Heads or Tails #6 - Pets or Pet Peeves

This week is all about either pets or pet peeves. I'm going to kind of do both of them but cheat a little too... A few months ago when I first started this blog, I wrote about our pets so I'm going to refer you to that post and also include a (somewhat) recent picture of our two kitties - Misty and Snuggly. Aren't they cute!

Ok, now that we've gotten that taken care of, on with the pet peeves!

You'll notice that my husband has a knack of doing many things which are pet peeves of mine. He'll try to tell you that I'm just too sensitive or picky, but we all know better right? Right? Um, well anyway...

One of my pet peeves is when people pick something up to use and then don't put it back where they found it. Things like pens, scissors, nail clippers, cordless phones, remote controls... So when I go to use it next, it's not where it's supposed to be. This behavior drives me nuts because I then have to waste my time searching for whatever-it-is instead of doing what I was going to do with it. (Confused yet?) Which adds a lot of time on to various tasks. If certain people (including but not limited to my loving husband) would just put things back when they are done with them, I everyone would be much, much happier!

Ok, this isn't meant to be a husband-bashing post. I'll try to contain myself. Really, I will.

Another pet peeve I have is when someone (who shall remain nameless) finds it necessary to leave articles of clothing in the exact spot that he he/she he was standing in when said article of clothing was removed. So then I find myself tripping over discarded shoes, socks, sweatpants, shorts and underwear. I've noticed this phenomenon occurring even when this nameless person is standing right next to the laundry hamper! Imagine that. Hard to believe, huh? But yep, it's true. I must also admit that this trait is apparently genetic because it seems to have been passed down to the next generation (Nameless Jr. and Nameless Jr. #2). So far only one other person (short, bald-ish and incredibly cute) in the house is good about putting things away and not only will put away her his/her own stuff but also anything else she he/she comes across lying around. I'm going to fight to keep this one on the right path!

That brings us to pet peeve number three. Or at least the third one that I'm going to bring up here and now.

There are times when I will buy a specific food item for myself. Or where I buy enough of a food item to make sure that I have enough to last me for a week's worth of lunches, or for a specific purpose. Not only do these food items tend to disappear from time to time but the culprit has the tendency to simply expect me to go out and replace them! Myself! I argue that if someone else is going to eat food that was intended to be mine then that person should be the one to go out and replace it. The counter to that is that we are all a family and should all be able to share things like food and if I run out of something then I should just go out and replace it.

And yet this person also complains when I eat a bag of 'his' 'his/her' Skittles... Whatever happened to sharing as a family then, I must ask? Someone should know better than to leave a bag of Skittles lying around for day after day - I tend to assume that it's not wanted by that point. Makes sense to me, right?

So I'd better stop here before I really get myself into trouble. I'm fully expecting someone to see past all of my (not so) brilliant attempts at being anonymous...

Ron - Sweetheart, Dear, Honey... I do love you, you know! :)


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