Every year the big hu-bub is to make New Year's Resolutions. I like the rest of the free world fall into the trap and make grand resolutions that I have no intention of keeping. Oh sure, I try, but I usually fail. So, this year I decided to resolute (is that a word?) to not make resolutions. Here's a list of my non-resolutions:
1. I resolve to not lose weight and wear a size 10 by summer. Now don't get me wrong, I'll still try to force myself to drink swill (I mean Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi) and not have peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, I just won't get too wild when I do.
2. I resolve to not decide one night at 2:00 am when I can't sleep, to change the decor of my entire house. I must accept that I am a packrat from a family of packrats and there is sill a chance I will be able to fit into the cute skirt and blouse I wore one time back in 1986. I love that outfit and refuse to throw it away. I could give it to charity, but I don't want some stranger wearing my $150.00 skirt and $80.00 silk blouse (I made more money back then. I wasn't teaching public school.)
3. I resolve to find a "friend" with a good job and no crazy ex's. I say "friend", because the term "boy-friend" at my age takes on a twisted, semi-illegal context. Also, "sex buddy" seems too crass. I guess this means I need to stop going to the prison looking for men. It is the perfect place to make new "friends." Think about it, single men as far as the eye can see and they will never cheat on you with another woman.
4. I resolve to not make any more New Year's Resolutions except for the following:
- Thank God daily for the friends, family, and life I have.
- Remember that the world does not revolve around me and my petty problems.
- Take comfort in the fact that although my parents are gone, I was one lucky girl to have them.
- Keep plugging along, doing my best at my job and in my life, because I know God has a better plan than I can even imagine.
Happy New Year!!!!
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Monday, December 05, 2005
I Need Lightbulbs
It's 4:30 am on a Monday morning and I can't sleep. In fact, I haven't closed my eyes all night. Wait a minute, I take that back - I did close my eyes, but I couldn't sleep. I've watched movies on TNN and AMC and still no sleep. I'm glad I was awake at 1:00 am because I happened to be clicking the TV channels and came across my favorite Christmas movie, "Holiday Inn" with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. I just love that movie. My daddy and I would watch it every Christmas and if we were lucky, it would come on three different channels at three different times and we would hit the mother-load of holiday fun.
I love to hear Bing sing and watch Fred dance, but I digress. Back to the lightbulbs, I have a chandelier in the dining room that needs five bulbs, I have one burning bulb. The light on the ceiling fan in the den is burned out, as is at least one bulb in each of the four bedrooms. I swear the bulbs I've been buying are defective. Maybe it's because I buy light bulbs at the dollar store. Why pay the "high" prices of the "fancy" Wal-Mart store when you can buy more lightbulbs than you can carry home in a sack for $1.00 at the dollar store? My love affair with the dollar store may be the source of my lightbulb dilema.
My baby-sister-cousin, Jen has trouble with lightbulbs also. She told me that each day for the past week the lightbulbs in different rooms burned out. Her nine year old daughter became concerned and asked if Jen had paid the light bill. She wanted to know if the light company was cutting their electricity off one room at a time. I think that is hilarious. I guess if you're a few days late on your bill, the light company just dims the bulbs.
Well, I guess I should go back to bed and try to take a little nap before it's time to get up and go to school. Trying to middle-school children on two hours of sleep is going to be tough. If I'm lucky, they've all had trouble sleeping and will take naps at their desks. Who am I kidding, you can't pay middle-school kids to sleep in class. They're too busy talking and running around the classroom to sleep. Night Night!
I love to hear Bing sing and watch Fred dance, but I digress. Back to the lightbulbs, I have a chandelier in the dining room that needs five bulbs, I have one burning bulb. The light on the ceiling fan in the den is burned out, as is at least one bulb in each of the four bedrooms. I swear the bulbs I've been buying are defective. Maybe it's because I buy light bulbs at the dollar store. Why pay the "high" prices of the "fancy" Wal-Mart store when you can buy more lightbulbs than you can carry home in a sack for $1.00 at the dollar store? My love affair with the dollar store may be the source of my lightbulb dilema.
My baby-sister-cousin, Jen has trouble with lightbulbs also. She told me that each day for the past week the lightbulbs in different rooms burned out. Her nine year old daughter became concerned and asked if Jen had paid the light bill. She wanted to know if the light company was cutting their electricity off one room at a time. I think that is hilarious. I guess if you're a few days late on your bill, the light company just dims the bulbs.
Well, I guess I should go back to bed and try to take a little nap before it's time to get up and go to school. Trying to middle-school children on two hours of sleep is going to be tough. If I'm lucky, they've all had trouble sleeping and will take naps at their desks. Who am I kidding, you can't pay middle-school kids to sleep in class. They're too busy talking and running around the classroom to sleep. Night Night!
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