Came home from taking my partner to work & saw that our dog got into a toxic houseplant, but I was also late for a meeting. Was trying to log on, respond to "where are you" WhatsApps, concentrate on the shit I was supposed to be in the meeting for & contact our vet simultaneously

The vet said to just keep an eye on the dog & get back in touch if she shows signs of toxicity (drooling, puking, etc) & frankly it was impossible to focus on what anyone was saying on that call. I feel whiplashed and frantic, even though the meeting ended nearly 30 minutes ago

Now I feel irresponsible to my dog, inadequate and disconnected from the project I'm supposed to be helping on (what the fuck did they say I'm supposed to do before we meet again?), & generally derailed. This kinda feeling takes me a long time to recover from, for myriad reasons

That's all, I don't have any conclusion to this thread and am mostly just venting, to be honest. I'm stressed about the dog and I'm hella fucking sick of having elevated cortisol every minute of every g-ddamned day.