Heads Up...Keepin' It Real
I've avoided writing about this because I'm just not comfortable with the concept of it happening. However, in the interests of "keeping it real", it's important to me that we record exactly what is going on at HouseInProgress. I've been laying low for a number of weeks (and will continue to be) in my quest to straighten out some health issues that are related to one another and complex and not at all very fun.
So, heads up 'cause my mom from Virginia is coming for awhile to help hold down the fort. (w00t! Go Mom! Chicken soup for everybody!)
My younger sisters and I excel at making inappropriate jokes in the face of adversity... especially if that adversity is our own. I can't share these jokes...you just have to trust me here. Trust me that you would be horrified at my lack of respect for the authority of adversity. If Miss-Fortune was a mean teacher at an all-girl's boarding school, my sisters and I would be constantly in trouble for wearing purple glitter fingernail polish (not part of the uniform dress code!) and sneaking smokes behind the gym.
Not that we ever, EVER did that in real life. Ever. Actually. Ahem.
So, no worries. There is renovating an old house and there is also life, and those two have intersected. I'm not the first or the last person this will happen to. But I didn't want to just up and quit blogging...so I'm just letting you know. Because I may post, or Aaron may be posting more. My mom might be in a few photos (Or her hand or the back of her head will. She hates the camera.) I'll try to be honest about what's going on around here so you know why I'm being such a lazy slacker.
Anyway, I'm around. Please don't leave any comments that are nice, because I will get all squicked out. Nothing needed outside of a sincere "Wimp! Wimp! Quit yer cryin' and grab a hammer, whydoncha?"
It's not all bad! This strange quirkiness of mine is why I find the following poster from Despair, Inc. and this t-shirt from Glarkware to be so darn funny:
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Comments
How much do I love Despair, Inc.? My favorite is the one about procrastination. It defines me.
Posted by: Kristin | February 19, 2005 11:50 PM
You have picked one of my three favorite despair.com posters. The other two:
http://www.despair.com/idiocy.html
and
http://www.despair.com/cluelessness.html
Guess it comes as no surprise that my day job is an IT supervisor/network administrator. I'm not a drinker, but heaven knows it's not for lack of reasons to start.
Best wishes for good outcomes on the health stuff. As my father's so fond of quoting, "life's what happens when you're making other plans". Sure screws up that home improvement project list sometimes, huh? ;)
Posted by: Brittney | February 20, 2005 12:18 AM
if you can survive an old house, you can pull through anything!!!
Posted by: ams | February 21, 2005 10:18 AM
You've got a great attitude - I'm sure your health will see it has no option but to shape up!
Posted by: mindy | February 21, 2005 11:42 AM
Isn't it time soneone combined health tips with home repair tips? There's already a natural diet and exercise link: "while your crock-pot simmers, do 10 bicep curls with the silent paint remover". If only our other life dilemmas were solveable with two tablespoons of TSP and some boiling water.
Posted by: k | February 28, 2005 7:37 PM