Sweat the Small Stuff: Ranting about the little peeves in life
Posted in General Rants, Pet Peeves on Nov 30th, 2006
So…I’m pregnant……………….AGAIN!! This is my 5th child and I am really looking forward to most of the rituals of being pregnant, such as stuffing my face with no guilt, being able to put my feet up and blame it on the swelling, and getting away with all those wonderful unlady like body functions (that [...]
Posted in Pet Peeves on Nov 30th, 2006
Now I didn’t bring this up, ok? Sally posted on suggested rants…so don’t blame me! LOL! But I have to admit this topic is one of my all time pet peeves! I know I am not alone in this…how many of you have done the stiff leg shoe drag into a store while mumbling under [...]
Posted in General Rants on Nov 29th, 2006
I have come to the conclusion after extensive research…ok not extensive but I did think about it for a few minutes….that ALL my trouble in life (and in the lives of most middle aged women) is because of BARBIE!!! Now I don’t mean the politically correct Barbie on the toy store shelves today but the [...]
Winter has finally arrived in full force where I live. Some of you may have already had some big snowfalls, but yesterday was the first here in the Rocky Mountains for us. I enjoy all seasons really, so winter is neither good nor bad for me. I like the cold, I enjoy [...]
I am happy to report that this year I beat the procrastination curve…er, meaning I didn’t procrastinate. That’s right, I put up my Christmas lights the weekend prior to Thanksgiving this year. Take note, we don’t turn them on until tonight when our entire street does this “lighting parade” thing where we all turn them [...]
Posted in General Rants on Nov 25th, 2006
Every year we eventually arrive at perhaps the most marketed day of the by every retail store that has a stake in holiday shopping. Amazing how it isn’t Christmas that qualifies for this, but the first major shopping day of the year leading up to it. They do it because it works. It’s all about [...]
Posted in General Rants on Nov 22nd, 2006
I seriously miss the days when I would call a company, any company, and someone on the other end would actually pick up and say “Hello, (name of company), this is (insert name), how may I help you?”
Today, anywhere you call, you have to get through a maze of phone prompts and interactive voice response [...]
Posted in Pet Peeves on Nov 22nd, 2006
Why do people think it is acceptable to speak to their friends/co-workers/family in their own language, when no one else in the group can understand them? Would they like it if I started speaking in a foreign language around them?
Posted in General Rants, Products on Nov 22nd, 2006
There is no question we live in an age of booming technology and innovation. I am always amazed at the pace we see new inventions emerging, but what I don’t see as much of is improvement on things that we have to use every day. This is not to say it doesn’t happen, but there [...]
Posted in General Rants, Health on Nov 21st, 2006
In the store the other day, I was making my usual rounds with balancing the kids (another rant for another day) and the task ahead of me. I hear behind me the voice of an ever so helpful store clerk. “Can I help you Ma’am?” Ma’am? I turned around only to [...]
