It is 5 a.m. and I can't sleep. I know that I am going to regret this in two hours, when my kids wake up and my day has to begin, whether I am ready for it or not. My nose is stuffy and I think that a cold is coming on. Elias has been sniffling and his throat has been raspy since Tuesday, so I don't think it will amount to much, since his hasn't. I was hoping for a two hour delay, but don't think it is going to happen. I think people would be so much happier if work and school started later - and I am even a morning person. I am not sure what rule was passed that said it has to start so early. It was probably the same person who said that men should where a piece of cloth tied around their necks that serve no functional purpose. I heard on the radio the other night that there is something like 8 million ties sold worldwide every year, but only 6% of them are worn. I think about what that money and fabric could have been used for, if it hadn't been used for a piece of functionless fashion. I also read in a book the other day how ludicrous casual Fridays are. The author said that if the employers feel like it helps the employees to be more comfortable and work more effectively, they should do it everyday. But if they want to stress that dress is an important part of their professional work environment, than it should be expected every day, because by not doing so, it undermines the message that the dress code is trying to convey to the employees and to their customers/patrons. I think it is a valid opinion, but I have to admit, I did like casual Fridays when I worked - it felt almost like I was getting an indulgence, so it made the feeling more special and so I appreciated it more. Now that I am a stay-at-home mom and can wear whatever I please, I look for a good excuse to get dressed up. It is funny how perspective changes. It is the same with getting up for church (or school or work). On the same note, when I got pregnant with Bella I went to a new OB doctor and the nurse came in wearing jeans, a t-shirt, and a hoodie. I thought it felt a little weird for her not to be in scrubs, but blew it off, thinking that maybe she had been called in last minute or she was new to the practice and hadn't yet purchased the appropriate attire. But when the doctor also came in with similar attire, I felt like there was a serious lack of professionalism at the office and ended up switching doctors. Of course, the Chippendale's calendar on the wall (the men, not the cute, fuzzy cartoon characters) and the pregnancy voodoo doll had also added to my lack of trust in their professionalism.
If the new start time for school or work became 10 a.m. every day, eventually that would start to feel like it does now at 7 a.m. for me. The church we had attended before South Ridge started just after 9 a.m., so when we started attending South Ridge, which started at 10:30, it was a breeze to get up and out of the house and be on time or even early to church. I thought, "Now this is how relaxed Sundays should be!". But as time went by, we started getting up and ready later and later, until now we are running out of the house every week to make it to church by 11 a.m. - which is now the start time of our church service, since we went to two services. I am amazed that we used to get everyone ready and out the door by 9 a.m.! Now that seems like it would be almost impossible.
I think I am going to check the snowbird report and then go try to catch another hour's sleep, since I obviously don't have too much of importance to communicate anyway! I guess it is good that my blog is called "Random Thoughts" because my thoughts are often very random!
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