Waiting in Line
25 Jun
In yesterday’s oatmeal post, we talked about crowds. Today I have standing in line in my head.
I think everybody is always waiting in line for something. Literally or figuratively. Waiting for the bus. Waiting in line at the grocery store. Waiting for the day you pay off your student loans, meet the man/woman of your dreams, get married, buy a house. The list goes on and on.
But what kind of waiter are you?
Do you work hard and wait patiently, knowing that the goal is near?
Do you get anxious, want the line to move more quickly and think of ways to jump ahead so you can achieve your goals?
Or can you not wait at all?
It really depends on the circumstance for me, but when I’m waiting in a literal line I am usually very patient. The only time I’m ever not if someone deliberately skips me for no reason. Then I’ll sort of inch up and stake my turf. But when it comes to figurative bouts of waiting in line, I am pretty good at being patient and working hard to reach my goals. Sometimes I take “shortcuts” (like not reading the directions before I set something up, or not reading cookbook instructions fully…..I’ve always been one to want to get things done quickly), but for the most part I hang back patiently waiting.
NOTE: I ate muesli/overnight oats today instead of oatmeal. It was good!
Nothing drives me more crazy than when people cut/skip in line. Looks like every “one” in your oats is behaving
So true, waiting in lines used to be torcher for me. I try to now use it as time to think and love life…but it’s not always easy
waiting in real lines is fine, unless someone cuts me
but waiting for other stuff just drives me crazy. I find it really hard to be patient in certain areas of my life.
I always used to be super impatient when waiting in lines, but lately I’ve really worked to take deep breaths and calm down. For example, I was stuck in traffic in a cab last night and I noticed I was starting to feel really frazzled, so I took a couple of deep breaths and reminded myself that getting all worked up wouldn’t make the cars get out of the way so I might as well relax!!
Unfortunately, I am a very impatient wait-in-liner…I’ve definitely got to work on that!
Oh! You hit my weakness! I am not patient in my own life at all, but for the most part, am patient in line and in traffic jams (I find ways to distract myself). When waiting in line, it’s fun for me to watch other people and think of story lines for them “this one just found a 5 dollar bill and is treating herself to her first Jamba Juice, which is needed, because she just dropped her kid off at kindergarten for the first time!”
i am anxious and impatient.
not the best qualities, but they are a part of me.
i work on it.
i hate waiting.
I definitely wait in line patiently in terms of life (i.e. student loans, someday!) But if someone skips me in a grocery store or at a concert, all hell breaks loose
I am way to anxious and impatient in line, especially when there are any line cutters.
i wish i could magically make overnight oats in the morning. i never know if i’m going to want something cold or hot when i wake up!
i try to be patient in terms of life – the best things happen when you work hard and wait for them. but i am the worst line-waiter in the world!
<——–infinity impatient!!! especially in line.
Patience is not one of my virtues, at all.
Definitely need to work on becoming more patient. I’ve gotten better, but it’s a work in progress
If we’re speaking literally, I’m patient. In life… well… not so much. I want everything RIGHT NOW. I agree with everyone. I need to work on that.
I get so impatient because I hate being late! Today I was in a “line” of traffic to get to the gym and I couldn’t stand it so I got off at the closest exit! But if I have time and my iPhone, lines aren’t too too bad
I get impatient and panicky if I’m with my kids and I’m unprepared (no sippy cup or extra toys). If I’m alone I’m calm as can be. Beautiful and patriotic breakfast!!!!
-A
as much as I wish I could say that I am the patient type – I am more of the anxious type…. but I sure do wait in A LOT of lines!