Annoyances of 2011

Normally, I am as happy as a lark, and calm as millpond trudging though this clear as mud path called life. However, there are a few things in life that make me hotter than hell and as mad as a hornet. The following is a collection of photos that made the list for biggest annoyances in 2011!

Really?! There are 6 other bins within a 20 second walk! 

Or, it takes less than a minute to place the full bin in its designated 

spot and get a new bin.

Seriously, Miata Guy, the hamper is just a few inches further!

Ok, so I haven't cleaned your box in a week,
but don't you think peeing on the floor is a little harsh?

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Dear traffic light at a T intersection on my way to work,
do you really need to turn red when I'm the only car on the road and running late?
Sure, I could just creep through on red, but I have this
fear a cop is waiting near by with his lights off.

Oxygen tanks labeled full when they are really empty!

So I forgot to put the gate up, but did you really have to eat the chocolate cake mix?
Why not the vanilla? At least, it would have matched the carpet!

Whole grain wheat bread too large for the toaster. 

I miss my people

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I love my job, don't get me wrong, but second shift is really taking a toll on me. Mainly because, I miss my people. When I am home, my people are at work or school, and when I head to work my people are coming home. I miss being able to talk to my people and share my joys and frustrations in life. I miss cooking dinner with Miata Guy and our conversations we shared over those dinners. I miss going on bicycle rides. Yes, I know I could go riding during the day by myself, however I have this great fear of being hit by a car and left for dead until someone spotted me. I miss cooking dinner for my people or going out to eat with my people. I miss Miata Guy. I miss my mermaid luver. I miss my tree hugger. I miss my people, for I feel so alone without them.

Introducing the star, The Star!

After graduating from THE top ranked college in veterinary technology in December 2009, I immediately started my career at a large animal clinic working as the evening technologist.  I love working 2nd shift, mostly because of all the patient care. Responsible for all the patients once the clinicians, residents, and students leave, I monitor the patients and provide treatments as needed. So yes, I'm like an ICU nurse. The only disadvantage is the hours. Working 4pm- 12 am pretty much guarantees lonely days while all my family and friends are at work.  Also guarantees I will miss dinners and hangouts while I'm at work. Last fall to combat the loneliness feeling, I convinced Miata Guy getting a dog would be a great idea. We checked out several used dog stores over the coarse of a few months. During those few months, we test walked many different mixed breeds and we felt hopeless. Dog after dog either peed all over the visitation rooms, had diarrhea, or were on hold. Sigh. Then we meet her, The Star! We knew right away she would fit perfectly in our home. We rushed to complete the necessary paperwork after overhearing another couple's discussion about wanting adopting The Star. Had we waited one additional minute and the energetic and intelligent year old pup would have not been sticking her head out my car window a week later. The Star picked up clicker training immediately and we have had fun training her every since.

Below is a video, one of many to come, of how awesome The Star is and how we have grown to love her!

I've been Kogering

Miata Guy and I share similar thoughts and feelings on shopping. A passion that is non existent unless the trip evolves around a hobby. After many attempts to avoid a shopping trip the past week, there was no way around it. So on Sunday, we laced up of best pair of walking shoes and braved the 10 different stores all anxiously waiting to take our money. Approaching 5 hours into our trip, we entered our last store, Payless (or you may know it better as kroger). With list in hand and determined to be in and out in under 5 minutes, we raced through the store grabbing items not available at aldi.  Unfortunately, the frozen peas pods were hidden under the frozen corn which cause us to go over on time. As we walked out with bags in hand, Miata Guy put a sticker on my shirt. You know the one you got when you were a kid, with the 3 smiling face and the phrase that says "I've be kogering." 

During the month of July, I am working 3rd shift. My work requires that you not come and go in your uniform. So when my shift ends I must change into "street" clothes. As I headed out the door at the end of a long shift, I conversed with those arriving at work, subordinates, equals,and super-ordinates. Not until I arrived at home and changed into my night clothes did I realize the sticker still stuck to my shirt!

Mortified! Thanks Miata Guy!