Just Passing By

Random

As soon as I open my eyes every morning, ten trillion thoughts will have already popped in my head. I think that's why I haven't really been able to blog lately. Multi-thinking prevents me from feeling passionately about one single thing long enough to blog about it. To my friends who have emailed asking why I have been quiet and who have been asking for more posts, I'll have some soon. For now, let me share with you my random thoughts in the first hour after I left my bed today:

• Sneeze. sneeze, sneeze. Damn the allergies. Look at my nose. It's so red and big it looks like it has a life of its own. Breath deeply. Kaye, you look fantastic, it will be a good day.
  
  
• Good thing I made buffalo wings last night and there's plenty left over for tonight. Making dinner every night is hard. I wish Mama were here.
  
  
• Thank you God that the major earthquake hasn't happened yet. I hope it never comes but if it does, let it not happen during school hours. Let me be with my kids so I can make sure they're safe. Theis month-long series of little quakes are starting to bug me.
  
  
• I'd better hurry with my make-up and check in on Bamboo. He'd better not pee on the carpet.
  
  
• Mascara's almost dry. Should I buy a new tube? Maybe not. If I saved hard enough, I can retire early. Then I wouldn't need to put on mascara anymore.
  
  
• Hmmm, a rose on the dining table from hubby. Very unusual... did he buy another go-cart?
  
  
• Nikki's getting ready for school. I looked at what she's wearing. Ok, you're decent. I hope you get over that crush you have who's on YouTube high on who-knows-what and laughing his head silly. So not cool.
  
  
• I have a meeting at 8. I need to rush but the freeway's swarming with cops who are watchful of speeding cars. Slow down Kaye and save yourself from paying the $200 fine. If I saved hard enough, I can retire early. Then I wouldn't have to be fighting this morning hour rush.
  
  
• Damn, I have back to back meetings today. I hate meetings. They were invented to torture mere mortals for bosses who need an audience to show off intellectual superiority or lack thereof.
  
  
• Ooh, lots of parking space near the building. Nah, I should park a little ways off. Walking burns calories.
  
  
• Thank you Lord that I made it to the office. Let the fun begin!

Ten

I was listening to my iPod as I worked feverishly to get a web page updated before some 90,000 people get the email and click on the nice little button that will magically take them to the same exact page that's on my screen. But even with the urgency of the task at hand, I found myself humming to Jack Johnson's "Better Together" and started making a mental list of things that go better together.

That thought stayed with me the whole day. Here's my Top 10:

1. holiday celebrations and family
2. paid off credit card and discount coupon at Kohl's
3. a cheese burger and chocolate shake, yum-o!
4. blue ink gel pen and my handy dandy notebook
5. pizza and Dr. Pepper soda
6. manicure and pedicure
7. intense workout and well fitting panties that won't give me a wedgie
8. a cold winter night and warm blanket
9. morning freeway commute and John Mayer on the radio
10. a cup or two of brewed coffee and good conversation

I'm sure you have your own Better-Together list. Care to share?