Yesterday’s Lessons

• As depressing as it was to return to the States after living in Europe, and as depressing as it has been to be here the past two years, it’s been beneficial.  Kind of like how getting a good night’s sleep after studying can help the information sink in.  On my vacation last week, a return to Spain, I discovered that my time back in the U.S. has allowed me to digest my time abroad.  The wonderful, the beautiful, the annoying, the frustrating, the infuriating, the mundane, the devastating, and the life-changing.  And I’m lucky that I had the opportunity to get a taste of what the past two years in review have done for me.
• I love Claire from the current season of America’s Next Top Model. 
• I’ve come a long way in my fight against panic attacks.
• I always thought I was a good liar, without question, but I’m not. Mostly because I just don’t want to lie.  And I’m talking about any kind of lying–body language, verbal lying, facial expressions, general actions, etc.  If I truly want to hide something, I won’t fail, but I don’t WANT to be fake.  I don’t want to be bubbly when I don’t feel bubbly.  I don’t want to laugh at a joke that’s not funny. 
  
• I CAN light an oven all by myself.
• The Spiders dwell in the hubcaps.
• I’m becoming a bit obsessive-compulsive about washing my hands.  Hence my recent observation that my hands look old.
• The smell of Cheez-Its fills a room.
• There’s never enough time to get everything done, and always too much time to get nothing done.
• I’m prejudiced against Christians.  I need to work on that.