Priorities in Action

I want to talk about priorities.. but its going to have to be another time. Its late and sleep is a priority for me considering how early I have to get up for work.

So, note to self...

My weekend in a nutshell

I was exhausted!! Who would have thought that leafblowing would be so tiring! Yesterday I was working at our house on Signal Mountain. We have a backpack style leafblower, and so I was wearing it and just waving the "arm" around to move the leaves. I guess the arm just weighs about 10 or so pounds, but after a long day it seems like it weighs much more than that. I went through two full tanks of fuel in the 5.5 hours I was working (on the leaves) and still only did half of the work!! We have a big yard apparently. I went to sleep at ten because I was so beat!!

Today, it was very scary!! I dont know how many kids any of you have tried to run over, but this was my first one. I was parking my car at church for choir rehersal. I back in then because there are never very many cars around and it makes it easier to pull out later when I am ready to leave. Anyway, there was NO ONE on that side of the parking lot at all when I set myself to back up. I was starting the turn and watching my drivers mirror and the family who was standing in front of my car (the opposite direction from where I was backing)... and then all the sudden the family starts screaming!! Scared me half to death and then in my mirror I see this kid FLY past on a scooter. Now I dont know whose fault that was, I dont think it was mine because I did look and he was not there... but I feel HORRIBLE. Partly because it was at my chruch so I knew the family.. and now I feel like they are glaring at me being like "idiot, almost run over my kid". Still, the kid was not the brightest crayon in the box... he was going pretty fast on that scooter and a car with lights and reverse lights is kinda hard to miss... GAH!!!

So that has been my exciting weekend.

A bad parent

Today, I felt like a bad parent, and I dont even have kids!!

My puppy, Mykah, and I woke up late. I was feeling pretty rushed and so I fed her and went to get ready. She got into that crouch that only dogs do; you know... front paws lying on the ground, butt up in the air, tail wagging like a whip. She was ready to play, and I ignored her. Ive done it before. Today though I thought about it and felt like one of those parents whose "kid" is pleading for attention and the parent doesnt even notice!! It was so easy to not even notice because I was so wrapped up in myself and my need to go to work (and be twenty minutes early like always). Ugh.

I thought about it, I decided that stay-at-home parents have all the breaks. They never have to rush off to work. I have thought of many different things that I would love to do with my life, but being a stay at home parent is on the top of my list. My mom stayed home with my sisters and I when we were younger and it was a sacrifice for the family, but i think it was worth it. I love my mom and I am glad for the active role she had in our lives. I hope someday I will be able to do that for my own kids, to get to know them and understand them and help them grow up the way they should go. Its a sacrifice, its almost impossible in this day and age (most families need two incomes)... but I guess we shall someday see...

My moral. Play with the dog.

Washing a dog

I dont know if any of you have ever tried to wash a large dog, especially one who does not want to be washed! Its an interesting experience. First, you might as well assume you are going to get completely soaked. Second, you might as well assume that the entire bathroom will end up wet and covered in fur. Third, you might as well assume the dog will fight you every step of the way. Well at least, I have to assume all of these things- my dogs do them all!

I got home from a busy day at work today and I was assulted by the smell that hit me as soon as I opened the house dog. The dogs, apparently, had been outside and gone swimming. Then they proceeded to roll around in something that smelled like a mix of dead skunk and poo. I decided to give them the bath before I ate, seeing as how the smell did not help me to find the thought of food attractive. Things are much better now!!

I would love to say something deep and memorable here, but there is nothing on my mind today. Perhaps tommorrow.

First post of a new chapter

After closing my previous blog when I graduated college, I felt like I had closed a chapter of myself. In a way, I felt it was something that had to be done in order to move on and continue with life after graduation. Clinging to the past never does anyone any good. As everyone knows, its a very different life. I will be the first to admit that I miss college in many ways. I loved it there: loved learning, being around people my own age, my wise teachers, and a beautiful campus. There certainly is nothing like college. However, that is now over and life has gone on. I have a job which I am not passionate about, I have a dog and a new car.

This blog is a way for me to write out, articulate, my thoughts. I am glad to have another blog as I start this new chapter.