Hello and happy Monday.
How was your weekend? We had a really good one. Travis and I had an amazing day at Oaks on Friday, Saturday we did a whole lot of nothing, and yesterday we watched Hadley dance all day at her dance competition.
We’re ready to get the ball rolling on the week.
I’m linking up with my favorite ladies for our Not Just a Mom post.
So far this year, we’ve discussed:
- Introductions in January
- House rules in February
- Day in the life (weekend edition) in March
- Cleaning hacks in April
Also, guess what…I wrote this post last month and was just about to link up for Let’s Look and realized the topic sounded really familiar. PIVOT!…Instead of posting, I saved it and updated a few things for today’s link up.
This month’s topic is our pet peeves…
Oh, don’t even get me started 😆
That being said, because I try to stay positive, I’m going to limit myself to only a few pet peeves for this post!
- Well, I’d like to say loud chewing, but really just hearing other people chew is a pet peeve. I swear I must have a touch of misophonia because sometimes at dinner, I have to give my family the side eye because I hear every slurp and bite they take.
- Speaking of “side eye,” people who talk during movies get a look from me!
- Empty boxes/containers in the pantry…and dishes in the sink.
- People who litter…hello! Let’s save the world, please.
- My #1 pet peeve is those who don’t put away their shopping cart. Seeing a wayward cart in the parking lot just runs right through me!
I will be the first to admit that I’m not perfect. I’m sure I do things that get on other peoples’ nerves, but I try to at least not do the things above.
What are some of your pet peeves?
We’d love for you to join us next month when we talk about…how we became a mom.
After today, we only have two more Mondays in the school year! I can’t believe it.
I hope you have a great start to your week.
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The shopping cart thing tells me everything I need to know about a person. They are selfish and don’t think of others. They think they are too busy/busier than everyone else. I once had a hilarious experience watching a woman who didn’t put her cart away and then she couldn’t back out because of where she had left the cart. Karma!
I also hate when I let a person out in front of me while driving and they don’t give me the courtesy wave. Seriously? I didn’t have to let you out!
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You are spot on about the shopping cart. Courtesy wave! I agree!
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Yes Amy!! And lazy too! It takes very minimal effort to put the dang cart away– just do it!
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Right??? I agree!
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I chuckled reading these- you are always too kind- ha!
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You either put your cart away or you’re a sociopath, there is no middle ground on this one! Haha.
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Haha! Yes.
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Yeah, my family leaves empty containers and they all leave their dishes for me to wash! ugh.
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I’m always like, “the dishwasher is right next to the sink!” 😆
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I would rather have dishes in the sink than dishes sitting on the table. My kids are little though. I dream of the day they do house chores without help or attitude
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My kids are older and I can’t say we have more help and less attitude 😆 mine don’t leave dishes on the table but I sometimes find them in their room. Gross
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I was so afraid to start typing my list (and it IS quite long… but I thought of a good number more today!! LOL). The ONLY time I don’t return a cart is if it’s a really snowy day and the store didn’t plow/shovel and I literally had to use my body weight to get the cart to my car… it’s rare but it has happened… otherwise I’m returning mine and any others I see along the way! It’s not that hard to do.
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That’s a good point/
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Good list! I can see that a mom with little ones might have a logistically difficult time getting the shopping cart to a corral, but that’s the only possible mitigating circumstance. And when that was me, I strategically parked close to a corral and/or figured out a way to return the cart, so I think others could do the same. Oh, that reminds me of one that’s kind of related – the people that park diagonally across parking spots, presumably so their car won’t get scratched. Nothing tempts me to key a car more. I never would, but I’m tempted!
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Yes I always did too. I’d park by a cart return. I didn’t think about diagonal parking but I know what you mean
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I completely agree about the shopping carts!
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I could list 100 things easily which annoy me and I am nodding along with yours.
I hate hearing people eat too. My girls laugh at me when I get annoyed with them and always say they’re just eating.
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Haha I really do try to hold it in and now say something about chewing…unless it’s too intolerable 😆
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