Random Musings on Life

I tried Yoga for the first time in a long time  yesterday. It felt good, but definitely reminded me that I lack arm strength and my back is far too stiff. I’m hoping that working out will help me gain flexibility and learn to bend from the right place!

While lying on my back in the final stage of Yoga happily emptying my mind and nearly dozing off, a random thought popped into my head: “You know what would make me happy today? Cleaning and organizing my kitchen cupboards and pantry.” I went home to a house with clean bathrooms and a clean kitchen, but a mess everywhere else. I ignored that and pulled every single food item we had out of those cupboards, I scrubbed, sorted, and reorganized. I threw out old food and found food I didn’t know was hiding there. My spices are now alphabetized so I will no longer duplicate (who needs three open cumins?) and my food storage is easily accessible for rotation. I rinsed all my tupperware, matched up lids, and threw out containers and lids with no mates. It felt like heaven. Thank you, Jill, for recommending that I tackle one thing. I owned this task and it made my day!

It’s a small concession in life to let my daughter dress herself most days. If putting on multiple shades of pink and perpetually wearing her “princess shoes” makes my girl happy, then I am content to let her be happy. Her fashion sense is not a reflection of me, but a reflection of her independence and creativity. You go, girl!

                                            

My son’s first enormous bump on his forehead was bound to cause me much more distress than my husband. He walked right into a table at Burger King and it looked like a black, bruised ball was protruding from his head! Dad said it was fine, I wasn’t so sure. Thank goodness for friends who are nurses to push at it and tell me he’d be okay.

It’s inevitable that my son will look like a mess at the end of the day (and usually the beginning). And he wouldn’t have it any other way.

I wish I had a fancy LCD tv that I could connect to my computer and watch Hulu. But maybe X-Box will get connected with Hulu and solve that problem for me. I don’t know what I’d do without Netflix Watch Instantly on my X-Box. Cable and Satellite? Forget about it.

Reading is a universal language. Ask for book suggestions and they will come. Thank you, my friends. I will reply to your suggestions/questions soon. First, I have to make sure I have three articles completed for my deadline.

My next read will be The Help. It has been universally recommended.

No one has suggested my husband’s book. He is disappointed and tempted to cheat.