Irritable

The switch to gluten free has made me irritable. This happened last time as well. I crave (read NEED) refined carbs during the first few weeks of the switch each time. If it wasn't so difficult to maintain I would stay gluten free to avoid this. But on the plus side I've lost 6 of the 20 lbs. I'm looking to lose before our next IVF attempt.

Due to the irritability I had to really watch myself at work today. Granted, Mondays are hard ANYWAY as the girls readjust to my parenting style and the routine of the weekday vs the non-routine of the weekend. I kept finding myself stopping and counting to 10. That seems to help when I'm about to say something I don't mean to say.

I came home from a LONG day of work, and the dogs had found my newest knitting catalog and ripped it to shreds. I had to pick all of it up (did I mention my lower back is hurting and bending over intensifies the pain?) and then vacuum the scraps. Grrr...

The dealership got back to me and doesn't have a loaner for me to use while the fix my car until the 23rd. Argh. I hope my car doesn't die before then. It shouldn't, but who knows why the check engine light is on. I wish I didn't need my car for work with the girls 'cause they had earlier appointments if a loaner wasn't needed.
Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.