Tuesday, February 8, 2011

simplicity

my wonderfully thoughtful neighbor got me a magazine subscription for christmas: Re*l Simple.
i was thrilled! how did she know??
my first issue came today, on a day when i was feeling exceptionally cooped-up, and lamenting that nothing, or very little, in my life is actually... "real simple" at the moment.


there's sweet little gracie: Mom : "gracie, would like crackers with your lunch?" "yes-peeese!!"
ok, hun here they are!" "nooooooooooo!"
and then, "pee on potty, mommy!!!! now!!" and right in the middle of our beeline in there, she turns around and heads in the opposite direction, screaming "nooooo!" sigh....

and then there's the diabetic valentine issue: here comes more candy, when, despite our best efforts, ben's sugars have been way out of whack since christmas. but then, there's his enormous need to feel "normal", too....so now what? while googling around one day, i stumbled upon a blog for diabetes, which was contributed to by several humorous writers, all of which have some close tie to diabetes...and here is something as close to i can remember, that just summed it all up for me...
"and so, in short, please give my diabetic son candy, like everyone else...and also, please don't. good luck with that."
real simple, huh? not so much....

and then there's the highly controversial goings-on at my husband's place of work, where a long-time provider has made a choice that will unfairly impact so many people...as i read comment after comment of the two embattled sides, and the "he-said, she-said" , it is so very hard not to step in with my two cents, for whatever it's worth. do i do this, and stand up for what i believe in? or do i not involve myself in the petty-ness of it all....which is what has been requested of his co-workers and agreed upon...and just be content with our place in the whole thing....

and the irony of it all is-i really need to find time to read my magazine.....

















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