random list #2...

(EXHIBIT A)

a few things that i thought would be simple...but aren't
-a picture of the boys in their matching outfits...just one...not too hard, right? (see exhibit A)

-mother/daughter relationships-now, grant it, i'm only 4 years in and am pretty clueless about whats in store, but so far, man, my chick can be complicated...or is it me that is so complicated? after years of such ugliness towards my own mom (& all the guilt that comes with that...) how do i keep my own daughter from repeating the cycle?? & how hard is it really going to be to maintain the 'heartstrings' that i've worked so hard to establish with my children once we reach teenage years??

-unloading the dishwasher- i mean, just imagine 120 different things(and yes, i'm quite sure i prob have 120 pieces in my dishwasher each morning) that go in 14 different places & trying to get them there in record time (yep, i've been known to break a few glasses trying to beat my previous time)because you gotta get out the door in 10 minutes and you havent even begun the 'getting ready' process..for yourself or the other 3 little people

-a simple morning jog....oh, the blissfull days of tossing on my tennies & bolting out the door..whenever, wherever...as i was mentally planning my runs this week, i start stressing "where'd brock put the ipod cord?" "oh, man, i wanted to sync it with my new cd & now i don't have time" "shoot, i let mia play with my garmin & now the battery is dead...wonder if i have time to charge it because there's no way i want to do my long run only to realize i'm 3 miles short...." when did i let it get so techy??

-now this one i know will sound corny..but dreams...as a kid, when someone asks you what you want to be, you say doctor, lawyer, teacher...& thats that..now, when evaluating my dreams, words like 'financial planning,' 'strategic location,' 'networking,' & 'risk management' come to mind....come on, really?? i kinda thought the point of dreaming was for it to be 'out there' & 'a lil far fetched'...

i know these are extremely shallow writings in the larger scheme of life but i guess i'm just wondering 'is my goal to simplify life? or is it to think it thru for guaranteed results?' now, i'm aware that, of course, it must be a little bit of both but afterall, this is my blog- a place for my thoughts to overflow (on the rare occasion that i have time to record them) which reminds me, i'm glad today that i remembered to remind myself to think... :)

**now, here's a perfect example of simple: 1 peppermint stick, 2 people...why, you share, of course :)