and then they go for the rug

Anyone who has sweated, cried, pulled their hair out over a problem (in my case a design problem) knows the sense of relief you feel when you finally arrive at a solution. The heavens part, angels sing, you walk on air for at least a day or two. You have a sense that maybe, just maybe you ARE really really good at what you do. This is the moment when you are most vulnerable, and for the lucky few its brilliant to make it to the finish line unscathed. But there are those, those very very naive few, who never see it coming.

And just as quickly, you are standing there with the problem back in your face and the rug completely pulled out from under you.