When I first read the prompt, I thought it was compliant and I went in a direction I don’t take my blog. I’m at my most willing compliant about 20 seconds after I sass The Mister, “You’re not the boss of me.”
*achem*
But the prompt is Complaint.
Obviously this means I should list my complaints. Complaint singular is impossible.
Tuesdays are stupid.
I miss my husband. Yes, already.
The plumber is here this morning. I’m glad the plumber is here, but I have flashbacks to the kajillion-dollar hole in my yard and it makes me nervous.
Whenever I think about how annoyed I am with the upkeep of my house, I think about how much I love my house. When I think about how annoyed I am with a plumbing problem, I think about how nice it is I don’t have to walk back and forth to Fall Creek with buckets.
I’m a little cold, but grateful the furnace is runnin.
Okay, I’m not into complaining right now. I’m like my trees are swaying so pretty and this coffee is so delicious and this sweater is so comfy and my dog is so precious and this throw is so cozy — I have already entered into the land of gratitude.
Now, at 7am, I had a lot more to complain about. At 7am, the alarm went off. I was cold and hungry and tired, oh so tired. My bed was empty of man and replete with needy furbabies. There were dream-residual maracas and horses in my head. I had to sign reading logs and put on clothes and Moo couldn’t find her boots and my hair kept fallin over my face and I had to make coffee and summon my nice voice for the telephone.
I managed.
joeyfullystated 
Yeah! You are a very graceful complainer.
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Haha, thank you 🙂
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My old house needs a lot of work, too. But it keeps me warmish and dry, has a big back yard and it has so much character. I like how things can turn on a dime from blah to yay. Great examples of things to be thankful for.
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Thank you. Told ya we’re on the same page today 🙂
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Your trees, coffee, sweater, sweet dog, and throw create a lovely picture of solitude. Enjoy the rest of your morning! 🙂
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Thanks — Have a great day! 🙂
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Thank you. You, too! 🙂
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Nice voice for the phone that early????? Noooo!!!!!
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OH yessir. For strangers only, lol!
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A complaint quickly erased by gratitude–the best approach to life!
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Whenever possible 🙂
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Love the big-ass mug! If you looked at my favourite mug you’d think I were Chinese, but I’m obviously not Chinese. It’s auspiciously jade green, comfortably holds about 16 oz of coffee and reads “EST’D 1979: MANDARIN”. That’s the name of the largest Chinese Buffet restaurant in Canada. ps. hi, missed your words lady 😀
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Hi Jill!
Thanks, but it’s actually not big at all, I think it’s the angle. We usta have big ol coffeehouse mugs, and then we moved to not a lot of cabinet space and went back to standard…never did upgrade, but as they chip and break… 😉
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I still respect you.. even if you have standard mugs (joking, duh). Hope your Thursday is behaving itself 🙂
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It wasn’t bad. I like Thursdays overall.
But it was no Friday 😉
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I would have made a list of all my hardcore complaints. Your gratitude is inspiring.
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As much as I’m glad to inspire you, I do love to go on a good rant, bitching and moaning as we all do. 🙂
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I think I’m glad you wrote this early 🙂 I hope the plumbing project goes well.
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It was costly, but not a kajillion, and it was well worth it 😀 Thanks!
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You are rather Zen like in your complaints. My complaints are more run on sentences. Coffee and a comfy sweater sounds great. I usually run around in boxers and T trying to find my orange marmalade. Tuesdays might suck but they are needed before you get any more days.
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LOL I am imagining you lookin for marmalade! 😀
I just didn’t have a rant in me today, and I’ll count that in my blessings.
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That is a great picture of you. I am glad you were not full of complaints.
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Oh thanks, me too 🙂 This day’s grown better and better and I am glad.
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I’ve never been a great fan of Tuesdays either – carry on – tomorrow’s Hump Day!
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HA! It can be a huge effort summoning up the ‘nice telephone voice’ when you don’t even want to get out of bed! 😒😒😒
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Yes ma’am. Sassy said, “Wow, that was impressive.” lol
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😀😀😀
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Maracas in your head…I think I’d have stayed in bed. ☺☺☺
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Damn, I wanna have dreams with horses and maracas in ’em! (…How’d I do? Was that compain-y enough??)
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Yeah, that’ll do 🙂
Drink orange juice before bed, I guess.
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That’s it? Rly? Do I need to add, like, cayenne pepper or egg yolks or some ish like that…?
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Actually, maybe. I put about a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in mine. 😛
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A-HA! Look out, Freaky Dreamworld, Alice is coming for ya…
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Hehee! 🙂
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Is the kajillion dollar hole for the septic system?
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New pipes to the sewer. 50 ft line.
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What a perfect day for that prompt! I laughed at that word mix-up. I read some things wrong before and then had to laugh at what I’d thought it said. If it makes you feel any better, plumbing issues are apparently the problem du jour. My s-i-l’s toilet pipe exploded on Sunday and someone I work with recently had their toilet fall through the floor, into the dining room, breaking the dining room table. Perhaps things could be worse. 🙂
janet
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Oh my word. Yes, I’d say so. We just had a leak repaired. The Mister couldn’t find it, but the plumber sure did 🙂
Best of luck to your SIL. Let’s hope that’s the last of her plumbing woes!
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OH. MY. GOD. Do you mean to suggest that this irrational fear I have of falling through the floor while on the toilet might not be so irrational?!! GOOD GRIEF!
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😁🙀🤡
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Thankfully, in their case, the toilet fell through unaccompanied.
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On a positive note, yesterday’s disaster is today’s really funny story. I wonder if they’re laughing about it yet.
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OK, I just loved this. I’m glad 7am ended, and left you with the good. I hope your Mister is back home soon, too1
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I’m glad you have so many happies going all at once! I’m trying to port my cell phone number to a new carrier, so can lend you some complaints, if you’re runnin’ short.
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You’re always welcome to vent here, Marian. How’s it goin?
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Mornings suck!
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After replacing the roof and the AC in under 4 months, right now I hate my house. But I know I will love it again. It could be magic.
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“Nice telephone voice”- my kids tell me that I raise my voice a few octaves when I talk to strangers on the phone. I told them that’s because I’m trying to pretend I’m smiling while I talk to them!
We had a dead fish and sick middle child kind of morning… but then I went to yoga… and had some moments of zen 🙂
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Thank heavens for some zen, Amy! 🙂
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I’m still traumatized by the whole toilet thing. Who knows what kind of freaky dreams I’m going to have tonight because of that one!
… the picture of you is priceless! 😀
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Thanks. Yeah, I have had that feeling before, too. It’s especially unnerving when you’re at someone’s very old house…
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I can hold it. I think I can hold it …
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