stop being kind and charitable...

I am trying to get on a new schedule of going to bed early and waking up…well, on time. Last night I was in bed by 10:30 and it worked miracles! It’s funny how your body works when it’s functioning on an appropriate amount of sleep.
I sat at work yesterday and wrote out a new little schedule for me that included a new running schedule and a bedtime. Okay, so I didn’t go running yesterday, but I did go car shopping…which felt like exercise, so I’m going to count it. Ali came with me (thank goodness), and I’m still laughing at the salesman in the back seat who decided the test drive was a good time to tell us about his marital problems. I should have charged him for the time, or he should have lowered the price of that jazzy little car I took for a spin. Car shopping is the pits! I laugh because most cars on the lot are much better than what I was driving before, so I’m trying to not fall in love with everything I see. Everyone has been good at offering suggestions as to what kind of car I ought to buy, but my sister gave me good advice last night that I needed to hear. I have this weird need to please people. “You should get a Mazda. I could see you driving that car.” “Okay”, I think to myself. “They are right”. Duh. Advice from my sister: everyone else will get over what kind of car you buy, because it’s not their car. You (me) on the other hand, have to get in the car everyday and will NOT get over it if you don’t like it. It might not make sense to you, but it made sense to me, and gave me the extra little boost I needed to go car shopping yet again.
My brother Ryan has been so good to share his car with me. This morning he even drove over to my house, picked me up so I could take him home again and drop him off so I could have his car for the day. Yes, this was before 8 in the morning, and he didn’t have class until noon! I am grateful he is willing to sacrifice to help me out while I’m car-less. My dearest of dear friends Ali and Lindsey have also been my little drivers. THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
I get to go again tonight…to conquer the car dealership. It’s hard for me to have this “I don’t care” attitude. I have this weird thing that I keep apologizing to the car people. “I don’t want a car with that many miles on it…..sorry.” Ali told me yesterday to stop apologizing. I think she actually told me to “stop being kind and charitable. We’re doin’ business here!” Yes we are. Let the good times roll.