Some things I just don't understand....
I am so congested this morning with a head cold (which is the 3rd time I've had one since Christmas....my husband, son and I keep passing it back and forth to each other), so I will keep this morning's thoughts light and airy (like the March weather we're having). So, on a lighter note, here are some things I just do not understand....
1. Why cereals taste soooo much better when they're all mixed up. Some of you who know me may know that I am a cereal lover. More specifically, I am a cereal "mixer." At any one time in my kitchen cabinets, you will find anywhere from 5-8 types of breakfast cereal. And yes, I mix them all together in my Asian-inspired cereal bowl. Why? I don't know why, but cereals taste so much better when they are combined. I have always wondered why the companies won't take a hint and just make one already combined....well, actually, Kashi brand did, and they called it "Medley," but it was far from what I was hoping for.
2. Why men's shoes are often the epitome of comfort, and women's shoes are like hazardous roadside equipment that should require warning labels. I say this because my husband and I are going to some friends' wedding tonight, and I had to borrow some heels. I have not worn heels in over 2 years, since I quit working at a law firm, and I do not miss them. But ladies, you all will agree that some skirts and dresses just need a well-designed heel to complete the package. I don't know if my feet are just more sensitive/thin-skinned or if these shoes really are as deathtrappy (a word? it is now.) as they seem. Oh, man. I know I will return tonight with blisters on every exposed part of my foot. But I sure will be lookin' stylish. That's all that counts, right?
3. Why is it that it is only the parents of the brattiest and most whiny kids who choose to take them to Target or Walmart on school holidays? Next time I will check the school calendar before I head out....either that or bring earplugs (pardon my rant).
4. Why is it that the city clean-up crews always happen to come the day BEFORE you plan to weed and de-clutter your yard?
5. Why is America so focused on the "next big thing?" As soon as one installment of a cult movie (i.e., Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, or even Land Before Time) comes out, people see it and that same evening respond with, "I can't wait for the NEXT one to come out!" We love to wait for Christmas, for summer, for the first day of spring, for the first (or last) day of school, for when our kids are out of the house, for when we are retired. Maybe we would enjoy life a lot more if we lived day to day, looking daily for unexpected surprises and blessings. I am guilty of this more than anyone, so I am not on a soapbox. It's so easy to live for the next big moment and let the current moments slip past.
6. Why can you stand in the perfume section of a department store, or a fudge shop, or even a florist, and come out smelling like you did going in....but when you get caught behind a car with an exhaust problem you smell musty for hours.....or when you go to a seafood restaurant (even just long enough to buy a gift certificate, much less eat there!) you smell like orange roughy the rest of the afternoon?
7. Why do buffet Chinese restaurants think that our appetites will be whetted by freakishly enormous florescent-lit fish tanks with cascading waterfall backdrops?
Okay, okay, I'll stop. Now you get a glimpse (at least partly) into what goes through my head when I can't sleep due to stuffed sinuses.
Going to be a pretty good day....be praying for my younger sister. She got turned away from the hospital last night because her contractions weren't close enough together, but we think that she will have her baby today or tomorrow. I will have a second niece really, really soon. :)
1. Why cereals taste soooo much better when they're all mixed up. Some of you who know me may know that I am a cereal lover. More specifically, I am a cereal "mixer." At any one time in my kitchen cabinets, you will find anywhere from 5-8 types of breakfast cereal. And yes, I mix them all together in my Asian-inspired cereal bowl. Why? I don't know why, but cereals taste so much better when they are combined. I have always wondered why the companies won't take a hint and just make one already combined....well, actually, Kashi brand did, and they called it "Medley," but it was far from what I was hoping for.
2. Why men's shoes are often the epitome of comfort, and women's shoes are like hazardous roadside equipment that should require warning labels. I say this because my husband and I are going to some friends' wedding tonight, and I had to borrow some heels. I have not worn heels in over 2 years, since I quit working at a law firm, and I do not miss them. But ladies, you all will agree that some skirts and dresses just need a well-designed heel to complete the package. I don't know if my feet are just more sensitive/thin-skinned or if these shoes really are as deathtrappy (a word? it is now.) as they seem. Oh, man. I know I will return tonight with blisters on every exposed part of my foot. But I sure will be lookin' stylish. That's all that counts, right?
3. Why is it that it is only the parents of the brattiest and most whiny kids who choose to take them to Target or Walmart on school holidays? Next time I will check the school calendar before I head out....either that or bring earplugs (pardon my rant).
4. Why is it that the city clean-up crews always happen to come the day BEFORE you plan to weed and de-clutter your yard?
5. Why is America so focused on the "next big thing?" As soon as one installment of a cult movie (i.e., Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, or even Land Before Time) comes out, people see it and that same evening respond with, "I can't wait for the NEXT one to come out!" We love to wait for Christmas, for summer, for the first day of spring, for the first (or last) day of school, for when our kids are out of the house, for when we are retired. Maybe we would enjoy life a lot more if we lived day to day, looking daily for unexpected surprises and blessings. I am guilty of this more than anyone, so I am not on a soapbox. It's so easy to live for the next big moment and let the current moments slip past.
6. Why can you stand in the perfume section of a department store, or a fudge shop, or even a florist, and come out smelling like you did going in....but when you get caught behind a car with an exhaust problem you smell musty for hours.....or when you go to a seafood restaurant (even just long enough to buy a gift certificate, much less eat there!) you smell like orange roughy the rest of the afternoon?
7. Why do buffet Chinese restaurants think that our appetites will be whetted by freakishly enormous florescent-lit fish tanks with cascading waterfall backdrops?
Okay, okay, I'll stop. Now you get a glimpse (at least partly) into what goes through my head when I can't sleep due to stuffed sinuses.
Going to be a pretty good day....be praying for my younger sister. She got turned away from the hospital last night because her contractions weren't close enough together, but we think that she will have her baby today or tomorrow. I will have a second niece really, really soon. :)
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