And Here I Am at Work Again
My cousins and their kids and their parents are visiting this weekend, and I am bursting at the seams to see them. I know I must be bored with something when I find myself craving an "interruption." Usually, when I am pleased with my routine, it kind of annoys me to have it broken up at all, even the slightest bit, even for something or someone I really care about. I'm better about it now than I used to be, but I still experience that initial twitch of irritation when I hear the otherwise joyous news.
When I found out yesterday that they would come, I had no solid reaction, but as I thought about it, I became more and more excited. I'm so happy to be "in" on the family fun for once, and not stuck at school, missing out. I'm so happy to see family members who don't make me groan (not that a great many of them do, but it always feels imbalanced, to say the least). I'm so happy to see some of my younger cousins. They aren't babies anymore, but they're still super fun, if not more so (though I do miss the cuddling!!!).
And I'm so happy that they'll have a chance to see Conner. Conner sees family less often than I do, than any of us do. I love it when they have a chance to see how much he's grown, both in the senses of maturity and physicality. When he was younger, Conner screamed quite a bit. If he were upset or just in a bad mood, he let everyone know, and it could really disrupt an otherwise pleasant sort of day. He's mellowed out much since then, and even if he's not feeling well, he doesn't necessarily carry on in that manner. Actually, he's more likely to whine some and then sulk and glower for a while, which does not lend to a cheery atmosphere, but at least it's not a seemingly unending racket.
Conner truly is one of my favorite people. He certainly requires plenty of care, but he provides some to others as well. Wherever Conner is is home for me. Whatever he needs is something I need. Whatever he wants, I should probably want it, too. Everything that affects Conner affects the rest of the family and me because he's such an integral part to our family. And I could go on about that more, but I have before, and I didn't intend to today, so I will move on.
I am not in the habit of winning prizes. I might want to, of course, but such is not my luck in the general randomness of material items.
But I have won a free two-week membership to the small gym a couples shops down from my work at the health store. I meet with them at 5:05 P.M. today to work out whatever needs to be worked out for this thing. I'm really looking forward to it, if it is, in fact, a free two weeks, no strings attached. If I have to buy a few months or a year membership in order to receive the free two weeks, then that I would not be interested in at this time, but a free two weeks would be excellent. I miss the ellipticals at school. I tried the ones at one of the local gyms, and honestly, they suck. They're at least a decade old or something, and they're just not comfortable. You simply have to hold on to them as you exercise, or else you'll fall off. The ones at school, you can hold on or not, it doesn't affect your balance or ability to perform the movement. And the movement of the crappy ellipticals sucks anyway. It's uncomfortable and needlessly difficult without burning the calories fast enough anyway. I enjoy my workouts, but I don't want to exert my all just for a measly four calories a minute, not when I can do at least five per minute at home on the stationary bike. Sometimes exercise is about the better deal: what feels better, works better, or allows for optional reading or sudoku better. The ellipticals at school were so awesome I could read on them if I wanted. Oh, how I miss them.
I want to play Solitaire now to take my mind off all that, and also to pass the time before my family arrives!
P.S.
I love papayas. And avocados. I am buying more today. And I am a dork.
When I found out yesterday that they would come, I had no solid reaction, but as I thought about it, I became more and more excited. I'm so happy to be "in" on the family fun for once, and not stuck at school, missing out. I'm so happy to see family members who don't make me groan (not that a great many of them do, but it always feels imbalanced, to say the least). I'm so happy to see some of my younger cousins. They aren't babies anymore, but they're still super fun, if not more so (though I do miss the cuddling!!!).
And I'm so happy that they'll have a chance to see Conner. Conner sees family less often than I do, than any of us do. I love it when they have a chance to see how much he's grown, both in the senses of maturity and physicality. When he was younger, Conner screamed quite a bit. If he were upset or just in a bad mood, he let everyone know, and it could really disrupt an otherwise pleasant sort of day. He's mellowed out much since then, and even if he's not feeling well, he doesn't necessarily carry on in that manner. Actually, he's more likely to whine some and then sulk and glower for a while, which does not lend to a cheery atmosphere, but at least it's not a seemingly unending racket.
Conner truly is one of my favorite people. He certainly requires plenty of care, but he provides some to others as well. Wherever Conner is is home for me. Whatever he needs is something I need. Whatever he wants, I should probably want it, too. Everything that affects Conner affects the rest of the family and me because he's such an integral part to our family. And I could go on about that more, but I have before, and I didn't intend to today, so I will move on.
I am not in the habit of winning prizes. I might want to, of course, but such is not my luck in the general randomness of material items.
But I have won a free two-week membership to the small gym a couples shops down from my work at the health store. I meet with them at 5:05 P.M. today to work out whatever needs to be worked out for this thing. I'm really looking forward to it, if it is, in fact, a free two weeks, no strings attached. If I have to buy a few months or a year membership in order to receive the free two weeks, then that I would not be interested in at this time, but a free two weeks would be excellent. I miss the ellipticals at school. I tried the ones at one of the local gyms, and honestly, they suck. They're at least a decade old or something, and they're just not comfortable. You simply have to hold on to them as you exercise, or else you'll fall off. The ones at school, you can hold on or not, it doesn't affect your balance or ability to perform the movement. And the movement of the crappy ellipticals sucks anyway. It's uncomfortable and needlessly difficult without burning the calories fast enough anyway. I enjoy my workouts, but I don't want to exert my all just for a measly four calories a minute, not when I can do at least five per minute at home on the stationary bike. Sometimes exercise is about the better deal: what feels better, works better, or allows for optional reading or sudoku better. The ellipticals at school were so awesome I could read on them if I wanted. Oh, how I miss them.
I want to play Solitaire now to take my mind off all that, and also to pass the time before my family arrives!
P.S.
I love papayas. And avocados. I am buying more today. And I am a dork.