I'm 30. After wishing away a lot of my 20's hoping to better myself, and change many of my peculiar, annoying, or just silly habits, I've discovered there are simply some things about me that will never change. So I have for you...a LIST!
1. I cannot load dirty, unrinsed dishes into a dishwasher. I rinse them obsessively first.
2. I refuse to iron. Never, never, never going to happen. Febreeze + dryer = Who needs an IRON?
3. I cannot learn to love black coffee, peppers, or seafood. And I don't have to.
4. I will always leave my shoes on the floor where people, including myself, must trip over them a jillion times a day. Sorry hubby. Never going to change.
5. I do not ever want to own a dog. They are noisy, they lick you, and they are as much work as children. Although husband may overrule me on this one in a year or two.
6. I will always resort to a ponytail / knot, no matter how cute / expensive the haircut.
7. I dust, at a maximum, six times a year. Donna, I know that is killing you. Forgive me.
8. My Christmas tree ornaments will never be match-y and coordinating, a-la-Martha Stewart. But they are all meaningful, and that is what matters.
9. I love the 'store-brand' products at Walmart. I do not understand the idea of clipping coupons for the more expensive stuff. The only exceptions to my 'store-brand' rule: Jif peanut butter, Crest toothpaste, and Heinz ketchup.
10. No, I WON'T calm down. Over-reacting and over-dramatizing is WHO I AM.
11. I have resigned myself to the fact that I will never again have bladder control when I cough. Or sneeze. Or laugh really hard. Thanks, kids.
1. I cannot load dirty, unrinsed dishes into a dishwasher. I rinse them obsessively first.
2. I refuse to iron. Never, never, never going to happen. Febreeze + dryer = Who needs an IRON?
3. I cannot learn to love black coffee, peppers, or seafood. And I don't have to.
4. I will always leave my shoes on the floor where people, including myself, must trip over them a jillion times a day. Sorry hubby. Never going to change.
5. I do not ever want to own a dog. They are noisy, they lick you, and they are as much work as children. Although husband may overrule me on this one in a year or two.
6. I will always resort to a ponytail / knot, no matter how cute / expensive the haircut.
7. I dust, at a maximum, six times a year. Donna, I know that is killing you. Forgive me.
8. My Christmas tree ornaments will never be match-y and coordinating, a-la-Martha Stewart. But they are all meaningful, and that is what matters.
9. I love the 'store-brand' products at Walmart. I do not understand the idea of clipping coupons for the more expensive stuff. The only exceptions to my 'store-brand' rule: Jif peanut butter, Crest toothpaste, and Heinz ketchup.
10. No, I WON'T calm down. Over-reacting and over-dramatizing is WHO I AM.
11. I have resigned myself to the fact that I will never again have bladder control when I cough. Or sneeze. Or laugh really hard. Thanks, kids.
20 Comments:
oh, the loss of bladder tone after kids. it's no good. oh well.
my ornaments don't match, either, and most of them are at least 15 years old.
i don't like dogs.
i am, however, a duster, and a brand snob.
and have i told you lately that i'm so glad i'm not the only relentless listmaker? no? okay then, there you go :)
I am totally with you on 6,7,8,9,10,and 11. The one I love the most is #8. I have every ornament every child(5) made in school. My 30 yr old daughter made a Strawberry Shortcake deco for the tree in kindergarten. It's the first thing on the tree every year. I love to read you Stacey, it all sounds so familiar but reading it happening to you makes me see the funny in it. Thanks,I needed that!
I'm a big fan of Target's Market Pantry brand myself.
Also, I can't load dirty dishes in the dishwasher, either, because the dishwasher is not meant to wash off big chunks of food. It's simply meant to clean the plate. Hear that, Luke?
Twice this week (and it's only Tuesday) I had a coughing fit on my walk into work and yes, there was the wonderful leakage. Lovely.
And I am also with you on the ironing - and it kills my husband. His family irons their t-shirts - the horror!
Damn Stacey.....I could've written that list myself. ALMOST.EVERY.SINGLE.WORD of it....the dishes, I DO NOT iron (i don't even think we OWN one), I hate black coffee but the peppers and seafood I like. My shoes?? If you come to my house? You will fall over them. The End. I HATE DOGS. They lick THEMSELVES. Enough said. Ponytails....my favorite hairstyle.....it never goes "out of style." What's this "dusting" you speak of???? My Christmas tree is a smorgasboard of crap....but it all has meaning. Everything I buy is Wal-Brand....Justin HATES it. I am THE drama-queen. Get over it. Don't make me laugh hard....i'll pee. You rock!!
I like the Walmart brand of most anything, but I will use coupons on, maybe, something that is newly out and I wanna try but don't wanna pay full price on something I've never used before. Oh, and yes, the dishes must be washed before being put in the dishwasher, my mother did it and so so I.
Oh, but I loves me some pepper and seafood!
Whoa, sounds like we have some things in common. I totally agree with number one; I always thoroughly rince my dishes first. Number two: I hate ironing and don't even own an iron or an ironing board. My Christmas ornaments have never matched. When you have two kids who bring home handmade ornaments from school, those are better than any fancy ornament you could even conceive of. I always wear my hair in a ponytale and dusting is not one of my top priorities. Great post!
Stacey, you are so funny! You have some very interesting quirks! I'm going to share some of mine in a blog soon! Stay tuned... Believe me...I'm weird!
Here's one - I hate Totem poles! I'm slightly scared of them, even!
You are not as weird as you thought!! I think that me and all of my friends have most of your list covered. MY NUMBER ONE!!!!! I hate dogs! I mean HATE! Shoes, I thought that was in every house(maybe I am wrong) Dishes, not with you there, they usually stay in the sink(disgusting I know) Dusting-Only if people are coming over. Ponytails-just the other night i was asking my best friend if i should wear it straight or curly and she said"you're gonna put it up anyways so does it matter?" DRAMA QUEEN in the dictionary you will see a pic of me!
I'm like you in regards to the dishwasher. It kills my husband that I stack plates, it's twice the work to him, but I don't care, I'm going to rinse it off nice and clean anyway!
I hate ironing, if it can't be wrinkle free after drying then I don't buy it. As a matter of fact, I don't even know where my iron and ironing board are....
Dirty dishes? I guess I'm the complete opposite...I tend to send them through the washer until they are clean. I hate to take time to wash them first. (rebelling against my dad's habits) Iron? Just the dryer...Febreeze? Just an extra step...actually that sounds pretty good. HATE coffee and tea! My cappucinos have tons of creamer. Is there actually any coffee in them? Who knows. Peppers are too hot and I'm getting away from seafood. Why is it that I can leave my shoes in the middle of the floor, but yet the only shoes I trip over are my husband's clodhoppers. Can't stand dogs...and was very upset when my new neighbor moved in with two dogs. Smelly, too manic-depressive, too wet! Clippies are a must! I love the bear claw! Dust is a protective covering and who am I to disrupt nature? Christmas ornaments match? If I break one, it's just too hard to match them. I usually buy store brands simply because I'm cheap. Having 2 kids and being a teacher means wearing Depends for the rest of my life. Change the kids diapers, change my diaper. Sorry for the long comments. I should have just blogged this myself.
Yes, I have meaningful non-Martha Stewart Christmas ornaments, and I love each and every one. Maybe I should resign myself to number 11 too.
Hey, where are you in Missouri???
Just to make you feel better about the Wal-Mart brands...
They are name brand stuff that Wal-Mart has put their name on (except maybe the drinks). The ice cream? Blue Bunny Ice cream. The bread, baked at the same place as the Sunbeam or Wonder. All of it is the exact same stuff.
And this country needs to go on an ironing revolution. Death to Irons!!
Great list! I rinse big chunks of food off but sauces and hot chocolate rings in the cups don't bother me. I refuse to iron too. When I'm REALLY trying to suck up to DH, that's when the iron *MIGHT* come out. I'm with you on the dog!!! And right now, I feel the same about a cat - I mean, where do you put a litter box so one of your kids doesn't force another to eat it? Ohhh..wait...maybe this is the wrong blog to post THAT on. ;) I'm not a ponytail girl but I probably should be for all the flatness that is my hair. You actually BEAT me on the dusting. I do it, max, 2 times a year - usually before putting up Cmas stuff and after taking it down. Crazy. Great list! :)
What a great post! I loved this.
Cxx
#1,3, and 5-8? Me too sister. Me too.
I hate Walmart. Period. But I love me some Kroger and Target brands of things!
(Oh, and I also meant to say...look at you with the 20 comments girl!)
Please, can?
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