A Twitteresque Post
Yesterday I was in meetings from 715 am until 430 pm. NO time in between.
Although many of those meetings were creative in nature, I ended up curling up in a fetal position and sucking my thumb for 30 minutes.
That is just how I handle that kind of stuff.
So.
Today.
I am really looking forward to today.
We have a BRILLIANT speaker for our Buckhead staff this morning. Tyler is even driving from the country down to the city to sit in on our staff meeting.
This guy supposedly gets paid millions of dollars by companies to come in and THINK for them.
So yea. It should be good.
Alas I am going to make sure that I get at least 2 hours at Starbucks this afternoon. Tower Place and Piedmont.
If you walk in and I have my headphones in and don’t look at you, it is not because I don’t love you.
It is because I don’t want to crawl into the corner and suck my thumb in a fetal position again.
This is the most random “twitteresque” type post I have had in a while.
But sometimes there does not need to be a point.
Tell me the boring details of your day.
Los
RAIN IT DOWN
Boring details?
Kids and husband up.
Kids and husband dressed.
Kids and husband out the door(at 7, 7:30 and 8).
Me: clean up breakfast dishes.
Wash clothes for kids and husband.
clean up kids’ rooms.
Goof off for an hour.
Run errands.
Do yard work or more laundry.
Take a short nap to recharge before bus #1 arrives.
Hang out until bus #2 arrives (with three kids to babysit along with my two).
Make dinner while kids start homework.
Send kids outside.
Extra kids go home.
husband comes home.
Give kids and husband dinner.
Husband gives kids baths while I get clothes and lunches ready for next day.
Kids to bed.
Mommy is off duty at 8.
And I wonder why I am tired? Not boring. Just another day in my fabulous, blessed life.
I’ve got creative meeting today and tomorrow. I love them, but the drain me of everything I have. I’m usually worthless by 3:00.
here’s one: just ate half a sleeve of ritz crackers…
left my condo
walked to borders
starting to work on my sermon
and like always…
the couple at the table in front are somewhere else, apparently ALONE and the girl is really super-loud.
she’s speaking in another language – which, on the side, is one of the cooler things about living in the city of Atl – it’s a mix of all sorts of people…but that’s not the point.
the point is: i can’t even think; i just sit there and stare and laugh (quietly) as i drink my coffee, wondering if i’m the only one who can hear this.
then the guy behind me – also from another country – boils over and loudly says: “She has no culture, that woman!” he got up, told her to zip it, and there was much rejoicing.
sermon-writing was back online
The morning has been a flurry, really. I got word about a friend/past interview subject/brilliant Christian doctor that will be leading a team of 14 doctors to Myanmar this Friday. So I spent time tracking down info to put together a story on it, then writing about it on my Facebook/blog/myspace and encouraged folks to give and pray. Already seeing some response…it’s amazing! This is when networking sites come in handy, really. (Yes, that was was somewhat of a plug. But not for me…for the people of Myanmar.)
The afternoon will be quieter. Interviewing someone at 1, then probably transcribing and tackling details on putting a few stories together. Hooray for busy Wednesdays!
sitting in day 2 of 4 learning about Statistical Process Control for the Second time and how to apply it to ensure we don’t over fill our milk bottles and give too much product to you …. The Customer!!
Apparently we’re giving away free milk? It’s my job to put a stop to this!!!!!
Sorry
the weeks leading up to Mother’s day put my life in a blender. Lots of production, late nights, early mornings, not very much sleep, didn’t eat much, and when I did, I ate poorly. Basically I was ready to curl up in a fetal position and suck my thumb. All that to say that I need to relax, and refresh a bit. I need this week to be normal. Here’s my day…
talked with the cleaning lady
she was sad, lost a friend and two relatives in the past month
out the door, long drive to church
worship planning meeting
not very productive, several key folks weren’t there
Capturing and editing footage from the weekend services
It’s interesting to see the footage later. It’s so different from watching it live in the services.
Lunch at the amish place. Homemade chicken salad on homemade bread. Homemade soup, and a 1/2 slice of homemade pie. Ate alone, reading a book. Perfect.
Back in the office, more editing. Final cut is being nice to me today.
No intention of staying late.
I can feel myself starting to come back to normal.
database update under flourescent lights… only window to the world was recently covered with blinds…
Boring details….that I can do.
I’m limping because the 2yr old threw something under my feet while I was walking, thus knocking my kneecap out of place. It hurts.
It turned out to be a 1/2 day for the kids at school. I forgot. Now I have six bored kids looking to me for something to do. I just want to run and hide.
I wrote a press release today.
I discovered Kiva today. Amazing. I was even moved enough to blog about it.
I have an evening staff meeting tonight and then will be leading Youth worship….with a limp.
I have 2 new baby birds that I have to hand feed every two hours. They look like space aliens.
I have a new puppy (chiweenie) that I have to take outside to pee every two hours.
I have a 2yr old that I have to take to the potty every two hours.
I have a teenager who takes “Don’t do that” as a challenge.
I’m tired.
woke up about 30 minutes past when i wanted to thus forgoing the Dunkin Donuts Bagel i was going to get
got to work by 7am, Starbucks FYI, to jump RIGHT into the morning rush, working the bar which is always fun.
left work promptly at 245 to go to school to talk to a lady about the suspension i apparently got after this past spring semester. found out i have to sit out the summer, thus kicking back graduation until NEXT summer!
now at home thank goodness, reading blogs, and trying not to curl up in the fetal position and suck my thumb!!!
Up WAY to early to get to an interview (2nd round!). Leave for 2.5 hours of driving. Stuck in detour traffic. Almost late. Guy talks to me/asks questions for 10 minutes, answers my questions in 5. Says thank you. I leave. drive 2.5 + hours home. Shop for crafty stuff to make sister’s bridal shower invites. Come home. Sit. Surf blogs. Still annoyed at driving so far for 15 minutes. Maybe that helped me decide if I want the job, or not.
You don’t want to know the details of my day today… however, Getting an encouraging email from you Los was the best part of my DAY or maybe even month! Thanks so much for that- I read it probably 33,089 times just to stop crying…but it was so good it made me cry more
I just wanted to come home and crawl in my marshmallow (very fluffy) of a bed with my blanket that I’ve had since childhood. and yes people I have a blanket that I sleep with every night…and I am not ashamed to admit it!
I would have to say that dude was ridiculous. enjoyed lunch. let’s see that is about the 25 time I’ve been down there to your 1 at the BB. your turn to buy next.
it doesn’t happen very often, but i walked in late to our service programming meeting (I have a good excuse, I promise) and had the honor of sitting in the middle of the worship pastor and the senior pastor. not usually a seat I take. to make things even more odd, the conversation didn’t come anywhere near my solar system, so i sat there doodling crosses and listening intently for “anything from your world natalie?” but it never came and then before I knew it the meeting was over and I quickly exited stage left.
Man, today was anything but boring.