In Michigan

In Michigan, there are wild turkeys walking in the streets and no matter how many socks you put on warm feet just don't happen without additional help from boots. And yes, sometimes those boots are the pair your mother bought for $10 to help with her turf toe she developed from hitting tennis balls out in the yard for a manic dog that likes to eat her own fur, and the stuffing from her bed, then puke in the yard and inspect the mess daily to see if there are any changes.

Then visitors to MI have to explain that no, they don't need separate checks at the table because they are not dating their younger brother, that the people at the table are just a family of four eating a meal, strange as that may seem. They also get to enjoy seeing what happens when too much boxed wine is consumed in a short period of time, and what the aftermath feels like the next day. (notice how I said "feels").

It's been nice to see family and friends it really has and the ridiculous experiences in between the snow and hours in the car to get anywhere of major commerce have made me realize even more how much I need to better document the goings on in my family. Moreover that a book is not the way to go. I've started and stopped more times than I can remember.

No, it has to be on stage.

To be able to truly express the horror of your mother removing her pants prior to leaving the room you must see it.

Motivation, where art thou?

Trying to exercise and be good, but the time change and my overall dislike for anything physical makes it hard. So I'm doing what I can, even half of a program is more than sitting on the couch all night, and trying not to give myself a hard time because that's when I tend to quit.

Also is there a way to lose 20 pounds in 2 weeks? I may need to do that for spring break.

Personality

Recently I have been looking into aspects of my life to find areas to improve upon, unfortunately it turns out I need to improve several. One resolution is to take care of things immediately which is much more difficult than it sounds. In this society everything needs to be done yesterday by you, but the other parties can take as long as they like and make deadlines according to what works for their schedule as opposed to the length of time it would actually take to complete a task.

That aside, I began to wonder if some of my short comings may be due to personality issues within myself as opposed to just being a lazy person. According to an online personality test, which I'm sure is completely inaccurate, it looks as if I have an avoid ant personality. The listed symptoms did happen in my life, feeling awkward in social situations, worried about doing good and detailed work, having a rich fantasy life and so forth. So as I drew connections between this list of symptoms and my life it occurred to me that these statements could work for just about everyone just as horoscopes are so general that they apply to everyone.

After investing the time and thought into it I can't believe what a waist of time it was, then again I was avoiding folding the laundry while doing the online research and am still avoiding it by writing this blog so perhaps there is something to it.