Entry for July 10, 2007

I do view Life as a patterned set of Ironies. I think it best explains my idea of two halves making a whole, two opposing views complementing an idea. So, here is the irony of my life- Every winter, I end up feeling too cold for my comfort, feet cold all the time even inside my socks(yeah, the old lady that I am), sleepy all the time and if I am not sleepy, I am hungry( building on the Lard at the love handles), I have to make such an effort just so that I can go through my day and keep my home and kids happy. Then there is the biggest craving of the winter - "Ah! I wish the sun would feel warmer and the days werent so dreary and my plants grew greener and I could live on water and salad and I didnt have to go through the "pulling my hair" process early in the morning when the kids have to get to school on time" So the ever kind and loving Universe grants my wish and Spring arrives - making me all twittery like the birds and loving the feel of the sun and just plain grateful for being alive. Then Summer arrives, now heres the catch- Today its 100 degrees F where I live and tomorrow its going to get hotter by at least 5 degrees. I am already thinking.. "Man!! I wish the clouds would come in and it rains and the weather gets a little colder, so that my plants wouldnt look so depressed and I could make some hot samosas or pakoras and maybe some soup too. My ever wise Daughter, with a really annoying memory listens to me say "I wish it rained" and says "Mommy, werent you wishing for sunshine when it was raining all the time?" Yes, it was time for that "I wish I didnt know this about me" lesson from my kid. I learned that I am just never happy getting what I want. When its hot I want it cold and when its cold I want it hot, always wanting what is not. I am after all a tree when it comes to such matters, so I doubt if I can be trained like a young sapling. So here I am Calling all the inventors of the world - Could we have a thermostat on the weather please?