All the ridiculous things I learned today.
1. Zicam really does reduce the severity and length of your cold. If you can let the little pills melt without chewing them (which is really hard). And if you can do it without gagging.
2. Some people shouldn't have kids. Or dogs. Especially not kids and dogs. Especially not in public.
3. Some dogs will bite you just to be allowed to go play in traffic.
4. People will get mad when you step aside to let their dog run out the front doors to the busy street outside. *Disclaimer* Look, I love dogs and I jumped in front of the doors to keep his fuzzy tail in that store. But the fact of the matter is, when a sixty-pound beast growls and lunges for me, I'm MOVIN. I do NOT like your dog that much. If he wants to go frolicking in traffic that bad, FINE BY ME. Maybe if you had some control over your two beasts and you six year old, you wouldn't have that problem. WHY would you bring in two huge, aggressive dogs, one badly behaved child, and an infant into a busy store?? HOW many ARMS did you THINK you had, lady?
5. When you have a cold, you should avoid running out of certain things, like DayQuil. And Sudafed.
6. When you run out of cold medicine, substituting Theraflu "because it's all we got" is no longer going to be an option. I will go to friggin 7-eleven and get something.
7. Theraflu is disgusting. Sipping it will make me gag. Gulping it will make me throw up. Straight rum goes down smoother than that crap. Ughhhhhh. *shivers*
8. My dog (Junior) can open the bedroom door, and therefore the bedroom is no longer a "safe" place to leave him when we're not home...
9. Working next to a mall sucks on Saturdays around Christmastime.
10. My husband doesn't care that my hair looks sooooo much better straightened. But Becky does.
11. Being broke controls my alcohol consumption. Lol... The text that I got that said "Paradocks Paradocks!" was truly depressing, because we didn't have the money for me to go blowing it at the bar with Chuck. And because I needed a drink after today. Which is kind of why I'm glad I didn't have one. HaHA! Alcohol-99, me-1!
12. My accomplishments give others strength. Bob will be smoke-free for seven days tomorrow. GO BOB! YOU CAN DO IT!
13. Throwing up Theraflu will make me throw up. Again.
14. Laughing while throwing up is a baaaaaaaaaaad idea.
15. Santa Claus is apparently the size of an elf. (That one's a long story, but I can tell you that when I tried on the Santa suit out of a desperate need for a Santa at work, the friggin pants were beyond highwaters and the coat didn't even come to my waist. What the crap, man? So Santa Claus is a jolly 4'9"?)
16. It doesn't matter that you managed to get it all down. If you throw it all back up, Theraflu doesn't work. Which seems really unfair to me.
17. Too much on your mind will keep you from sleeping.
18. Talking about drugs can make you miss them.
19. Knowing that you would not, could not ever go back to what you were then feels good.
20. The harder you fight to be the person you should be, the more you are enabled to screw up, and the harder it gets to be that person.
21. I'm pretty stinkin' alone in this fight for my soul. My only real 'teammates' live a long way from here. The other one is twelve, and I look out for her, not the other way around.
22. I tried to imagine my husband as a "Godly man" and I couldn't. I couldn't. It scares me.
23. I wrestle with myself, am harder on myself, and and doubt myself more than anyone else ever bothers to.
24. I wish I had some close friends that were doing better than me spiritually. It's scary to think I'm as good as it gets in my group right now.
25. This list could go on forever. But it's not. Goodnight.
2. Some people shouldn't have kids. Or dogs. Especially not kids and dogs. Especially not in public.
3. Some dogs will bite you just to be allowed to go play in traffic.
4. People will get mad when you step aside to let their dog run out the front doors to the busy street outside. *Disclaimer* Look, I love dogs and I jumped in front of the doors to keep his fuzzy tail in that store. But the fact of the matter is, when a sixty-pound beast growls and lunges for me, I'm MOVIN. I do NOT like your dog that much. If he wants to go frolicking in traffic that bad, FINE BY ME. Maybe if you had some control over your two beasts and you six year old, you wouldn't have that problem. WHY would you bring in two huge, aggressive dogs, one badly behaved child, and an infant into a busy store?? HOW many ARMS did you THINK you had, lady?
5. When you have a cold, you should avoid running out of certain things, like DayQuil. And Sudafed.
6. When you run out of cold medicine, substituting Theraflu "because it's all we got" is no longer going to be an option. I will go to friggin 7-eleven and get something.
7. Theraflu is disgusting. Sipping it will make me gag. Gulping it will make me throw up. Straight rum goes down smoother than that crap. Ughhhhhh. *shivers*
8. My dog (Junior) can open the bedroom door, and therefore the bedroom is no longer a "safe" place to leave him when we're not home...
9. Working next to a mall sucks on Saturdays around Christmastime.
10. My husband doesn't care that my hair looks sooooo much better straightened. But Becky does.
11. Being broke controls my alcohol consumption. Lol... The text that I got that said "Paradocks Paradocks!" was truly depressing, because we didn't have the money for me to go blowing it at the bar with Chuck. And because I needed a drink after today. Which is kind of why I'm glad I didn't have one. HaHA! Alcohol-99, me-1!
12. My accomplishments give others strength. Bob will be smoke-free for seven days tomorrow. GO BOB! YOU CAN DO IT!
13. Throwing up Theraflu will make me throw up. Again.
14. Laughing while throwing up is a baaaaaaaaaaad idea.
15. Santa Claus is apparently the size of an elf. (That one's a long story, but I can tell you that when I tried on the Santa suit out of a desperate need for a Santa at work, the friggin pants were beyond highwaters and the coat didn't even come to my waist. What the crap, man? So Santa Claus is a jolly 4'9"?)
16. It doesn't matter that you managed to get it all down. If you throw it all back up, Theraflu doesn't work. Which seems really unfair to me.
17. Too much on your mind will keep you from sleeping.
18. Talking about drugs can make you miss them.
19. Knowing that you would not, could not ever go back to what you were then feels good.
20. The harder you fight to be the person you should be, the more you are enabled to screw up, and the harder it gets to be that person.
21. I'm pretty stinkin' alone in this fight for my soul. My only real 'teammates' live a long way from here. The other one is twelve, and I look out for her, not the other way around.
22. I tried to imagine my husband as a "Godly man" and I couldn't. I couldn't. It scares me.
23. I wrestle with myself, am harder on myself, and and doubt myself more than anyone else ever bothers to.
24. I wish I had some close friends that were doing better than me spiritually. It's scary to think I'm as good as it gets in my group right now.
25. This list could go on forever. But it's not. Goodnight.
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