Doctors

Who likes going to the doctor?  I don't think too many people, at least not a lot that I know of.  I have great doctors, but still.  It usually means you are sick if you have to go, and that's never any fun.  Then it costs so much money, and no one likes that.  It is nice to feel better though, of course I think it would be best to just be healthy all the time.  Unfortunately I was not blessed with that option, but I am still very lucky. 
 So to all of you who are very healthy, don't take it for granted, it's a wonderful gift.

Late nights and sleeplessness

I haven't been able to sleep lately so I have to stay up really late until I am so exhausted I can fall asleep.  This however does not contribute to a good pattern because then if I sleep, it's late when I wake up.  Of course you know this then makes you not be able to fall asleep and you stay up even later, and so the cycle continues.  Of course if you do get up early one day sometimes you are tired in the afternoon and take a nap which only puts you right back where you started.  You can see my dilemna, it's very hard to get out of this crazy cycle I have started. 
Not being able to sleep is not fun at all, I want to go to sleep but my mind just won't turn off.  You would think I would get a lot done, but when you aren't sleeping then your body is too tired to really do that much and well that starts a whole other crazy cycle. 
I hope to get off this crazy ride soon, but since I don't really don't know how I got on, I fear I shall have a hard time finding the exit.

Cookies and Cake

Why is it that Cookie dough is so good and the cookies fresh out of the oven are so good, but once they have cooled they are well you know?  I love to make fresh cookies, emphasis on the fresh.  I guess I got the baking bug in the family while some others got the cooking bug.  We always have goodies on hand at our house.  But of course the reason for that is that they are so yummy fresh, but usually once they have cooled they just aren't as good (at least not to me). 
Now cake that is the opposite.  I have a delicious Homemade Chocolate cake recipe.  It is so wonderfully rich and chocolatey.  By the 2nd or 3rd day it is nice and moist.  It has a wonderfully smooth texture that melts in your mouth and satisfies even the worst chocolate craving.  Now yes it is delicious with a little cool whip and strawberries but I only really need those on the first day when all the flavor hasn't quite sunk in. 
So why do somethings acquire more flavor with a little time and others seem to lose it.

Temporary Blindness

Do you ever think you have become temporarily blind or are only seeing part of the picture?  So I walk into the kitchen last night and walk over to the fridge and I'm looking for Kacee's cup and I am looking everywhere, and then I bump into something with my foot and realized I must have walked over the cup at least 2 times and not even when I walked into the kitchen did I see it.  I remember looking in that direction and seeing nothing.  Then today I am at the waterpark and I walked into the pool and was looking for Lexi and Kacee, I am looking everywhere.  Then Dana says Nicole they are right by you and I look down and am standing within one foot of them, plus I almost stepped on them, but I only recall seeing empty pool.
Of course there are the more mindless things like freaking out looking for a baby in a crowded store only to realize she's been on your hip the entire time, or looking for your sunglasses only to find them on your head. 
Those aren't quite the same though, one is mindless and the other is like you are not seeing right.  Another good example would be when you read something and you are convinced it says one thing, so someone else reads it and tells you what it really says, and sure enough when you look back at it, it seems like someone has put different words right there on the page.
 Maybe of course I am the only one who has the pleasure of this phenomenon. 

Fridays

Who doesn't love Fridays?  For they are our mark on the week, we can look back at reflect on all that we have successfully completed (or not) that week, look ahead to a few days off and well overall just a great chance for us to relax a little.  Even in the work world they realize the need for a day with a little less stress, they do call them casual Fridays.  I do believe this isn't just because the employees are allowed to wear more casual attire.  I bet if you monitored meetings throughout the week at any business you would find a slightly more relaxed environment on most Fridays(barring any major deadlines that is). 
People are certainly in need of Fridays.  When I am directing plays, the Friday audience is always more rambunctious than the other crowds.  My opinion on this is that are most in need of relaxing and having some fun. While the crowds on Saturday and Sunday are more subdued because they have had a chance to relax and thus are more laid back. 
Now for a stay at home mom Fridays well they still work pretty much the same, the weekends bring a whole different routine or lack thereof.  Of course for me personally Fridays a lot of the time are cleaning days as I want to be able to enjoy my weekend in a nice clean serene environment.  Then after the cleaning is done, it's time to celebrate that we have completed another week, time to get out of the house.  (Of course this is done mostly so as to not mess up one's now and what will  be a very shortlived clean house.)
So Celebrate on this Friday and especially more as this is a holiday weekend, but that topic will have to be broached on another day.  Happy 4th of July everyone.