Obsessions
I’m obsessed—with a lot of things. Thankfully, with a lot of help, I grew past my most destructive obsessions. Now, my obsessions are more entertaining, at least to me.
You know about my obsession with sloths. Thank you to those who told me about the 60 Minutes segment on sloths that aired last Sunday.
I watched the replay, and it was great. I learned hibiscus flowers are sloth chocolate, and they move so slow because it takes a month to digest the toxic leaves they eat. If they didn’t, the toxins would kill them. I also discovered two new sanctuaries I want to visit in Costa Rica and became a Sloth Appreciation Society member. I now even have a certificate proving how much I love sloths.
I’m obsessed with veterinarian shows on TV—Dr. Pol, Critter Fixers, Heartland Docs, and Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet. I love how they help animals of all kinds.
I’m obsessed with alpacas. I love their cute little faces and bucked bottom teeth they use to scoop up food. I dragged my husband Bob to several alpaca farms in Washington and Oregon a few years ago.
He sat in the car while I fed and petted alpacas at the last farm.
I’m obsessed with French bulldogs. I think they look like little gargoyles, and I love gargoyles. Bob even bought me a gargoyle statue one year for Christmas that sits on top of the bookcase watches over me as I work. Frenchies are my favorite dogs, with basset hounds coming in a close second, but I watch all animal videos that find their way to my phone.
Bob says I have another obsession, but I don’t agree. He says I have a drinking problem, more specifically a problem with cups, but each cup I have serves a purpose. I have one cup for soda, one for homemade smoothies, one for water at home, and one for water on the road. Makes perfect sense to me—a cup for every need.
Bob and I had a conversation this week that went like this:
“Baby, guess what I bought today?”
“What?”
“A new cup from Planet Smoothie!”
No response. He just shakes his head.
“But Baby, every time you or I buy a smoothie and use the cup, we get ten percent off.”
He slaps the palm of his hand to his forehead and walks into the kitchen. Then, he makes me take a picture of him holding all my cups and insists I text it to my friends to prove his point. He thinks I need a cups anonymous meeting.
But, I’m excited about my new cup. It’s dark pink/red, and it’s insulated. Plus, I get ten percent off. As much as I like smoothies, it will pay for itself in no time.
I wish I were obsessed with writing like my friend Elaine is. She’d rather write than eat. I like to write, but I’m not obsessed with it, and many days, I have difficulty putting my butt in the chair to write.
Now, it’s your turn to tell the truth. What are you obsessed with? What do you find yourself collecting whether you need it or not? Why do you think you’re obsessed with it? What evidence do you have that proves this is an obsession?
Post your response in the comments section below, and let us obsess with you.
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I rest my case about Patricia’s cup obsession, and I have to wash all those blasted cups most of the time.
I had a collection of free T-shirts. I’d take every one offered. And gas station mugs; because I was “saving money” using their mug. I am no longer allowed to bring either tshirts or mugs home.