"Ain't nothin' gonna break-a my stride, I'm running and I won't touch ground..."

I don't have a lot to say (for once). Oh wow, I just did it. The thing that I am going to try and stop doing. *sigh*

Okay, I am going to try again.

I decided to try stop apologizing and simply say thank you. 
I am going to try and respond with a positive answer.
I am going to try and declare what I want and accept that the answer is no and that it isn't personal.

This isn't easy, but I am going to try it for a while and see how things go.  Wish me luck.