BLESSINGS IN DESPAIR

does my name say "MURPHY?"
i think not.
have i invented any "LAWS?"
heck no.

and yet
2014...
i did not purchase a calendar
or planner for the year...
business conducted on technology devices
hard drive needs to be replaced
my smile box collection has disappeared
my iPhoto is unaccessible
i have only one contact lens
(talk about throw me off balance)
my camera has a lens error
and so there is no zoom
i misplaced my phone
then found it in the church library
wet and damaged
contract does not expire until march
also wet and damaged
was the gift santa gave me
"walk with Christ"
book and journal
and i tried doing laundry again
noah now is the only boy
with this color of skinny jeans
the dog and christmas tree
gouged me and so i have additional
wounds to fret over
the light on my vehicle needs to be fixed
and an officer pulled us over to tell us about it
i wanted to cry
i wanted to scream
but mr. positive zig ziglar silver fox of idaho

reminded me to count my blessings
he also suggested a second opinion on my computer

and that was blessing number 1.
1. photo library was rebuilt and downloaded to a separate hard drive.
2. i had christmas money to repair the hard drive and battery.
3. because dad was there, he was a witness to my inept hard drive storage.
4. with rick, they decided a perfect half century birthday gift would be an upgrade

5. noah could then have his own computer (my old updated model) to use.
6. i have a legitimate reason to not answer my phone or return calls until march.
7. i purchased a new journal and now i have one i can cart around and one i can keep clean at home
8. the officer will not make us pay if the light is fixed within 14 days.
9. until repairs were completed, i had time to complete a few projects that were weighing on me.
10. rewrite MURPHY'S LAW

"I'M BEAUTIFUL...I LIKE MY HAIR !"

if i had the time,

i could write a book on all the interesting,

uncanny,

did that just really happen to my HAIR?

 experiences*

most often,

a trip to the salon

is never cheap

and to have mistakes fixed,

multiply the cost by three.

i finally found someone 

i

love

love 

love

betsy smith

at the salon in south jordan, utah

"I'M BEAUTIFUL "

in this place

red lipstick is emphasized

walls and walls

of  red lipstick quotes

it takes a confident woman

to wear bold red

and say

"I'M BEAUTIFUL "

(commercial break)

*science fair project

question: does red lipstick make you feel

more beautiful?

hypothesis: if women wear red lipstick,

then women will feel more beautiful

and in the very least have an attitude

that speaks volumes.

each new school year

begins with

a return to work pep rally

the big boss opened the meeting

with

jessica's affirmations

on youtube

(notice jessica's hair)

i realized then and there

i needed an attitude adjustment in the worst way

when it came time to select

the staff motto for the

t-shirt

(usually stems from a theme in the meeting)

naturally i wanted

"i like my hair...

i like my ELA's"

apparently everyone already loves their hair

and so we will be the "dream team"

but that did not stop me 

from my own personal mission statement:

it is on my pencils.

it is on my water bottles

and eventually

it will be on my countenance

mmmm....

maybe my new affirmation will be

"I'M BEAUTIFUL...

I LIKE MY HAIR

I WEAR RED LIPSTICK

AND GO BY

YES PRINCESS"

(to be continued)
*dorthy hamill gone wrong

boing! cute but annoying

mullet + spike = get me the heck out of here

plastic wig

bangs

burgundy? red? orange?

permanent (ly) damage(d)

paris adapter, curling iron disaster 

barbecue singed

head lice

a-line, page boy, pixie cut, what was i thinking?

blow drier fire

2 times, a stranger approach me to fix my hair!!