I feel like I've been a really boring person lately. I've been so busy that I don't read anymore, sleep, blog, exercise (which is the worst), or even cook. We were going to leave for California yesterday, but decided to change our plans because we have so much work that we have to do before we move. I never thought that making a long distance move and getting a house ready to rent would take up so much of my time, but it does.
I have nothing really to write about. Nothing has been bothering me; nobody has stolen my identity; I just don't have anything to complain about it. Isn't that what I usually do on this blog?
I'm happy all the time, even though I'm pretty tired. I'm neglecting a lot of people, but not because I want to.
Then I started thinking really hard. I still do have a lot of thing that really annoy me, but I just don't think about them anymore. It happens and I don't give it a second thought. But here is a pet peeve of mine:
Did you know that people with no children give the BEST parenting advice? NOT! It doesn't happen very often but it does happen. I have been told everything from when I should put my kids to bed, when I should potty train them, how they should act in public, what my kids should eat, how much they need to drink, I should hold them less. STOP. That also includes old people that had kids but no longer do. Most of the time I just wonder if they even remember what it is like to have children. Let me clarify this mostly has to do with strangers and even friends, not so much family members because they know my children better. Oh! Also when I just state a fact like "Olivia doesn't like to take naps anymore" and then people start giving me advice about how to put her down for naps or what I should do, or lecture me on how important sleep is for small children. I get it. I didn't want your advice. I just said something that I wish I never said so I wouldn't waste an hour listening to unwanted advice.
That's about it with the pet peeves thing. I also hate it when people are shocked or even angry that something happened that are out of my control. I don't want to give specific examples, but for example someone telling me not to get sick when obviously it's not something that I tried to do and could avoid, like smoking.
On a more positive note, I am moving to another state. I don't feel like I'm moving quite yet. We did put our house up for rent and, I'm not going to lie, the property management guy quoted us way more than we thought we could get for renting out our house. I don't think we'll get that price, but I hope someone falls for the trap. Oh no, I hope whoever reads this blog doesn't find out that they can rent our house out for less and doesn't take the higher bid, but I doubt my sister, the Thiots or Keltzie Smith will ever want to move to Idaho Falls. Yep, you guys are the only 3 that read this blog, unless you've stopped...
I have been getting pretty boring.
Just to ramble on a little more, I have recently discovered pinterest. After years of Kate Goodman wanting me to join, I finally did. Pinterest is just a good way to collect and organize things that I want to do. It's not as addicting as I thought it would be, then again, when I get started, I just want to surf the internet for neat ideas.
Okay. I think I'm done. What's happening to me. I feel like I use to write about almost interesting things. I know I never did, but at least my sister thought I was funny.
Me!!! I still read your blog!!! And I think you're funny!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd that is a HUGE pet peeve of mine, as well--when people start giving advice about how to train and teach and raise your child. It's always so simple, so logical, and so easy--until you have kids. Or once you've forgotten what it's like to have young kids.
Another big pet peeve of mine (because this blog suddenly became about me--like how I did that?) is when other people tell me what works perfectly with their perfectly organized lives and perfectly well-behaved children--but my children have completely different personalities, and so what may work for one does not always (rarely, in fact), works for another child.
My oldest son needs very little sleep, and always has. My second, however, HAS to have his naps and is a complete crank if he doesn't get them. My baby, on the other hand, is pretty easygoing with whatever's going down, and only gets cranky if she's missed a ridiculous amount of sleep--but she also naps really well. It's probably a good thing I had the more difficult sleepers first, though, otherwise I'd probably be one of those annoying advice-givers who thinks I know everything because I have a sleeper.
Anyways, long comment short--I love your blog...and the pet peeve you expressed is probably shared by a lot of young moms.
I just try to remind myself in the moment "They're just trying to help. They honestly think they're helping me by saying this."
And SOMETIMES that makes me less irritated. :)
I will forever read your blog!
ReplyDeleteYou are way funny, I freaked out for a second when I saw my name haha
It's true, you have gotten kinda boring. Don't you worry though, when you move down here, I'll bring some more Pfun into your life.
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