Bloggers Log-Day 5: First Monday morning after the launch of the March 2012 SOLS Challenge
--Monday is still Monday whether you have a job or you're retired. Today I called to get insurance information, and my mind went blank on the phone. The next call I made, the person on the other line said their system is down, and they can't help me for another hour. I'm tired after a bad night of sleeping probably being too wound up from the weekend and thinking of the week ahead. The line breaks for my blog are messed up again, and the directions I received yesterday to fix it don't work today!!
--And nothing is coming to mind to write about today either! My "31 Slices" page of ideas in my writers notebook is not speaking to me. I visit posts of others slicers to get some inspiration. This year, I have read other slicers' posts before starting mine. I didn't do this last year. This seems to ease me into my stories--definitely a community effort! Today, this doesn't help me. As a last ditch effort, I go to my email again and see an AARP Bulletin--worth a try. I go from "8 Unhealthy Things to Never Buy at a Garage Sale" to a video on "Marrying at 100 Years of Age." That one catches my attention!
--The 100 year old bride is dressed in a beautiful, long, white wedding dress and veil with white flats, getting around in a wheelchair. The day before she attended her shower and received well wishes along with a bottle of wine, some perfume, and a garter. Her cake says, "You Are Never Too Old," and she comments that "Marriage is not what you got, but what you make out of a marriage." (I wonder if she got her dress at Kleinfeld's in New York?) Of course, the groom is in a tux and remarks that his new bride is the nicest person he ever met. They will reside in the Rosewood Health Care Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Their wills will have to be changed and all that other stuff, too. Congratulations, and good luck to them.
--This leads me to videos on the TV show "Say Yes to the Dress." I love this show. Most women I know do, too. I don't know why I love to watch it. My husband and sons worry about me and can't figure out why I watch this show, and I don't try to explain it either. I don't have to when it comes to a woman's world. All I know is, instead of making my dress like I did so many years ago, I want to go to Kleinfeld's and work with Keisha and Randy to find me the dress of my dreams! I wouldn't want to buy it or plan to renew our vows, but I just want to know what it feels like to be in that position. Looks like fun to me! I wouldn't mind just watching the brides and their families either. I worked in a cake decorating supply store years ago and had the opportunity to work in the bridal department with cake tops, wedding invitations, etc. Interesting situations.
--This is my Monday so far--scattered and gears just chugging along. Or maybe, I guess, I just needed to "get away" for awhile and--Voila! I have a post.
I love your thinking. It made me chuckle, and yes, Voila - you do have a beautiful post.:)MaryHelen
ReplyDeleteLove it when you get that scattered feeling. It's fun to read and makes me wonder where the next sentence will take me. Of course this is what I modeled for 3rd grade as a don't do this. Oh well, you made it entertaining for today.
ReplyDeleteLove it Tam! I'd go for it! I'm the opposite on the dress thing! I always wanted to make my dress and my mom wouldn't let me, instead I had to buy mine. All that money wasted on a one time dress! I'm too practical. Maybe if I had made it, I would feel like you. I do wish I had had the opportunity to go with my daughter who went with a girl friend to pick out her dress. Oh well, we have those times in life, we just don't get what we want no matter want. That's what dreams are for! Create the dress of your dreams- that would be a fun project and scrapbook it! I loved your post. You tell it like it is! Happy Slicing! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm going to look up that show to see what you're talking about. It sounds fun. A friend just returned from wedding shopping with her daughter & we had a lovely conversation about what fun it was, how our daughters surprised us in what they finally chose, etc. I love the way you followed some new paths in your post. I find it fun to read.
ReplyDeleteYou and your post make me smile! Love this Monday slice. Maybe you can do a Monday series of random stuff!
ReplyDeleteI love that show too--and I am pretty much anti-wedding dress (I got married in blue jeans). It is a sickness, your family is probably right :)
ReplyDeleteLet's work at Kleinfeld's together! Maybe we could be interns. I love the stories that go along with the dress decision. :)
ReplyDeleteLoved your Monday meanderings. And you got a post that I could connect with:
ReplyDeleteI record "Say Yes to the Dress" so I won't miss an episode. My husband can't understand it. And I can't say that I do. But like you, I made my dress 40 years ago. I want to try on a Pnina Tornai with a huge skirt and not buy it. So there.
It's great to get into the writer's head to see how from doing everyday things, thinking about something seen on TV, moving to memories, and voila! a slice of writing is born. The line that intrigued me the most was: I worked in a cake decorating supply store. Sweet and pretty job, at least from the outside. Another slice, may-be?
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