Wednesday, January 16, 2008

How the lemons came to be loose

Jayne suggested I offer an explanation of how my blog became know as "Loose Lemons".
It is a metaphor for many things however, I'll just explain one particular adventure. I find shopping to be highly entertaining on many levels. Jayne and I were having an abbreviated Saturday shopping get together at Steinmart. I selected several things I could not live without, one being a container of beautiful lemons. Jayne was admiring accessories as I walked up, we stood talking for a moment, the next thing you see is lemons rolling EVERYWHERE!!! We were scrambling about picking up lemons and it was quite funny to see lemons amongst all the "high end" accessories. I just looked at Jayne and said something like, "I've lost my lemons". This later became a discussion about how one views life. Do you pick up the loose lemons and keep going with a sense of humor and a smile on your face? Or once you have "dropped your lemons" are you embarassed and worried about what others will think? I choose to laugh at the funny little curve balls and mishaps that come my way. It isn't always so, but each day that I can do something to eradicate pessimism, cynicism and a myriad host of other isms is a good day!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

that is a funny story of how "loose lemons" came to be!! LOL
I can picture you and Jayne scrambling about to pick up the lemons....funny visual:-)

Valencia said...

I LOVE IT, Connie--What a great story! You have such a wonderful outlook and I admire that in you. See you soon.

Anonymous said...

You have done well! I am proud of my mom. I say let your lemons fly!

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad you got the "courage" to start your blog; it's going to be so much fun for you...actually for all of us who are going to read it. By the way, the lemon story is great. I remember those moments well. And didn't something similar happen Sunday with books and your purse?

campbell said...

Connie, I love that you have a blog. Reading other peoples blog's inspire me to do better. Plus it also makes my day when I am having a bad day.