Things that bug me

While I was quarantined in our house taking care of my sick grouchy baby for the past few days, I was in a foul mood due to lack of sleep and dealing with her grumpiness. Today I embraced my inner grinch by thinking about things that really bug me. Without further ado, here is a list for your enjoyment: (Daphne is all better now, by the way.)

Things That Really Bug Me

- When something smells bad in our house and I can't figure out what it is

- Those stupid subscription cards that fall out of magazines. I am always trying to read in the bath tub and those infuriating little cards end up floating all around me.

-The clerk at HEB who asks me EVERY TIME I see him if Daphne is a boy. She hardly owns any clothing that isn't pink or purple and the carrier she is in at the grocery store is bright pink with cherry blossoms all over it. He always looks at her and strokes his chin and makes a face like he is thinking very hard, then points at her and says in a triumphant voice, "Little boy, right?". Today I think I involuntarily slapped my forehead when he said it. He is from another country so I try to cut him so slack because maybe in his culture pink clothing and flowers aren't an indicator of someone being female, but SERIOUSLY. If you are so unsure of my child's gender that you have to strike a pondering pose before taking a guess, just don't say anything!

-When I am in a store or office and the person helping me asks me to wait while they answer the phone, then they proceed to help the person on the phone first and leave me standing there waiting. It's like they live in a wretched world where the "hold" button or voicemail don't exist.

- The man who lives in our neighborhood and lets his 4 dogs run completely loose at all times.

-When I was at happy hour the other night and at one point the four other people at the table were all texting other people on their phones while I sat there and stared at my drink for several boring minutes.

-People who have to answer their cell phone every time it rings. In my mind it is a basic rule of etiquette that you only answer the phone when you are with someone if it is vital that you talk to the other person right that minute.

- The deer that keep massacring my flowers.

- When someone invites a person to their wedding shower but does not invite them to the wedding. It is like saying, "Hi, I don't like you enough to invite you to my wedding, but I wanted to be sure to give you the opportunity to buy me a gift."

- My dryer that turns itself on in the middle of the night and beeps until we get up and turn it off. I'm convinced that it is possessed or we have an especially annoying poltergeist.

-When someone falls asleep in a strange place, such as in a chair or on the living room floor, then everyone else has to tiptoe around and whisper so they won't wake the person up. You are not a CAT, you are a HUMAN. Sleep in a BED.

- A friend of mine who always calls or e-mails me to make plans and then she cancels the plans she suggests. Here's how it goes:

Friend: Hi, do you want to have dinner on Friday?

Me: Okay, that sounds great, let's have dinner on Friday.

Friend: I can't on Friday, but maybe we can find another time. How about Tuesday?

Me: Okay, Tuesday sounds good.

Friend: I'm busy on Tuesday. Let's try to find a day next week.

UUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHH.

All these things have been bugging me lately, so I had to vent. I feel so much better now! I may have to have another therapeutic post like this soon. Feel free to chime in if you need to blow off some steam.