Yesterday I was in a hurry to make dinner, so I decided to boil the egg in the microwave instead of over the stove thinking it would save some time. Now, I know that you can't boil an egg in the microwave without it exploding, but I was in a hurry and that thought did not even cross my mind. Needless to say, it exploded and I had a huge mess to clean up. So much for the shortcut. I spent the majority of the remainder of the evening cleaning the mess. Said Kylie, "Why do you keep messing up? You must not be too good at this". Thanks, Kylie.
But, you know, this happens often in my life. I try to take too many shortcuts - not reading enough in my scriptures thinking that the 1 verse I read will suffice, reading just one book to my children so I can do 'other' things, counting the hello kiss to David as time spent together, the list could go on. Always in the end, they become longcuts to get it done correctly. And I always say to myself just what Kylie said to me.
It may not change overnight, but I am now trying to do it right the first time without having to clean up any messes in the end.
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Hey girl! I found your blog through Happy's! It's been a long time, huh? You can check out our blog at cupitchronicle.blogspot.com. I am quite impressed with your life and family. Life goes fast, doesn't it?
wisdom...
This is why you are my older sister, so that you can pass on your wisdom to me! On the other hand I am your little sister so that I can keep you young and hip :)
I did that once with an egg while I was babysitting. The explosion was so loud that I thought a car ran into their apartment! (Not sure why that's what I thought it was, but that was the first image that popped into my head when I heard the BOOM)!
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