I’ve been feeling like the Queen of Mediocrity lately. I keep having grand plans for how to be Excellent at Everything, but then life (and watermelon heads) get in the way. I end up looking at my lists, my charts, my calendars…and reaching for my crown in defeat. I told my husband how frustrated I…
Category Archives: envy
Oh, to be a kid again
It’s Monday, which means it’s list-making time again! I missed last week due to crazy, overwhelming amounts of work. This week should be a lot somewhat a tiny bit less stressful, so here I am. This week’s theme is 10 Reasons it’s Great to be a Kid, a.k.a. You Think You Have it Tough, Buddy?…
Inferior
When he sat down at the new piano and began playing – a lovely improvised piece that somewhat resembled Pachelbel’s Canon – I fought back the tears, swallowed my pride for the millionth time, and smiled back when finished. Having our own piano had been a dream of ours since we were engaged, lazily imagining…
The Why Goblins
This house is a mess. These clothes make me look terrible. I’m exhausted. These little yellow fireflies of negativity flit through my brain, coming and going throughout the day. I brush them absently away because I have more important things to do than address them: meals to make (though they are often uneaten), clothes to…
>Taming the green-eyed monster
>This past week I’ve been thinking about another major obstacle to my happiness: envy. I have always struggled with that pesky last commandment about not coveting what others have. Although I would never want to trade entire lives with someone, it wouldn’t really hurt to have a nice house like this friend or a sweet…
