A Case of the Eeyores

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I just realized that I have a serious case of the Eeyores. I’ve got this little black cloud following me. It’s not actually raining on me yet, but I am flinching, waiting for that first drop to fall. If someone says they want to talk to me, it’s like being called to the principal’s office. I’m sure they are going to tell me they’re mad, or that I’ve done something wrong.

Do you do that? Wait for the proverbial shoe to drop? Sure that you will end up the bug squished under said shoe.

I’m not sure why I think the universe has a nasty surprise in store for me. But I’m pretty sure if I keep expecting it, the world won’t disappoint.

If I’ve gotta be Eeyore, maybe I should focus on one of my favorite sayings by the morose donkey, “Some days look better upside down.”

I Spy with my little eye…

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Camera phones are one of my most favorite inventions in life. I love taking snapshots of seemingly random things. I decided to start doing this for the blog as well. Here’s my picture of the day.

Without the context of the scenery, you might think this is an aerial view of the ocean, with whitecaps dotting the water. Nope, it’s the clouds in the sky. Today they look like cottage cheese, or the crumble with whipped cream on a blueberry tart. Hmmm, most of the my thoughts are leaning towards food. I think that means I haven’t had breakfast yet.

What does this look like to you?

The Game of Life

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Back in the day, I used to love playing “Life”. I even own the Pirates of the Caribbean edition. But the game isn’t so fun when you’re playing it for keeps. The “Real Life”  where stock markets can crash and send the value of the house card you picked into the toilet. And whose little plastic kids from the game scream, whine, and throw temper tantrums.

Oddly, my real life is echoing the game a bit. Only the stakes are higher than just a bad spin. Remember the go to college card so you can get a higher paying job? Well, my husband lost his job in February. We decided that it was in the best interest of the family and future jobs to send him back to school to get a degree. He should be done in another 10 months. So until then, we are living on our savings and a sandal budget (we passed the shoestring point).

As I watch the saving deplete, I can’t help but wonder, did we make the right choice? I think so, and time will tell. But I still feel I am moving around the board waiting for one of those bad opportunity cards to smack me with a penalty.

Have you ever had to gamble a bit with your future, and did it pay off? How did you know you were doing the right thing?