I Am I Want

I want:

to be thin.

to be published novelist.

to be less ungrateful.

to be less whiny, lazy, crabby.

more sleep.

less laundry.

children who can bathe themselves.

Cold Stone Creamery cake batter ice cream with hot fudge, caramel, and brownies.

the PMS Monster to die.

Fresh sheets on my bed daily, and a maid to put them there.

300+ or more thread-count sheets for the maid to make my bed.

hair that looks perfect every day.

a personal chef who also doubles as a personal trainer.

less migraines. (No migraines!)

to see more movies.

to read more books.

to appreciate my loved ones more.

for Tukey to NOT turn five on Saturday (this one is sooo sad for me!)

to snap my fingers and have my house miraculously be clean.

to think of something great to say.

to touch others' lives.

to contribute to our world.

to make a difference, but not in a Red-Cross volunteering kind of way, although that might be nice.

to give blood every available time again like I used to.

to appreciate that I have laundry to do because we have clothes we can afford.

a vacation.

to be alone.

to get a new mattress.

to be able to eat anything and not have to worry about it migrating straight to my asski.

I Am:

crabby.

lazy.

tired.

bored.

uninspired.

in the mood for chocolate and salty potato chips, or french fries and a vanilla milkshake.

boring myself to tears.

hoping... and here I stop myself, cuz what am I hoping for? I really already have everything I need, mostly everything that I want.

I Need:

to kick myself in the ass.

I Should:

take a shower.

be glad that I power-walked today.

Not have eaten that peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich with cheetos on the side (Okay, and I almost didn't admit that I had some doritos too).

be proud of myself.

stop screwing around on the internet so much.

write my frickin' second novel already.

get more sleep.

have more sex.

drink more wine.

love my children more and more.

cuddle with them each and every night.

clean out their ears.

take them to the park after school.

clean out my closets.

clean up this office.

stop smoking.

quit putting vodka in my water bottle.

Ha, those two were a joke to see if you were even paying attention.

So, for you, pick one of these questions, and without giving it too much thought, tell me the first things that come to your mind on any or all of these I Questions below. I want to know your thoughts on:

I Am.

I Want.

I Should.

I Need.

I Did.

I Didn't.

And now, sing along to Neil Diamond: I AM I SAID!!!!

Peace Out folks, it's bus time - let the afternoon chaos begin.