Observations In Life

Nothing raises one’s blood pressure and causes anxiety like an unexpected visit by the parents. The buzzer rings and through the speaker a cheery “hello” is heard. While a visit from the parents isn’t a bad thing, it sets off a chain of events and questions that must be dealt with in nanoseconds.

Inevitably questions such as: What do I need to hide? How can I clean up this mess or at least hide it temporarily? How do I take care of all of the dirty dishes in the sink? Where do I put the endless pile of bills?

The questions go on forever and are overwhelming while triage ensues. The biggest and most noticeable items are hidden first. Then the smaller but no-less dangerous items such as bills are hidden. Then personal items are thrown under the couch. Anything else will have to wait and be explained later or cleaned casually as your guests enter as you are careful to distract them with clever conversation, witty banter and observations about the weather.

Lastly the door must be greeted with a smile and only after you have composed yourself. All of this can take no more than a minute, or maximum of two if you need to use one of your emergency and well prepared one time use excuses.

I just had such a visit and amazingly enough no one came inside. They just needed directions. Life can be quite unexpected.