- Getting up in the morning before the Sun does. Totally not fair.
- Dust. Just dust. Where the heck does it come from, anyway? Especially dust on the baseboards --you'd think there was some kind of rule that all housework had to be done while you're bent at a 45 degree angle.
- The consistency of lattes. If you're going to charge me $ for a latte, you should make sure you measure the milk correctly (too much milk is NOT a latte --it's just a milky coffee), and please don't make my latte after making a chai latte --that chai flavor contaminates my coffee. I don't know how or why, I just know it does.
- The myth that before menopause you'll begin to skip periods. At almost-50, that sucker comes every three weeks, and it's basically hemorrhaging for three days. Definite dislike.
- Night-sweats. Really, I don't need to say more here, but I will: Three nightshirts a night is two too many.
- Insomnia before a stressful day. Why is it so impossible to get a good night's sleep when you need it most?
- Laundry. Don't you sometimes find yourself looking in your child's laundry hamper and wondering if the items were even worn before being chucked back in there? How can the hampers fill up that quickly?
What's unfair in your life? :-)
Dust! I hate it. I wipe it off and a minute later it's dusty again. Same with cleaning the stove! And that period business? It took until age 52 before I even missed one!
ReplyDeleteDust.
ReplyDeleteLaundry - same thoughts as you. In fact, I've actually pulled things out I know weren't worn. I told her she's doing her own laundry next time it happens. That has helped. For now.
Getting my child up and out the door before she has ever gotten up by herself. EVER.
How last summer's tan has not completely faded but the bleach job the sun did on my hair has.
Remember Fried Green Tomatoes? "Honey, you got to get yourself some hormones!" (forgive me if that's not verbatim, but still--you DO.) Your doctor will assure you that a limited time on HRT can see you safely through the cruel game that is menopause. (Speaking of menopause, I CANNOT remember Jessica Tandy's character's name!)
ReplyDeleteI respectfully suggest that it's time for Emma to learn to do her own laundry. You know it's not hard and the longer you do it for her, the harder she'll think it must be. And she can dust baseboards, too.
I'm glad to know your mouse-in-the-heater mystery has been resolved. Money well spent, wasn't it?
Insomnia. Why is it that I'm wide awake in the middle of the night when I'm so tired all day and exhausted at bedtime? I used to be able to sleep. Dust. Definitely that perpetual dust. And the same goes for floor schmutz. Just unfair.
ReplyDeleteAmen! The menopause symptoms are driving me nuts.
ReplyDeleteLaundry is just a horrid task. And I swear my kids must wear 4 outfits a day based on the amount I have to wash.
ReplyDeleteDust. Ick.
ICK ICK ICK.
Getting my husband's cold... not sleeping at night... that family members are happy to help put out the Christmas decorations but have zero interest in helping to put them away (which is why everything is still on display)... that I'm the only one in this house who can remember birthdays... that a dentist has to be paid money by me in order to inflict pain upon my jaw
ReplyDeleteWhen my mother told me that her cycles came along more often with menopause, I got serious about asking for a hysterectomy, because there was no way I could take any more than I had already taken. (They pay more attention if you use the word "hemorrhaging.")