Dandelion life

Despite the smooth way movies slide from beginning to end and books from page to page, my life is not linear.

It would really soothe my need for neatness and closure if it were.  I like one thing to be done, finished, over, signed, sealed and delivered, before I have to tackle another.

In fact, it is very difficult for me to do all the other things that need to be done when I have a project hanging over me.

A very big part of me would prefer to just dig in and do nothing else until one thing is done before I begin another, but that is not the way my life goes.

I am more dandelion than linear (and yes I realize one is a noun and the other an adjective, except that dandelion becomes an adjective when describing me.)

In a dandelion life one big breath sends me flying in every direction.  I find my efforts and interests as scattered as those feathery little seeds.

Although my ducks (or anything else) are almost never in a row, I still manage to take root and grow wherever I land.  In fact, I generally thrive.  Just like the dandelion.