When life gives you lemons...

There are an awful lot of sad folk in the world, aren't there? Some blogs that I read are so sad it breaks my heart. You may think that from all the frivolity that goes on in my blog that I'm without any sadness in my life, which would be incorrect. I've had bad times, so bad that I wonder how I got through. Times when I couldn't see a future, when I wouldn't be reasoned with, when I thought the whole world was conspiring against me.
When I was young, I had a 'devil may care' attitude. I was very positive, and to a degree, I think that my energy made lots of good things happen. Then you find yourself in a rut and if something is going to fall, it's going to fall on your big toe. In effect, you attract bad things – or seem to.
On reflection you see how your life has changed with your attitude. But you can turn it around.
In more recent times, I have taken it upon myself to turn my life around and focus on things that make me smile. Like this morning.
I was having a big clean up because I am having a very special guest for dinner. So I'm putting stuff away and I thought to myself, 'I could use some shelves'. When do we get to the age when shelving is an option? Whatever happened to 'shove it under the bed'? How on earth did I get to the point where shelving would make my life pleasant? When in the hell did I become my father? If ever I come home with Brylcream in my shopping bag, just shoot me. Just as a side note, I think my dad has had the same brylcream in his hair since 1954.
When I went out to get some goodies for the dinner tonight my car wouldn't start when I got back to it. Now, given my last experience with the roadside assist folk, and looking like a complete twit, I decided I wouldn't call them, I would instead walk the 15minutes to the next shop where I needed to purchase a slow cooker. Upon exiting the store with the slow cooker tucked under my arm because they didn't have a plastic bag big enough to fit, the only cloud in the sky decided to open up. And open up it did. By the time I got back to my car I was drenched, but my car was ready to start.
When crappy stuff happens, just remember the words of the great thinker Mont. E. Python who said 'Always look on the bright side of life'.
Have a wonderful weekend, and thank you Herrad for The Lemonade Award
http://accessdenied-livingwithms.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-received-lemonade-award-from-rain.html


The acceptance of this comes with the privlige of passing it on to 10 others, and this is where I usually come unstuck because everyone I know already has all the awards and then some:

SquirrelQueen http://squirrelqueen2.blogspot.com/2009/06/leaping-thoughts.html

Rae http://myweathervane.blogspot.com/2009/06/personal-aide_04.html

Lille Diane http://www.woodstocklily.com/2009/06/full-moon-rising-this-time-tomorrow.html

Myra http://hummingbirdinrehap.blogspot.com/2009/06/attack-rooster.html

coloradosugar http://coloradosugar.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-give-up.html?zx=377a2c10e0567b7e

Alicia http://blondeisthenewsmart.blogspot.com/2009/06/forty-and-fabulous.html

I only have 6 right now, but I have some more in mind, and when they start making lemonade from the lemons, I will pass it on