Amazon

For such a large company, I love that Amazon is still currently personal. A package just arrived at the door, with a knock and an announcement, “Amazon.” The driver cautiously left the drive as the neighbor children were playing in the street. I couldn’t help but wonder if he had little ones running around his house as well. Heaven forbid someone ring the doorbell around naptime. Some drivers knock, some ring the bell, some wait to hand it to you, and some silently leave it at the door. With each delivery they are telling a little piece of their story.

Speculations:

Hand-delivered’s best friend had a package stolen from the front porch.

Runner has a hot date tonight but was given a few more deliveries than normal today.

Doorbell comes from a large household and that is the only way you’ll be heard.

Stealthy is an introvert, the best day is when all the packages are delivered without talking to a soul.

But considering I’ll probably only ever meet Hand-delivered, I’ll never really know. Nevertheless, I still enjoy the personal snippet of a rather non-personal shopping experience.

New Year’s Resolutions

Awhile back someone made an offhanded comment about how Opera has her sheets washed every day. That is rather extreme for us common people, but it got me thinking. When I discussed it with my mom, she asked how often I washed my sheets. My reply, “Whenever I feel like it.” I wasn’t saying it disrespectfully, just honestly. Crisp clean sheets weren’t a priority. (I realize my neat friends are freaking out … but hang with me.)

Something about that conversation stuck with me. The next Saturday afternoon I went to the store and picked up a new set of t-shirt sheets. If I was going to do this, I wanted to do it right. I washed the new linens and swapped out the old ones. Eight or nine weeks later, I am still washing my sheets every weekend. (One exception – I went out of town for a week – so technically that doesn’t count.) 

A few years ago I was challenged to read the entire Bible. Not a new concept for me, but one I had begun over and over and never completed. Four years ago November, I started reading through the Bible. Often times listening while I was working on a project, rather than playing music. I completed my one year Bible plan in less than a year. 

I’ve realized every time I’ve made a lasting change it started on an ordinary day. During the Christmas/New Year’s season, little of life is normal. Starting a new normal amidst the chaos is really hard for me to keep up. 

Whenever I get a crazy new idea, like starting a workout plan, I make a point to start ASAP. Because if I wait for tomorrow, by the time tomorrow comes, it’s today, so tomorrow never REALLY comes. I’ve learned it’s best to start now. My biggest regrets are the things I never got around to doing. 

So my continual New Year’s Resolution is to start now. (Hence, this blog in October 🙃)