Saturday, November 20, 2010

The name of my blog isn't random

I've had a few "almost famous" moments. I thought I would share them here.

1. I had a crazy day--the kind where you are requested by children and children's teachers and leaders to be in a few locations at one time--and found myself one night at the Pinewood Derby at our local church building. I hate the emotional tension of these things, but since my son Owen didn't care and had fun and because there WERE NACHOS I thought the evening was a great success after a running-around-to-things-others-want-me-to-go-to-but-I-wouldn't-choose-for-myself kind of day. I drove home in my dented minivan with a car full of excitement, some balloons, a participation certificate for "Good Sportsmanship" (Last year we won "Safest Car"--we still laugh at that one), and a derby car missing a wheel, I sat down to fold laundry and watch tv (oh, the luxury!) I saw Mario Lopez on EXTRA! EXTRA! on the red carpet at the Victoria Secret Fashion Show with my brother. You know, just talking to him and asking him 'sup. So, basically we had the same day.

2. Then, this one time, I had another regular day* and I thought it was a pretty noteworthy day because I had finished all the laundry in one day which, while I'm typing this, sounds really pathetic, but I really do get a lot of joy from accomplishments like this because I'm always a little unsure if it's physically possible, with the timing of my machine and the age of my dryer, to consistently dry several loads and finish in one day. It's like a challenge I give myself--a dare I would suggest on Mythbusters or something. So when I accomplish something like that, something I didn't think physically or scientifically possible, it delights me more than it should, but I'm going with it.

Also, (feel free to skip down to the next paragraph, but I'm going to preserve this memory for my posterity) I cleaned out the dryer vent in my dryer. I thought I was cleaning it out with a bottle scrubber, but, turns out (this is the exciting part) I was packing it down! I live in such danger! So I figured it out, and grabbed out chunks of lint for a long time, messed up my wrists in the process, but felt like an Olympian athlete when I was done. Seriously, I love that kind of accomplishment. It's so satisfying! And, it cut down my drying time significantly. Again, boring, but delightful! Then I checked my email and was about to tell my family my success (we Valentine's celebrate all things clean and cleaned-out. They would have appreciated photos.) And my brother James wrote to tell me he was in Paris. At the Lenny Kravitz home which is amazing. Gorgeous. Incredible. Or so I'm told.

3. Someone suggested I write a book to Sheri Dew, who I adore, then someone else said there's no way I could because I have 5 kids. (Someone else is right. Who would do the laundry when I had a deadline? No one else can do it in one day! I have a scientific system!)

4. I was in a movie written and directed by my dear friend Daryn Tufts (Go see "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend!") but my part was cut and didn't make it in the movie. But, then again, Daryn's acting part was cut, too, and it's a really good movie, so I like to think cutting me out of the movie contributed to his art. It's part of the creative process. . . me not being in it.



*Get up, feed kids, clean up, get kids to school (repeat 3 times for 3 different schedules: middle school, elementary, kindergarten/preschool, feed kids, clean up, feed kids, clean up, put kids to bed, put them to bed again.

11 comments:

  1. You can do that--finish all the laundry in one day? Dang, girl. I thought you were about lowering the bar, not raising it. Shhh. Don't tell my husband it's a scientifically sound possibility.

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  2. Love it. I think we all have had our moments when we were almost famous. I never get my laundry done though, because the kids are never naked long enough to make sure it is complete! :-) You go!!

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  3. I'm so glad you posted. I dream of having a dryer. The most I can ever do is one (tiny) load of laundry a day and hope it actually dries out over night, sometimes it takes two days for some color items.

    So while a dryer would be nice, it is kind of a relief to know that I couldn't do more laundry even if I wanted to. So I just watch bad British day time TV instead.

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  4. Oh my gosh. You need the magic lint brush thing I just bought at Home Depot. $6. I've been sharing it with all of my neighbors. It's long and bristly and gets out SO much freaking lint. All the way from the bottom! Beyond satisfying.

    Do you ever wonder when the last time your brother cleaned a lint trap was? You write about the things I want to read.

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  5. Lisa, we are the true revolutionaries, and don't you forget it!

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  6. (P.S. I'd like to see the Victoria's Secret models try and save the future of our country...)

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  7. I think I've only accomplished the "laundry in a day" thing once.

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  8. Love that you like to openly admit your living through your famous bro! ;) I'd totally do it too!

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  9. Wait, you were actually IN a movie. My husband just insisted we watch Stalking Santa and your name came up and I got an "almost famous" moment myself. I got to say, Oh, I know Lisa. I read her blog, and I got her to talk at Woman's conference last year. Gotta count that - or I can't count mine!

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  10. I found your blog via blog-hopping in the middle of the night and stayed up way to late watching My Girlfriend's Boyfriend. Way cute movie! Thanks for the reference!

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  11. My Girlfriend's Boyfriend is a movie my roommates and I watch all the time. We seriously love it!

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