I take things too personally

I take things too personally. At work, in business, when people decline on the wedding invitation RSVP...

I take things too personally, but how can I not? I take criticisms of my work as direct criticisms of me. I feel far too much responsibility for my tenant's happiness and wonder if I'm doing the right thing in renting out my condo. I jump every time my phone rings because I think there's something wrong at the condo. Every time someone RSVPs 'No', I'm a little sad. Isn't that silly? Maybe I need to harden my heart for certain things; things that don't really matter or need so much of my emotional energy. If someone doesn't like what I make for dinner, I have hurt feelings (so much so that I don't like to cook for others very often). Geez...

I don't want to be so sensitive, but I also don't want to be a callous jerk. How does one find balance in this?

Staying cool... maybe a little too cool...

While my friends and family are enjoying unseasonably hot weather in Winnipeg, I am enjoying unseasonably cool weather in Kelowna. I take small comfort in the fact that I haven't had a sunburn or heat stroke yet.

Went for a makeup test for the wedding yesterday. I think it went well. Still not sure if I'm going to try doing this on my own or getting the makeup artist to do it for me that day. Don't want to look bad in the pictures. I do have about 10 weeks to learn how to do this myself... Do I buy the product and practice and look pretty for the dog every day or just get the person to paint it on me?

Feedback appreciated...

Week 1 of Okanagan Living

I'm still trying to get used to the idea that I'm not here on vacation this time. That it's not temporary. That it's long-term.

Another sunny day in Kelowna. It's such a beautiful area but I don't think I should go on and on about it. I want people to come and visit me and see for themselves, not listen to me babble on about how nice it is while their weather is lousy. Believe it or not, I saw citrus trees at a greenhouse and they had fruit on them! I half suspect that they were imported that way or, they're never really outside for very long. We're not in a citrus producing area, so I'm still not sure what the whole deal is, but I'd really like it if my orange tree (that I brought with me) would at least flower now that it's out here. I also find the idea of a lime tree really cool. :)

Landlord status: at this point, still feeling more stressed out about it than I'd like. I still can't relax about it. I'm hoping that the dreams stop soon, as I don't want to worry about this the whole time. I guess that if the whole parking situation hadn't come up, I wouldn't be feeling like this. Still not sure if I'm cut out for this. I take things too personally most of the time. This is a business and I need to treat it as such.

As long as Rich keeps cooking for me, we'll get along splendidly. ;)