Dim Sum Mum - Tess' Little Pieces: the 80's take on pms

let's hear it for the 1980's and its inspirational music.

after witnessing the kids being repulsive* all today and most of yesterday, some long distance issues and charles and i not agreeing on a couple of things, i am stuck here in my pms state. i am not digging into the kids easter candy for one reason only - and has nothing to do with respecting their personal property. it is because i have a bag of my VERY own right beside me.

right now it is extremely tempting to slide into a deep funk for oh, two days would do it nicely. admitting that my children are manner free and putrid is a fact, and it is depressing, and avoiding them would be good. escaping from some of the less savoury aspects of life and focusing on milk chocolate with almonds would be sweet.

however, as i was contemplating how i could manage a two day absence from my life, i started humming a song any true child of the 80's knows...ready for it??? whitesnake's here i go again....

I dont know where Im going
But, I sure know where Ive been
Hanging on the promises
In songs of yesterday
An Ive made up my mind,
I aint wasting no more time
But, here I go again
Here I go again

An here I go again on my own
Goin down the only road Ive ever known,
Like a hobo* I was born to walk alone
An Ive made up my mind
I aint wasting no more time

* * * * *

grammatical it isnt, inspiring it is.

and then, i moved on a few years to van halen's RIGHT NOW (another righteous song that does not condone the procrastination i was kind of hoping for).

Dont wanna wait til tomorrow,
Why put it off another day?
One more walk through problems,
Built up, and stand in our way ,ah
One step ahead, one step behind me
Now you gotta run to get even
Make future plans, dont dream about yesterday, hey
Cmon turn, turn this thing around
Right now, hey
Its your tomorrow
Right now,

i'm not saying that tomorrow i am going to immediately put into an operation a 3 day plan that will result in obedient kids in 72 hours, or a perfect world and tess - but i WILL be getting on with it. one foot in front of the other. my schedule is full. i know this and i will do it all.

* the kids didn't commit any particularly heinous, just not obeying us the first time we asked, and were unreasonable at a brunch we attended where they were the youngest kids in attendance, whinging, acting like clearing up will give them acne. it just gets wearying when you're trying to be joyous about the happiest day of the year and the kids antics are getting in the way..argh.