oh, gurgles...
i went to bed last night completely convinced that i had this in the bag.
i was gunna go in there and ROCK the car buying experience. i'd test drive. i'd haggle. i'd buy.
cheese.
childplay.
this morning, however, i'm feeling.... a tad bit less confident than i once was. between my hair, my make up, my mascara being completely lost and having to use my clumpy gross needs to be thrown away tube... do i wear red, for power?! blue, so i'm calm? yellow, cuz i'm so friendly!?
no. BLACK. cuz its slimming.
i have entirely too many things to think of. and all the conversations i'm having with myself in the mirror... "hi!! i'd like to take a car for a test drive... no. i'd like to take THIS car for a test drive...
can i take a test drive? hi.
HI.
HEY! how are you!!!?! good.. cool.. i'd like to test drive a car today!"
it's not going well. i have no idea what i'm doing. i wouldn't even cut me a deal, i'm such a putz.
moments ago i got on mapquest to figure how to get to where i'm going, and thats when it started.
my stomach.
and the gurgles.
i get them when i'm nervous. i get them before dates i'm really looking forward to, meetings with my boss. i get them before races and that time between landing and getting off the plane when going to visit certain people. i get the gurgles.
and today, somehow.. i have to shake them off.
i keep practicing a "confident but friendly" looking face in the mirror. somehow it always involves tucking my hair behind my ear.
have i mentioned i have no idea what i'm doing!?!
ooh yeah. i have the gurgles. but its 9:30, and i want to get this done today. so somehow, today, in the rain, i have to muster up the grown-up in me and git'er dun.
*ahem*
"hi there! .. hi. hello. i'd like to test drive a car today. . . . please.!?!"
oh shit.
here goes nuthin...
Comments
Good luck! I'll take inspiration from you as I try and do my taxes for the first time by myself this year :-) That seems so much less major than buying a car :-)
Posted by: Danielle in Iowa | April 14, 2007 10:03 AM
Good Luck. I suspect you'll do fine. Everything awesome is usually angst ridden...
Posted by: Heather | April 14, 2007 10:24 AM
You can do it!
Posted by: Laurie | April 14, 2007 12:33 PM
I hope you don't buy a car with the goal of 'getting her dun'. An investment of that magnitude deserves some thought and strategy.
LISTEN TO THE MOM!
Seriously. Take your time, do your research. Those guys have a LOT of margin to work with.
Posted by: 21stCenturyMom | April 14, 2007 12:34 PM
Good luck today! I want to hear how it went!
Posted by: Teacherwoman | April 14, 2007 01:16 PM
Don't let them talk payments. Ask them about INTEREST rates.
Posted by: Joe B | April 14, 2007 02:02 PM
All the gals are like "go get 'em", mom is like "do your homework" and I (always the big brother) am feeling like someone needs to swoop in for a rescue.
Not very feminist of me, I know.
Posted by: Greyhound | April 14, 2007 07:05 PM
Good Luck. I'm sure you are gonna rock that test driving!
Posted by: runnergirl | April 15, 2007 07:33 AM