Fleas. Argh. Never had a problem with them before in a lifetime of living with pets.
Kara
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Fleas. Argh. Never had a problem with them before in a lifetime of living with pets.
Kara
I'm on a committee that is having a potluck this Sunday at my house. The chair offered to organize the food, and I've been waiting all week to hear from her. I got a text from her this morning, saying "it would be so much easier for you to organize the food, since it's at your house." I think she's embarrassed that she has waited so long, so if I call people, it looks like I'm the procrastinator! I said I would phone a couple of people but that she could phone the rest!! I wouldn't have minded doing it earlier in the week, but not two days before!!
Just found our our health insurance premiums are going up 60% for 2012, so now $5058 total. Ugh. This actually goes beyond a mere peeve, but there's nothing we can do about it, so I may as well bitch about it some and then just do what needs to be done (cut back the budget...from where??).
Kara
People who go to class and are obviously too ill to be there. Coughing all over the place, blowing their noses...one student even brought his daughter--for the 2nd week in a row. And she's sick, too.
One of the joys of being retired is never having to put up with coworkers who come in sick, as if we couldn't get along for a few days without them. I once caught walking pneumonia from a coworker who was too macho to go home and go to bed. Infuriating! He was the boss's #1 pet at the time and I'm sure he could have taken all the sick leave he wanted without getting into trouble.Quote:
Originally Posted by ladyinblack1964
I, on the hand, had to call in sick for nearly two weeks after that. Pneumonia is just exhausting.
My latest pet-peeve (ongoing), a new Pampers diaper commercial that boasts of 12 hour wetness/leakage protection. Call me old-fashioned, but I do not understand (for the life of me) the benefit of such. Imagine the message this is sending to young new moms. Shame on Procter and Gamble.
Jemima. Pneumonia is also permanently crippling. Each bout with pneumonia reduces lung function by 25%.
My hours at my job have just been cut back to four days a week...I have often wanted to write about what is going on at my work place but it is way too convoluted, long and exhausting to go into detail. It is hard to watch and be part of a small, 50 year old independent business being run by an 80 year old (who possibly has some increasing dementia) go down the tubes. We who work there have seen it coming for some time now, so I am not at all surprised. I am looking at it as an opportunity to move on with my life. Thank goodness I am very frugal and have been saving like crazy for this scenario.
BAH to people who plead poverty and do really stupid stuff with their money. Case in point - DBIL is in the process of divorce, messy situation and not my business... but he calls Wed morning and talks to DH. Now DH calls this brother once a month or so to check in, and brother never answers phone or bothers to call back. DH was glad to hear from brother, who was bemoaning his financial situation and lack of money or place to spend the Thanksgiving holiday. We were all going to cook at my elderly mother's - inviting him and 3 kids was a no-go there- so DH invited them up for a cookout Wed night. I was working, but DD was home to help clean up, and we had plenty of food in the house, not a problem. We cook, we all have a good time, DH gives brother money (I don't know how much, it was his personal money and whatever he does with it is up to him, but I know it was at least 100$). And then, as he calls his live-in nanny (on his unlimited time/text/data plan phone, of which the 14yr old has one of also), he mentions that he bought her - the nanny - a THREE HUNDRED DOLLAR SIAMESE CAT as a "thank you" gift, because she has always wanted one. I don't want to know what he was thanking her for - they are both adults - but that really ticked me off. He takes money from his older brother, who honestly gave up several things he wanted to do with the cash, but spends on stupid stuff - grr. Oh - they were all also rather chilly, because they keep their heat set on 72. Ours is only above 65-68 when someone is ill or my 93 yr old mother is visiting. The girls all had on short sleeve Tshirts, although it was in the 40s. At least if they come up for Christmas, they will know to bring sweaters!!
This made me sad. Sad AND mad.Quote:
Originally posted by Early Morning.
He takes money from his older brother, who honestly gave up several things he wanted to do with the cash
Wow, I'm right in the middle of a migraine aura, for the first time in years. Very psychadelic with the zig-zaggy multi-colored lines and missing bits of vision ~ I have to be at work in 45 mins; if I'm lucky, the aura will subside soon without the headache following. OOoh, so shimmery and the trails are fantastic!
Hmm, I haven't been sleeping well the past few days, I guess from the stress about my job...
the G@# D@#$% doctors! i go to alot of doctors; and my peeve is that they are always right and the patient is wrong and doesn't know what they are talking about; now this isn't all doctors; i have a couple that will work with me; honor what i am saying; but the one that i saw last week for the problem i am still dealing with; kept arguing with me about a problem that had already been verified by another doctor and that i had over 5 years experience with
i know they are busy; and again some of you may be doctors; and it is tough out there today; but it just makes me want to scream! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
THANKS FOR THIS POST
geeze this is major peeve day; people leaving you out in the cold at the last minute; making you have to scramble for an alternative; this really grinds me; i understand people have scheduling difficulties; but for me this situation was a big deal;
now i am scrambling
okay; a nights sleep brings on calm; and tryig to understand wheree others are coming from
Just had a big one for today: 2nd strike out in finding dog sitters so we can visit my family in SoCal for New Year's. Don't really have anyone else that I know of to ask, although we will keep thinking.
I know it's our choice to have dogs, but I am still sad that I won't get to see my dad, step-mom, step-sisters, neieces and nephews this year. And my dad will be angry because my brothers are traveling in southeast Asia and won't be there, either.
*sigh*
Kara
I'm really fed up with doctors, too. I'm tapering off of Lexapro which is making me hyper one day and sluggish the next thanks to bouts of drug-induced insomnia. Meanwhile, my doctor wants me to get full panel bloodwork SOON because I refuse to take Lipitor any more and she's obsessed with cholesterol. And then there's the shingles shot and physical therapy for my shoulders and I forget what-all. I'm sick of THIS. I'm not going to spend my retirement years running from one doctor or test or specialist to another when I'm perfectly healthy except for the muscle loss from Lipitor! The next doctor who wants me to take a drug is going to have to run d@mn fast to catch me!Quote:
Originally Posted by babr
i hear you jemima
and those G@@#$%^ DRUG companies; they just get so much money it just makes me sick; we had to pay 46.00 for a copay on a drug that i think was primarily skin lotion; and i of course contacted the company and said i want a refund! well of course there is the hoops and then this letter asking me to sign a release so they can talk to my doctor about the instructions he gave; i know we won't get the refund; because i won't let those friggin b*()(*&^*^ into my medical records!
Hey, you know what they call the guy who graduated dead last in his class in med school?
Doctor.
It's finally the end of a very busy week in retail-land; today I really feel my age. And instead of doing good things to pamper myself during the busy holiday retail season I've picked up some of my old bad habits all of the sudden and it is making it worse. I've let myself succumb to the lure of a few cigarettes a day, and, duh, no wonder I'm in a pissy mood and feel crappy. I should know better! I'm kind of really disappointed in myself. At least I have the next two days off to rejuvenate. However, I must make concrete plans for wellness and rest so I don't perpetuate this slip up...
Siouz i am sorry to hear of your struggle; i am having a hard time in the food area; binge eating; as i am depressed; the whole holiday thing etc.;; then i feel guilty; but in reading your post it makes me want to have compassion for you and myself; we are both stressed; anyway your post reminds me that a little compassion for what i am dealing with helps; maybe you are different
Peggy; not to put your joke down; i get angry with docs. but then i also feel for them
i have yet another appt. today with a doctor; everytime i try to cut the appts. out; they pick back up again; i have three to schedule in the new year; grrr.... and thats in addition to the ones that are already scheduled; i can't seem to stay out of medical world...thanks for this post to vent my frustrations
Today on my morning break at work I went up to the staff room to have some coffee and read a book, as I do nearly every day. A colleague from another department (who I've met once or twice) said to me "You're welcome to come sit with us and maybe, you know, get to know us. We don't bite." I said thank you and that I just like to sit and read on my break.
I'm annoyed that I let myself get upset over her comment, since it implies that I'm being horrendously unsociable every day. I'm annoyed that my response probably paints me as some kind of socially inept, shy loner.
I always say hello to colleagues I've met/been introduced to when our paths cross, or chat when they come into our department, which is more than I can say for a lot of them. I walk past a lot of gaze-avoiders in the hall and you're lucky if you get a 'good morning' out of the people in the office adjacent to ours.
My entire job revolves around talking to people - I don't want to do that on my break OR talk about work on my break, which inevitably happens. I'm sure her intentions were good enough. It's not that I'm too shy to join anyone at breaks... I just choose not to for the reasons I just mentioned! ARGH! I'll be taking my break in our departmental office from now on, I think :/
This is why I always eat my lunch at my desk! It's truly not that I never want to talk to my coworkers. It's simply that breaks, for me, need to be solitary, recharging times. And the barrage of small talk would not feel restfull at all. So, I hear you!Quote:
Originally Posted by mira
Kara
Thank you for the words of solidarity, Kara! I don't want people thinking I am rude or unsociable when I'm not!
I have found that, in general, introverts are much more understanding of different personality types than extroverts (except for around here, of course!). Many extroverts I know assume that someone sitting alone is either lonely and bored and must be chatted with, or, if they don't respond well enough to the chatting, then they must be stuck up. *sigh*
Kara
my life is so good that I have to find tiny things to complain about. yet never fear, today two things struck me! but sinceI can report on only one today, I'll flip a coin between the consumerist rant and the family rant.
....
Family rant won:
I've been hearing for years about how one famous patriot was our "ancestor" blah blah brag and yet, when I put pencil to paper to research this, I come up empty. hmmmm, I'm not finding the family connection to this guy. So my aunt sent a pack of papers about him but cha know what? Printouts from websites about this Famous Person do not prove that we are descended from him. doh.
Because I work foodservice at a college/university dining hall, from Sept. til mid Dec I have enjoyed nutritious meals 5 days a wk at work and the other 2 days have been preparing meals from freezer and pantry with a little fresh produce. During those months I've been in a grocery store once a month for the produce. Well today I went to the grocery store for a large stock up and I was SHOCKED at the increase in price of almost everything I was going to buy. I couldn't believe the cost of so many basics, flour, bread, different lettuces... I could go on; I can't say it any other way, just shocked. Why? Have fuel prices caught up to us?
Speaking as an extrovert, I think the subtextual message in the invitation was that this pereon would really like to get to know you. May I recommend that you respond to that invitation, and then frame your need for alone time? You don't need to comply with an invitation to appreciate the intent... what pops to mind is something like this: 'thank you! I appreciate your kindness. Right now what I really need most is some quiet time, which I can imagine you understand.'Quote:
Originally Posted by mira
Honoring the opening and the connection while keeping your boundaries is possible...
People that toss their chewing gum out their car window onto the street, in parking lots, on sidewalks, etc. only for others to step in! >:(
Thank you for that insight. I did say to begin with, thank you for the offer, I'm ok here just reading right now. But then she persevered. In those sorts of situations, I normally feel so caught off guard and personally affronted, that my emotions overtake any rational thinking :(.Quote:
Originally Posted by redfox
Another Christmas, another full size garbage sack full of crap to deal with.
Any more I'm experienced in just moving the **** out the door by making 3 piles:
Pile to keep (the smallest)
Pile to take to Goodwill
Pile to go to dumpster
Mine is my same old rant rearing its ugly head again. I am tired of people being hurt and offended that my family takes up a lot of my time. I make a real effort to be as available to my friends as possible, but I always seem to fall short of my friend's expectations. Today a friend was upset that I was mostly unavailable during my recent roadtrip. Between my four kids and visiting all of my relatives, I was quite busy.
I don't think I would take it personally if a friend didn't call me or e-mail me while they were on vacation visiting family. I would actually be surprised if they did. I don't
really know what to do with this. I can't be perpetually available.
Quote:
Originally Posted by redfox
Good lord! That really sounds subtextual!! I liked Mira's response better. I used to struggle with being social. To be truthful, I am really awful at it. And it's bothered me all my life. It's not that I don't like people, I'm just not good at it. I'm at an age now where I not only accept it, but embrace it. This doesn't mean I don't like people, I'm just happier being very private. I go out with friends occasionally, but love to be alone, really.
Stella, it might help if you manage expectations similarly to the way people do when out of the office. "Our family will be on vacation from X to Y. We will have limited access to email while we are gone. We will answer emails a few days after we return. Hope you have great holidays and a Happy New Year!"
Also for in town friends that would like more time than you currently have available, it might help to connect groups of them that have similar availability or interests to each other. That way you can say "I'm booked up for this week, but I bet Mary would enjoy doing that with you."
I love those people that go to a tankstation and have ALL their lottery tickets checked by at 8 am in the morning when everybody is in a hurry.
My biggest one really is: people responding in such an idiotic way when I show interest in something they sell. When I email: 'how much are you asking for this?' and a second question: 'What is your telephone number', the respons is: "IM HOME TIL NINE, CAL ME' (of course in capitals because their obese fingers touched the wrong button on their cellphone). I always email back: "Do you want my money or not?" leaving out "DUMMY".
Seriously, one day I had enough money to buy a few gold rings from someone on a Facebook online yard sale. They claimed a particular ring was 28k gold and had real diamonds. Now, I'm not illiterate in the gold world so I asked them by email if they had any certificates to prove their statements. Not a very unusual question in my opinion.
This is the answer I got back (again including capitals, I'm not kidding):' AL MY RINGS HAVE BEEN GIFTS OVER THE YEARS AND THE PERSON WHO GAVE THEM TO ME IM NO LONGER WITH SO IF THERE IS A PAPER(S) HE HAS THEM... ' So, I'm wondering, I have about $2,000 cash in the house and I am interested in something you are selling, do you really think I'm enticed by your answer? No! I only run away! Dummy.
It's not only people on Kijiji or local online advertisers, Manulife gave me the vaguest answer ever when I asked where to go to get an RESP for my kids. I was so annoyed that I emailed her back the same question: "Do you want my money or not? I only need to know where to go so I can give YOU my money!" I got an email back with an excuse and the rest of her email was a copy of her previous answer. I then went online with TD Financial and 15 minutes later they had a new customer! Yay!
Are you still there? We went to buy a new couch. In the city is Leon's, a big furniture house with almost modern couches and YES we found a couch. But the sales man wouldn't sell it to us? I took out a bundle of twenties and I asked him if he was really a salesman. But no, he wouldn't sell it because it was a sofa and loveseat and he could only sell it together. So he said. I was surprised. So when I found another salesman I took him to the couch and asked him if he could sell it to me and I would pay cash. The first salesman approached us when SalesMan no. 2 said 'Okay'. I smirked at SalesMan no. 1 and said: "See, HE wants my money!"
I do not understand where all of these people get twins. So now, a couple in our social circle, similar to our age have their second set of twin grandchildren. TWO SETS OF TWINS! And do not suggest that their genes produce them because the first set of twins were definately designer babies: they were born to a female surrogate for a dual-male couple.
My brother said it recently, and now I believe him: twins are the latest fashion statement in progeny.
In case you can't figure out what exactly is my rant, well, neither can *I*! ha ha ha. I guess it may be one of those generic "our times, they are a changin' and I don't like it" rants. Or maybe I just want me a set of twin grandbabies.
Yet although twins are so much more common these days, they still fascinate people to the point of intrusiveness. We have fraternal girl twins in the family and their parents get tons of questions (twin babies seem to be most interesting, though--questions seem to be tapering off as the girls age although that's probably because it's getting harder and harder to tell, and also since they're not in a double stroller any more they aren't always together.)
I am wondering what is it about me that pretty much every single job I've had in my working life I start having some big issues with it after about two years...I always end up working in the retail sector in what on the surface are very cool local businesses, but then they turn out to be very dysfunctional. However, that also happened when I worked for a large department store chain. My current job involves dealing with an 81 year old business owner who has had his business for 50 years and absolutely cannot let go even though it is falling apart around him. We (the employees) we are seeing some signs of dementia; physically, the stress of it is making him sick but he refuses to deal with the reality of the situation. It's too much to go into right now but I am stressed out.
Hmmm, maybe the universe is telling me that I need to be self-employed... somehow...I'm feeling very discouraged about the whole situation tonight because I have to deal with him all day tomorrow and Sunday.
Ugh. Between the adjustment from being home from our long trip and the adjustment from Zach going back to school there has been a lot of testing going on from a certain 2.5 year old in this house. I'm about done with it.
Libraries used to be handsome buildings that looked like temples to learning. Now they look like warehouses or minimum-security prisons--with pretty much the same noise level. Coincidence? I think not.
That said, I need to figuratively trot over to the gratitude thread to thank the voters of my region for supporting every levy that comes along to build arguably the strongest library system in the country. Good work, peeps!
DS is a high school senior. Senioritis has struck - big time! He's driving me out of my mind!!! Lost watches, lost phones, stolen wallet (his own fault). Last night he lost his ipod touch. Forgets his running clothes when he goes to school. Didn't check to make sure that neither of his dual enrollment courses were cancelled. Found out at the last minute one was. And only because someone called him. Which is unusual. It did work out in our favor but there were 2 days of chaos in the mean time. Meeting deadlines for college stuff by the skin of his teeth. Forgot to have ACT send his latest scores to his colleges of choice. Costing us extra money to have it done. AAARRRGGGGHHHH