First- I don’t know if it’s possible for me to blog 30 days in a row. What can I say- I’m not a very consistent, scheduled person. I’m more a ‘fly by the seat of my pants/works better under pressure/pray it all works out’ sort of person. As evidenced by my late night posting to ‘get my post in’ for the day. I’m starting again though. I know I can do it!
Second- I was reminded of a funny story today when talking to a friend at Walmart. First some definitions for those of you who aren’t LDS/Mormon.
Bishop- leader of a congregation of LDS people. Like a Reverend or such. He’s over about 350ish people (at least in our ward/congregation).
Ward- The congregation of 350ish people who are all LDS and geographically close to each other (at least in Utah).
Ward Activities Chairperson- person in the ward who plans activities for the ward- This is my current calling or job in our ward.
Ward Council- a meeting held twice a month with the leaders of the different auxiliaries. So the people over the different youth organizations, the missionary effort, the leaders over the women and the men along with the bishop and… me- the activity chairperson. It’s to keep us all on the same page as far as different things going on in the ward.
So- to my story. I ran into the bishop’s daughter in law today at Walmart. She’s relatively new in the ward and she’s living with the bishop while they look for somewhere else to live (they just moved from about 5 hours away). We were talking about the upcoming talent show (tonight) and she was saying how the bishop was afraid that if she did something with her husband he’d be embarrassed. I told her I thought she should do something anyway (because I think embarrassing the bishop is fun).
Side note: I love our bishop. I really do. He’s a great guy and does a great job taking care of the ward. He’s a bit older than me- and my parents and I’m sure I make him cringe on a regular basis because I can be a little loud and obnoxious and inappropriate…
Anyway- I told her my favorite ‘embarrassing the bishop’ story. I was in Ward Council and we all have our turn to talk about what we need or have coming up with our group we’re over. It was my turn to talk and my phone started to ring… problem was that I didn’t have any pockets because I was wearing a skirt. So I stuck my phone where I usually do when I don’t have pockets- in the strap of my bra… I don’t know if I’ve ever seen the bishop’s face go so red so fast. I’ve learned to turn my phone off in that meeting now- and to bring a purse or bag to put it in.
This is where it get’s better though. She’d heard that story- FROM THE BISHOP! Apparently he told it at dinner that night without naming names- but he didn’t think it was as funny as I did. Oops. She said that she frequently stuck her phone in her bra strap too- and told the bishop that. I think we’re going to be good friends…
Sounds like the perfect place to store something to me!
LOL I put my phone in my bra too!!
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i will go on record as never having stored my cell phone, money or anything else in the strap of my bra.
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Oh, you crack me up Amber…
Super funny! I don’t have enough to do that, one side would be shaped like a cell phone!
What’s so wrong with storing it in your bra strap? It’s not like you were reaching into the cup of your bra to get something… HEHE Fun story!!
I think it is funny. At least it wasn’t in your clevage.
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BTW I have stored a whole bag of bridge mix in my bra, but the bishop didn’t see it.
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Ha! I think it’s a great place to put your phone.
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I never thought of my brassiere as a cell phone carrier but you’ve really opened my eyes.
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My sisters are extremely well endowed, they could carry a baby in there! I don’t put stuff in my bra, besides the royal sagginess.
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I keep my chapstick in between my boobs when I don’t have a pocket. I’m all about making the most out of our storage space. ;o)
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I’ve never even thought of putting my cell phone there. Hmmm. I can see the blushing from here.
Twice a month? Really? I am not a fan of meetings and every ward I’ve been in only has Ward Council once a month, which is plenty.
How’d the talent night go?
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All I can say is that your bra straps must be much more substantial than mine.
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The girls in my branch do that all the time. Are branch president thinks it’s hillarious. I’ve only done that a couple times.
Re: blogging daily. Don’t set your standards too high. Last year when I accomplished 365 my goal was to blog daily and the minimum was my “Happy for.” Some days that is all I managed. Other days if I wrote that much for my novel every day it would be complete by now! Don’t feel like you have to write paragraphs and pictures and funny or amazing things, just WRITE. I did it to established the habit of writing daily and I really feel like I accomplished it. Now I need to get in the habit of not just blogging daily, but working on the book.
Even if all you blog is a couple of other things you accomplished around the house or with the children or for your church stuff it still gives your readers a glimpse of your life and lets us get to know you better and love you even more!
Example: Today when I drove the children to school a squirrel ran across the road. I smashed its guts everywhere. Annika asked what was that sound and I had to say, “Oh there was a pothole there…” I didn’t want to traumatize my sweet daughter.