teething days

no im not referring to that phase in a baby's life where their hands and fingers are constantly stuck in their mouths, drool dripping over everything nearby... but it is similarly awkward and a bit painful occasionally.

i am referring to my new life in a working environment with kpis to meet and the niggling feeling that i am not as good as everyone else, when i thought/dreamed/hoped i might be better.

i suppose teething phases in babies eventually end with the rupturing of teeth, but when am i supposed to know ive teethed on?

sigh. i would be much more depressed about this, i think, if i didnt have little baby and toddler hugs to distract me from gnawing and twisting knots in my stomach. so alhamdulillah for that.