The futility of the lucky step ups

I'm coming to the end of a period of time where my head has been ensconced even further up my own backside than usual.

I have been working a little too hard - and have only now come up for the odd breath of air. 

Mrs. Ottawacker fails to see how getting stressed out for 90 minutes can have any beneficial effects whatsoever. In my less-jaundiced moments, I agree,

But not many of my moments at this time are less-jaundiced.