What Takes Too Long?

by Carol B.

What takes too long is trying to explain myself. Sometimes, it’s a long conversation and too many details to tell something that most people can sum up in a few words. I would like to get to the point and be finished in a few words. I’m trying to work on how to do that.

If you have heard of Friendship Bread and how to make it, it’s a long process. It takes ten days to process it. You have to squeeze the dough mixture every day until it gets a yeast-like smell. Then, you begin to mix up all the ingredients in a bowl. Next, you pour the mix into a baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for an hour until done. It is so good, but it takes too long to make!

Another thing that takes too long is when I’m trying to find something that I put down. One day, I couldn’t find my cell phone. I’m walking around looking everywhere, trying to find it, but still I’m talking on my phone with my daughter. I’m telling her I can’t find it. I get very upset and fuss at myself because I can’t find the phone. My daughter said, “Mom,why are you upset when you are talking to me on your cell phone?” I was looking seriously with all my everything, looking for my phone that took too long to find. I had it all the time! That is what took me too long.