Poetry by Shel Silverstein – Melinda Mae

Have you heard of tiny Melinda Mae,
Who ate a monstrous whale?
She thought she could,
She said she would,
So she started in right at the tail.

…and eighty-nine years later she ate that whale
Because she said she would!!!

So, a couple weeks ago, I so arrogantly piped up to the entire world (ok, the 5 of you who read this blog) that I was going to tackle all of these tasks that have been daunting me for years. I was going to clean out the garage, the storage room, yadda yadda yadda. Well, apparently my bark is bigger than my bite.

Yesterday morning, I woke up energized to start the day and get that darn garage cleaned out. I bought extra garbage bags, pulled out the boom box, put Toad down for a nap and dove into the abyss of my garage. Three and a half hours later, I emerged from the garage sweaty and covered with dirt, spider webs and something ooey and gooey. The only thing that I had to show from it was a garbage can full of junk and a few bags for the DI. I worked my tail end off sorting and tossing and rearranging only to look back into the garage and see that nothing looked any different.

It was at this point that I realized that this task that I thought I would get finished in a day will take a lot lot lot lot longer. I have come up with a plan. Instead of getting it all done in one day like I had originally planned, I am going to have to work on it a couple of hours a day until I get it done. It has become my whale. So, I have decided that I am going to live by the motto that I can’t do it all but, I can do something today.

I am going to have to figure out a new and better prize for myself if I get this accomplished. I am willing to share the booty if anyone wants to come and help!

CABO ANYONE????