The Struggles

I have a job that involves an extreme amount of energy and patience and some days I come home with an empty tank that can only be refilled with a cold DC and a 9.5 hour nap. So here we are starting off February with 3 things this girl just ain't got time for.

L A U N D R Y. 

Everybody hates it. Just why. Why is laundry a thing. Being an art teacher, I feel like I dirty clothes a lot faster than the average human. I always end up with some kind of paint slobber in an inconspicuous spot that I can only see with a full length mirror and a spot light. Meaning I should have to wash my clothes more often then most...my solution? Don't even wash them. Just wear a shirt that's long enough to cover the stain so I can wear these highlighter pink pants next week. The more washing, the more fading, or least that's my excuse. Even if that means using stain remover and dishsoap in-between washes. But really. Laundry is the worst. The more days that go by the worse it gets. You just can't win.

Sloooooooowwwwww waaaaallllkkkers.

Now, Kim and Glen didn't bless me with the longest of legs but they did bless me with the longest of strides, so getting behind ol' slowpoke is something straight out of a horror film. Take a cue from Ludacris and Get Out the Way. I'm not just casually strolling around Target, I'm on a mission to hit every aisle before the store closes in 3.76 minutes. However there is one thing that is byfar the worst nightmare of a fast walker, a pack of snails. You know what I'm talking about. The family of 14, with 3 strollers, a toppling toddler, and a grandmother on the loose, all walking in a straight line across your path at -36 miles per hour. Those people. THE STRUGGLE. 

Rapunzal.

Yes, this one is a self-inflicted pain in the ass. My hair is such a strugglebus these days. When my hair is long, like it is, it literally gets stuck in everything. I zip it in my coat, other people's coats, slam it in the car door, close it in the sunroof, get glue in it, paint, snacks, you name it. My hair is just out of this world, cray. And your answer would be to cut it, right? But I can't! Like any girl would tell you, it's taken me YEARS to grow out this mane and I'm not about to chop it yet...at least I don't think. Although the days I have the tangles of a homeless dog, it seems really appealing to pull a Miley Cyrus or JLaw and just hack it all off. It grows back right? But then again, it would take me roughly 8.3238 years to grow it back to the length I like it. So I guess I'm petitioning baseball hats, 24/7, 365. 

Clearly these are all first world problems. but still problems none the less. 

Peace. 

Ringing in 2014...a little late.

So...in true Courtney fashion, I'm showing up a little late to this New Year's party, 12 days late to be exact. Better late then never right? I am here to reflect on the past year and to ring in 2014 on a positive note with some cheer, just a few days past due.

I've seen lots of different posts about either loving or hating on the last year. Whether you loved it or hated it, it was an entire year that went by and it probably didn't always suck. I'm a firm believer that it's all in how you make it. To be honest, 2013 was pretty damn good to me. I had a lot of opportunities come my way and am very thankful that I took some of them and ran. I was blessed with new friends, new family(to-be), and new career building potentials. 2013 will definitely be in the running as the best year yet. Let's just see if 2014 will be just as sweet... but it wouldn't be a New Year's post without some resolutions.

One year I gave up Facebook and Twitter for 2 days during lent and I cheated both days. Recently I gave up pop until July...that lasted about 12 hours. So you could say that I'm not very good at holding up my end of the bargain. So I thought I'd share 14 things that I will "think" about doing in 2014.

1. Wear shoes more appropriate for the weather.

2. Learn how to iron...better.

3. Throw away those really lightwash jeans.

4. Take more photos of my students artworks.

5. Spend more time eating vegetables.

6. Brave the school lunch line.

7. Handwrite more letters.

8. Try harder to find matching socks.

9. Attempt to develop table manners.

10. Tune my violin.

11. Learn the lyrics to one full song.

12. Try to become ambidextrous.

13. Shut my hair in the car door less often.

And finally.

14. Pet more dogs.

Now the key to upholding your side of the bargain is not to make goals too lofty or out of reach. Notice I didn't make bold claims that I would play Mozart songs on my fiddle, write X amount of letters, or even completely stop wearing mismatched socks altogether. By doing so, if I end up learning the lyrics to two full songs, I can guarantee that 2014 will end up a success.

So, for all of you New Years resolution newbies out there, here is a good start for you, just "think" about eating less M&M's and leave the "stop" eating M&M's for 2015. It's all in the baby steps.

Cheers!