Take THAT Monday - NAILED IT (Like a Boss)

Having a double Americano late Sunday afternoon was my first mistake.

Naturally, 

I forgot this essential information last night when going to bed.

And for the LIFE of me, 

could not figure out why the HECK I was still tossing and turning

in my bed.

"WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?

OH MY GOSH, IS IT REALLY MIDNIGHT?

LAUUUUUUREEEEEEN WHYYYYYYYY?!?"

(then light bulb went off)

Ohhhhh riiiiight.

Coffee.

Opps.

So I gave up fighting my caffeine high and called my Mom.

(As you do) 

Ann Marie Crabbe on the other hand....what a woman!

She gave me enough crap about still being-up, 

not being organized,

not calling enough,

not being immune to tummy bugs, 

failing to know my caffeine intake,

not being more aware of my coffee addiction,

failing to know my arrival date for Christmas....

TOUGH LOVE ALL THE WAY!

Not to mention her NON-STOP chatter of cheesey, detailed stories 

of each grandchild....I have SEVEN nephews and nieces.

Easy Mom, easy.

(Prime example of what even I think is super CUTE!)

MIRACULOUSLY 

I starting getting sleepy.

(I sound ungrateful but truly, I was not. 

THANK YOU MOM!)

Then the friggin' alarm went off - WHAT!?!??!

ALEADY!?!?!?!

Coffee anyone?

(whimpering because I know I have a problem)

But

the whimpering did not stop there.

OHHHH NO!

I had done a weights circuit (all legs) just the previous day

(before the Americano actually)

and so my poor BEASTLY legs were no longer feeling so strong or BEASTLY.

In fact, I am sitting on a PILLOW as I write this because

my butt is SO SORE!

But the day CONTINUED ON!

The it was just NON-STOP Monday meetings

homeroom "Feel Good Monday",

PowerBox Presentations on cultures,

Grade 6 digital Essays on iMovie with the crazy iPad cart,

then big FAT bottle of Green slime made by yours truly!

(Yummy SNACK that needed lots of flossing afterwards)

Then off to watch a REAL teacher teach and do a REAL flipped class,

(PURE AWESOMENESS)

then lunch time madness with more meetings.

Trying to help students with the meaning of their lives.

(Ironic coming from the coffee addict)

then a grade team meeting about

kids who need help with "their" meaning of life...

(Breathe Lauren) 

THEN

After school grading,

teachers sharing amazing stories, resources, great ideas....

LAUREN is on the verge of a BRAIN FRY!

Parent teacher meeting did you say?

WHY NOT!

The topic?

The meaning of that child's life, of course!

HAH.

Then I belly-FLOPPED my way into my 

first master's swim class with the instructor that I will be 

coaching with for the next few months....gotta stay on his good side!

YIKES.

Oh right, did I mention it was a LEGS DAY!

(All kicking, all kicking...no fins.....I died....twice)

THEN

biked home to find four flights of stairs calling my name

(Elevator was down....of course it was)

BUT THE BEST PART?

I made it.

It's over.

TAKE THAT MONDAY!

Boom.

p.s. I am calling in sick for the REST of the week.

It's Time To Grow Up (A.k.a. Dress Like A Normal Person)

This is not appropriate gym wear.

Neither is this.

Are you apart of a men's footy team Lauren?

Didn't think so.

Put that racket down and stop FOOLING around.

LISTEN UP!

You look and dress ridiculously 90% of the time.

No-no.

It's true.

No - NO.

REALLY!

TRUST ME.

Again, take off the old man hat...or give it back to him.

WHY?

Because you probably

STOLE IT

(and he has been missing it for it for eight long years)

NO ONE SHOULD YOU EVER WEAR BRIGHT ORANGE PANTS~!

Even if you ARE "monkeying" around in trees.

Oh for Pete's sake...tell me you burnt those Lauren?

Again, take OFF the x-boyfriends clothes!

(It's over and officially has been for decades)

Or perhaps you've always had this problem?

Just because you hang out with goofy kids does not

mean you can also dress like a GOOF!

Really?

Is this even a question?

Are you even listening?!?

Sigh*

I didn't think so.

I give up...

...I have officially given up on myself.

To be....

or NOT to be....

...a lady.

That is the REAL question.

I am not sure WHAT you want to be.

(but that AIN'T no lady)

So WHAT'S it gonna be Lauren?

You don't have to cry about it.

For starters?

Rule #1 

JUST START WEARING CLOTHES THAT FIT.

Rule #2 

SHOP ONLY IN THE WOMEN'S SECTION.

NO MORE PANTS WITH HOLES!!!

Got it?

GOT IT!?!?!

And then one day it happened....I went shopping.

And bought some 

REAL WORKOUT CLOTHES!!!

(its only took 32 years)

I look more grown up already.

Hah.

Need Inspiration? I Have THE Answer: paint with little people.

Looking for some new inspiration to tickle your thoughts?
Make some small connections spark!?!
Then just,
PICK A PARK!
(Tee-hee that rhymed)

Any park on a Sunday afternoon in Hanoi, Vietnam and...

...PAINT (like a BOSS!)

Where are the kids?

Ohhhh, right.

THERE THEY ARE.

This kid was all business.

No party.
Just business.

He was on a mission to paint.

And no, was definitely NOT impressed when he had to stop

and take a photo for his dad...and well FOR ME! 

It started off badly with this kid.

First he picked the same animal as me, the trusted and delightful cow.

(Fine, I can handle that...although there were so MANY others he 

could have chosen from but again, that's fine.)

THEN

he picked the same colour scheme as me,

(Taking all my blue paint. Well that, I just could not handle)

AND THEN FINALLY,

he made spots for his cow with all MY blue paint.

Of course it looked more awesome than MY COW

which made me really upset.

Ten times better than my cow to be exact.

No, I am not exaggerating.

(Proof in photo below)

Argh. 

Why didn't I think of SPOTS!?! 

Sigh* 

Always a competition.

Sheer brilliance with those DANG spots!

Well played doode, well played. 

Like I said, this kid was all business every time I looked over at him....

HOWEVER

he definitely liked and used the colour PINK often so from that we can infer,

he definitely knows how to have fun and party.

(Maybe my painting skills scared him? No, not my intensity. MY SKILLS~!

Or maybe it was my beauty? Most likely the ladder

Double sigh*

Hard to be so talented and ridiculously good-looking)

Sunset with a florescent mosaic of colours, chaos and kids...MAGIC!

So...yeah.
What  you do today?