What Have You Done Today, Dear?

I am SO over Daryl Dixon!  Please, stop putting pictures on fb and for the love of all that is, WHY does his picture often show up in the "food and drink" column of Pinterest?  Unless......Zombies run Pinterest - in which case, it makes perfect sense.  And another thing - Daryl, sweetheart, TAKE A BATH!  There are zombies that look clearner than you!

Pinterest is like crack.  I always think I'm just going to log on for a second and check on new recipes.  REALLY?  Are there REALLY any NEW recipes?  And, why are all the entrees covered in cheese?  Or made with cream or milk...or cream AND milk covered in cheese.....with cream cheese smeared on the top?  When did a simple apple pie turn into an Oreo encrusted, salty caramaled, fudge sauced, monstrosity?  You know, before Pinterest, you could even pretend without too much effort that apple pie was good for you cuz, like, there were apples in it.  Now it takes more imagination than even I have to see my way through the gloppy mess in a pie plate.

But I digress.  I'm always "just going to check for a second."  Three hours later I look up and see that the sun has set on another day while I have "liked and "pinned" my way through the entire Pinterest palette.  I really hate those days, especially when my husband comes home and asks what I've been up to.  I lie a lot.

I've discovered a couple of things about myself recently - well, not so much discovered as admitted to.  I waste a LOT of time.  Don't get me wrong, there is nothing inherently bad about spending time in a little ophaloskepsis (big word for the day - go look it up), but when you notice, like I have, that more and more of your time is spent doing god-knows-what, and at the end of your day you have nothing, not an idea, not a piece of writing, not even a gloppy pseudo-apple pie to show for it, it might be time to evaluate exactly what you are trying to avoid.  In my case, it was writing.

I do not think of myself as a writer.  The world has far, far, far, too many people in it who think every pearl that goes from their brain to paper is of incredible importance.  My family has some of those people.  YAWN!    I certainly don't think I'm funny or witty.  Nor do I think I have anything unique to share.  But, I've always wanted to try it so here I am and here you are and that's how we all came to be together.

So, to recap:  Daryl, take a bath.  Daryl, NOT a food item, Pinterest-bad, some ophaloskepsis good, do what you've been avoiding.

Be good to yourselves,
B