Your Thing
I’ve had a week of watching and listening to people do their “things”. You know, that thing that they love love love to do, so much that they will do it without pay, or at least without much pay. The thing that makes them wake up early in the morning or stay up late at night.
Funnily enough, the “things” that many of them were doing were stuff I hate: exercising, inspiring others to exercise, cooking, dancing, public speaking, completing tax returns*. So even though I think they are idiots, because those things are clearly annoying, and should be put off at all costs, I’ve been getting a kick out of listening to what they like about their “thing”. Seeing what happens to their faces when they tell me about their thing.
If you read my blog from yesterday, you’ll know that I had less sleep than usual last night, and I can feel that my shoulders have crept up a little bit, as I plan and wait and limp through this next week or so, with an impending sense or doom, until Coco gets her transfusion. Today is my day off, my Maintenance Monday (stealing your term here BabyMac), where I get some dinners cooked for the week, maybe do some lunch-box baking, clean the house, make those phone-calls, pay some bills. All the things it’s just easier to do flying solo.
Today by 11am I had sat in on school assembly, been to the shops, done two loads of washing, put away the dishes, got dinner prepped, and vacuumed upstairs, when I realised: none of this crap is my thing. Not a one. (Unless you count crossing things off lists, because that is definitely my thing.)
Sorry Maintenance Monday, but you suck.
Instead, I am going to do my thing for a while. Which of course is: move out to here:
Drink one of these:
And write this.
Because, this is my thing. And I love it. Thanks for coming on over, and reading along on my thing.
What’s your thing? When did you last do it?
*I shit you not. My accountant actually likes doing that.. And I know another weird accountant who reads this blog (and shall remain nameless at present until she reveals herself in the comments section below), who does it on the weekends. Shocking ‘eh?
…From The Ashers xx
I like lists too, but I don’t like following them when the initial ‘yay I have a list’ buzz has worn off because I don’t like being told what to do so maybe rebelling is my ‘thing’?!?! Hmm, not a helpful ‘thing’ to have while in Chiropractic College 😉 My other ‘thing’ is travelling, and my fellow interns and I are off to Rarotonga in July to do our Chiropractic thing with the locals – Yay for things!!!
That’s grouse Meags.. I knew travel was one of your things. But I didn’t know you were such a rebel. Handy Hint: Rip up the list if it tries to boss you around. Invigorating!
I am list maker too who is quite partial to a pod or litre of coffee. I am crap at all of the things you mentioned above and that is why my Maintenance Mondays always have a rock soundtrack to them so I can at least pretend I am some where else. My thing is blogging and writing too. I can bake though but I don’t have a specific day for it (another mummy fail) Visiting via Rachel’s Redcliffe Style Fashion Blogroll. xLisa
How good are lists?! At least it makes the crappy things easier to take (tick)… Thanks for visiting Lisa.
Hah! I know how you love to cross things off a list. SO glad this blog is your thing because I like to get a latte and read your blog – its one of MY things 🙂
Oh lists. How amazing are they? Or maybe that’s just me..
So pleased this blog is one of your things Amanda! Thanks for reading. xx
OMG! If that is a nespresso pod, we are totally sharing A THING! My hubs got me the machine for my birthday and it came with a 16-pod sample pack! Within the last two days I drank half of the sample pack! Not even kidding!
Other than that hate to say it but exercise is my thing too. LOL!
Great blog!
YES NESPRESSO. Ristretto is the fave here.
No exercise though.. Or the very minimum..
Imagine if you had one who liked exercising, inspiring others to exercise, cooking and doing tax returns on weekends. Now she would be one awesome chick 😉
I know Chrissy, IMAGINE. And even more, imagine if I was FRIENDS with them..??? How weird would that be!