Please excuse the absence. (Or be sad that your vacation from me is over. Your choice.)

Summer has rocked my world. At first in a great "Wow, I'm lucky to have kids and freedom I couldn't be happier how sad for people that work who can't be with their precious kids all day" kind of way.

Then I decided that working moms of the universe have conspired to make me wake up one day and realize how STUPID STUPID STUPID I really am.

But now, I'm back to the land of the living. I'm actually smiling again and have it confirmed from my shrink that I am, indeed, not bipolar.

According to best male friend, Herb, I'm actually tripolar - as in "I'm trying too hard."

Truer words have never been spoken. I don't have to be perfect. I only have to be me - flawed and all.

With that, I have some announcements to make about some new memberships I'm a part of:

1. R.E.I.. This is a sporting store. For a one time fee of $20.00 I can now pretend I'm super hip and sporty when really my passion for all things hiking, camping and skiing come from buying super cute vintage outfits at the Salvation Army and posting photos of my kids peeing in rivers on this blog.

2. Costco.  I am now an executive card carrier. This means that instead of paying $50 for access to thousands of items I don't need I paid $100.00 for 2% back on thousands of items I don't need which lands me in exactly the same spot as I was with the $50.00 membership only I get to gain weight on their 2000 Oreo cookie packs. But for $1.62 I get a hotdog and Diet Coke, so I'm thinking it's all okay.

3. Jesus. Okay, don't freak out on me. I'm not going to be a Bible thumper like some people I know (you know who you are.) But it works for me and I'm tired of doing everything by myself. I'm giving it up to the Man upstairs. I have found a peace that only comes with faith. It doesn't mean my life will be perfect (because how boring would my writing be?) but it does mean that I can finally get out the middle ground and make some strides toward what works in my heart and life.

I'm not sure which membership will last the longest, but I'm certainly hoping I can take my $183.00 worth of R.E.I. Keen walking shoes to heaven with me because, for what I paid for them, those fxxxrs better last an eternity.

PS: I'm thinking in my new Christian walk that using x's in my curse words makes me a bit more devout. Or for you non-Christian readers, it just proves what hypocrites us faith walkers really are. A win-win either way!

 


Comments

phd in yogurtry

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:12:00

I'm bipolar on the tripolar. I fluctuate wildly between trying too hard and saying Fxxx it, I'm playing tennis.

 

flutter

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:15:42

you? kill me

 

Daria

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:02:05

I converted to the fancy Costco membership a few years back and it is worth it. They send you back money that you can spend next time you spend a fortune there. AND, you get in a 10am which can be helpful.

I agree, an REI card does make you very hip and sporty. When you look at me don't you think that?

 

gretchen

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:29:27

As a card-carrying Jesus freak, I'm so touched by this post. I fall into that tri-polarism so much more often than I'd like to think. Good for Herb for pointing this out to you. Men seem to be much less apt to worry than women (at least over every little thing), so I try to learn that from Big, too. When i'm in one of my rare ;) snits, I just say, "Honey, talk me down!" And he does.

And that IS my favorite cuss word. Noun, verb, adverb, adjective. Sigh.

 

Kristy

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:22:17

Welcome to the club!!Use as many xxx as you like!!Just like I'll use as many!!!!!!!!!as I like!!

 

Deb

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:01:55

I'm so glad that you have found some peace within yourself. I'm still trying to figure out what I believe. It's just not simple.
Good for you!

 

Irishmama7

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:28:01

Congrats on your new memeberships. I have been missing you on BC and here, and have been thinking about you. Good luck with all your memberships, although I do believe one of your memberships will be harder and more fufilling then the others.

 



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