Virtual Coffee {12}

I almost didn’t write this Virtual Coffee post today because I’ve been sick for the past few days. I even had to rewrite this introductory sentence three times cause I just kept coming off as snippy. I’ve had tonsillitis and let me tell you, it has put me in a BAD MOOD. I’m still cranky today and it’s already day four of antibiotics and I’m starting to feel better, just to give you a measure of how much of a BAD MOOD I’ve been in.

I’m not a total wimp, I mean I gave birth naturally, no meds, and it totally didn’t put me off having more babies, so I do have some tolerance for pain and discomfort but there’s just something about throat ailments and colds that drives me over the effing edge. I’ve been really bitchy with my kids and with the husband, though not with the Nanny, cause heaven forbid I offend her and she decides to leave me. And for some reason I’m totally exhausted though I’ve been basically lying around since Saturday afternoon. Seriously I went downstairs, made coffee, drank it and am now lying in bed with my Mac typing more slowly than my 101-year-old grandma and wondering how I’ll ever make it downstairs to cook lunch later.

And you want to know what the worst thing is? It’s my own damn fault! Because last week I just had to write about how wonderful my life was, and how the sun was shining and birds chirping and all manner of la, la, la wonderfulness and THIS is how the universe gets back at me. I should know better, I really should. And no, I’m not being dramatic. You want proof, because I have proof. See among other things I wrote (and I quote): “the kids are inexplicably healthy” and the second I hit publish on that post, the Boy got a fever. A fever and no other symptoms (well apart from the general crankiness and neediness of having a fever) for four days, and then poof, it was gone. And then I got tonsillitis accompanied by exhaustion so profound that it makes typing a herculean feat and puts me in a BAD MOOD.

So the lesson here is to not brag, bragging is bad, humility is much better, it has no adverse consequence. The Universe likes humble people and not braggers. I’ve had plenty of opportunity to learn this in the past, but for some reason it just doesn’t stick.

This is a depressing coffee I’m offering today, apparently I’m still in a really BAD MOOD,  you should probably go visit Amy, she’ll cheer you right up.

Oh, and remember: bragging bad, humility good.

By the way… I’m doing my monthly meme “Things I want to teach my kids” tomorrow. If you’re interested just write a post with a list of things you want to teach your kids or that you feel your kids should know (I started out with ten, but write however many you want), and then link up (It’d be great if you put my button at the end of your post too, it’s over on your left ;-). It can be funny, or serious, or heartfelt, or angry… however you want, it’s for your kids! (Ok, maybe not angry.) For examples go here or here. Hope to see you tomorrow! Thanks


I'm linking up here today too, it's a great way to find new blogs!