have a seat, the doctor will be with you in about a day or so

I had my word for

2010

already chosen

~months ago actually~

and

just like that

I changed my mind

::

last year my word was

focus

and

the year before that it was

see

and

now

~drum roll please~

my word for 2010

which should be on a sticky note and stuck to my forehead is

patience

because

I have none

::

okay

I have some

but

most days

it's so minuscule in size that you'll never see it

::

traffic

waiting rooms

lines for anything

being put on hold while on the phone

food that takes days to reach my table while eating in a restaurant

::

nothing ever seems to move fast enough for me

well actually

it's people

that never seem to move fast enough for me

and

I've decided

this is my year

to relax a bit more

and

to be more understanding

::

now

let me explain one thing though

before you decide I'm a bit crazy

~

if I'm prepared to wait

my patience wears a cape and a tiara and is ready to save the world

::

if I've been told my car will take 2 hours to be fixed

and

I have my ipod and journal and a good book with me

well then

I love sitting in the cozy waiting room at the garage

::

if my flight is delayed

you know I have the same above mentioned items with me

and

my laptop

so life is good and since I love to watch people

I welcome the visual stimulation

::

but

if the moron in front of me is driving 15 miles an hour

~on a 2 lane road with nowhere to pass~

in a 25 mile per hour zone

and

I can't move at the speed my body requires necessary to process

the oxygen I breathe

well

you can be pretty much guaranteed that my blood pressure will rise

and

a horn will be honked

and

if I get close enough to see the driver face to face

and

they aren't elderly or have any medical conditions

but

instead they have a cell phone in their hand and they're texting

and

smoking a cigarette

well

let's just say

~

wait

NO

let's not say anything at all

let me just get my sticky pad

and

write

you are a flippin idiot

patience

in big bold letters

on it

and

attach it to my dashboard

::

which somehow will make me feel better

when I flip them off

~with my eyes of course~

::

choosing a word for the year

has gotten to be something that many of us are doing

if you want to join

please do and jump in with both feet

dani

is linking some of us up

if you need a starting place