Out of all of my ways of coping, this is what I do most of the time. Right after meetings, we go back to our office and the bashing starts. Haha!!!

I've a few more like eating chocolates, or singing really loudly while driving, or talking to myself Gollum style...but then this entry will never end.. so... END!

Be Careful What You Wish For

My boss asked me in my job interview: "How do you cope with stress?"

My answer was: "My dad always told me, when you want to get something done, give it to a busy person cos for sure, it'll get done."

Yes, I'm stressed. Super stressed in fact that I don't want to sleep anymore because that means I won't be productive for a few hours.

Yes I'm tired. Super tired in fact that I feel like my eyes are gonna pop. I've been staring at the computer for days trying to figure out what to do. When I sleep, I think about work. I dream about work. But when I do wake up, I don't wanna wake up, I want to stay in bed, and I just pray that there's a strong typhoon, so strong that work operations would stop. That or there's another coup'd'eta.

I lost 4 pounds in a week. The good news is I'm gonna win our office's biggest loser. The bad news is.. that's frikkin four pounds in a week! That's not healthy at all!!!

If there's one thing I've learned, I'm not a quitter. No matter how hard things get, I never quit. I never intended to until last Friday. I was really ready to throw in the towel but I realized...I will pull this off.

The question is.. HOW?!?!?! How am I gonna effin pull this off?!?!?!

I am praying for a miracle.

I've always wanted to work in an agency in The Enterprise Center. 6 months later... this. I'm overworked, no social life (I organize parties for a living, but that's not my social life) and underpaid. Why am I doing this again? Oh yeah, I wished for it. Now that I got it, I don't know why I even wanted it in the first place.