Putting the Suzanne in My Sugarbaker

My best friend quotes a cult favorite television show whenever things get frustrating and tough.

"I am tired, Mary Jo."

You have to say it with just the right accent. You have to expel it with that same force and verve that Delta Burke perfected in her role as Suzanne Sugarbaker.

"I am tired, Mary Jo."

And I am. Oh, so very tired. I could use some of Suzanne Sugarbaker’s attitude right now. Can you imagine Suzanne letting herself get bogged down by the challenges life presents to her?

I mostly have been eating everything in sight. Did you even know that it is possible to eat out three meals a day and still manage to fit in chips, ice cream and a cookie?

It’s a talent, for sure.

I also manage to curl up in a ball and sleep whenever I have a free moment alone. I can go months without a good night’s sleep. Now I can’t go minutes staying awake if the kids are in bed or at school.

Of course, if I was awake more, I’d probably manage to eat more.

Well, I am tired. “I am tired, Mary Jo.” I am tired of being down. It’s time to get back up and take my life back. Tomorrow is the last day of school. It is also my thirty-fourth birthday.

It is a good time to reevaluate and set new goals. Things are settled now. They may not be settled the way I’d like them best, but they are settled none the less. It’s time to make plans.

It’s time to put a little Suzanne in my Sugarbaker.