Don’t You Use That Tone With Me!
You know what bugs me? I mean, really irks me? That tone. That tone that says, “You are annoying me right now with your stupidity.” Sometimes it has been given to me from tech support and other times from a waitress at a restaurant. Everyone is capable of using the tone and every time I hear it I go from being a calm and submissive polite woman to a pissed off and emotional warrior. I’ll express my anger in completely illogical ways – always leaving the... Read More
Zoot Snaps Out Of It
Ever since I read this entry I’ve been thinking a lot about how few pictures we have with me in them. I often joke that my kids will think I was an absentee mother since I’m not in the photos of any of our adventures. Part of this is because I’m carrying the camera, but the other part is because I truly hate photos of me. This has always been true but much more so as I am still working to get my running body back. When I see pictures of myself I can only think,... Read More
The One Where I Bad-Mouth A Four-Year Old
I survived my 5K yesterday! I even finished under 40 minutes which was my hope but since I had been training on a treadmill in the air-conditioning, I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to run the whole thing. But I did! I ran the whole thing! I will say that I experienced a first with this race, the walker/sprinter. There were a few people right around my pace who would walk for a distance and I would pass them. Then they would sprint and pass me. And so on…and so forth.... Read More
Race Day
I’m running a 5K today. The first 5K I ever ran was a race I ran with my Dad. Or, he ran the race too, I’m too slow for us to have actually run together. But as soon as I crossed the finish-line he was there waiting for me (taking my picture) and started backtracking the course with me to meet LilZ who was further back. I think he’d be happy with me for running today, but I’m trying to fight of sadness knowing he won’t be waiting for me at the finish-line. Luckily... Read More
Thank All That Is Holy That It Is Friday
This has been a rough week. I spent one day in Knoxville walking down a very sad memory lane and having to go to court to be declared the Administratrix of my Dad’s property since we had no proper will. This has also been a tough week – schedule-wise. Full of graduation events and birthday outings. On top of all of that I have a job that needs me for more hours than I was able to give it. And then daycare was closed today for an inservice. And I missed the newsletter... Read More
