Trying to be better...

4 October 2023: Another long day in a stressful week/semester has me verging on being grumpy and annoyed with anyone who isn't a bestie or isn't a student in one of my classes. And that feeling of grumpiness is not fun. Not a fan of it or the kind of person it makes me, even when I hide it. 

So, I am actively working to fight it. (Which is not the same as "supress it." That just makes it worse.) 

(And yes: I know this is a "burn out" symptom, but it's a bit more complicated than that--and perhaps less dire long-term.)

Just writing about it actually helps. I need to keep myself aware of it and work through it. I can do that.