The little things

With all this talk of being thankful (couldn't you tell that I am a grateful person by my last post?) I decided that I would post a list of my dislikes and likes. These are the little things that need to be celebrated or will drive one mad (at least, me) that I mentioned in my first post.

Dislikes

• people who drive in the turning lane, while trying to merge
• people who think that I am going too slow and have to ride my ass
• people that I think are going too slow, so I have to ride their ass
• people who come to a COMPLETE stop to make a right hand turn when there is no obstruction
• PMS and it's ensuing hormone surges
• really nasal or otherwise annoying voices
• the stupid and too sensitive auto-flushing toilets at my work that soak your underwear if you don't sit down fast enough cause they think you are done when you haven't started
• arguing with my hubby, cause he can turn ANYTHING around and confuse me
• when my FIL makes rude comments about our political preferences
• getting up in the morning
• clothes that have to be ironed
• the fact that to lose weight, you have to watch what you eat
• the fact that I have no drive to watch what I eat
• itchy wool ( I swear I am about to take this sweater off and return it to the sheep from whence it came)

Likes

• when I have the answer before my boss asks the question
• when my hubby comes up from behind and kisses me on the neck
• when my shoes make my feet look small
• Xanax
• when my favorite song plays on the radio and I'm alone in the car, so I can belt it out as loud as I want
• cherry coke and mr. pibb
• mexican food and lots of it
• romance novels
• my hair- when it chooses to cooperate
• office holidays- even better if they are ones no one else gets
• office supplies
• when I hit every green light on the way to work or wherever
• getting personal mail
• getting my bills paid before they are due

Okay, so nothing revelational here, but I feel better for putting it in writing. Now, I have to go get some scotch tape.

Giving Thanks?

As we all know, Thanksgiving is coming along very soon. Unfortunately, for most of us, that means "quality time" with the in-laws. That is where I stop giving thanks.For the most part, my in-laws are pretty agreeable. They just get on my nerves and I dread spending time with them.

My reasons? They are constantly in our business. They have gotten better, I guess cause my hubby has put his foot down more than once. But it used to be that they wanted to know how much money we had in savings, telling us what kind of car we should drive, when we should get engaged (that was his sis) and whether or not we could live together before marriage.
It was bad.

Nowadays, it's when are you going to have a baby? How can you be democrats? Why did you buy such and such? When are you going to come back over and visit? (umm, thought that was what we are doing) It's enough to drive you insane.

Thanksgiving is even better, cause then the questions come in stereo. I get harassed by cousins, aunts, and uncles on top of the usual FIL, MIL and SIL. AGGHHHHH!!

My husband's biggest complaint is the food. It seems that everyone wants to bring the fanciest and most complex casseroles and it becomes a competition. He is looking for the mashed potatoes and lima beans when they are right in front of him mixed together in some kind of cream of something soup and dried onion creation. Peas, you want peas? Why eat plain peas when you can have English Pea Salad? Corn? We got corn. Right here in this corn, squash and green bean blend. What do you mean you don't like all of you veggies in one big freakin' dish? It's gourmet! I will make an exception or two to this, because I for one, will only eat green beans while in a casserole and absolutely LOVE my MIL's sweet potato casserole.

After dinner, we have the joy of pulling names for the Christmas gift exchange. It never seems to fail that I get the name of the one person I know the least about. At least, they have finally come to their senses and started a new tradition of the Dirty Santa game. Only thing is, all the gifts have to be Christmas related. I am so afraid that one year, I am going to pick a reindeer sweater like Mark Darcy wore in Bridget Jone's Diary.

Here is what I AM thankful for. I will be forever thankful that this holiday only comes once a year.

Workin' Woman

So this week is annual review week at work. This makes me extremely nervous. Not because I do a bad job, actually it's almost the opposite. When I accepted this position, it was with the understanding that the woman I replaced was retiring and would be soon followed by someone else. I was warned that the company would not be replacing the second woman and I would be expected to assume her duties as well. In all reality, this is still one of the easiest jobs I've had. I worry because I am often not busy enough. Don't get me wrong, there is usually plenty to fill my day, but sometimes, I have nothing to do but surf the net. And on more than one of these occassions, I've been busted, so to speak. Though my boss has never mentioned it or chastised me for my slacking, it niggles in the back of my mind that one day it will come back to bite me in the ass. Yet, here I am, starting a blog - at work.

Hopefully, my boss will be kind or forgetful enough not to even bring up all my "spare" time during my review conference. If not, I guess I'll have to think pretty quick on my feet. Maybe I should point out said lack of mentioning or chastising, but that doesn't seem the way to gain approval.

I should really try harder at being a more dedicated employee. This IS a super fabulous job. Even if it's a little boring. Not too many places give you, like, 9 holidays and 3 weeks vacation during your starting year. There's also the Spirit Committee, of which I am a proud member, that sets up fun and "incentive" type activities for the colleagues. Then, there is the pay and benefits. Let's face it, this is the best paying job that I've had and it offers unbelievable bennes (as we call 'em).

I recently was informed that we will be going on a business trip in March. It will be my first time to fly and go away for business (I love saying that), so I can't wait. My boss has just assigned me the task of researching hotels, that's gonna be fun. Not only that, but they've given me permission to bring my hubby along and extend our time there to make it a vacation. Of course, we'll have to pay for his plane ticket and additional costs for food, etc.

Yeah, I really don't need to blow this.

Guess, I should get back to work now, huh.

First time user

Okay, so I am a first time user.

Some friends recommended starting this to help vent frustrations that pop up in everyday life. I say, in everyday life, because I cannot imagine (yet) truely discussing serious problems in an online forum. Maybe that's just because I am a first time user. To me, some issues are just better left unwritten or can only be comforted by another human being. Still, I suppose if you don't let it out about the little things, they can be the ones that drive you mad.

There are a great many things that I would like to get off my chest and need a place to put them. Some are things that are just too petty to even start a conversation about, some are subjects that I have already worn out the ear of my friends and family with and a few things are topics that, frankly, I am just too embarassed to talk about.

I don't know how in depth I will go with this, because I have a hard time putting any information on the net. Plus, with no pc at my home currently, it can be difficult to find the time and privacy to post too much while at work. Still, I am going to give this a try and see where it takes me. Who knows, maybe putting my "everyday" thoughts and vents in writing will be theraputic. Goodness knows, I can't afford a real therapist.