Me, Myself, and I

Really strange things seem to happen to me when I'm pregnant and overworking myself. For example, I had quite the conversation today. Me and I were duking it out it seems. Over what, you may ask?

Baking buns.

I did NOT want to bake buns. I knew I probably should, or should I say 'Me' knew... but I just did NOT want to. I sat on the couch, looked at the clock, and realized it would take until lunch till they were done. The following conversation ensued.

I - "I do NOT want to bake buns. Do I HAVE to bake buns?"

Me - "You need them for supper tomorrow, or have you forgotten?"

I - "Well, maybe I could just buy some from the store. I really don't want to make them."

Me - "You KNOW they just don't taste the same, and you won't get that same feeling of satisfaction from buying them that you will from making them yourself. Besides, it's been so long since you've last made them, and you know that your husband and daughter LOVE your homemade buns."

I - "Yeah, I know, but why do you think it's been so long in the first place."

Me - "Just go in there and get started. Once you start, everything else will be easy."

I - "Because I don't WANT to go in there and get started. Oh! Why don't I ask my mom to bake me some buns?"

(How can you tell I really did NOT want to do this?)

Me - "You CAN't be SERIOUS! Did you actually just THINK that?"

I - "Well... I know. I can't ask her to do that. That's just rude. But I still don't want to do it myself."

Me - "Yes you can. You've done it loads of times. And think, the time we've sat here having this conversation with ourself like this, we probably would be almost done mixing the dough by now."

I - "But I'm not almost done mixing the dough. I haven't started, and I don't really want to... because I know it will take even longer now that I've sat here so long."

Me - "Just get in there and mix it already!"

(by now I was getting frustrated. I actually got up and went to the kitchen)

I - "How did I get Myself into this situation? Why do I have to do this?"

Me - "You know the answer to that question. You are a planner. You have to feel ready, you want to make your husband and daughter happy, and you want things to be easier on you after the baby is born while still saving money because your grocery bill is getting higher and higher every month."

I - "Sigh"

(started measuring ingredients... pouring the water into the bun bowl...)

I - "Oh! This strange conversation would make a great blog post..."

Me - "Oh NO you DON'T! You've finally started, you are going to finish. You can blog about it LATER!"

I - "But it's only the water. I can always pour fresh... I haven't wasted anything..."

Me - "You've wasted plenty of TIME! Now shut up and mix!"

I - "But this would make such a good blog post!"

Me - "If you finish... you can tell everyone who won the battle. Wouldn't that be even more interesting?"


Yeah. 'I' had a conversation with 'Me' this morning. And 'Myself' went along for the ride. Any guesses as to who won?

'Me', of course! And in the end, 'I' was glad, too.