Every day, I'm reading of stock market losses. 200-500 point losses each day. This cannot be good. And yet, I must admit I don't understand the how and why of it all. And I don't really have time to do the research necessary to grasp it well.

Before you judge, I am very busy with work, baby, and family. I get maybe an hour to myself each day when I'm not in traffic, and I typically let myself watch a show i've missed on Hulu.com. So I have a few questions that hopefully some of you economy pundits out there can explain to me. They're very basic questions, but questions I bet many people don't know the answers to.

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I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed the last few weeks. My new job is extremely busy and I’ve found that when I get home around 6:00pm each day, I am so exhausted that I don’t even feel like opening up my Macbook. Something is definitely wrong if that’s the case! On the other hand, every morning, when I get ready for work, I’ve noticed that I just don’t feel as “moxie” (http://www.jeffmccord.org) as I usually do. Don’t get me wrong, I am not conceited nor am I narcissistic, but overall I just don’t feel I look as good I should.

I’ve written about the need for a vacation (http://www.culturefeast.com/its-time-for-a-vacation/) and how that can do wonders to refresh your soul, your work ethic as well as your personal relationships with others. But the honeymoon of my vacation has now passed into the vaults of past memories, and life is hitting me left and right with constant things needed to get done.

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