It's not easy to come home and see an empty cage at the corner with no cute green birdie inside. This is something that my family has to deal with, and eventually come to accept. I'm glad that she (the parrotlet) had a fun life though.
At least I have my 25 page report to think about, and worry about. In fact, with the deadline drawing closer, it's becoming more of a 25 page ordeal.
Throughout the last few days, I have managed to stress about it, get muddled up by it, and projected my stress on the nearest and dearest people around me. It's Pre-Deadline-Stress (PDS).