Dec 11
I’m foul today. Foul and crabby. And I’m not even PMS-ing. Why? Let me tell you why. And if you’re not interested in hearing my negativity, you can just walk on by cause here it comes;
- Winter has landed – in all it’s glory. I hate winter. It makes me very crabby. My crabbiness will continue to spiral downward from this point forward until about April. Please bear with me. If you just can’t take – I’ll completely understand
- I got a brand new car this past March. Which means I had to turn in my old car. The car in which my husband had so thoughtful installed an automatic car starter for me. Truly one of the best gifts he’s even given me because it’s a Godsend when you live where we live and you hate winter as much as I do. You can warm your car up and defrost the windows while you finish getting ready and never have to step one foot outside your front door. One of the best invention of the past 100 years without a doubt. Getting another one installed in the new car is going to cost about $300. But I NEED it – now!
- The wind-shield of the brand new car that I got this past March has a big crack in it. A crack that started as the result of a stone chip I obtained while driving on that cursed highway I call home for about 8 hours a week. This will cost us about $300 to replace.
- My car’s tail light is broken as a result of a stupid driving mistake on my part and is going to cost about $300 to replace. Have I mentioned that I just got this car in March?
- The snowplow came down our street yesterday after the big dump of snow we got and deposited a large bank of snow at the foot of our driveway. A bank that was about 2 feet deep. The Husband wasn’t home last night so I just dug out 2 trenches for my tires so I could back out and pick up the boys. Unfortunately the rest of the snow bank has now frozen to ice and the Husband is going to have to spend some significant time chipping it away in order for us to regain full usage of our driveway. But he’s out again tonight.
- This morning I was in my car, at the drive-through coffee place, when I reached into my front pocket for the change I had put there. Unfortunately this caused my back to go out and I spent the drive to work in painful spasms. Clearly I’m old AND in really bad shape. Or maybe just really delicate. Anyone got any good back/core exercises?
- The season of very dry skin on my legs has started. No amount of cream or exfoliating is going to help. I have to learn to just deal with it.
- I realized there is only 2 weeks left to Christmas and now I’m panicking about my shopping
- Last night I took the boys to see Santa. We lined up for an hour. AN HOUR! And at about the 50 minute mark they BOTH suddenly announced that they need to poop. Immediately. Really? Was there no prior warning? Why not mention it earlier? Fortunately the lady in the line behind us was kind enough to hold our spot while I ran Pooper # 1 and Pooper # 2 to the nearest toilet. I worked really hard at not letting my mind think about the fact that they would have no choice but to place their butts on a PUBLIC toilet . . . Guh!
- I’ve been fighting with a stubborn sickness all week. One that makes me sound like an 80 year old woman who’s smoked all her life. Except I’m not 80. And I don’t smoke. And this busy time of the year is NOT when you want to be getting sick.
- Along with the cold weather comes the dry air. Along with the dry air comes the static. And the shocks. The never ending shocks. Whenever I touch a filing cabinet at work, or get out of my car. All day long. Shocks. And let’s not even talk about what the static does to your hair.
- Oh – and I think I forgot to put my deodorant on today. My under pits are exceptional sticky.
Okay. That should do it. Sorry. I just needed to vent. Got anything that’s making YOU crabby today?
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December 11th, 2009 at 5:01 am
I WAS in a pretty good mood till I read this!!!!! I gotta go, SEE YA WOULDN’T WANNA BE YA !!!!!!! (just kidding, this is sooooo funny, I’m going to be laughing all day thinking about it) Cheer up though, spring is only 4 1/2 months away!!!!
December 11th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Wow! Things will get better hopefully. I won’t leave you and your crabby ways. To fun to read
Dont forget deodrant tomorrow.
December 11th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Crabby wife, crabby life!
December 11th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Nothing makes me crabby now that I’ve read this – I think you’ve got it covered! I think you need a hug my friend…but not until you put on some deodorant
December 11th, 2009 at 11:31 am
1) Well, THREE of the things on that list are related to car stuff – and that is enough to make anyone CRAZY. Especially on a new car… WTH??
2) The static during wintertime drives me nutso too, but I don’t have a cure for you… all i can do is relate to your irritation. DAMN STATIC! But have you ever seen static electricity in its full effect in the middle of the dark? Very cool… I’m just sayin. Serious light sparks.
3) And at least you can control the deod situation on future days. I have a bar of deod in my car for that very reason.
December 11th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
1. I have a ten page paper due at 5 pm….I have two pages written…Queen of Procrastination here
2. I have had a broken and sprained back, so I can totes help you with the back issues
3. My british “friend” is pissing me off
4. Do you have a body shop in canada? I have ridiculously dry skin, and there is a hemp seed oil heavy duty cream and body butter that will hydrate the DRIEST SKIN EVER. I swear by it, and so does my mom who’s hands get so dry, they crack and bleed, and she’s never had that problem again since using that cream.
5. Have a glass of vino tonight, you deserve it!
December 11th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
you need to get out here to San Diego STAT. You need a vacay in warm weather. Next week it’s supposed to be back in the low 70’s. (Not sure what that is to you crazy Celcius folk.)
December 11th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
I loved this post! Everyone needs to vent every now and then. I hate to admit it, these were pretty funny but only because I’ve been there and know what you’re going through. I especially love that your kids had to poop right before seeing Santa. That’s happened to me so many times. It’s just nice to know I’m not alone! I hope you have a great weekend.
December 11th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
I’ve been struggling with the crabby this week too. Seriously crabby.
December 11th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Can’t you blame SOMEONE for all of this? That always makes me feel better. Hope it works for you! (-:
December 11th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
It’s going around. I’ve got the crabby, too. Better than the Crabs!
December 12th, 2009 at 10:55 am
I hate snowplows! At least when they dump snow in my driveway, not so much when I’m following one like a beacon of light through a blizzard.
I’m sorry. Your week sucked. Here’s hoping the weekend is better.
December 12th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Ohh, I agree!! I hate winter, too (after Christmas, of course. Before Christmas, I adore to glistening snow!). And nothing makes winter a little less bleary than an automatic car starter!!
Happy SITS Saturday Sharefest!!
December 12th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Thanks for stopping by.
It seems like most of your problems are car related. Cars are wondeful when they go properly, but expensive when things start to go awry. And living in Australia I don’t have to deal with all the extra issues caused by snow.
I think your blog will be interesting.. I’m the eldest of four boys and my mum was, like you, the only girl. Could be an insight into the horibleness I caused my mother as a child.
December 13th, 2009 at 10:29 am
We all have crabby days, especially those of us who have to live in this horrid wintery country. Argh, Winter bites! My BabyMama pretty much lives in her own crabby little world from October to April. She recommends lots and lots of daydreaming about things like winning the lottery and hightayling it to Jamaica. Ponder that for awhile and see if it doesn’t lift your spirits just a tiny bit.
BlogBaby
December 13th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Not to beat a dead horse, but: Yes, static electricity is a real killjoy. And since they started posting those warning stickers a few years ago at gas stations (you know, “Discharge all static electricity before using pump OR YOU WILL DIE DIE DIE SUPER PAIN AWFUL”), I not only hate static shocks, I am also downright terrified of them.
Hope this week is better for you!
December 15th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Awww, poor Cher! Since it’s a new week now everything must be going better for you. You can count down the few weeks until your vacation in the hot and sunny south! It will literally solve all of the aforementioned problems (no winter so no snow; no car so no broken taillight and no cracked windshield; no dry weather so no dry legs and no static electricity; no work so no touching those filing cabainets that give you the electric shocks; no drive-thru to get your coffee so no pulling back muscles) just the hot sun and beach in all it’s glory! Except that after one week you will return to all of the above… but hey! when you return, you can call me, we can get together, and you can show off your tan and tell me all about your trip! P.S. I know it’s late now, but you know the minute a stone hits your windshield you should be heading straight to Speedy or Apple or something so they can do a stone chip repair. If it’s done within the hour of the chip, it’s repaired to 100%. Just for future…