8.25.2011

dukey downer

i have a bad attitude today. it's the emotional equivalent of carrying a backpack full of my heaviest textbooks around all day. i feel 2 inches shorter than usual as if even gravity is in on the joke.

purge: got in a fight with my parents. huge headache with the insurance companies about the wreck i got in on saturday (NOT my fault, but she's not admitting it's hers). money worries. feeling fat. messy house that will never sell. our car inexplicably smells like cigarettes. havent been to the dentist in a good 2.5 years. BOTH of our cats ran away and/or got kidnapped for vivisection. getting treated like an idiot at work. bad sales at publix this week. ripped a hole in my jeans crotch. i let my kids watch too much TV. there was a cicada in our house yesterday morning (soul violation). our nice camera is broken again. i had mcdonalds for dinner last night. the letter T is broken on our laptop and it makes me insane. and then a few private pity parties that are too shameful for even me to go public with.

now that that's out, let's replace it with some awesome. take out the textbooks and put helium balloons in that soul-satchel of mine. i'll be up, up and away like webster in no time.

my kids are hilarious, cute, well behaved and healthy. my favorite human is my husband. he is caring, respectful, responsible, hardworking and hot. i've run 8 out of the last 10 days. jesus. 5 of my friends had perfect little babies last week. my fantasy football draft is tonight. i am making this for dinner (tortilla chips instead of avocados). i got a postcard from my bestie living in germany and was reminded of her precious handwriting that looks like a 7 year old boy's. jesse got 2 new supporters last night. layla took her first half-step. two of my out-of-country best friends just moved back to america. i have the entire harry potter series on audiobook and love listening as i run. there is butternut squash, watermelon and asparagus in my fridge. my bff from the internet is my electronic penpal times a frillion and is inbox sunshine. jesus. my parents and inlaws have been married a combined 69 (haha) years this fall. i dont have a single physical ailment to complain about. avotacos for lunch. jesus. i have one free afternoon nap that jesse gave me (in exchange for other favors) that i havent cashed in yet.

feeling better already.

14 comments:

  1. I did not realize the yummy goodness on pinterest- I will likely now gain 10 extra preggo pounds. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. I love the word "vivisection," so I am glad you were able to use it, but I am saddened that it was in the context of lost kitties. :( And also in the context of general suckiness. General suckiness really sucks.

    Here is another piece of good news: I have lots of good book recommendations for you! You can look forward to them all. You're welcome. I know that was such a help.

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  3. OMG! I just spent well over two hours going thru my fav blogs{of course including yours} pinning things on Pinterest! Super addicting!

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  4. Feel really stupid for commenting since you have no idea who I am, but I visited your blog for the first time when Raechel linked to you, and then I spent all stinkin' day reading every single one of your blog posts. Ever. The way you feel about Raechel? Uh, yeah, that's me to you. Except I'm not nearly as funny or crafty and I live very far away so it is highly unlikely that you are going to discover that I'm destined to be your bestie, like Raechel did with you. Anyway, in case it adds any sunshine to your life, I just wanted to let you know that you are a serious source of entertainment and encouragement to this complete stranger.

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    1. how did i never reply to this. man you made my day back when you wrote this. SO much sunshine.

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  5. Days like that are no fun. But if it's any consolation, you're posts always make me laugh. Even when you're writing about being down in the dumps, your wittiness always makes me smile. If anyone ever catches me laughing out loud while starring at my computer, there's a 89.7% chance I'm reading your blog! :) Also, in the last 10 days I've run 5 times, which explains why you flew past me in Nike+. But there's still a week left--you better watch out!

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  6. Oh, sunshine. I heart you too. :)

    And I wish I could come over and eat chicky chicky chip chip with you right now. Probably you should make a batch and bring it in my tupperware next weekend, just in case things get low. Also cocktail weenies.

    I just read your comments and it's clear that I'm the opposite of alone in how entertained I am by your smartsy funsy writing. You have a gift.

    But, I also love you because of your deep chocolate layer. You love Jesus and your husband and you are a VERY hard worker - even if it makes you tired sometimes. Also, you're a great friend - even when you get nervous because I don't respond to your emails or fail to point out who loaned me the Tina Fey book. :)

    You are adored by many, Keight. But most of all: Jesus.

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  7. Your blog is pretty much sunshine to me. Your posts are refreshingly honest, hilarious, and every time I read one, I think "That's exactly how I feel!" And pretty much how you had a celeb crush on Raechel is how I feel about you both, and I might pee in my pants a little bit when I meet you guys in Dec :) Sorry for all the bad things, and happy for all the great things, and hope tomorrow is a better day!

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  8. You know what I love most about you? You are like me....
    You can admit when you have a bad day, and although you know how much to be thankful for, you still have to gripe it out sometimes!!
    That is completely ME!
    Man, how we can get all up in ourselves and think about how bad we have it.
    Know that you are not alone in this fight and the most important thing to cling to is our Jesus and our sweet families that ground us!

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  9. i have about a billion frowny faces for this post.
    amazing how life can suck but be so darn awesome at the same time, am i right?! gotta look to Jesus to see all the GOOD things, not just the bad.

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  10. Sad I missed this post earlier, but I'm encouraged just knowing you with all those awesome comments! One thing's for sure, Keight, you touch a lot of people through this blog. Yes, you're unexpected, and yes, I sometimes hold my breath wondering what might come out next (and what words will be attached to what comes out next) and sometimes worry if you'll regret them someday; but when I hear the wild extremes your thoughts can go to, i just want to give you a great BIG hugamobster and tell you everything's going to be OK, even though you know it is because, as you said,...there IS Jesus. I love when you come to pick up the kids and sit in the floor so you can be as close to them as possible, and how you go ape over things they do, and how you've blown doors off the running thing, and how you amazingly find fabulous recipes AND actually make them rather than just put them in a file, pile, or drawer like I do. Or how you manage to sew adorable gifts AND have an etsy shop to sell them in, while I still struggle with sewing buttons on and threaten cardiac arrest if I have to try to hem a pant leg; oh, and did I mention you do all this while you work full time and have a serious need for sleep? You do amaze me, Keight, and make me smile (and LOL) in all of your dicotomyness! You ARE hilarious, and my favorite humorist, barring none. AND, you are loved so very much just for who you are, even though I thank God (with you) that He doesn't leave any of us where we are, but keeps changing and rearranging so we'll be more like Him...love being on the journey with you! Hugsters

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  11. I am just pissed that I am not your internet bestie.

    All this time I've been lying to myself.

    I'm going to go cry myself to sleep into my giant pilla now.

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    1. pilla! hahahaha. you are my internet mom. bahahahaa! i am guessing you will never see this, so i am safe from vengeance. such such love.

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