Did I Overreact?

Although I try to keep it in check, I tend to overact on a fairly regular basis.  Usually it is harmless because it's just my husband and son who heard the rants but sometimes there are casualties

We recently attended an event and were seated with a new couple.  Always adhering to social etiquettes, I engage my table mate in light conversation.  I'm not going to even go into his first pompous, pretentious remarks however they should have been a signal for me to move on.  I proceeded to ask about a trip he recently returned from which lead to the almighty what-do-you-do-for-a-living question.  "Oh its complicated" he condescends.  Try me a$$hole.  First overreaction.

Fifteen seconds later I know his job.  Amazing the non-working mom got it on the first try.  Call the press.

"Dude, you're an angel in a bio-tech firm.  It's not that complicated. Get over yourself."  Overreacting? Was the use of "dude" too ironic for him? For the next 15 minutes he heard a bout my career, my masters programs and my opinions on biological robotics.  I then smiled and ignored him for the rest of the evening.

I really got the feeling that he felt I was a dumb blonde who couldn't possibly comprehend his intellect.  Granted my dress was a little trendy, my heels were as always high and I may have been sporting the bed-head but somebody needs to let this guy know that judging a book by its cover (especially when the cover is a 40 something year old - dare I say nice looking women) is so passe.

Happy Earth Day

Earth Day is one of my favorites!  Don't laugh or judge.. you don't have to cook, shop or entertain.  Just think about what you can do and try not to consume :-)

My favorite Earth Day is also the first one I ever celebrated.  My not-yet-husband was staying with me in Chicago.  We were feeling a connection to the cause so went to the "party" which consisted of informational tents, organic tastings and lots of determined people.  We took our literature and a new recycle bin and proceeded to walk through Lincoln Park.

We needed our own celebration.  A trip to the co-op for organic fruit, a stop at the wine store for something that sounded earth friendly (Fruscati), a hemp like blanket and an afternoon in the park marked our day.  We were together and simply happy.

That was about so long ago.  Since then we have done park clean ups, written checks, agreed to non-drive days and sported demonstration like t-shirts.  We recycle, we have given up pesticide lawn care and we actually think about our carbon foot print.  I think thats a lot more than our little lunching celebration and it only took 20 years.

I wonder what my son's celebration will be for Earth Day 2030.

Breaking the Cycle

As you can see, I spent the last month NOT blogging.  Not writing, not working out, not moving forward... jumping from one task to the next with little scheduling or organization.  Guess it's time to get my act together again.

It seems I am in this cycle ... take on as much as possible doing everything asked of me.  Work at this crazy pace for several months then start to complain and frankly just break down.  Next start looking for a complete change, such as going back to work. Then drop everything I was doing to focus on this new change.  I think this may be unhealthy for the people around me, not to mention a little ADD,  so I am going to try to break the cycle.  Wait ... doesn't that sound like a complete change again?  Damn I am in an infinite loop.

Actually I missed blogging.  It is cathartic which is probably why so many people do it.  So here I go again.  But for today's post I will leave you with a pictorial of my past month.

Oh yeah that's me under the sea.

Cleaning my hot tub which is similar to this one.  Also brought out all patio furniture, started yard work and cleaned half of the garage.

Sister is coming to visit.  Prepped by setting up third floor guest and making lots of reservations.

Read about 8 books. Quick recommendation:  Skip "Prayers for Sale" but read "The Help".

This is probably the most descriptive ... spinning out of control.