Monday, July 30, 2007
Out of Hibernation
It has always amazed me how quickly time can pass without you being aware of it even though you're right there all the time. Granted you're asleep a third of the time (well, that depends on the person I guess) and you can't possibly be held responsible for what happens during your beauty rest. So that leaves the other two thirds you have to account for. Since it's been over a year since I posted anything I must offer the only explanation I can think of to excuse the prolonged lapse......Well, um,......darned if I know where all the time went! I swear, one minute it was June 2006 and when I woke up it was almost August 2007!! Sounds like Rip Van Winkle syndrome to me ( gotta Google that...I'm sure there's a study to back me up).
Looking back though I do have some relatively clear memories of time snapshots that I'm pretty sure I wasn't dreaming. Take our retirement for instance. I'm sure I was wide awake at my office retirement party receiving gifts like coupon holders and Find A Word books. Otherwise there's no plausible explanation for having these items in my possession, short of an elf with a warped sense of humor. And I have pictures of my husband and I with our cake at our official retirement party and my eyes were wide open. Digital enhancement aside, it pretty powerful evidence I was there. And the most vivid proof is we're now living quite contentedly in our Florida home amidst palm trees and sunshine. Well, there ya go, that's the explanation of my lost time. Apparently my brain retired when I did and I've just been too busy to notice!!
Hopefully when all the cobwebs have cleared, my creative juices will flow once again and the lapses will become less frequent, although I've been told that I'm becoming a prime candidate for the dreaded senior moments.
It has always amazed me how quickly time can pass without you being aware of it even though you're right there all the time. Granted you're asleep a third of the time (well, that depends on the person I guess) and you can't possibly be held responsible for what happens during your beauty rest. So that leaves the other two thirds you have to account for. Since it's been over a year since I posted anything I must offer the only explanation I can think of to excuse the prolonged lapse......Well, um,......darned if I know where all the time went! I swear, one minute it was June 2006 and when I woke up it was almost August 2007!! Sounds like Rip Van Winkle syndrome to me ( gotta Google that...I'm sure there's a study to back me up).
Looking back though I do have some relatively clear memories of time snapshots that I'm pretty sure I wasn't dreaming. Take our retirement for instance. I'm sure I was wide awake at my office retirement party receiving gifts like coupon holders and Find A Word books. Otherwise there's no plausible explanation for having these items in my possession, short of an elf with a warped sense of humor. And I have pictures of my husband and I with our cake at our official retirement party and my eyes were wide open. Digital enhancement aside, it pretty powerful evidence I was there. And the most vivid proof is we're now living quite contentedly in our Florida home amidst palm trees and sunshine. Well, there ya go, that's the explanation of my lost time. Apparently my brain retired when I did and I've just been too busy to notice!!
Hopefully when all the cobwebs have cleared, my creative juices will flow once again and the lapses will become less frequent, although I've been told that I'm becoming a prime candidate for the dreaded senior moments.
