bop! bop! bop!
When I get stressed out about something, I tend to bite my lips. Not in a cute way either. Sometimes when your lips get chapped the skin is a bit uneven. Well, I bite and pick at those places until my poor mouth is red and I have given myself a headache.
Anyway, work has been awful because I am the only one in my office right now while my boss is away. I also feel like we have gotten a bit behind with the wedding stuff: writing invitations, finding a rehearsal dinner location, deciding on ceremony music, etc. I forgot to get my depo shot last week. (sorry that may be too much info…) This weekend we will be running around like crazy: Casey’s sisters sixteenth birthday- Friday, Florist / Baker appointments in the Berkshires- Saturday, Easter Sunday in New Hampshire- Sunday.
So I am biting. Ouch. Ouch.
I am trying to focus on happy things while relaxing my jaw. That includes listening to boppy, chair jumping songs on the Decemberists‘ new album, Picaresque. Casey got it for me first thing this morning from the iTunes Music Store.
My favorites so far: The Sporting Life (best boppy chair song ever ever!), The Infanta, and 16 by 32.
I am going to sign off now because my head is pounding and I forget what I was going to write about.
***Oh really quick though! Does anyone happen to know where a person could find mochi ice cream in the St. Paul, MN area? This question is brought to you by 11 year old Mee, who is seriously in need of a mochi fix. 
March 23rd, 2005 at 2:33 am
i can relate. i was actually sitting here biting my chapped lips as i read this. what a bad habit.
March 23rd, 2005 at 8:54 am
I am not a lip biter, but I am a jaw clencher, which is also bad.
Chair dancing, however, is a cure for lip biting, so keep that up!
:)
March 23rd, 2005 at 9:08 am
I live in Ohio, and I saw Mochi at the local Trader Joe’s chain. See if Minnesota has one of those, and you can find your Mochi!
As for lip biting…well, at least you’re not a nail-biter like me! Ew, ick! Not-so-pretty hands!
March 23rd, 2005 at 9:15 am
I pick my face when I’m stressed … ew. Clearly we all need vacations.
Sporting Life, YAY! I must get this album.
March 23rd, 2005 at 9:24 am
I like sporting life too
But I haven’t heard the new album yet…I’ll have to put acquiring it on my ‘to do’ list. I bite the inside of my mouth. It makes my face all crooked. It’s not attractive at all.
March 23rd, 2005 at 11:13 am
Ok I do all of the things people have mentioned when i get stressed. Lip biting, jaw clenching, face picking, I don’t let go of stress too well. Enjoy your tunes and try to chill
March 23rd, 2005 at 11:16 am
With your boss gone, it sounds like a great opportunity to plan wedding stuff at work. Just kidding. Unless you think you can get away with it… I have a recipe for Red Bean Ice Cream, I am not sure if that is the same as mochi. If you want it I can e-amil it.
March 23rd, 2005 at 12:08 pm
I’m a lip-picker too. Obsessively. I hope things feel calmer and better for you sooooon. Big hugs and hopes for release soon, dearest Frecklegirl!
March 23rd, 2005 at 12:30 pm
I am a lip biter/picker, and a nail biter, and a teeth grinder. Examining these things I do makes me realize how unattractive they are. I must find a better way to manage my stress!
I loooooove to chair dance, even though every time I am really getting in to it, someone important at my company walks in and sees what a dork I am. Apparently, I do not look cute as I think I do while chair dancing.
March 23rd, 2005 at 12:59 pm
It is understandable you are tense. A lot is going on right now. I am a nail biter myself. Good luck! You will get through it.
March 23rd, 2005 at 1:37 pm
nail biter, teeth grinder, cheek chewer - that’s me. I am the queen of nervous habits. Knitting helps relieve some of it, though.
I’ve had trader joes mochi and it is good! My best friend lives in St Paul though, so maybe she knows where to get the good stuff. I’ll ask her…
March 23rd, 2005 at 2:23 pm
I’m with Anne Marie.. and everyone tells me I make the ugliest face when I do it! I also clench my jaw and grind my teeth in my sleep.. I don’t do it when I’m awake. Another habit of mine? Winking. I wink at people when I’m talking to them all. the. time. Sometimes it gets me in trouble.
March 23rd, 2005 at 2:45 pm
ah, stress! Ain’t it grand?
I pick at my lips, and I “fiddle” with my earrings…sometimes at the same time…that is how my boyo knows something is up! It’s a bad day when I do both…
Everything will come together…no worries
March 26th, 2005 at 11:05 am
Hey there, I’ve been lurking here for some time, but I don’t think I’ve ever commented before.
I read all of the comments hoping to see if someone told you were to find mochi ice cream in St. Paul. I have seen mochi in some of the Asian market in Minneapolis, but none of it is exactly right. What I wish I could find was the mochi was the yummy dollop of green tea ice cream in the middle. So good…