What if...

[tinhuviel]

I'm as jumpy as a virgin at a prison rodeo. I'm being bombarded with "what ifs."

What if...

• The books get lost en route to Uncle Michael's house
• The books are damaged in transit
• The books arrive and they look horrible (despite Stacy and Amy's beautiful work)
• The books aren't delivered today despite their being out for delivery
• I get the

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[popfiend]

I say this with all the love and affection and friendship in the world.

SHUT UP!

Not the "I don't want to hear you type of 'SHUT UP'", but the "SHUT UP" of you are worrying over things that have a VERY small chance of happening and giving yourself a stroke needlessly.

I LIKE having you around and I rather you not kill yourself with worry.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

"I Tin am a Mistress of the Universe and a published author.

I rock da house.

And when my books arrive, they will be spectacular, my signature will be spectacular and I will be spectacular.

As will my coconuts.

This I swear!"

Seriously, you're going to be fine my friend and so will everything.

It will be OK. And if it's not, you'll recover nicely.

Don't make it harder than it needs to be.

<3 ya and I'm in your corner.

*swats your rump*

Now go get 'em.

[tinhuviel]

I love you, O.

[popfiend]

I know you do, you tell me all the time, in ways both large and small.

And I feel the same way about you which is why I tried to both make you smile and make you see. I hope I did both.

It really is gonna be OK.

And you did it.

Spend more time in pride than fear. You earned it.

[acook]

SECONDED

[dferguson]

The Big O said it all.