- If I prefer the pink or the purple
- What movie I want to see
- Where I want to go to lunch
- What time I want to eat
- Whether I want my bangs a little shorter
- Who should win DWTS
- Why I hate to shop
I have spent a lifetime making decisions.
In the early years it was.... what to wear, who to date, what classes to take, how to solve for "x", who to support for student council, whether or not to smoke, how to choose real friends, how to get a summer job, how to pass botany, what classes to cut, how to sneak out of the dorm, how to sneak stuff into the dorm, who to marry, who to invite, what to wear.
As a wife/mom it was.....what to wear, how to cook, what to cook, how to stretch a dollar, how to bathe a baby, how to potty train a kid, how to retrieve a dime a kid has swallowed, how to keep a kid safe, how to safely cross a street with a bunch of kids, who to let ride in the "way back", whether to get a dog, how to potty train a dog, how to keep a dog safe from a bunch of kids, how to fix that
enjoy all those weddings, what to wear.
As a career person it was.....what to wear, how to relearn to type, how to tell debits from credits, how to interact with adults in groups, how to get promoted, how to help customers, how to fit in the cooking and cleaning with the day job, when to keep my mouth shut at meetings, how to express my ideas at meetings, what community groups to support, how to plan corporate parties and events, how to write strategic plans, how to meet goals, who to mentor, who to promote, how to survive a truly horrid boss, how to drink the kool aid without gagging, how to fit in at "headquarters", when to tender my resignation, what to wear.
Now I'm retired. I know I can wear my keds and khakis and polos and crew necks everyday and it doesn't make a damn bit of difference. Kids and corporations can make their own way in life. I am tired of making decisions. You decide.
Just, don't ask me.
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