Monday, April 13, 2009

My Own Worst Enemy

There are many things in life that I do to sabotage my own personal sanity. Like when I decide to put something in a "special place, so I won't forget it" and totally forget where that "special place" was. Or when I promise myself I will go to bed at a certain time so I won't have to drag myself out of bed in the morning and then consciously allow myself to watch trash on TV until some obscene hour of the night.

Well, SURPRISE!- I've done it again.

I am currently at the beach in North Carolina. Every time I come to the beach I say to myself, "Put on sunscreen before you step outside. You are fair-skinned and always get burnt". Do I listen to myself? No, I ignore myself. (Is that even possible?)

So I arrive,  and shortly after my mother invites me to go power walking with her. Why not? 
"Oh, I'm covered up enough with my T-shirt and my capri workout pants. I'm good I'll put sunscreen on when I go on the beach."

Let me introduce you to my tomato-red farmer's tan and candy cane legs. Awesome. My sister says it looks like someone dipped my appendages in Kool-Aid. 

9 comments:

Jill said...

But wait! Where's the picture?

Britt said...

need. picture.

Sarah and Robbie said...

Why must I document my embarrassment in full color? I don't think I want this to "live on" forever. You might just have to use your imagination.

haleyhorrocks said...

I ALWAYS do the "special place" thing. And the sunscreen one, too, of course, in the name of getting a little sun. Eventually I'll realize it's never "getting a little sun", but "getting a lot of cancer".

Alli said...

Remember when we went to Disneyland with Gaston and you wore a v-neck shirt and no sunscreen? That was also awesome.

heather said...

What, no picture?!
Okay I do stuff like that all the time. But I'm so jelous that you are at the beach in NC. I love their beaches.

Sarah and Robbie said...

Yes! I do remember that awful v-neck sunburn- ah! And then I had to sing at your church. Maybe people just thought I was just having a "burning in my bosom"?

markfishler said...

Sarah!
It is so great to catch up on what you and Robbie
have been up to by reading your blog....through
Nate and Kellie's blog! Thanks for being so nice
to them at the beach last week!!
Shauna and Mark fishler

Turner said...

I feel your pain. I went hiking in the snow once with zip-off pants... and zipped off the bottom and didn't think to put on sun-screen....
Nasty. Where's the pic.....!!!?!?