What Doesn't Work For Me

I came across this blog site today (Rocks In My Dryer) and most of her "mom stories" made me laugh. :) This was her idea for Wednesdays and I thought I would give it a try...

Item 1: Roller-blades do not work for us. We live several gravel roads away from any pavement, yet we still have two pairs of roller blades cluttering our hall closet. When I tried to talk my husband into giving them away, he protested. "We still use those!" (Its been at least 7 years since we have.)

Item 2: Gardening does not work for us. I love flowers and I love watching them bloom. I just don't have time anymore. I don't have time or energy for weeding them and I have become unwilling to spend money on fragile, flowering plants. I learned this last year when my husband killed most of my plants while over-zealously spraying weed killer on our grass. "Do you know how much all those cost?!"

Item 3: Diets do not work for us. I have always been in love with comfort food. Bad day in high school? Treat it with a sister, a fountain Mt. Dew & Frosty from Wendy's, and a drive on the dike with the top down. Bad day in college? Treat it with your roommate and a Domino's pizza. Bad day at work? Try a blizzard. Bad day with the kids? Take one of each. (ear infection = Happy Joe's pizza today). I know this is bad - I really do. But it works for me... sort of ----- which brings me to my last item...

Item 4: Swim Suit Shopping does not work for me. Seriously, could there be anything more un-fun than glaring lights, pale skin, and thunder thighs? I've even tried shopping on-line. You input your measurements and skin tone and some other stuff so they can create a look-alike model of you to see if what you chose will fit. The look-alike looked too alike and though not as embarrassing at home, it was still very "un-fun".