Sometimes you don’t know how to shorten a blog post; sometimes you feel as though you have nothing worthwhile to say; sometimes you wonder how much you should share; and sometimes, as in this case, you have a cartoon you really like, and you think there has to be a story here. And I am sure there is, beside the fact that we have had too much rain, and everything is soggy, and enough already with the need for an umbrella.
I have no idea what the barometric pressure is, but I also have no doubt it influences our moods and our responses to situations. Waking up to sunshine brightens our days. Another day of gloom, and in comes the doomsday scenarios: how can I get through this? I’m tired of everything. When do things get easier? What else is going to break down?
And I do think we get angrier more easily on gloomy days. More seems overwhelming. And if it’s raining, it’s more difficult to run in and out for errands, or simply take a walk. And unfortunately, on top of the gloom, I caught John’s cold. But, fortunately, although it hit hard on Monday afternoon, here it is Thursday, and thanks to Vitamin C and aspirin, and a couple doses of cold meds, I am amazingly over it. Now John, on the other hand, is still suffering with it, and yet on Tuesday I had breakfast – toast, hot Emergen-C®, and a peeled sectioned orange waiting for me when I awoke, not to mention the newspaper. I do not take to being pampered very easily… and I actually sold my cute wicker bed tray, because it took up too much room for how often it was actually used.
But, here is John, not feeling well himself, and pampering me. And what am I thinking? 1. I don’t stay in bed with a cold. 2. We just changed the sheets, and I am going to get crumbs on them. 3. I am trying to go no carb, and I am staring at 2 slices of toast and a whole orange. And then, 4. the guilt: I didn’t take him breakfast in bed – all of which makes me feel ungrateful.
Still haven’t gotten to the angry part of the cartoon, but I am sure there will come the day. Until then…stay dry and enjoy the cartoon and the challenge. (and notice the gloomy grey background.)
