I have a lot of trouble with people who don't have common decency. These people fall into many different categories, but here are a few examples:
- People who don't hold open doors for those behind them
- People who leave their shopping carts in the middle of the parking lot
- People who ignore you when you politely smile and nod
- People who throw trash on the ground
Come on!!! How hard is it to walk 10 feet to a garbage can??? I don't know if it is just plain laziness or if people just don't care anymore, but I really don't understand. I mean, doesn't your conscience just EAT at you if you even THINK about throwing your trash on the ground? I know mine does. I feel like I'm going to have a panic attack if I don't find a trash can. And if someone smiles at me or opens a door and I am too distracted to smile back or say thank you until it's too late, I will regret it for the rest of the day.
And don't even get me started on crabby customer service people! It's your JOB to serve the customer. You are getting PAID. If you hate your job so much, please do us all a favor and just quit instead of trying to bring everyone else down with you.
That's another thing. I don't understand crabby people in general. I mean once in a while when you're having a bad day, sure, but there are some people out there who are seriously just permanently crabby. I wanna just hit them with a happy stick or something!
That's what I'm going to do. I'm going to invent a happy stick and start hitting people with it.
First stop, Walmart.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
November 22nd
Today I am thankful for pajama pants.
I don't know what my life would be like without pajama pants. I would hate to wear jeans all the time. Or khakis, or dress pants. And I'm not a huge fan of shorts, so I would hate to wear them all the time too. Especially in winter.
I think if pajama pants didn't exist I wouldn't wear any pants at all. But then I'd definitely be cold in the winter. I guess I would have to move to a warmer climate as well.
I used to wear pajama pants constantly, at home, at the store, at school, I even wore them to a job I had once (I was gently told I was never to wear them again). I even remember a place I would go where the employees called me PJ for a little while.
Now that I'm a grown woman and I'm married and have kids and all that I try to make myself a little more presentable when I go out in public. That's no guarantee though. Some days are just pajama pant days and there's really nothing anybody can do about it. They should just be grateful I am wearing pants at all.
I don't know what my life would be like without pajama pants. I would hate to wear jeans all the time. Or khakis, or dress pants. And I'm not a huge fan of shorts, so I would hate to wear them all the time too. Especially in winter.
I think if pajama pants didn't exist I wouldn't wear any pants at all. But then I'd definitely be cold in the winter. I guess I would have to move to a warmer climate as well.
I used to wear pajama pants constantly, at home, at the store, at school, I even wore them to a job I had once (I was gently told I was never to wear them again). I even remember a place I would go where the employees called me PJ for a little while.
Now that I'm a grown woman and I'm married and have kids and all that I try to make myself a little more presentable when I go out in public. That's no guarantee though. Some days are just pajama pant days and there's really nothing anybody can do about it. They should just be grateful I am wearing pants at all.
November 21st
Today I am thankful for puzzles.
I LOVE doing puzzles. And I haven't done any since Elijah has been able to grab the pieces. I miss them pretty bad.
I want to start doing another one, but my coffee table is too easily accessible to Elijah and our dining room table is small enough that if I do a puzzle on it we won't have room to eat.
I do have tv trays though, we can eat on those. Hmmm...
Maybe I will start another one. I'll let you know if it survives Hurricane Elijah.
I LOVE doing puzzles. And I haven't done any since Elijah has been able to grab the pieces. I miss them pretty bad.
I want to start doing another one, but my coffee table is too easily accessible to Elijah and our dining room table is small enough that if I do a puzzle on it we won't have room to eat.
I do have tv trays though, we can eat on those. Hmmm...
Maybe I will start another one. I'll let you know if it survives Hurricane Elijah.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
November 20th
Today I am thankful for venison.
Now, I am not a huge fan of venison. I would rather have beef any day. However, when my hubby goes out and kills his own dear and takes it to the butcher and we pick up nearly 50 pounds of meat at a significantly lower price than beef, I am happy :-)
Plus since venison really isn't that tasty, it's more of a challenge to figure out ways to cook it. Oh and it's leaner than beef which is nice because I'd really like to fit back into my old jeans someday.
Mostly I just love having a freezer full of meat. Meat is expensive and now we have enough to tide us over for quite a while. We are incredibly blessed.
Now, I am not a huge fan of venison. I would rather have beef any day. However, when my hubby goes out and kills his own dear and takes it to the butcher and we pick up nearly 50 pounds of meat at a significantly lower price than beef, I am happy :-)
Plus since venison really isn't that tasty, it's more of a challenge to figure out ways to cook it. Oh and it's leaner than beef which is nice because I'd really like to fit back into my old jeans someday.
Mostly I just love having a freezer full of meat. Meat is expensive and now we have enough to tide us over for quite a while. We are incredibly blessed.
Friday, November 19, 2010
November 19th
Today I am thankful for my crockpot.
Here is my ode to my crockpot.
Oh crockpot, how I love you
You cook things oh so slow
When I don't have the energy
I can just throw and go
You make my home smell nice
For all who come to call
You do not make a mess
That's what I love most of all
Oh crockpot, how I love thee
You make me such good food
You make my life so easy
You're a pretty cool dude
The End
Here is my ode to my crockpot.
Oh crockpot, how I love you
You cook things oh so slow
When I don't have the energy
I can just throw and go
You make my home smell nice
For all who come to call
You do not make a mess
That's what I love most of all
Oh crockpot, how I love thee
You make me such good food
You make my life so easy
You're a pretty cool dude
The End
Thursday, November 18, 2010
November 18th
Today I am thankful for carpet cleaner.
Although having children has lessened my concerned about how tidy my home is, particularly how stain-free my carpet is, there are certainly some instances in which I cannot let it slide.
This morning, for example. I was in the bedroom and Elijah was playing in the living room when I realized that he was really quiet... So I called out, "Elijah, what are you doing?" and he responded, "Just making a mess!"
I rushed out to the living room only to discover that he was in the process of squeezing out a tube of sunscreen onto his hands, his pajamas, and the carpet. Wonderful.
The sad thing about this entire ordeal is that he's done it before. And I thought I had moved the sunscreen out of his reach, but Chris and I were picking up around the house yesterday and it got moved again. Fabulous.
Needless to say, the sunscreen is now stashed away, Elijah's butt is sore and my carpet cleaner saved the day.
Although having children has lessened my concerned about how tidy my home is, particularly how stain-free my carpet is, there are certainly some instances in which I cannot let it slide.
This morning, for example. I was in the bedroom and Elijah was playing in the living room when I realized that he was really quiet... So I called out, "Elijah, what are you doing?" and he responded, "Just making a mess!"
I rushed out to the living room only to discover that he was in the process of squeezing out a tube of sunscreen onto his hands, his pajamas, and the carpet. Wonderful.
The sad thing about this entire ordeal is that he's done it before. And I thought I had moved the sunscreen out of his reach, but Chris and I were picking up around the house yesterday and it got moved again. Fabulous.
Needless to say, the sunscreen is now stashed away, Elijah's butt is sore and my carpet cleaner saved the day.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
November 17th
Today I am thankful for our apartment.
It's right in town so we can pretty much walk to everything (post office, bank, grocery store...). Although now that it's getting cold we don't walk so much, but it's still a very short drive :-)
It's a half block one way to the restaurant I work in and a half block the other way to the store Chris works in. No matter how cold it is, we walk that distance. We really couldn't even park much closer if we tried.
We are above one of the businesses on main street so we soak up a lot of their heat which means we don't have to have ours on very much (so far), so we are saving on electric bills.
We don't have to pay for internet because we pick up wireless from the realty company that owns the building and just happens to be next door!
It's bigger than our first apartment and even bigger than our condo was and much cheaper. Plus it has a huge deck and it's own laundry room with washer and dryer. Did you catch that? We have our own washer and dryer! This is the first place I have ever lived where I have my OWN washer and dryer! Do you understand how amazing this is??? Especially considering the amount of laundry that my children go through...
God definitely had a hand in bringing us to this apartment (and my sister who basically arranged the whole thing), it is just what we need for this stage of life. I wonder where we will go next!
It's right in town so we can pretty much walk to everything (post office, bank, grocery store...). Although now that it's getting cold we don't walk so much, but it's still a very short drive :-)
It's a half block one way to the restaurant I work in and a half block the other way to the store Chris works in. No matter how cold it is, we walk that distance. We really couldn't even park much closer if we tried.
We are above one of the businesses on main street so we soak up a lot of their heat which means we don't have to have ours on very much (so far), so we are saving on electric bills.
We don't have to pay for internet because we pick up wireless from the realty company that owns the building and just happens to be next door!
It's bigger than our first apartment and even bigger than our condo was and much cheaper. Plus it has a huge deck and it's own laundry room with washer and dryer. Did you catch that? We have our own washer and dryer! This is the first place I have ever lived where I have my OWN washer and dryer! Do you understand how amazing this is??? Especially considering the amount of laundry that my children go through...
God definitely had a hand in bringing us to this apartment (and my sister who basically arranged the whole thing), it is just what we need for this stage of life. I wonder where we will go next!
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