4.) 10 things you would do if you didn’t have to work.
I polled my friends at Facebook and this is the prompt they picked for me this week. And I’m relieved because I really don’t have a memorable fishing trip to relay.
Last week Pat asked me if I didn’t have to work, what exactly I would do with my time. It was an easy answer…”I’d sit on the couch”. He was all “seriously?” and I was all “that’s what I’m working so hard for…so that one day I can just sit and do nothing…like my Mom.” and he was all “Have you even known your mother to sit down?” and I was all “well…no, but I can imagine that would be nice if she did and that’s what I want. To sit. Watch TV…maybe read a book or something.” And then he was all “That would last you maybe half a day before you started on some new project.”
And he’s right.
So here are the ten things I would do if I didn’t have to work:
1. Sit for half a day and start a new project.
2. Not spend my time being hounded by home daycare Food Program people who have nothing better to do than to worry about whether I fed kids oranges or apples for breakfast.
3. Think about becoming a pet psychic.
4. Probably save someone’s life.
5. Call everybody I know 4 times a day and ask them what they’re doing.
6. Two words: Roller. Derby.
7. Wear nothing but pajamas…luckily Target has just my type:
8. Start The Real Moms of the PTA reality series
9. Terrorize people online.
10. Sit for half a day and start another project.
Now it’s your turn!
Choose a prompt, post it on your blog, and come back to add your name to the link list below. Be sure to sign up with the actual post URL and not just your basic blog URL (click on the title of your post for that URL). For good comment karma try to comment on the three blogs above your name!!
The Prompts:
1.) What type of flowers would be in a bouquet that best describes you?
2.) A memorable fishing trip.
3.) Yuck. Food Poisoning
4.) 10 things you would do if you didn’t have to work.
5.) What’s your stance on ‘labeling’? Were you labeled as a child? Have you labeled your own children? How do you feel about this?
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I always think it would be nice to sit around to, but if I’m honest, I’d be bored to death too!
Yeah, I’ve also been known to say I wish I could have a sick day so I could do nothing…and then when I ACTUALLY get sick I hate myself for ever thinking such thoughts.
A sick day is so much different than a do-nothing-day, because on a sick day, you feel sick. On a do-nothing-day you feel fabulous. (clearly I am too well acquainted with do-nothing-days)
I could sit for half a day, and then nap, and then sit for the rest of the day before going to bed! Ahhh what a life it would be!
I like that! A nap sounds like a great ‘project’ to get started on everyday!
I think you’d make a very good pet psychic. You could start an online series of vlogs as one – good project idea?
That dog is so unbelievably cute. And I hate to tell you this, but I am a pet psychic and he is thinking, “I want to go live with Tracie” right now. maybe not.
I have a great story about food poisoning, but I already blogged about it.
It would be great to sit around ..but I think I will pass that for much needed sleep instead.
That pet psychic thing? Didn’t you post about your pet predicting your death, or some other nonsense?
I already have that life, just sitting around. It’s not all that it’s cracked up to be. I’d rather have a job, since there are no little children at home to watch.
Stupid economy. Hire an old lady, will ya?
What? YOU FORGOT DATELINE! How could you forget watching Dateline?! Keith will be soooo mad when he sees this.
I would hope that if you didn’t work you would still blog so we could all see you attempting roller derby.
Ooo, I’d love to be a pet psychic! That’s some easy money right there.
You are so funny! I’m so glad you are here to brighten up my Thursday (EARLY) morning!!
If I didn’t have to work, I’m sure I’d be reading and commenting on more blogs. I’m a week behind on these prompts so I’m doing this on next week. I have my 10 Favorite Fall Fashion one up today.
I like your plan, especially the pajamas part ;)
Hee hee hee – I LOVE your poll! And I think it shows how many of us vicariously want to have ten options to working (heck, one option would do most days!). I enjoyed your response!
Now there is a goal to work towards.
I love your list!! The real moms of the PTA reality series gets my vote for one of the projects you need to begin! :)
Hilarious! Especially terrorizing people online. :)
Definitely should do the pet psychic thing. The world needs more of those. I need to know why my wiener dogs keep doing their business in my house every time I turn my back!!!
So pet psychic does my dog like Dumb Dad better than me? It’s starting to look that way and I just can’t comprehend that. I’m just so much nicer!
I too was hard pressed to figure out a memorable fishing trip but the “not working thing” not so hard.
I’ve added to it and I would have unlimited time and money to go with.
As always, thanks for making me think and write each week.
I keep telling myself that I can’t wait until I don’t have to work anymore and then I realize I would either be extremely bored or become a shopaholic and need to start working again so yeah there’s that.
Trust me…the time flies by quicker than you realize.
I can promise you I’d sit for so much longer than a day. So much longer.
Hey, working moms need hobbies, too. I say go for it with the roller derby. You might want a face tattoo so you can up the intimidation factor.
I’m retired an have more than 10 things so I didn’t pick this one. I did the flower thing. However, I agree you need to sit for a while, then start a new project. My main project is getting ready to move across the country. Then I would be a pet psychic.
I feel like I would do a lot of sitting and starting of projects as well. The better question would be what would you do if you didn’t have work and had unlimited income. That would greatly change my answers.
Wait. I’m confused.
You don’t already do all these things?
I’m looking at #9.
Sitting on the couch sounds nice, but I probably wouldn’t last too long at that either… And I’d be calling people all day to see what they’re doing, so people would stop answering the phone; then I’d worry about them… So I guess I’ll continue chasing kids around and starting projects I don’t have time to finish!
http://thesclub.blogspot.com/2011/09/writers-workshop-labeling.html
is the linky not working?
Where’s the entry upload? :(
http://thefamilypracticeblog.com/2011/09/29/dont-have-to-work/
Hahah! I love your sense of humor. I think I must take myself too seriously. Because I DON’T have to work, and I have my own big ol’ list of stuff I’d do if I didn’t have to do anything else…and it’s all realistic. Yours is great. I need a better imagination.
Did something happen to the linky? I can’t find it to read other people’s prompts.
YES! Sit for a day. Actually, I’d probably change that to – Sit on the couch until I’ve finished every episode of every season of every show that I’ve missed since having children…and maybe even before that. Definitely at the very least I’d clean out my DVR!
So when we’re all done with this work thing, we can pull together a bloggers roller derby team? I’d totally be down for that!
If I wasn’t such a chicken I would roller derby, too. But, alas. I’m a chicken.
I would so tune for The Real Housewives of the PTA…I can’t think of more drama!
I think you need to start a revolution to get Bravo to buy your idea for the ‘Real Parents of the PTA’ show concept. I bet it would be a smashing hit :)
It was hard to pick just one prompt, so naturally, I went with the more difficult.
Just found you, so glad I did, can’t wait to do this!
…how come the food poisoning ones I read are so sweet? Amazing.
Aw… to live a live of leisure and Dateline. :)
There are so many more than 10. Like going to the movies. Everyday. This post made me think about ideas for homeschooling. Isn’t that weird?
I love the “probably save someone’s life” one. That’s totally what I would do if I had the time.
I think I would be the same way. I doubt I could ever not be doing something. When I thought about doing this prompt, all I could think about was all the small businesses and hobbies I could have.
I couldn’t write on this prompt because sit on the couch and watch TV is exactly what I would do if I didn’t have to work anymore. And read. I would read a lot. And blog.
Save someone’s life? Uh, do I need to remind you, you already DID save Maile’s life in that pool thing with your sister…
See? You’re a working mom AND you save lives, you multi-tasker.
Wait…Target makes footed sleepers for grown ups?
I need to go shopping now.
Loved the post. Lol your real parents of the PTA!
I wrote a post about labeling this week. First time doing this and not sure I liked up correctly. Something went wacky with the “likey”. Should I link up again?
Oops.. Here is the link. http://www.anunexpectedpath.com/2011/labels-are-for-cans
first time participating. I picked the 10 things this week. my jammy days are over, off to work now. hope i can keep up with my blog. :-(
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hahah i love the terrorizing people online!!!