There’s a lot of things I just don’t get the first time around. OK, there’s a lot of things I don’t get the 1500th time around. Rather than call myself a dunce I’m going to go with being a slow learner. Here’s the run down of lessons are particularly difficult for me.
Don’t drink. I will get a headache and be extraordinarily weepy the next day. Yet, I never remember that when someone offers to pour me a scotch. On the plus side I’ve managed to “just say no” to wine and beer.
Go to bed. But I just want to finish my book or watch one more tv show. I’ve got all the excuses and all the crankitude to go with them the next morning.
Have a snack. I love eating, no clue why it’s such a chore to remember to feed myself instead of having a blood sugar meltdown, nearly everyday.
Get good people. I’ve written about this before, surrounding yourself with your awesome people and I do a great job of this online. But very few real people. How do adults make friends outside of their computer?
Do. Again, this has been reinforced many a time. Still I spend more time than I am willing to admit to in public wailing on and on about what I should do and very little time actually doing. Shut up already and get busy.
Is there a Nanny McPhee for grown ups? Send her and her magic stick to help with my 5 lessons.
>I'm getting much better with number four – the relationships outside of the computer thing. I actually ran a few weeks ago with two super-awesome ladies I met through a mutual friend. They were from Burlington (you might know them).
Number two, however, seems to be my nemesis. I stayed up past midnight reading the Secret Daughter. At least when my husband is around he reminds me to turn off the light and get some sleep.
If you find your Nanny McPhee for adults maybe she can do a group session for us.
>How do adults find friends, if not online? Outside of my family, I have very few people that I consider close or special to me that I've met since college. I remember reading something, some time ago, about "you have school, and then you have to wait until you meet the parents of your kids' friends." That makes me horribly sad.
I just finished my bottle of Scotch – the hangover was massive, but, yeah, I'll never say no. Then again, I'd likely never say "no" to wine or beer, either…
>The friends issue is a difficult one. My divorce caused me to loose a lot of the people that (I thought) were my friends, but it also showed me who my real friends really were.
I have found that meeting the good friends, of friends already present in your life is a great place to start. Chances are you already share a great deal in common
My slow learner problem is the ability to say "no". I am awful for that. I take on too much, or say yes to something I really don't want to do. The result is usually a really grumpy me.
I also would love a session with Nanny McPhee…
>Good people. Man, they are hard to find IRL. Is it because we're our best selves on the internet? Or is it because awesome people are just drawn to Twitter and blogging?
Chicken. Egg. Hmmm….