For a few weeks now one of my favorite "stranger friends" (as my husband likes to call them, referring to people I don't personally know but read their blogs) began hosting a blog carnival entitled "Not me Monday" where you are brutally honest about some of the crazy things you did the past week by writing "not" in the sentence thus masking what you did, to yourself and everyone else around you so that you can feel more comfortable writing about your life and the crazy things you do and experience each day. I think it is a fun, hilarious idea and for weeks now I have been wanting to participate. McMama (the one who started it all) has an amazing blog and although she is a "stranger friend", I have enjoyed getting to know her and her family a little bit through her wonderful blog. She loves God and desires to serve Him even during the difficult times. You should definitely go over and check out her blog for yourself and while you are there you should read her amazing story and consider praying for her soon-to-be-born son Stellan. So here goes my first attempt at a "Not me Monday"...
1. I definitely did not see a completely naked man walking down the same street I was walking down with my husband and two babies and if I did I defininitely would not have wondered why in the world was said man totally naked yet carrying a suitcase? and I definitely would not have found it funny that all of the Nepali people all up and down the street were talking and laughing about it. No not me...stuff like this does not happen to me. I definitely do not live in a crazy country where things like this definitely do not happen everyday!
2. I did not stay in my pajamas 3 days this week while I did stuff around the house. No, not me! That would be breaking one of our house rules and I never break our house rules, not to mention would be lazy! And I am never lazy!
3. I definitely did not say anything mean to my husband this week and regret it later. I am always the perfect wife and I never say anything I feel sorry for later.
4. My bed definately did not go unmade almost (ok all) of the days this week. I always keep a perfectly tidy home and can easily balance it all! (I am really trying to work on this one!)
5. I definitely did not work really hard on making my first every falaffal balls from scratch only to have them disipate into basically nothing when I put them in the oil to fry them. Not me! I am an amazing cook and everything I try in the kitchen always turns out perfect!
6. I definitely did not reach my goal two weeks early and run for 30 minutes this week during my exercise time...not me! That might mean that I was a 'runner' so that definitely could not be me. (YEAH!!!)
7. I definitely did not have the guard at the hotel by my house where I go running at tell me in Nepali that I should keep it up and that I will look pretty if I am just a little bit smaller. No, that defintely did not happen to me. Nepalis are definitely not that blunt!
8. I definitely did not forget to write my accountability partner an email this week. Not me! I am always on top of these things and never forget to write, that would be irresponsible!
9. I definitely did not fall asleep two nights this week at 8 pm. I am a night owl and I would never fall asleep that early!
10. I definitely do not have only 15 more days to go before I board an airplane to go to America to be with my family and friends! And I definitely am not totally excited about it!!!!
