Boring is Essential

So many days and nights, I hear about great things that happen to good people and even amazing things that happen to not so good people and I often wonder, "What is my adventure?"  I watch "Amazing Race," "Survivor." and the rest of my television line is filled with DC Comics and Marvel. I love superheroes!  Life is exciting with the Agents of Shield, the Arrow, and the Flash.  I'm watching Transformers as I write this.  Nothing like a great superhero to save the good guys and protect us from the bad guys.  If life was only that simple.

However, while on vacation this week, I decided to stay home due to lack of funds, priorities at home, and a need to accomplish serious clean-up in our house. The waves of emotions that I have experienced spending this much time in my house has really surprised me.  In this vacation scene, rather than the usual tropical setting where one gets to be reckless and act childish, my husband and I jumped all in to "GrownUpLand" and began tackling our list of things that needed to be done.

Honestly, my waves of emotion looked more like on big bell curve.  Days 1, 2 and 3, were full of love, family and friendship.  With Seders, birthday celebrations and quality time with my mom, it was definitely on the incline of the curve.  And then, the days came when others are at work and I had to start tackling my list.  Days 3 and 4 were filled with errands, getting kids to where they need to be, picked up from their places and finally crossing things off our "to do" list.  At top of the bell curve, I was in full resentment - "Why can't I be in Hawaii?  Why can I be anywhere?"  (The downside of Facebook is you get to see everyone's joyous moments which adds to my own resentment.)

And then the shift happened - we started accomplishing.  Documents filed, birthday parties planned, some future planning decisions being made.  We are a team.  Resentment gone - boring life gave me some strength, confidence and I still have some days left to get in some fun with my family.

Doesn't sound so exciting, but this boring vacation may be a special one, to even my surprise.  Boring, yes. Productive, yes.  Did I feel like a superhero, no.  Did I watch a few on television, yes!

Wishing everyone some very boring time this week.