Grumpy Button

I have discovered recently that I have a "grumpy button".     It was so strange to discover that I have a button that I didn't even know that I have!

There have been a number of different things lately that have gotten my grumpy up and going.

A good friend insulted me.   The alarm clock woke me up too early.    I didn't get enough sleep.

On one day in particular, a number of things all happened and I realized that by the middle of the afternoon that I felt very very grumpy.

 I didn't remember previously having that kind of a grumpy feeling.  It had a physical manifestation,  settled in like a lump in my gut.  Grrrrrr---uuuummmmmppeeeeeee!

If I were a dog, I would have growled, barked.   If I were a cat I would have hissed and pounced.   If I were a porcupine, I would have gotten my needles up.

I was so stuck in there,  that it took me quite a while to shake it off.  I'm usually a very optimistic and cheerful  person.   I try to live an upright and upbeat life.

But I suddenly found myself surrounded by an overwhelmingly dark cloud of  negativity. (people)  So I was then negative by association.

And that is what made me grumpy.