I am not a Pollyanna, despite the assumptions of some. I try to keep a stiff upper lip and all that. I see the glass as half full. I look for the rainbows and the beauty that surrounds all of us. I get tired of negativity. I avoid it. I laugh often.
That being said, there are a few things I abhor. Listed in no order of importance.
1 – Taking the hanging baskets off the deck and storing them outside the barn. I feel like I am betraying those last few flowers. At this time of year, they look pathetic on the deck and then when they are placed outside the barn, they stand out like a sudden, wondrous spring. How could I abandon them? Solution – I collected as many seeds as possible and I will gaze out at the barn and smile.
2 – Indecision. That alone will be the toughest part of the next few months. Yes, it is an amazing opportunity to move forward into new territory, but I am getting antsy. We are looking closely at yet another builder. This should not be a quick decision and I get that. We are both feeling good about the latest permutation. Solution – walk more.
3 – Theft and destruction. Youngsters who sit in class and decide to break things make me crazy. That’s another story on a different blog…after retirement. Thieves who violate others leave me speechless, helpless and confused. It didn’t happen to us, but in a way it did. Solution – seating reassignment in class and the selling of the rental.
Undoubtedly, this list could go on and on. That is the problem with complaints – they never end. So, as my dear friend says, “It’s time to pull up your big girl panties and move on”. So, with elastic in hand, I reposition and jump into the fray!