I am such a failure

So, I was just sitting down on this fine Thursday eve to peruse my "favorite blogs folder" to see what new posts have showed up since I last checked today at 2pm. AND I am making my way through the A's (Annilee-nothing), my C girls (Candice - still funny Dancing with the Stars post, Chris - cute pics of Madison [I can't believe she's 12!], and Chanel - seriously stressing ME out with an official ulcer and TMJ!?), D-men (Daniel - nadda, Dylan - never disappoints with a link to his wife's blog and a funny comment about her man boob sweat chocolate bar), Erin (still can't devote enough time to study out the Bachelor-ettes), my money J collection (Jamie - no new post, Jana - Miss we need a birthday, major vacation, or mission call to get a post, Jen - anxiously waiting for post 100, Jenn - no new update on the costume sitch, Jerolyn - funny Lost in Translation post [thanks, thanks, enjoyed it, very funny, nice treat in the J section], and Julina - Erin pretty much read me this one and I can SO relate to the Cocoa Puffs thing). I admit I glossed over my K and L cuz Kourtney and Leanne don't post regularly, M couple (Mom - zilch, Molly - been there, felt that), N was the jackpot (Nate, Stacy, and Zoee blog had like three posts I hadn't seen and I enjoyed each of them, especially the M&M story), and then on down to R for my newest "favorite" save, cousin Rick's blog. So I'm reading and reading and thinking, "Oh yeah, Survivor . . . [still reading] . . . crap, what day is it . . . [keep reading his big-boob truck driver reference; get totally sucked in] . . . it's Thursday . . . SHUT UP! I totally forgot to set my DVR and I was at a church thing tonight AND I MISSED THE PREMIER." I'm so bummed for myself!

And, yes, that's the extent of my pathetic life. Just a glimpse of 9:30pm, me on the couch, being oh-so-productive reading blogs and being bummed I forgot to record one of the ba-dillions of reality TV. I am SO not healthy, mentally . . . or is it emotionally?

WHICH, ironically, is what I was doing at church tonight. My friend Julie asked if I'd teach a class at their "Back to School" enrichment activity. So I thought, oh, she'll ask me to talk about high school English or something. Uh, no. She wanted me to talk about being physically, mentally/emotionally, and spiritually healthy. Uh, what?! I seriously laughed and asked her to reassure me that I was her LAST choice; that she'd called, like, at least five other people because SURELY she could NOT have thought, "Hmmm, who do I know that's physically, mentally, and spiritually healthy? Well, Sarah Barlow that's who!" No. Let's be real people; I have issues in ALL those departments. So once we established I wasn't THE first pick (she was real sweet and said the nice-friend things that you have to say when you're in a bind and need help at your enrichment meeting in two days - {Love ya, Julie!}) I said, sure. But, of course, it was good and I learned a lot of useful information for my own life. One of my favorite quotes I used, by Neal A. Maxwell, "This feeling we know all to well of inadequacy is normal." Yeah, cuz I don't like have shortcomings with company :) It was a cute enrichment, though, good ambiance. I do love the presentation of an event.

And, before I give Tyler the computer so he can download his GPS system, I want to also let the latter part of the alphabet know that I did check out thier blogs, too. (Sarah - cute bows, Stephanie - c'mon the first day of school was WEEKS ago, Taralee - cute scrap page, The Kochs - just lurking, Tiffany - pick it up, girl, Tristen - are you slowing your blog pace?, Troy and Nancee - I think Erica looks a lot like Grandpa Phillips, and Tyler D - been there, read that, amen-ed ya this afternoon.)

**Those blogs not linked are set to private (neener, neener) and my Mom did post something by the time I finished typing this.