Want to know why I blog? Because sometimes for some completely rational unknown reason, my friends get sick of listening to me complain. But dear Bloggy Audience – I have reason to be all woe-is-me! 10 reasons, in fact. Just look at what I’ve been through this year:
- I began having icky symptoms of some medical mystery.
- The one night I try to have a life, I was almost carjacked.
- My icky symptoms were tentatively diagnosed as interstitial cystitis, but then I didn’t have interstitial cystitis, only they made me get x-rays to be sure, and then it turned out to be a kidney stone the size of a small planet.
- Tom Brady got married. (Oh, hush – it does too count.)
- My washing machine died.
- My sister had an emergency appendectomy the night before I had kidney stone surgery.
- I was tested for hyperparathyroidism.
- I dealt with a cake curse.
- My ex-dog died suddenly and tragically.
- That slight trouble I was having with my tooth turned out to need a root-canal.
- My Ex found the blog. Family drama ensued.
- The kitchen was invaded by ants. Which, by the way, turned out to be feral.
- My air-conditioner went all poltergeisty on me. I found out later it has maybe two-years tops to live.
- I broke the house.
- Bee’s daycare tuition went up 8%; Gracie’s went up 40%.
- Gracie developed an allergy to Neosporin and then her first tooth fell out at her dad’s house.
- I broke the Philadelphia transit system, Gracie broke DFW airport, and I almost broke Gracie’s first symphony by losing my wallet.
- My mom started having hallucinations as part of her Parkinson’s symptoms.
- I lost control of the car and ended up in a ditch.
- And the Ex is getting re-married.
Um. Oh. Was I supposed to only list ten? My bad. Look, it’s a wonder I find the courage to get out of bed every morning, do not heckle me about the list. Really, though, I kinda like the list. I mean, this blogging thing is wonderful. Who else, when faced with any of those things, thinks, Yes! Now I have something to write about! This is awful! I WIN! And THAT, my friends, is finding the silver lining.
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Tags: lists, Year in Review
December 27, 2009 at 8:31 am |
Well when you list it like that you had the worst year ever. I expect tomorrow’s list to be all the really cool things that happened. I know there were some – like baking pies with no problems.
December 27, 2009 at 9:39 am |
“Who else, when faced with any of those things, thinks, Yes! Now I have something to write about! This is awful! I WIN!”
I’m with you on that one. Whatever atrocity befalls me now, my first thought is always, “At least I ought to get a good post out of it.”
December 27, 2009 at 10:05 am |
I think you made a lemondrop martini out of your lemons, girl! And I’m toasting you for that! 2010–bring it on! You’re ready for it!
December 27, 2009 at 7:32 pm |
That is some list, Katie! Just think how boring your year would have been if everything went smoothly! Seriously, I know you came through all of these things a stronger woman. You go girl!
December 28, 2009 at 8:32 pm |
I have no idea why I am laughing at this list! For some reason, you can have all these woes yet still find the silver lining. And your ex is gettting married? Trying to the find the link now!