I was at a conference many years ago and the speaker started off by saying there were two gestures we needed to learn for the weekend. The first was to wave your hand back over your head as in "it went straight over my head" and the other was to (lightly) take your fist to your forehead to illustrate that the fact finally hit you or, as he put it the "ah-ha" moment.
I hadn't thought about it for years, but just yesterday I was pretty stressed out from the heat, looking after Dad, DH, the house and still battling sinus migraines (both sides now). Now my husband and my Dad think a lot of each other, but they also see a lot of faults in each other and have great opinions about how the other one is ruining my life .
So around 8:45 pm my best friend calls to see what I am up to - watching a movie with DH (10 minutes to go), getting Dad settled in. She says she has some great news and wants to go for tea! This is a real gift! I watch the last minutes with DH, clear Dad's snack dishes and get him settled and inform them both I am going out.
DH asks if I have my cell phone and I say yes. I tell Dad that I won't be long and DH is here for whatever he needs and he asks me if I have my cell phone and I say........and then it hits me! Ah-ha! I take my cell phone out of my purse, hand it to DH in front of Dad and say "you are on your own guys", I will be about an hour! I had such a feeling of relief and huge smile on my face. I told my friend as she picked me up and she said she was proud of me.
How did it turn out? My friend and I had a wonderful time and all was quiet on the homefront. Dad was fast asleep (something that has been difficult for him lately and DH had emptied the dishwasher and was watching TV waiting for me.
Do you get "ah-ha" moments? They can be big or small, serious or funny. I would love to hear about them
I hadn't thought about it for years, but just yesterday I was pretty stressed out from the heat, looking after Dad, DH, the house and still battling sinus migraines (both sides now). Now my husband and my Dad think a lot of each other, but they also see a lot of faults in each other and have great opinions about how the other one is ruining my life .
So around 8:45 pm my best friend calls to see what I am up to - watching a movie with DH (10 minutes to go), getting Dad settled in. She says she has some great news and wants to go for tea! This is a real gift! I watch the last minutes with DH, clear Dad's snack dishes and get him settled and inform them both I am going out.
DH asks if I have my cell phone and I say yes. I tell Dad that I won't be long and DH is here for whatever he needs and he asks me if I have my cell phone and I say........and then it hits me! Ah-ha! I take my cell phone out of my purse, hand it to DH in front of Dad and say "you are on your own guys", I will be about an hour! I had such a feeling of relief and huge smile on my face. I told my friend as she picked me up and she said she was proud of me.
How did it turn out? My friend and I had a wonderful time and all was quiet on the homefront. Dad was fast asleep (something that has been difficult for him lately and DH had emptied the dishwasher and was watching TV waiting for me.
Do you get "ah-ha" moments? They can be big or small, serious or funny. I would love to hear about them