Recent Conversations That Don't Make Me Feel Better

With my fetus

Fetus: I'm hungry mother, I really am.
Me: Oh Tommy, we've just had our dinner.
Fetus: But I'm hungry just the same mother. I so hungry I could eat a...a whole elephant!
Me: I think we did that yesterday.

(if you don't get the reference, watch this video)

With my computer

Me: It will no longer be necessary for you to show me pictures of Papa John's Pizza every time I log in to Facebook.
Computer: But you can have any large for just $11.
Me: I know.
Computer: Any large. Any number of toppings.
Me: I know.
Computer: And you do already have an account with them. I know. In fact, you've already taken advantage of this offer a few times. I know that too.
Me: I know you know. Nevertheless, it's hard enough for me not to order pizza every other day without you throwing it in my face.
Computer: But look at all this cheese!
Me: Fine. [typing www.papajohns.com]

With my doctor

Dr: Have you been measuring big?
Me: I'm not sure.
Dr: You're big now.
Me: Okay.
Dr: Are we sure there's just one in there?
Me: There better be.

Oh, What do you do in the Summertime?

Oh, what do you do in the summertime,

when all the world is green?

Do you fish in a stream,

or lazily dream on the banks as the clouds go by?

Is that what you do?

So do I!

Oh, what do you do in the summertime,
when all the world is green?
Do you swim in a pool,

to keep yourself cool,

or swing in a tree up high?

Is that what you do?

So do I!

Oh, what do you do in the summertime,

when all the world is green?

Do you sit in the shade,

or drink lemonades,

or count all the stars in the sky?

Is that what you do?

So do I!

"I working"

Swinging With Bumpa

In Other Words, I Like It

People keep asking me how the new job is going. I think this about sums it up:

Early Friday evening, I was pondering how much work to do and how much to leave for Saturday. Someone wisely reminded me this week that there will always be something in my inbox, so I shouldn't try to have everything done all the time. The "to-do" list will always have something left on it. Of course, that doesn't mean my list wasn't really long. Starting a new job usually means having too much to do for a while.

I decided instead of looking at how much I had left that I could do, I would count the number of hours I'd put in during the week. I couldn't really quit without my 40 hours, right? Excepting the 12 hours I'd spent finishing up the LSAT class I was still teaching, I arrived at 37.5. So really, I ought to put in 2.5 more hours between Friday and Saturday. Totally doable.

But then, I realized that this included 7 hours of work on Monday. And Monday was supposed to be a holiday. How, I wondered, would I ever have enough time to do all of my work in a regular week when I didn't have that "bonus" day to put in extra hours? Then I realized that Monday was a holiday. Meaning I didn't have to work it. Meaning I only had to work 32 hours this week. Meaning I was already over by 5.5 hours.

Of course the beauty of salaried work is that you still just do it, no matter how many hours it is. And I still did several hours of work Friday night. But I also felt just fine about the amount of work I'd done, no matter how long the to-do list remained.

It's Official...

...my baby has turned into a little girl.

When did that happen?

Day 49: Hopes, Dreams and Plans for the Next 365 Days

1 - Finish this 50 days of getting to know me! (I know, you all wish it would end too. Well, it will, soon.)

2 - Survive

3 - Be happy - I hope this one happens at least once a day, but I think that's up to me.

4 - Have a baby - This one is slated for early November.

5 - Re-organize my bedroom - It's been worse, but it could be better.

6 - Organize the sun room into a functional space instead of a storage bin.

7 - Get my new job down from "overwhelming" to "engaging" or at least just "challenging" - I hope this one doesn't take the whole year, but with only five days under my belt it's hard to tell.

8 - Go to the doctor as little as possible - I know this one conflicts with #4, but I've been to the doctor a LOT this year. I'm ready for a nice, long bout of good health.

Day 48: A Photo of You Right Now

We're going to go with a photo of me one week ago, enjoying Mothers' Day.

As to what I look like right now, I'll give you a mental picture. Glasses on (which are approximately 12 years old, so already not exactly good looking), one eye a little red and watery, the other eye absolutely red and extremely watery. That eye is typically shut, though, so really I look more like a pirate than a drug addict. Runny nose, headache, pajamas, still a bit out of it from the Benadryl I took sometime in the middle of the night. Yay pollen!

See? Aren't you glad you got a picture from last week?

Day 47: Birthday Wish List

This one probably just isn't going to work for me. I got the one thing I've wanted for years for my birthday this year. And I absolutely love it. I even got what I wanted for Mother's Day; my bathroom, kitchen and living room are clean and I only had to clean one of them. So now, there's not much I really wish for. I mean, I wish I had more energy. I wish I didn't have so many allergies. But those things just aren't going to happen until everything dies again. And I don't want that.

Of course I could always name off nebulous things like peace on Earth, health for my family, cheaper gas and a live-in maid and cook and that sort of thing. But then, don't we all want those things? So I'm probably just not going to submit a Birthday Wish List. Besides, it seems a little premature to start requesting. My birthday is, after all, more than eight months away. Who knows what I'll want then? Probably just more sleep.

Day 46: Photos of Personal Things in Your Life (pets, family, house, etc.)

I feel like I post about this stuff pretty frequently. But, here's something you don't see every day. This is what I see when I wake up in the morning:

I love all the lines from the door frames, the molding and the windows. It makes me glad to live here. But maybe you actually have to be laying in my bed to appreciate it fully.