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I know that what I am complaining about here is a problem that 99% of the population wishes they were fortunate enough to have. I know that I have a good life. I was born in a free country to parents that loved me and had the means to give me a good education. I had two healthy babies that I was able to stay home with because my husband has a good job. Now I am fortunate enough to work from home.
What I am trying to say is that if you have actual problems, you should stop reading this post right here.
I am not kidding. Stop reading right now because I am about to make you really mad. You will yell at me. You will resent me and you will wonder why I think I have a thing in the world to complain about. Don’t read on unless your life is perfect.
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Posted by Goon Squad Sarah @
8:55 am |
I think I am starting to like mowing my yard. Really. Just hear me out for a second.
I know, I always say that I don’t like outside and I hate nature unless it is the beach, but that sort of comes into play.
First (and least surprisingly) it is good exercise and gives me a feeling of accomplishment. When I am done I can actually see that the lawn looks different. That is nice.
Second (or third, that part was kind of two) my iPod is awesome. My iPod is way better than other people’s iPods because there aren’t any songs on it that I hate. I used to put stuff on my iPod so that my husband wouldn’t laugh at me, or so if someone was in my car they would think I was cool. I don’t do that these days. I don’t give a shit anymore. Now I just put on songs I like. Right now I have 594 songs all of my choosing. Today when I mowed I heard Slayer, Mozart, Tomahawk, Alice in Chains, R.E.M., KIX and Blur. It ruled.
My attitude is also better. Well, maybe not better, but it works.
Mowing my yard has become Sarah vs. Nature. When Slayer is on – no mercy, when Mozart is on la vendetta. Pixies? Wave of Mutilation.
Now that I think about it my iPod has a lot of pent up hostility.
Now that I think about it I have a lot of pent up hostility.
So, mowing works for me, and I think it makes Gabe’s life slightly easier.
Plus my neighbors think I am a good worker.
It is a win/win/win/win. For now. Soon it will get too hot and I’m sure I’ll hate it again.
Posted by Goon Squad Sarah @
4:46 pm |
Note: Do you ever spend time on a writing assignment only to realize that you weren’t assigned the laundry post, you were assigned the post about messy bedrooms? No. Just me, huh? Whatever. Here is a post I wrote for BlogHer about how I am a laundry slacker.
My philosophy on doing laundry is entirely based on a two word phrase. “As needed.”
I’m not kidding. I wash my towels when they get yucky, I wash my sheets when they get dirty. I wash my underwear every time I wear it, but that is underwear. It touches my butt.
I mean it. I don’t have a laundry schedule. I have a big pile of laundry at the top of my stairs, a small pile of laundry in my bedroom and a medium sized pile in my laundry room.
My cats peed on the pile in my laundry room – this is how I know it is time to throw in a load.
See? As needed.
My mother loves to do laundry. I have no idea why. I guess we all have a pet chore. Mine is… okay maybe not everybody has a pet chore. I guess there is housework I hate less than the other domestic sciences, I don’t mind vacuuming. That isn’t to say I vacuum every day – or even once a week. Look – I hate housekeeping, that is why I hired a cleaning service. (This is also why I work so much, so that I can afford the aforementioned cleaning service.) The thing is that they don’t do my laundry. (or my dishes now that I think about it, but I would definitely pay more if they would. I hate doing dishes too.)
This brings me back to the whole “as needed” thing. I need to do the wash because my utility room (fine, basement) smells like cat urine. if my laundry room smelled reasonable I might wait until somebody ran out of underwear.
I’m not a total wash slacker. Once I actually get down to it I separate lights and darks. In fact, I usually have a white load, a black load, a blue and green load and a red/pink/purple/orange load. See? There is a benefit to waiting a long time. Load specificity.
Whatever it takes to justify it, I suppose.
Listen, it isn’t as if I am an organized human being with a laundry deficiency. I have no aversion to washing clothes I am just a generally lazy person and a procrastinator. I don’t have a schedule for anything – grocery shopping, car maintenance, doctors appointments, sex, writing, dishes, exercise, gardening, changing sheets – all as needed.
Posted by Goon Squad Sarah @
12:29 pm |
Hey, is this thing on?
Posted by Goon Squad Sarah @
1:41 pm |
I just bought two nonstop airplane tickets from Washington DC to San Francisco for under $500. Total.
I just got a reservation for two at Le Bernadin on a Friday night with less than three weeks notice.
A couple of weeks ago we finally broke down and bought the DSLR
I had been coveting for three years when it finally came down so far in price that it was affordable.
But I’m waiting to buy my new couch, because I know the economy blows and that thing has to go on sale soon. There cannot be that many people as desperate for new living room furniture as we are, right?
**attempts to use the Jedi mind trick on furniture store**
Nothing yet. But it will go on sale and then the new couch will be mine. Oh yes, it will be mine. Then I will sit in style and comfort until one of the children or cats vomits on it for the first time.
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Posted by Goon Squad Sarah @
9:51 am |
