Talk about anxiety dreams!

The dream started in our apartment where Kasia and I were all stressed out about getting shelves installed on two walls of our bedroom. We needed them to hold all of my instruments and recording equipment but I was worried about what we'd do if we end up moving into a new apartment in April. Kasia tried explaining how we could just plug up the holes with putty but I knew it would be a bigger hassle than just that.

I went into the living room to get dressed for work but I couldn't find my clothes so I put on my PJs and left as quickly as I could. My mom usually drove me to work (???) but she was on vacation for the week so I decided to walk the three miles.

Kasia joined me for a few blocks, and along the way we stopped at someones house for a minute so she could say hello. I left a few moments ahead of her and went around the corner and hid in some bushes so I could scare her when she came out, but by the time she got outside I had a change of heart.

Next, I found myself on a large cliff with a pebbled slope that ran down to a beautiful beach full of people. I had a small scooter and I was showing someone how to use it to slide down the slope, all the while taking in the beautiful scenery surrounding us.

When I got back up to the top of the hill there was a woman holding a large remote controlled rocket. She explained that it was for my friend Justin F. and asked if I could bring it to him. I was already in a rush to get to work but I took it from her anyways, hoping that I could keep it at work until I had a chance to see Justin.

When I finally got to work I had to find my way to the lobby by wandering through a maze of rooms that were filled with old arcade games. I could see one of our Engineers (Steven) huddled up in a corner playing one of the games and I was so jealous.

When I found the desk my co-worker Gilmar was there and I asked him if anyone had noticed how late I was. He warned me that he wasn't supposed to say anything but continued to explain how my boss Raina and her boss Alex were just at the desk and since I was three hours late they were going to be discussing what they were going to do to me. I was so stressed out and I just sat there wondering why in the hell I didn't even call to let them know I was running late.

Next, I found myself down in the basement of the hotel playing handball with two other guys and I had no idea what the rules were. One of them was teasing me about something so I hit the ball directly onto his face, and even though we all laughed it was apparent that I was the more skilled player of the three.

When we finished playing the game we walked into the next room and one of the guys showed us to a stack of Playboys. As we all stood there flipping through the pages I explained how much I hated these types of women. "They're all so skinny and tan and the pics have been so Photoshopped they look like plastic!"

The dream ended sitting in lawn chairs outside of an apartment complex with Kasia and my cousin Trisha. I was trying to rationalize aloud how I'm NEVER late for work and I NEVER call out so everything should be fine, but admitted that if I got into trouble for being late to work I would be putting in my two weeks notice.

Luckily a man came over and told me that I wasn't going to get into trouble for being late but if it ever happened again- even for a minute- I would be fired.

Happy dreams!

(Monday night's dream involved me going up a huge hill to buy a toilet from a man at a gas station. I had to pull it on a little wagon but all of the various porcelain pieces kept falling off and I was getting so frustrated trying to get it home. Crazy anxiety!)