Full disclosure to regular readers of this blog: as I write this entry, I am exhausted beyond my capability to describe the condition with words, metaphors or similes. I’m as tired as…something that gets really tired. Yeah, I got nothing.
Given the state of the world, it’s pretty easy on most days to feel like we are living in an alternate universe or another planet. But do you ever have days where it feels like maybe we’re living on one of those earth-like exoplanets? These planets are theorized to be similar to ours in many respects, but like twice as large, and therefore having much greater gravity.
That would explain why everything feels twice as hard some days. Right now, lifting my fingers to strike this keyboard feels like a feat of Herculean strength. Maybe I am really from a much smaller planet and am like a reverse Superman. That would go a long way toward explaining my consistent failures at the chin up bar in junior high gym class.
So all that rambling preamble is to say that I will be keeping this post brief. Day 108 was a hectic and draining one. Along with trying to wrap up a bunch of work stuff before the holiday weekend, the kids seemed particularly high strung and trantrum prone. I think it’s fair to say that all of us are a little worn out this week.
One small observation I’ll share is that our kids apparently have an aversion to all things orange. We have some multicored vitamin C gummies, and the jar is now down to mostly orange and yellow because they keep insisting on red and pink.
We also keep suckers on hand for occasional rewards and treats, and they will just not take the orange ones. I’m starting to think I could start a side business selling orange suckers, because we now have a very impressive supply. This is just the remains from the latest box of suckers, after they’ve eaten all the other colors.
There is an additional jar filled with the orange remains of several previous boxes. Maybe they’ll come in handy sometime. If it ever is discovered that something in orange flavored Trader Joe’s suckers prevents or treats COVID, we stand ready to supply the nation.
Well, that’s about all I’ve got in me today. “Orange” you glad you read this post? Hahaha! Wooo!
Yeah, even my jokes are tired tonight.
Time to recharge. Back and better tomorrow.
