Once again I'll be linking up with Jaime with my Stream of Consciousness contribution for the weekend. My crazy brain free-writing? Be afraid. Be very afraid!
Not sure how it got there, but I currently have the song "My List" by Toby Keith in my head. Certainly not one of his more popular songs, so I suppose its got to be one of the lines ringing true for me. Its time that I make time for that...Raise a little hell, laugh till it hurts, put an extra 5 in the plate at church.
Confession: I wrote this through the week. I wanted to make sure I could play along.
Today I read quiet a few chapters of Sh!t My Dad Says while sitting in my car, parked under a shade tree, in the city park. Normally I work out at lunch, but my partner has ditched me these past couple of days. I headed to the library yesterday and was excited to be able to dive into one of my selections today. The dad reminds me a lot of my dad, if my dad would have been a nuclear medicine dude instead of a mechanic/dump truck driver dude.
I've been running around for almost 2 weeks solid. Part of me wishes my life would slow down so I can rest. The other part of me says I can rest when I'm old and do feel like doing anything else. For now I'm burning the candle at both ends, and enjoying most every moment of it. Mostly just excluding the moment my alarm clock goes off in the morning, and afternoons at work when I'm struggling to stay away.
That's my 5 minutes up! Why don't you set your timer and get to writing?
I keep thinking life is going to calm down and I'll be able to get some things done that I keep waiting to do. So far, no luck!
ReplyDeleteCan I be honest and say my head is NOT a place anyone would want to set up residence right now, so I'm going to pass on joining in.
ReplyDeleteI like doing stuff but I always like the slow times too! When I get too busy, it stresses me out.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are having fun!!!
I feel like I'm racing around all the time as well! My SOC post was almost about the same topic. So glad you linked up this week! http://zealousmom.com/stream-consciousness-soc-linkup/
ReplyDeleteOne thing I miss about life before the internet is that it seemed easier to slow down. Now I have to make a conscious effort to step away from the digital universe and not google how to make yada yada yada and just get creative with what's in the fridge. I love being busy, but I've noticed being busy makes time fly by. When you get older like me -- you start to realize .... hey I better slow this thing down a bit before it's gone.
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks for linking up again! I need to read that book. I think it would be hilarious. And I totally get the running nonstop through life. I've been at it all summer, and it doesn't appear to be letting up until Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteI like being busy in different directions & then I think I appreciate the down time at the end of a project all the more.
ReplyDeleteOh my...if I did one of these, there's no telling what would come into my brain and out of my fingers! I completely understand how you feel about wanting life to slow down. I keep thinking that after (fill in the blank), things will slow down. Then something else comes up!
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