I Know I Need a Vacation When ….
- I have trouble remembering what day of the week it is.
- I can't even tolerate listening to the politicians with whom I agree. (To my Southern ears the phrase "with whom" grates, but I'll try to dumb down the rest of my list.)
- I'm fascinated by reality tv – in particular Ice Road Truckers and Billy the Exterminator. (See that dumbing down thing is easy.)
- Book promotion feels like pulling teeth. (Okay it always feels that way to me, but at the moment it feels like having my wisdom teeth removed again - the way it was done 30 years ago – strapped down in the dentist chair with your mouth jacked open with some kind of rubber bracing. Only the dentist and the people in the adjacent buildings could hear the screams.)
- I'll eat my Cheerios dry rather than make a trip to the grocery store.
- I resent having to explain "why" more than once. (Yes, I know. That's just me getting old and cranky – taking a vacation won't help.)
- I'm happy when I get one item on my "to-do" list done each day. Today I changed my central air conditioning filter. I had to use a flashlight to illuminate the operation since replacing the light bulb in the hallway would have just been too much effort. Maybe tomorrow.
- The highlight of the week is putting all my extra red pepper flake packets from Pizza Hut deliveries into a Tupperware container instead of stuffing them in a kitchen drawer to wander and breed with the Parmesan cheese and soy sauce packets.
- I seriously consider stocking up on disposable plates and cups so I never have to wash dishes again. (Along with this thought was a fleeting urge to toss all the dirty dishes in the trash and start over with new stuff. Lack of money and the fear my mother would find out held me back.)
- Even the Gulf Coast beaches with the floating tar balls and oily birds look like good places to park a lounge chair.
On a Serious Note: I've been to the Gulf Coast several times – New Orleans, Gulf Port, Biloxi, Ship Island, etc. It hurts to think about the damage the oil is causing to the environment and to the people who are losing a way of life. I hope the leaking oil well is plugged soon and we – the nation – find a way to prevent any similar environmental disasters in the future. I know we need the oil - but we have to protect our oceans and marshes too.
Rhonda
aka The Southern Half of Evelyn David
Amen on the Gulf situation, Rhonda! I can't bear to watch the oil gushing out of the well under the water. This is beyond a tragedy at this point.
ReplyDeleteI am so in need of a vacation, I can't even think of a reason why. Maggie
I need a vacation because people who feel they need one have been dropping by my house (read as hostel) for the last month! Did I mentioned 'unannounced'(I HATE unannounced!) and staying for days at a time.
ReplyDeleteI love company just not surprise, staying company.
Vacation? What is that word? I have heard people talk about it, and I vaguely recall having possibly experienced such a thing myself before. But I'm thinking that was in a past life. Hmmm, I must look it up.
ReplyDeleteI've been in Vegas since Wednesday, came home Monday (today) and because I was busy with the PSWA conference, I can assure you it wasn't a vacation, though I think my family thought it had to be.
ReplyDeleteMary, I feel your pain. I think lots of people go on vacation just to avoid visitors. In the alternative you could pick up some local hotel brochures and hand them out if someone approaches with a suitcase in hand.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading The Stiletto Gang blog!
Rhonda
aka The Southern Half of Evelyn David
I need to add to my "need a vacation when" list:
ReplyDelete11. When you lose the contact lens you've only had for less than two months.
12. When your central air conditioning can't cool your home below 80 F. and you're a 70 F. person.
So my dilemina tomorrow - which do I want most until my next pay check? To see out of my right eye or get rid of the sauna that my house has become? It's about $100 either way.
Rhonda
aka The Southern Half of Evelyn David