It occurred to me, the other morning while grabbing my
jug of unsweet tea to have with breakfast, that everything that
"belongs" to me in the Murphy family refrigerator is on the bottom
shelf.
The cottage cheese-bottom
Unsweet tea-bottom
Roast beef lunch meat-bottom.
Spicy V-8-bottom
The only thing that would be considered 100%
"mine" in the fridge would be the beer. Beer, the beverage that truly
belongs to the head of the household, is the only thing that consistently
resides on the top shelf. My wife probably puts it there so I can't make the
kids get it for me since they can't reach the top shelf of the fridge. I'm
certain that this is her way of holding something over my head; as you know,
wives have a tendency to play mind games with husbands in an attempt to prove
household dominance. This isn’t common
knowledge? Maybe I should make her get
them for me? Hmmm.
I'm the tallest person in the house and all of the perishable
items that I use, on a regular basis, sit on the bottom shelf of the
refrigerator. There has got to be some symbolism in that, right?
Are you putting away the groceries in your life? That
just sounds funny to me. I'm laughing out loud as I type these words into my
iPhone. (I'm using the iPhone to write today, since my 4 year old decided to
drop my iPad a few weeks ago. Awesome right?)
Are you taking the time to put yourself on the top shelf? There are times in life when it is very necessary
to put yourself first. To make sure you are holding your needs and feelings
higher than those of others. You owe it to yourself to put your needs (grocery
items) on the top shelf.
If you allow others in your life to dictate the placement
of your needs and feelings, you will never be happy with the order and
placement of your life. You need to prioritize YOU and stand up and be
heard!
I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO PUT ME IN THE CRISPER!!! I AM TOP SHELF USDA GRADE "A"
BEEF!!!
This requires some work.
You have to be willing to prioritize, do the shopping and put forth the
effort to properly shelve and place the groceries-your needs. You have to communicate with the other
members of the family totem pole and they need to understand and respect your
needs and concerns. Demand the attention you deserve and express
yourself. If you do not, your needs and
feeling will be left to spoil.
Time to rearrange my fridge…while my wife is in the other
room.
