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<Sometimes I just want to be left alone>
Category: emotions
I am sitting here (in the office) minding my own business and daydreaming about our holiday (2 more weeks) and in walks a stranger…. This person is here to consult with my colleague (three of us share a space) and is now seated diagonally across me but man oh man I can smell him.
Not ideal as I’m starved this morning, and any scent on my empty stomach is a no no and the card machines in the café are offline! Murphy, please go away already!
I was going to have something for breakfast, like a scone with hot chocolate, but now I’ll just eat my lunch for breakfast and walk to the other shops for lunch. Hopefully, their card machines are working.
<I do not carry cash, like ever. I currently have R9.35 in my wallet>
I like the convenience of swiping my card wherever I go. That way I get to just why I had spent X amount instead of just buying bread/milk. I just can’t fathom the bank charges on bread/milk!
So hubby and I had a few drinks at home, after the kid went to bed, on Tuesday and we eventually fell into bed at 12:30am… I still had a half an hour shower just so that I wouldn’t have that hungover feeling in a few hours…
We slept a very peaceful sleep, and woke up just because of that feeling that soemthing is amiss… again! My hubby was suppose to have left 20 mins ago. BWAHAHHA. HE raced to get ready and I decided Fuck it! I’m so not going to stress! I’ll get there when I’m done!
Hubby leaves and I get myself and the kid ready, simultaneously. This is when I realised that my boy CAN multi-task!
He was on the toilet, brushing his teeth whilst I was brushing his hair. BY the time we got back to his room, I just needed to dress him and pray with him. We did then he remided me that I didn’t thank God for the fish. So I did and off we went on our journey.
I got to work 90 minutes late – granted that today was also a day where the traffic came to a grinding halt around Gilloly’s interchange – and it didn’t amtter which direction you were coming from.
My husband has reminded me that I have conversations in my head and then proceed to finish these conversations with him all whilst he was not included from the start. I’d say something and he’d be like… What? and I’d be like but I told you this. And then the debate <read: argument> commences. He said she said, you know how it goes.
My question is: Do you think that your behaviour rubs off onto your spouse and vice versa?
<I realised that my husband internalised certain conversations too>
Nevertheless, I always defend myself when accused of having internal conversations. And then this morning I realised, Fck! I’m having a full-blown conversation with myself. Like I’m talking aloud to myself. Asking questions and then answering and then disagreeing with myself…
Then, I wondered if this would be classified as having multiple personalities? I haven’t googled it yet but probably will later. I just decided that for now: I CALL IT MULTI-SKILLING!
Spirited Mama
So my husband and I have come up with a workable/doable plan to make sure we don’t run out of the essentials in house, ever!
Yes, like when you’re running to the lavatory and realise that the toilet paper is finished or when it’s time to bath the child and you hunt around the house for free samples as the kid has allergies (he really has sensitive skin like me).
<Up until today – I still use Elizabeth Anne’s baby products>
So we’ve put up a whiteboard in the kitchen along with all the notepads and postids on the fridge. We list items as we start nearing their end and in the breath we I don’t have to spend an hour before our shopping trip to make the dreaded list. <Do you stick to your list? I think it’s a lot of bullsh*t as we always buy lot’s of crap that’s not on the list>
Anyway back to the story. So I write out the infamous list for the husband. And he calls to check that XYZ (well all except 2 items on list are essential) is really needed today. This is how our conversation went down:
Me: Hallllloooooooooo
Husband: Hi – SO this list… Do we need XYZ?
Me: Uh, yes that’s why I gave you a list
Husband: BUt do you need it today
Me: THAT”S WHY YOU GOT THE LIST T.O.D.A.Y
Husband: Ok. You know I got all the other stuff you wanted from Baby City and I got J a new nasal spray that better than the one we used. They (pharmacists) said so and all. But you know you asked about that cream?
Me: Uh Huh. <getting slightly annoyed – so now I decided to do emails and google> AND no longer interested but knew that I had to pay attention as he might surprise me when I get home. The “Epizone cream”
Husband: Yes, but the other one. The antibacterial
Me: Babe, we haven’t used that in over a year. Currently, for the past 6 months, we’ve been using Epizone.
Husband: Oh? Ok I’ll buy that too. Bye
Me: HUH?
Then, he sends me an email to check if he needs to get anything else. So I email him back with a mini list (hehehe).
He responds: I’m not doing shopping! I’m only getting nessecities! I’m going home to study!!!!!
Then an hour later I get an email: I got XYZ(from my email list) and chocolate…
I love you and I know that you love me. And sometimes just sometimes we need subtle reminders why we said I do. You know that I was going to have some smart kick ass commentary tonight and then you decided to get chocolate. You no play fair. But I love you
P.S. In Maslow’s theory he clearly explains that we have needs and wants. Mr Maslow – I only have needs!
Spirited Mama
If only everyone did something for someone… Makes me think of the movie, P.A.Y it For.WARD
We should dub today, 1st February, The ARK Day!
It won’t make your life any longer/shorter but just maybe you are exactly what someone else is needing right now…
Spirited Mama
Dear All
Please bear with me as my blog is still in it’s teething phase.
I’m trying… I hope that I get to the end of the tunnel
Why do we say that we need to see a light at the end of a tunnel? I don’t see that light… <I don’t mean that in a negative way> I just don’t see it. And why should I when I’m relatively ok being in the dark…