*Inhale*Exhale*

Messes tend to make me and my type A personality a bit Mad.  Not as in fury, Mad.  But, Mad, as in Crazy.  My blood pressure rises slightly to 136/87.  My heart beats a little bit faster - as if I am racing the clock on a procrastinated approaching deadline.  My eyes squint.  My forehead produces little beads of sweat which is just speeding up the process of needing BOTOX.  My palms become slippery and my prosthetic slides off into the dinner I am preparing. 

Our soon-to-be Two-Year-Old has found the PLAY-DOH!

Now, you have witnessed her messes... surely, I should be well adjusted to her interest in creativity and self-expression.  But each indulgence that she delves into, leaves me pining for something stronger than iced water with lemon. 

I am proud to announce that "little T" did an awesome job with the PLAY-DOH!  Even after she repetitively questioned, "I bite?" 

It has been a good day for "little T" refrained from eating the PLAY-DOH!  WHEW!

ladybugs and luck?

Today, I found a ladybug.  She flew upward. 
So, I believe I have seven more years of GOOD LUCK! 
Thank you, ladybug! 
Actually, I seriously doubt it is seven years of good luck
(isn't that some other superstition?),
but good luck for the rest of the day -- I will take it. 
Good luck for the rest of the hour, I will still take it. 

(Because we all know that if the ladybug flies downward, it is bad luck. 
And I surely do not want any of that luck.)

lax or lazy?

I have not been very consistent at updating my blog because:
a.  I have the ten month flu (haven't you been keeping up)
b.  My children are dull
c.  My fingers are cold and numb from all the snow in Texas
d.  All of the above

I have no real excuses because:
a.  This is all fiction, remember?
b.  I got a job
c.  I live in the UAE now and the time change is killing me
d.  None of the above

My days are filled with:
a.  Drivel
b.  Nonsense
c.  Work
d.  All of the above

My schedule is full because:
a.  I spend 6+ hours walking due to my 'no shopping' rule
b.  I waste an exorbitant amount of time playing solitaire
c.  I watch too much daytime tv
d.  None of the above

I procrastinate because:
a.  I can
b.  Nobody is keeping tabs on me
c.  I do better with hour time limits not month time limits
d.  All of the above