One thing I hate and one thing I love
Something I hate: I had a visitor of the “drop-by” sort. You know, an acquaintance who knocks on your door at 10:30am because she was thinking of you? (Hopefully you don’t know about this type of behavior because you have better people in your life.)
Rule: If you simply have to drop-in, you must give someone a 30 minute warning before knocking on the door. This is enough time to a) change out of my bathrobe, put my hair in a ponytail and put on some lipgloss and under-eye concealer; b) put everything on the kitchen counter into the kitchen sink; c) put everything in the living room into the bedroom closet and shut the door; and d) turn off the TV and put on some classical music or NPR on the radio.
I haven’t been able to stop thinking about how much I hate surprise visitors to the extent that I had to start thinking about something I love in order to arrest the hate eddy I was swirling in
So, something I love: I love when moms and kids dress alike. I know it’s corny and precious, but I love it.
New policy:
For everything I hate (songs with sirens in them)
I will concentrate on something I love (songs that use the word “rendezvous”)
Now you try it.
- Jen
July 26th, 2012 at 2:26 pm
Are you already so popular in the undisclosed location as to attract home visitors? Or maybe just generating that much curiosity?
July 26th, 2012 at 2:37 pm
I HATE songs with sirens in them too! Who’s idea was that? I LOVE songs with clapping or good horns (as in the brass kind not the car kind). I also do NOT appreciate drop bys. My front door has big windows in it and there is no where to hide when someone does a walk up at the end of this country cul de sac. UGH!
July 26th, 2012 at 3:31 pm
When I was in middle school my mom used to make me tell her 3 things that were good before I could launch into whatever I was hating at the moment. My husband has to remind me to do this sometimes too.
July 26th, 2012 at 5:57 pm
What about when dads and their sons dress alike? and if that is ok, at what age should the dressing alike stop? (note – the dad does not dress like a kid, the kid dresses like an adult, and it is adorable)
July 27th, 2012 at 1:01 am
Anyone that knows me knows not to just stop by because they feel the same way. If you don’t know me you will learn very quick that even if I’m home & you knock on my door unannounced, I will not answer. That’s just the way it is & I don’t feel bad about it.