Sep 12 2007
One of “Those” Days
One of “Those” Days
It would actually be more appropriate to say it has been 2 of “those” days. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I just cruise along at a pretty good speed. Managing all of the things to be managed. Checking things off my list of things to do and people to call. Then out of nowhere “KABAM!” I am leveled! Seriously, I had a “why me” day. I had a “it’s not fair” day. I had a “can’t I get a break!” day. I had a “I have to get out of here before I break something!” day.
Just tell me we all have them. Please tell me you have them too.
So, I left because I was not handling or managing much at all. I didn’t know where to go to get out, so I drove around and found a Verizon store, they recently replaced my broken phone (it was dialing numbers without my permission) with a new one. A new one that was also broken (every other word cuts out on the speaker phone setting). I stood in line for 35 minutes and when it was finally my turn I got exactly what I was expecting. “THIS store doesn’t do repairs. You have to go to another store, but we will call ahead so you won’t have to wait.” I arrive at the new store and no one is aware of any call saying that I was coming. Again, I’m not surprised.
They were out of my phone, of course, so they are mailing one to me. I spotted a Ross Dress For Less across the parking lot and headed in. I recently lost my sunglasses and figured at the rate I lose them, I should pay an amount that makes them feel more “disposable.” I wandered through Ross, with no real idea of what I was doing or why. I walked through the toys and saw a Dora Bike. I almost sat down in the aisle and cried. It was just one of those things.. I was thinking about Lucy and how much she would love something like that, until reality kicked in-oh yeah the small fact that it would only frustrate her, since she can’t use a regular bike. SO there I was practically bawling in Ross (now I REALLY needed those sunglasses!)
I called my sister Emilie. And she said, “Ray if you’re sad-BE sad. Don’t pretend you aren’t. If you’re mad-BE mad. Stand where ever your feet are.” Well, my feet were in Ross. I walked out with a new dress, a swimsuit and 2 pairs of sunglasses.
My Future’s SO Bright…
See COMMENT #8 This is the sign for MOMster
![[del.icio.us]](http://images.del.icio.us/static/img/delicious.small.gif){kind=small}
13 Responses to “One of “Those” Days”
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
We all have days like those! Your sister has wonderful advice (I will have to remember that in the future). If it makes you feel any better, I was having a semi-bad day UNTIL I just walked in the door and saw my Signing Time DVDs! I am off to enjoy them with my kids before the chat. Please make sure you are only wearing one pair of sunglasses at a time!
Yes, Rachel we all have those days. Some of us have those weeks. LOL. I have entire days where I do not get one thing crossed off my list. It’s 11:00 at night and I am wondering where the day went, what did I do all day? We all have so little time and energy and so much to do. So all you can do is focus on the really important things (I got through the day without killing someone). Just do what you can do, change what you can change, and let yourself have a good cry sometimes. Does Lucy have a trike? They make some really cool accessible ones. Get out the stickers and decorate one for her. That would be more fun anyway. Hang in there lady. Hopefully it will look better tomorrow.
Boy do I ever have days like that. I’m glad it’s not just me! In fact a few weeks back I wrote about one of my days in my blog: http://ericandjanafrancisfamily.blogspot.com/
I can relate!
Now you look like a rock star. And you ARE a rock star–on Turtle Rock!
Rachel
I have done the same - your not alone - our Annie has Downs and there are times I cry myself to sleep - a daughter of a friend asked Annie in Sunday school if she was coming to her birthday party - she said all her friends were coming, Annie just looked sad, not sure if she really understood it but she had not been invited mind you Annie is 6 and this little girl is going to be 5 - sometimes I wonder what she really does understand - ( I was so hurt that she had not been invited but then again I won’t have to see how far behind she is by not being invited a double edge sword I guess) she had had 2 years of major stomach surgeries and so many hospital stays too much pain - there was a song that really got me through this summer - when the rain comes by third day and when we were at our lowest point 3rd time in hospital in one summer we got from integrity robin mark cd east of the river and the song heaven’s gates has pulled me from the depths of sadness and even the kids sing it here - we just try to take it one day at a time and sometimes it is hour by hour Signing time always goes with us all dvd’s and she even as sick as she has been keeps on learning we play them all day all night morphine no longer touches the pain and for some reason if she can focus on what your doing it helps her and she is learning. no one said this was going to be easy being a mommie is sometimes too hard. ps we watched all 3 of the new dvd’s today and I was dozing off due to a nasty migraine Annie tapped me on the shoulder and signed pay attention!!! she was not happy with me and I was amazed at how she followed you and signed everything and repeated after you - can’t thank you enough. can’t wait for the next three - are you going to get the rest of the dvd’s in board book form - she loves the books too!!
God Bless
Rox
Ug, I’ve been having those days, too!
I have been having one of those days since the 27th of august. I just feel like no matter how much i try i do not get anywhere. As a senior in high school, i have a new principal, and a new schedule this year that i am not use to. I just feel like I go to school at 8:25 and i turn around and it is 3:25 already. I just feel like i can’t enjoy my senior year because i am afraid that i will miss something or i will get in trouble ( which is very strange if i do). I am just ready to chill out and not going around in a circle.
Jessi
I actually apologized to Lucy this morning for being a MOMster for the past few days. We even made up a sign for it! Now just imagine my Rachel teaching voice on ST! and follow along:
“MOMSTER sign MONSTER. Bend both hands to look like claws. Now sign MOM with one of your claws. Be sure to make a angry and wild face! Try it with me! MOMSTER!” (I even added a picture to the blog for you all.)
ROFL
That was too funny tonight! I left chat in a hurry because I had to become the Momster. They destroyed my livingroom in a matter of seconds. Guess they don’t like chats that are almost 3 hours long!
Rachel, I had “one of those days” yesterday! Actually, everything was fine until I went to get gas in my car at a local station (I deliberately did that because the price was cheaper than the station near my job) and a woman wasn’t looking where she was going and backed her car right into mine IN THE PARKING LOT! I was parked, thank goodness, but I didn’t realize until I was out of my car and taking her insurance information that I hadn’t even gotten my gas tank filled up yet! And that’s what I went in for! Grrr…
Momster!!! Hahaha I love the sign. You should include it in your next video. :o)
Rachel, you are more of an inspiration than you’ll ever know! You’re an extraordinary woman! I hope your good days will start to out number your bad days! Your sister gave the best advice…sometimes we try so hard to hide how we’re feeling. Sometimes we just need a good cry.
My daugther adores Leah and if she sees someone even remotely that looks like Leah(brown hair) she gets so excited!
:o) You are entitled to have a day (or six) like that every now and then. It’s in the Female Contract. You don’t have to have any good reasons for it, you don’t have to have anyone understand why. Sometimes you just need a good “Sit-Alone-and-Cry-For-No-Apparent-Reason” Day. I’ve probably one of those a month since my parents moved away…but that’s a whole other story.
PS - I’ve noticed that recently, my 2 year old daughter, Hailey, is starting to act like Leah in the ST! videos. She laughs like Leah, signs and acts like her, too! I’m glad she has Leah (and Rachel) to look up to! Thanks!