Are you a creature of habit? I am and I freely admit it. Enjoying habits and routines is nothing to be ashamed of - right?
Some of my favorite routines are reading my newspaper and enjoying a cup of coffee, while sitting in my dad's old chair; getting up early, quietly moving about the house, and checking my email; changing my clothes immediately after coming home from a day's work; enjoying the lighted Christmas tree at night in a silent room.
I also have favorite 'comfort' garments that I like to wear, depending on the time of year. All my 'comfort' garments are made of very soft materials, and, for the most part, are all loose fitting, with no constriction whatsoever. There is something about these 'comfort' articles of clothing that at once relax me and mellow me out almost instantaneously.
One of these garments is an old pair of gym shorts that have been washed so many times they feel like velvet to the skin. These gray shorts are modest in appearance and certainly not any 'look' that I would ever want to display in public. I love my old gym shorts..........and I forgot to bring them with me on this trip to my aqua RV. I just discovered this omission in packing and it has been all I can do not to drive five hours south back to home to retrieve them. I've considered calling a friend who has a house key and asking her to send them via overnight delivery, but that is not exactly cost-effective. Besides, that particular decision might prompt my SO to not renew our co-habitation contract for another year.
I guess the bottom line is that my bottom line will not include wearing my old gray gym shorts for a while. I do realize that the world will not end, that I could have much bigger dilemmas facing me, and that there are millions of people in this world who would give their right and left limbs to have a missing pair of gym shorts be their worst problem. I know all this....
So, thank you for allowing me this space to whine just a bit. I'm signing off and going to look up the local post office phone number. Just don't tell my SO! The secret will be ours!
Ancora imparo
