Tribulations

Maybe you woke up this morning and wondered, 'Hmmm I wonder what Lauren is freaking out about today."

Well, I'll tell you. I am tired of packing lunches for work. Actually of getting ready for work days in general. Between work and getting ready for work I have two full time jobs.

WHAT???

Think about 5 work days. How many ziploc bags does it take to pack 5 days worth of lunches? About 37. It's a real hurdle to getting a meal together. Cumulatively it adds up to a lot of life and, considering our limited existence on earth, I think I've exceeded the amount of time one should spend opening, filling, and sealing bags.

Getting ready for a work day is a whole other conniption. Because it's never just the work day. First there's the lunch and ziploc bags you just packed. Which don't fit in a purse. Then after work activities must be considered. Like working out. This means a pair of work out shoes, etc. And in Minnesota, where snow never ends, you also need boots. So boots. Work shoes. AND workout shoes!

By the time everything is pulled together you're equipped for the next 16 hours with at least 3 bags containing food, tons of shoes, a change of clothes, books, ski equipment, a bunch of silverware from last week's lunches, general feelings of annoyance and a phone.

The solution is obvious. Robots could handle all of this easily because they don't experience boredom and their steel arms wouldn't get tired from carrying lots of bags.