Irritants

2/1/2013

Irritants

If you're in a relationship of any kind - work, couple, friend, relative - or you name it, then you have experienced the pesky little quirks of someone else.  Over time you either learn to love (or at at least accept) those little things or you go crazy.  Simple as that.

I'm not going to ask you what it is that you possibly do that might be an irritant for somebody else.  Nope.  I'm going to tell you some of the things that I know makes Jeff nuts and has been doing so for 38 years.  I know that I could do better with some, if not all, of these things -the  truth is I just don't. I think my only excuse is that I "might" be lazy.

I, for instance, don't bother to put new toilet paper or paper towels back on the holder.  My theory, or perhaps my excuse, is that you're just going to use the stuff up anyway so why hang it up.  

Toothpaste is another biggie.  I squeeze from the top and Jeff's a bottom squeezer (boy that almost sounds bad).  If Jeff didn't have one of those roll-up plastic thingies that he (not me) puts on the toothpaste I think he would lose his mind.  

I can't get in to most of those reseal packages and when Jeff's not around I simply cut the top off the package thereby making it impossible to reseal unless you're willing to use duct tape!  This method of opening generally (how about always) allows the food to dry out and eventually be tossed out which doesn't endear me to him I assure you.

I love coffee and can drink it after it's been sitting for 24 hours.  I have a nasty (see at least I recognize this) habit of leaving coffee cups all over the house with just an inch or two of coffee inside.  There is generally a cup by my reading chair, one in the kitchen and one at both my upstairs and downstairs desks.  Jeff has ONE cup that he uses and washes it seldom.  His cup doesn't wander around the house like mine do.  It's either by his chair or on his desk and easy to find.  If he "misplaces" it he will search until he finds it - no other cup will do.  Heaven help us if it ever gets broken!

Now you're probably about to give Jeff saint status.  It's true that he puts up with a lot and after all these years it's apparent that I'm a slow learner BUT  he has a few faults of his own which I'm not going to share - at least today!

So just think of your own life and I'll bet you'll be able to come up with a few quirks of your own.  And it is those little things that make each of us a unique individual and keeps the world from becoming boring.

Food for the day - heavenly hash day.  As I write this I'm thinking of that nasty hash that comes in a can and there is nothing heavenly about that.  So I went back to do some research, turns out this is an ice cream (I don't get out much).  It's vanilla and chocolate ice cream filled with white vanilla marshmallow swirls, chopped almonds, and dark chocolate chunks and it does sound heavenly.

Little known weather fact: The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara falls froze completely solid!  I bet that was a beautiful sight.

It's Saturday so enjoy.  Sit back and have another cup of coffee and put your feet up you deserve it.  

P