Dear Stall One Pooper

I see you’re a morning pooper, that’s nice. Do you think you could make sure all of your poop has gone down the drain when you flush? I too enjoy the first stall, I heard somewhere that it is the cleanest stall as most folks go to the last stall. I don’t, however, enjoy seeing that the Poop Stain Bandit has visited that stall before me. Please take more care to make sure it all goes down from now on? I know you want to rush out so no one knows it’s you but seriously, come on.

Disclaimer: I *might* be a tad uppity since I wish I was as “regular” as this gal. Forgive me.

Trying the Check In

So instead of working this afternoon, I was catching up on a very interesting blog: The Weed. Check it out if you haven’t already. The author is a gay Mormon who seems to be genuinely happily married to a straight woman with three daughters.

He is also a therapist and since I am obsessed with how folks deal with personal issues, I absolutely LOVE when his brilliance leaks out on his blog. His posts are endearing, thought provoking, intelligent and hilarious. Whether you agree with his lifestyle or see his point of view or not, you will appreciate his tolerance for others, if not learn from it.

In group therapy he has “check-ins” with his clients. Each client must say where he or she is at physically, emotionally, and spiritually. They then set a commitment for the week and follow up on his or her commitment from the week before.

I’ll share mine if you share yours:

Physically – Tired and fat. I am trying to be active…and I am succeeding, but 30 has caught up with me. Losing ten pounds is NOT nearly as easy (or fun) as it was to gain them…

Emotionally – Coming out of the shithole. The last several months have been hell on my emotional self. The most obvious of my emotional wreckage is the loss of my dear father-in-law. But I’ve had other drama and sadness going on too. I won’t get into it here but having a wonderful spouse and loving friends has helped me greatly.

Spiritually – I feel pretty aligned with the universe, but I also feel slightly disconnected. I am hopeful that as I get back into physical gear and let my mind take a break I will feel much better with regard to my spiritual self.

Commitment – I have a triathlon sprint on Saturday. I will spend this week doing an exercise a day (except Tuesday), going to bed early, and seriously monitoring my alcohol intake.