Welcome to the Circus of Pain!

My stress has migrated to the left back side of my neck, really down toward the shoulder. I used to keep my stress in my foot, and when that stopped working, I moved it up to my right hamstring, which interfered greatly with running and blading. For a while it was in my shoulders, and there was even a short time when it was in my back, but that seemed like a phenomenally bad idea. Now it resides in and about my neck, which is an even worse idea. The pain this morning is excruciating, and this is just days after a massage. In fact, I think she overdid it. But, what's to be stressed about? Ten percent of the workforce (and about 30 percent of the experience) walking out the door, a dozen melancholy retirement parties, an overwhelming realization that this is really happening, constant and repeated budget exercises, a directive that we should turn off cell phones f'chrissake, and a whole new raft of responsibilities. Plus, tomorrow we have the family birthday party for my 10-year-old. All I want is to be somewhere where none of this is happening for even a little while. Perhaps somewhere with chairlifts. As long as I don't have to try to look up. Arrgh!