Living your life like a dog

While on the drive to work today I heard the radio speaker refer to living his life like a dog. He went on to say that everyday is like Christmas to a dog. They wake up excited about what the day is going to bring. Basically put (in my opinion) that we need to be positive and happy about our grass not the neighbors. I am trying to be more positive. Even though things in our family are a bit tight (emotions, finances, blah, blah, blah) I keep reminding myself that I have two beautiful children, a wonderful husband, a job, and that I know God won't give me something he doesn't already know that I can handle (wish he would let me in on what the end result is early).

My daughter is such a joy. She wakes up in the morning and first thing she does is give me a BIG hug. My son on the other hand babbles like a baby does best. I know he is trying to tell me the secrets of the world but haven't figured them out yet.

I know people who think that the world owes them and they do nothing to better themselves. I know people who take a flat tire like it was a pesky hair in their face and they deal. I want to be able to deal.

I agree with the radio guy, being more positive is possible and probable.
Living my life like a dog is a bit much. I mean really do we need to go around sniffing each other?

Like the saying goes "when life gives you lemons make lemonade!"

What's more irritating when you need medical help?

I'm sure most of you have read that I had to have gal-bladder surgery two weeks ago. That went great however I have come to realize that the hospital er is SERIOUSLY LACKING!!! They don't really want to help you it seems. They act as though their late for their break!

Example 1: 2006 (yeah I know) I fell and was taken to the ER. They ran a cat scan on my head because I was having some serious issues, like giving my mom's phone number as my social security number etc. After waiting for a long time the doctor came in and said that everything looked fine and that I needed to get dressed he was sending me home. After a very difficult 10 minuets or so of trying to get dressed with assistance from my husband we finally get me dressed and then another doctor came in and said that I needed to get back into a gown. That he was sending me to OHSU because I had a brain bleed. WHOA! wait, one doc. said go home the other said go to OHSU.. what's up? When we asked he said and I quote "it was the end of the other doctor's shift and he wanted to go home."

Example 2: 2008 John and I rush our 10 week old infant to the ER because he has been vomiting all weekend and a three foot shot is a bit much for a little one. The doc. came in, saw, ordered blood and left. The nurses could NOT get any blood from my baby and sent what they were able to get (not much) to the lab for a test. The doctor said that he (baby) looked like he was not vomiting anymore and that we should make an appointment for him with the regular doc the next day. WELL DUH! He's not vomiting anymore because he hasn't had anything to eat for 5 hours. Wasn't there any concern his dehydration? The fact that he hadn't eaten in 5 hours and wasn't asking? Where was the common sense questions?

Example 3: When I was rushed to the ER via ambulance. They asked where the pain was I told them, showed them the doc ordred an Xray of my chest. Nothing. So they drugged me up with anxiety medications (Didn't need!!!) and painkiller/muscle relaxer combination, and sent me home. HELLO PEOPLE when someone is pointing to the side of their stomach and not their chest where does the xray come in at?

Who cares about finding the actual problem. Solving the actual problem or listening to what the problem is doing. I guess they needed to get to their break.

Old shmold!

I had a customer call me and ask if I had "that old film". When I asked her what she meant 110, 120, 35mm or other she said "ya that old film 35mm." We finished our conversation and a little while later a young, probably a freshman or sophomore in high school, came in and said she was the one that called for the old film.

It got me to thinking...she isn't that much younger than I am, or at least thought I was, and 35 mm film was old to her. What constitutes "old"? is it the age of the item? the age of the person looking at it? or the age in which it was created??

I have heard people say that they are "old" because they are turning a certain age? My mom at the age of 40 honestly looked older than she did when she was in her 50's. Maybe it is the feeling that a person has. If that is the case then let me tell you I feel about 100 years old today! Tomorrow will be a different age. Even though I am only 29 I feel that I have my "old" days and my younger days. New years eve I felt about 13...and that was a BLAST!!!

What constitutes "old"? there are many ways that it is described, "timeless" fashions and the "classy" ones. Furniture is referred to as "antique". Technology is "outdated"...the list goes on.
Is age a rhetorical question? Physically I am 29, mentally I may be older or younger, and spirit I have no idea. I think that age is what you are feeling when you feel it. We all age, that's a fact, but I think age is in the spirit of a person. I have known some "well seasoned" people that think and act younger. One for instance was 60, she had shorter spiky hair, decided she wanted to get her nose pierced. She looks great!! Another person, I don't know her personally only her son, turned 90 and wanted to go race at Nascar! What is in a number? We shouldn't "date" ourselves but rather live ourselves.
Never quite learning, having fun, or being young. Let your spirit be free, its youthful and energizing!