Counting My Mistakes

photo 3(2)Let me tell you about the mistake I made.  Actually, it was two mistakes.  I never had a garbage disposal before.  Last night, I stuffed old chard, one-half lemon, cantelope rinds (cut up), and a wimpy head of lettuce down the disposal.  It was fantastic!  Gone in a few seconds, until I turned it on again and it started spewing up dirty lettuce bits that filled the sink.  Instead of going down, it puked up a slimy, loden green mess, still bubbling after I turned it off like old geyser ready to explode.  What are the rules of using a garbage disposal?  Can someone tell me?

As I was lamenting the green puddle in my sink, a man was assembling a desk that I bought at Office Depot.  I was proud of myself for doing research and finding one that would fit into the small office space off the kitchen.  I marked it out on the floor, and saw that it cleared an open door and light switch.  When he was finished and I was alone with the desk, I knew that I had made a mistake.  It is so small that I feel like I fell down a rabbit hole and am scrunched into a miniature corner whose ceiling and floor converge.  It is so small, that when I stand up, I am taller than the desk and hutch combined.  I would give it to my three-year-old granddaughter, but she will outgrow it in a few years.  I am a writer!  I need space to spread out and create!  Hopefully, the store will trade it in…PLEASE!

 

 

5 Responses to “Counting My Mistakes”

  1. Barbara Hinz

    If the store won’t take it back, don’t make mistake #3 and try to put it down the disposal! 🙂

    My motto is: I never make mistakes. I create opportunities to laugh at myself and I am very funny!

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  2. Heather

    that is such a funny picture! and, so frustrating about the desk! keep me updated!!

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