Desperately Seeking Dr. Scott

Years ago I watched the movie Desperately Seeking Susan. I think it was Madonna's first acting role. In the movie this guy is detained from his normal pattern, trying to pursue some woman, and can not get back home. Well that is at least what I remember. Well today this happened in my life.

At home we are undergoing kitchen renovations and our new cabinets were manufactured too thin. I mean we can't even put plates into our shelves because they are literally five inches thinner than what we original had and asked for. This is where my saga of the day began.

In contacting the company who installed them , they agreed to send out a representative to meet with us. We were assured the person would be there around noon. Well I don't know about you, but when I keep a commitment, this is "my word". I make it a priority to be there and if I can't I will call - like the true professional I am. Time in the psychology world is extremely important - especially if a client is going through a crisis - which is normally the case for me. Well noon came, one o'clock came, two came and suddenly I was in crunch time for work. At this time we amp up and it is important to be at work and involved. Still no representative.

Now if I had a clone, I could take care of both matters. Dr. Scott could see clients and at the same time domestic Scott could point out why twelves inch deep shelves, which are actually ten and a half inches, don't accommodate twelve inch plates. Torn I waited till three o'clock and in frustration took off towards work. This was an interesting decision in making clients more important than pleasing me. But that is how I can be and often times am. Today I gave the cabinet company five hours of my time and couldn't wait any longer. That's what I give to me, that's what I give to you. I try to meet people in the middle.

Trust me, I was sick of hassling the representative, thought he wasn't going to come, so I took off. Then in calling work from the road learned that a coworker was called in to take the shift of a morning person who got sick and was there to cover my shift as well. A REPRIEVE! God stepped in!

When I turned around and headed home I was shocked to find out the representative called and was there fifteen minutes after I returned home! Better late than never!

I hate when I am out of my routine. I know it is a part of life to adjust to problems, to adjust to changes in mood, to move forward in the face of adversity, and today was a test of this for me. But why did I get so angry and upset?

It shows me where I am at internally, when I get angry it shows me that something underneath needs addressing. Something inside is definitely out of balance but what? Is it physical? Yep, I have been working hard of not only busting out a kitchen and working on my place from sun up to midnight. Is it mental? Yes, I have been more negative in my thinking than positive. (Hey let's face it, I am human too). Is it emotional? Absolutely, mother's day was more of a priority in fixing my place and moving old cabinets to the desert home than driving down to San Diego to be with mom. And Spiritually I had been on vacation from God for a while. Thank God a friend emailed a link to a choir to me today. This sure plugged me back in.

As you can see, I look at all issues holistically. Tending to all the levels gives us all the best odds for enhanced mental health.

As for now, the representative came, understood our dilemma and promised to make it right. I wonder how many thousands of dollars is this going to cost.

May you all have great mental health