I passed my stress test today. I studied. It's the other stresses. The every day stuff that makes my heart go wacko. Not running on a treadmill. That only made me thirsty.
My list of things that are stressful. These are NOT in order of the heart palpitation factor:
Linda Gelanela standing in front of Pinellas County while she gives the weather report (MOVE)
Working
Not Working
Applying for jobs
Being ignored when I apply for jobs
Ignoring job application alerts
Physical examinations
Stress tests
Deciding what's for dinner
Watching Saving Grace (talk about stress!)
Things that go bump in the night
Watching my 401K descend into Never Never Land
Never Never Land
Michael Jackson
Traffic
People driving tan cars
Trying to get to church on time
Hurricane reports
People who take giant steps across the parking lot to get in front of me at Starbucks
People who are spread eagled over the sugar and cream station so I can't get JUST ONE napkin
Losing stuff
Forgetting why I opened the refrigerator
Car making a kabink kabink kabink sound
Leaving my shoes all over the house
Looking for the shoes I left all over the house
The dogs staring at me (WHAT?)
Billy Mays commercials (stop screaming at me!) (SHUT UP)
News Reporters standing on Clearwater Beach with rain slickers on reporting on hurricanes
The Mister staring at me (WHAT?)
Talk Radio (any)
Forgetting where I put stuff
Make-up counter ladies (What's with the attitude and quit looking down your nose at me)
Having to get out of bed before 9:00
Sleeping till 9:00
Sleeping later than 9:00
Dryer lint
Trying to figure out what to wear for a stress test
Football season
Wondering about being old
Remembering that I'm already old
Looking in the vegetable drawer ( I am not responsible enough to buy and store fresh produce)
Having to remove unidentified oozing objects from the vegetable drawer
Things that go bump in the night in the vegetable drawer
Trying to live up to other people's standards
Trying to live up to my own standards
Forgetting I only have to concern myself with living up to God's standards
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7 comments:
michael jackson...check....looking for shoes....check.....oozing veggies....aka science experiments...check....dryer lint...check.....
Are we the same person?
I agree with Ms.Ladyslipper. I think I was making the list. I don't want to live back in the old days of scrubbing my clothes on the washboard to do laundry, but so many of these are new stresses from modern day. I have to learn to let God be the one I need to please not others, and not me, but Him. Thanks for dropping by.
Can I just add to the list people who tell you the same stories over and over and over again! (thinking of work related stress)
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Ladies! I think we are long lost quadruplets. Stevie, I was going to add that repetition to the list as I was typing, but the way my memory is flickering, I may soon be one of those folks. I may soon be one of those folks. (see - it's happening already)
Thank you all for stopping over at the Muse. It is always such a pleasure to see your lovely comments!
Cynthia
Stress, ugh, hate that word, can't they just call it an exercise exam...oh wait, don't like that word either. Oh well, at least that's over-and you passed, yahoo, confidence boost. All that practice (your stressor list and then some) paid off.
See you Wednesday!!!
Camille
hahahhaahah, when did you come in my room and take this list off my night table.
These ALL are so true...
Sandy! Ha! You're on to me!
Camille, I don't know why they don't call it a "wear a bunch of wires and sweat a lot test."
At least noone said "well, for a woman of your age....."
Thank you ladies for coming by!
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