Watership Down Too

My life is truly looking like a strawberry patch...you know the ones that aren't maintained and organized.  My strawberry patch is the one that resembles birds pooping strawberry seeds here and there and then the strawberry vines start growing here and there and everywhere-- unattended-- free--wild--choking each other out-- demanding attention.

I have reached my limit.....today!  That's it. I'm reclaiming the patch and ordering o.r.d.e.r.  starting today.  My MO has been and (if I don't stop it today) will continue to be chaos.  The Flylady system Marla Ciley created calls it "Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome"- in other words-- C.H.A.O.S.!!!

Chaos came in to roost and it is causing a huge deal of stress.  If I don't watch it, I'll wind up in the ER like the Graini-Mom.

The Graini-Mom was admitted to the hospital on Monday.  She experienced dizziness and passed out at the kitchen table.  The Graini-stepdad caught her, otherwise she would have hit the ground.  After arguing about going to the hospital (once she regained consciousness, that is), she finally agreed to go and has been there since.  And yes, this is probably the reason she didn't want to go in the first place- 2 1/2 days in "the slammer."  She is a prisoner to the pokes and prods they are doing.  Rev. Hubby says this is a blessing in disguise.  She has never been a huge "go to the Dr." type of person.  As a matter of fact, the only time she has gone to the hospital (that I know of but don't remember) is when she was giving birth.  She is the first to admit: she is NOT a good patient (although she has been a jewel and a cooperative patient in the hospital).  And that's the catch: she will not be so good and cooperative once released!  She will continue to go, go, go and I think it will take the whole fam-dam-ily to keep her down.

Isn't that how it is sometimes?  We let ourselves focus on other things while neglecting the greater things-- like hydrating ourselves.  I don't care what the folks say: Mom went into the hospital "dehydrated."  She was busy getting ready for a trip and walking in and out of the house into the heat and more than likely she thought she was drinking water when in fact she was not.  I do not know; I wasn't there so I cannot argue that that is the reason for the "passing out."

Many of you, Grainiacs, have told me you keep a large container filled with water or tea.  You drink from that container all day so you can gauge how much liquid you are consuming in a day.  I like that idea.  I recently purchased an igloo-type water jug.  Every morning I will fill it up and drink from that fountain of youth to keep my kidneys and other vital internal organs working.  It's hot here in Cucaracha-ville (extremely hot!) and it seeps indoors.  Our AC units are working overtime.  My car registers over 100* every time I get in it and it takes "forever" (Moana whines) to cool it down.

I went back and read some of my original posts waaaayyyyy back when and one post that caught my attention was the water post  Watership Down.  I need to drink more water and  here I am four years later and I'm still saying I need to drink more water!  Well that's it.  I'm frickin' drinking more water.

pretty orange...not exactly burnt orange, but orange!

And here is the Graini-Mom.....

That's a lot of food and no, she did not eat it all!

I believe she is being released today.  I have plenty of things to do around the strawberry patch but I want to see her too.  Time to load up that water jug so it's ready for a road trip!  Be safe out there in the heat, Grainiacs, and drink more water.  Hydration is our buzz word today.  So go out and hydrate.