Pot and the Kettle

Do you ever get annoyed at people who make fun of someone for something that they themselves do? Do you realize that it seems to be human nature that makes everyone do it?

Examples:

Making fun of someone who is overweight and eating a Twinkie, but the person making fun is someone who should put their ring dings down.

Criticizing someone for working too much and not taking a break, but then work 10 hours in a row without lunch.

Complaining about how this other person constantly complains about their misfortunes, but then follows it up with their own stories about a crappy life/situation/job.

Correcting people when they make a grammatical error in their speech, yet can't spell.

And my personal favorite - writing a blog about people making fun of others for doing something and yet the writer is just as guilty as those she is making fun of....

When does the pot truly call the kettle black? And why is it always black?

Did you follow all that??? Because I sure as hell didn't....

Play time is a happy time

I love to watch children play. Not in a creepy way, but it just reminds me of the time when life was just so simple. Children look so happy when they are playing, and there are no rules, regulations or discriminations. They have no worries or troubles and they are not thinking about all the things they SHOULD be doing instead of playing. They don't think about the world issues, or what to cook for dinner... they just have a good time and let their crazy imaginations run wild.

Sometimes, I wish I didn't have so many responsibilities. There is ALWAYS something to I HAVE to do. With a long laundry list of things to do (including the laundry!) I find it hard sometimes to just sit down. But even more than that, playing is an activity hard to come by.

I think we all need to get back to that simple feeling of playing, myself included. We need to learn how to play more. Responsibilities will always be there - but sometimes you have to take a break and play, even if it's just for a little while. Your inner child will thank you.

It's like Hurley says on Lost, "You gotta have fun, man."

Operation Minus 10!

We all go through these phases where we decide "I'm going to get healthier, I am going to eat better, I am going to exercise..." blah, blah.

I am no different. In fact, I believe I've done it twice since I started this blog over a year ago. I'm on the kick again. The numbers on my scale have breached a certain point and that propels me to the gym and the salad bar.

I have started a little journal, following my progress for my workouts and what I eat every day. It will also list my current weight each day. As I go through the process and the pages, I hope that number will become smaller and smaller.

Here's to another attempt at "Operation Minus 10." If I get rid of 10 pounds by our wedding anniversary (September 27), I will treat myself to a manicure and a pedicure, something I ALWAYS want to get, but never seem to be able to.

Wish me luck!

Minding your manners

When we were kids, we were always admonished to mind our manners. We had to say "please" and "thank you." We always wrote thank you letters for gifts received from friends and family, whether it be our birthdays or Christmas. Even as teenagers, we were obligated to make sure to acknowledge the good things that came our way.

Today, I know my friends still teach that to their children. Kids have to say "please" before they get whatever it is that they want, and are required to say "thank you" before they run off. How many times have you heard "What do you say?"

What I don't understand is what is the disconnect between the toddler years (Peas may I have a dwink?) to the teenage years. Today, teenagers and young adults have high expectations to what they SHOULD receive, and exhibit indignation when they don't get what they want, when the want it.

I have experienced several times in the recent months where kids have completely disregarded the simplest nicety. In the fast-paced technologies of today, people don't even take the three seconds it takes to send a note, a tweet, a post, a text, whatever. It only will perpetuate the unending cycle of the ungrateful people in this world.