Seeking Inertness

Main Entry: in·ert
Pronunciation: i-'n&rt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin inert-, iners unskilled, idle, from in- + art-, ars skill -- more at ARM
Date: 1647
1 : lacking the power to move
2 : very slow to move or act : SLUGGISH
3 : deficient in active properties; especially : lacking a usual or anticipated chemical or biological action
synonym see INACTIVE, asleep, idle, passive, quiet, sleepy
Related Word impotent, powerless; apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid; dead, inanimate, lifeless

That’s what I’d like to be right now… inert
What I wish the kids were currently… inert
What I want to for the rest of the day… inert
What the kids are now… NOT inert.
What I have to be right now … Not inert

What has caused this sudden quest for inertness? I think it has to do with the fact that it’s gray and cloudy. Maybe it’s because I stayed up until 1:30 am cleaning my house. It’s not that I’m really tired, but I just don’t feel like doing much today. No, no, that’s wrong. I don’t feel like doing ANYTHING today. Hence the mention of being inert. But I’m not inert. I’m busy. Chasing kids, cleaning, doing laundry…. Anything but being inert.

So… my quest for inertness is not to be fulfilled. I’m off to do more laundry, cleaning, etc.