...the pressure. I feel like I need to write something. And, I'm really self-conscious about what I write. Lots of things have been "going on" in my life, but none of them seem blog worthy. Leif got his first hair cut and did a lot of screaming, we got rid of our "spare" washer and dryer, Frasier got new feeding dishes. Clearly there's too much excitement in my life to report on any one thing. My friend Michael has the ridiculously obscure and clever market cornered in his blog (see "This is stupid" link) so I can't go that route.
Maybe I should just get down to what I'm avoiding. I'm turning 32 next week. Doesn't that seem outrageous? I am now an age that I at least vaguely remember my parents being. How could I be there already? Have I done enough already? Do I have enough energy to do anything else? Having a toddler definitely makes me question that last one.
Really, overall, I'm pretty satisfied with my life when I stop to think about it. I never had extremely specific expectations about my adulthood. I thought I'd grow up and be happy; the specifics of that were pretty up in the air. That probably accounts for my satisfaction: I haven't been disappointed. Sure I'd like some things to be different...
- I'd like my parents to live closer to me.
- I wish that I had gotten more sleep over the last 2.5 years.
- I'd like to live in a bigger/nicer house with more than one bathroom.
- I'd like to be in better physcial shape/health.
But mostly I have a lot of really great things in my life...
- I have an astonishingly smart, sweet and vivacious child
- I have an intelligent, loyal and well employed husband =)
- I am really close to my family
- I have some very good friends
- I finished my Masters degree
- I am LOVING what little work I do outside the home (teaching)
- We have a really comfortable bed
- Leif sleeps through the night pretty consitently.
What I notice is that I wouldn't trade any of those good things for things I want or would wish. Ok I'd probably trade the bed and maybe even my job for having my parents closer and being in better shape. That's not doing too bad for almost 32.
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3 comments:
I'm so happy to see that you are blogging! It's nice to "hear" Lisa's thought again! We need to catch up when you come to visit your parents. Keep writing...it will always be fabulous!
Happy Birthday. And you are on lucky / blessed girl.
You're a great writer so you have nothing to be self conscious about. I started a blog just to keep track of the stuff my kids did. I occasionally post photos which lures various family members in for periodic updates. But I definitely have nothing profound...or...alas...even particularly interesting to say. So you're already leaps and bounds ahead of the majority of us bloggers, probably. :) I'll have to check back in occasionally...when I find the time. *hehe*
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