Battling one monstrosity with another!

There have been only 2 people who ever "voiced" that I was perfect. One whom I call my cousin and I was maybe 14 or 15 when he put a sticker in my high school autograph book that said "U R PURR-FECT" with an illustration of a cute cat beside it! The other was Craigley who said it before we were married and quickly did a 180 afterwards!

I have cautioned the boys to be more honest and realistic with their ‎praise. It is not nice to praise a girl to the highest height and put her on a pedestal, and then push her off of it! It hurts...

Here is an anecdote of a not so perfect Momley!

I am quite positive I mentioned this before...one of my imperfections is this habit of creating paper stacks on top of most flat surfaces including side tables, coffee tables, kitchen tables and dining tables. I only have one of each of those tables, but ‎stating it that way does create a horrific picture that perhaps Craigley carries in his mind's eye every day of his life! Hyperbole does enhance horror.

I will specifically talk about one such surface today. It is the TV stand. Yes, I don't spare any flat surface! So, we got this nice TV stand 4 years and a few weeks ago as a housewarming gift from my parents. After placing our 32 inch TV on it, there was ample space on either side to place other things. Right away, the boys placed the PS3 on one side and I gleefully claimed the other side. Soon, paper started piling up...unopened bank satements‎, communication from schools, receipts from various shopping escapades, some brochures, etc. I just needed time to read them or shred them before recycling them!

Every few months, I would clear out the area along with other areas; but they would get quickly populated again! However, the last couple of months there was a bit of a delay on my end. The paper pile beside the TV started resembling a certain leaning tower and to save it from toppling over, I started spreading out my paper wealth! Soon, there were tiny stacks of paper in front of the TV. We had to hold the remote at a certain height and click for the TV to start. Craigley offered to help me, but his help is to put everything into garbage bags and get rid of them! What about reading and sorting and shredding?

I didn't have time to get that done. A few days ago, a package was delivered to our home. It was a 55 inch TV. Craigley said it was a gift for me. I didn't believe it one bit. He wanted me to clear the TV stand ASAP so I could start enjoying my gift. So, I did. Now, we have a huge TV occupying the entire TV stand's flat surface area. My stacks of paper are down on the floor now!

There is no point or an end to this story. It is just one of those episodes in life. Laugh and move on OR groan and write about it! Happy holidays everyone.