Friday, September 23, 2011

national holiday

I lost it today. It started with a headache. And then a fight with my dog (him barking, me telling him to stop barking). And then  I threw up. And then I hit my funny bone on the door, and then I lost it. I cried. Not really because it hurt, but because I hit my funny bone and it hurt and that was such a stupid thing to do and I didn't want to throw up anymore and I wanted Ollie to stop barking and my hands still smell like garlic after chopping garlic two days ago, and getting upset over garlic smelling hands is such a stupid problem to get upset over when there are so many people in the world who don't have enough food to eat. And then I thought, "What's next? Am I someday going to cry because the maid didn't polish the silver correctly? Am I becoming that person?" and the thought of becoming that person made me cry more. And then the very worst part is that I thought, "I just need to go shopping to feel better", as though buying shoes would cure a throbbing elbow, garlic hands, or middle class guilt. But for reals, I need to go shopping.

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  1. i hear the solution to garlic hands is rubbing them on a metal bowl. let me know if that works out for you because that sounds sketchy to me.

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  2. Shopping really does make it better. I don't even like shopping but it's true. I think there should be some type of free service where you choose things you like and pretend to go through a check-out, just to get that shopping fix.

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  3. i know each and every one of those feelings & yes shopping {even if for only a very brief moment} takes all the pain away. feel better girl, wish i could be your shopping pal.

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  4. you should buy an axe. that would make everything better.

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  5. also, should i bring the chocolate pudding recipe?

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  7. Buy a baby outfit. That will brighten any day.

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  8. Hannah, I didn't massage any metal, but I did cut my nails really short and that helped a lot. Brooke, sometimes I just put stuff in online shopping carts and never check out. Kayti, I'm glad someone can relate. Amy, yes. Amelia, yes and yes. Priddi, Baby Gap had a major sale and I shopped my worries away.

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