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I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles four things: a rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. -anonymous
How would you handle? Here are my answers…I want your feedback. What does this mean?
A rainy day…My husband is always wishing for a rainy Sunday…his reasoning-it would give us (me) an excuse to sit down and just chill. No errands, work, walking the dogs, shopping etc…just lay around and watch TV or read. Yeah right!!! He tries so hard…never going to happen though. My rainy day would consist of getting some things done around the house that we haven’t had time to do. Like organize pictures, dishes, paint a room, update my blog 
or go shopping (credit cards still work when it’s raining). I have the type of personality that it is a challenge to not move on to the next OBVIOUS thing that needs to be done. My husband says I have trouble “relaxing” Got any tips for me?
The elderly…my husband’s Gramma…Gramma Maxi is 95 years old and just recently moved into an assisted living home after living in her house for over 65 years!!! She just couldn’t be trusted to take her pills correctly or not allow every door salesman into her home. It was a tough decision but the right one. I think about her and how I would want her treated…and how I want my 85 year old Grandpa Mosher to be treated every time I encounter an elderly person. This person is someone’s Grandma/Grandpa. It all boils down to one simple truth…respect!
Lost luggage? I would complain and then use it as an excuse to go shopping. Very simple…control what you can control. Now, am I going to gently “persuade” the airline to allow me more than their normal stipend for such occurances? Of course, I do have a sales background!
Tangled Christmas tree lights? Well, looking in my garage the pile of them continues to grow each year. Either we are horrible at keeping them neat or we ignore last years and buy new each year. I believe in concentrating on the items that really are significant. $2 lights are not that important to me. I would rather spend the extra few bucks and not argue with my husband out of frustration or waste hours trying to untangle them.
Another example of this important lesson is with my house-cleaner. About 4 years ago my husband and I sat down one day and realized we both work so much that the only time we have any quality time together is on the weekend (if one of us doesn’t have work to do and we were spending about 1/2 of our weekends CLEANING our house!!! What was more important? The few bucks we could spend to have someone clean our home (and skip dinner out one night to pay for it) or the quality time it would save us on the weekends when we could be out walking the dogs etc. It is all about what is important to you? Christmas lights are not important…the evening of drinking a nice red wine, decorating our home, enjoying special food is important. This would all be ruined if we spent the evening untangling those lights…so I spend the $2!
What about you? I can’t wait to hear your answers and please analyze mine!!!
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You are such an inspiration and so right! My question is how do you initially make that transistion? Thanks again! I added you to my blogroll. Let’s keep in touch!
Oh throw me some fuzzy slippers, light the fire, burn a few candles, get me a glass of wine (oh heck - why not bring the whole bottle?), and please by all means don’t forget the chick flicks (Let’s see…The Holiday, Sweet Home Alabama, Under the Tuscan Sun…to name a few.) and THAT’s how I handle a rainy day. You see…the way I see it, life is way too short not to relax and soak it in every now and then. The busyness of the day will get taken care of…eventually.
As for grandma, luggage, and those lights - ditto on that! I love the senior population. They remind me so much of the grandparents that have since long gone in my family. I should also tell you my free airline ticket due to lost luggage story sometime. You’d relate. 
And yes, we buy new lights every year…the $2 kind!
GREAT post!!
your rainy day sounds like fun…maybe this weekend I will experiment and try to take your suggestion…I think it is going to rain! I also want to read that book, Basic Black, it was on Oprah-so you know it’s good.
Can’t wait to hear your story about the luggage…I knew there was some sales in you!!!
I am also going to set up my rss this weekend if I can figure it out…that way I know when you have sent a new post so I can read.
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Hi Maryanne!
First of all I love your blog, and this entrance. I see so many people I know, in what you wrote. During my last few years of study, I came to the conclusion though, the more I slow down, and take my time to embrace the joys around me, the more I get done. So I took up Yoga, and meditation, laughed alot more, really listened to my husband, and I seem to find more time. Maybe it is, because everyone surrounding me is now cooporating. They are content, so they are ready to give. I am more content, so I can give more.
Peace and Love
Claudia