Did I Just Put Catsup On My Pancakes and Baby Doll In The Toilet!
Words that define stress: pressure, tension, press, push, pull, twist, force…
“Tension is the sign of an exhaustive inner struggle” quote from the movie “The Nun Story” with Audrey Hepburn
It’s funny that I feel a little stressed, in writing this post! What’s the deal with that?
I suppose all you need to know is this:
- I am lovin’ this retirement thing.
- My quest to simplify my life has just started, even though my thoughts of it began many months ago
- I have relieved myself of two major activities in my life, that were not bad in and of themselves, but, they were time-consuming. One activity was un-necessary at this point in our (my Hubby’s and mine) lives and the other was one that the Lord directed us to pass on to another(s). These activities were~my full time job in our independent insurance business, and serving in a ministry which the Lord set before us 8 years ago as Mission’s Directors in our Church.
I had been living under so much pressure that the tension was causing all sorts of physical, mental and spiritual struggles within me. I had health issues, mental issues and yes, spiritual issues. It was exhaustive! I think back on some of the things that happened and can laugh at them now.
Did I Just Put Catsup On My Pancakes?
Yes, I did put catsup on my pancakes. No, I did not intend to put catsup on my pancakes. And Yes, I did it in a restaurant in Branson~full of people including my Hubby, Sister and Brother-in-law. And Yes, our server made a huge deal out of it. I asked her politely to attend to her duties as a server, and that No, I did not wish for her to correct my mental mistake by bringing me a whole new plate full of food. However, I did leave her a nice tip for asking!
Then there was the “Baby Doll In The Toilet” incident. No, I do not have a picture of the mishap simply because I couldn’t think fast enough to snap a picture with my cell phone. However, I do have a picture of the other two crazy girls involved.
‘S’ and ‘J’ ~ My Grand-Daughters
Long story short version: My Hubby and I were in a restaurant with our Grand-daughters. ‘S’ had placed her baby doll in my purse, hanging off the side of it by the arm. We three, giggling girls, had gone to the restroom together. I took my purse with me (I never do this when my Hubby is with me~he’s a great purse watcher). Why did I do it? I had forgotten the doll was only hanging by her arm off the side of my purse. When I entered the stall of the restroom, something went curplop (bigtime). I thought I had dropped my cell phone in the toilet, only to find it was the doll. I immediately started laughing. You must know this: Laughing is one of the things I do best! Actually, my whole family is known for this outstanding quality~laughing! ‘J’ was still in her stall at this point and ‘S’ was washing her hands. Both girls started yelling, “What’s so funny Granny”? I opened my stall door and burst out with (laughing all the while), “I just dropped ’S's’ baby doll in the toilet”! ‘S’ could not decide whether to cry or laugh, because it was her baby doll floating in the toilet. After about 30 seconds she decided it was just as funny as I thought it was. So, I pulled the doll out of the toilet (which was not pleasant) and washed her as good as possible. At this point ‘J’ came bursting out of her stall to check out the excitement. I took my eyes off of the doll for 1 small second, and ‘S’ decided to drop the doll in the toilet again to illustrate to ‘J’ what was so funny. I couldn’t believe it! So, I pulled the doll out, again, and washed her as good as possible. We wrapped the baby doll in swaddling brown paper towels, put her in the back of my car for the ride home~we three giggling girls, and my Hubby~LAUGHING ALL THE WAY!
Oh yes, I was on the subject of stress. It’s Funny, I don’t feel stressed about writing this post anymore.
Retirement ~ It’s Wonderful, I Feel So De-Stressed!
The Fruits of Simplicity are: Freedom, Joy, Peace, Honesty and Balance!
