Well…I’m Not Dead Yet

Dear Reader,

All of my blog post stories are true…at least, true from my point of view although subject to my faulty memory. I try to incorporate as much honest humor as possible in them, but I just don’t feel witty enough today, so this post is by far not my funniest. If you choose not to finish reading this post, no hard feelings. I promise to try my best to do better next week.

One day last year, my husband called me at work to tell me that, in my effort to put away dinner the night before, I put the cheese in the pantry. I’m talking about a brand new, 32 oz bag of cheese that was now spoiled. I’ve done these seemingly stupid things before…but they don’t mean I’m stupid, although it certainly feels that way. It just means my brain is a little overloaded.

I have left a brand-new pair of Oakley sun glasses on the bumper of our truck and driven off before (after a few minutes I realized what I’d done and went back for them, but I didn’t find them). I have even gotten to work and, hours later, discovered that I had put my underwear on inside out. The other day I mixed dry dog food with the canned dog food to feed the puppers and sat back down…I completely forgot to put the bowls on the ground until my daughter informed me that I hadn’t fed them yet. I’ve even told a horse “heel!” before realizing that was the wrong command for that particular animal on a trail ride.

So, while I may feel incredibly stupid sometimes, as my grandmother always said, “And this, too, shall pass.” We have made it through 100% of all our worst days so far, and I’m not dead yet. So, if you have stayed with me through this post, I thank you. And I want to tell you – yes, you! – hang in there. Whatever barriers you are facing, even if they seem impossible, it will get better. Meanwhile, I have double-checked and am proud to announce that my underwear is on the right way today. Small victories.

Original Post 12/2020