This is not going to be a woe-is-me post. I can promise you that right now.
Instead of whining, I prefer to think of this as a cleansing – but only if you play correctly.
Here are the rules:
- You must read my 5 vents, mental dumps, current pet peeves or what ever the heck you’d like to call them.
- Then you must list 5 of your own without holding back, sugarcoating or worrying if anyone will think you are a whiner – because you’re not. We’re all adults here and life is tough sometimes. Let it out.
- The last rule is KEY. You must not once, even a weensy little bit, gush or mush or otherwise commiserate with us non-whiners present. You’ll ruin the whole freaking deal. And no cheering either, for Christ’s sake.
Got it?
Let’s go.
1) I’ve gained 3 pounds since I quit smoking one month ago today.
2) We finally got our first contract on the house-that-shall-not-be-sold last week. They withdrew it yesterday. Can we say dick tease? (Don’t really say it out loud – that’s nasty)
3) Unbeknownst to us, we had a major power surge here recently (I think it was aliens) that caused all kinds of damage. The most expensive thus far is the frozen and cracked pool pump, pipes and heater. **Bonus not-whine: While the pool guy was telling me that my equipment was toast, my daughter came to inform me that Lillian had just thrown up all over my bedroom.**
4) My face will not stop breaking out. I don’t know what the hell is going on but I’m about to start wearing a bag over my head with only one eye cut out. Why the one eye? I just have a sick sense of humor. Seriously though, I have never had good skin and I’ve tried everything. I don’t know what to do anymore.
5) I taught 5 routines in class this week and pretty much sucked. I know it’s just one of those things you have to keep practicing but it sure is hard on the old ego. Sucking sucks -esp. in public.
There.
Now your turn.
And if you write even one nice, supportive comment – I promise, I’ll erase it. Just give me your list. That will make us both feel better.
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Oh dear, I already just did this on my own blog last night.
My car is dead. Again.
I am the family asshole because I didn’t go to my sister’s baby shower.
I have termites. Well, not ME, personally, but my house.
I have PMS so my face is broken out too, ’round about the chin. Gah.
I had to suffer an interrogation when I innocently went to buy baby fruit & diapers for my son.
And oh yeah, people suck.
Not you. Other people.
1. We seem to be heading for a drought here.
2. My husband has been travelling like crazy and I don’t see it letting up any time soon.
3. My kids are fighting a lot..
4. My husband often falls asleep at 9:00 and then wakes up at 11:00 all refreshed and feeling all frisky just as I’mtrying to fall asleep. I have not been sleeping enough.
5. My MIL has cancer and is getting a double masectomy, radiation and chemo. She lives 2000 miles away.
Bonus: breaking out, dog shedding, dog digging up the yard,
There’s good stuff to, but that would disqualify me, right?
My daughter is getting married in less than 2.5 months and I have not started my diet.
I hate having my photo taken and know I’ll have plenty of me looking like a disco ball if I buy a sparkly dress. (I don’t have a dress yet)
My sister and her daughter will not be coming to the wedding.
I had lasik and my eyes are dry and I have to keep puting in drops.
We are only allowed 5 things to whine about and my list is longer, but it would make me look shallow.
1. It is FREEZING and the kids have played in the house for days!!!!
2. I finally decided to get a maid – she leaves – 10 minutes later the dog pees all over my newly cleaned hardwoods and the kids track in mud.
3. bedwetting children……… need I say more
4. A call from my daughter’s teacher telling me she’s daydreaming in class.
5. Dear friend called last night to tell me she’s moving out of state.
Dont disqualify me, but………….. wonderful husband just returned from a week-long business trip – grabbed our three girls and took them out so that I could have a hour to do nothing but read People magazine and play on the computer. Some how “me time”, even a little, makes my 5 gripes start to fade………. (I’ve never been great at following rules!!)
I was looking for a way to vent today! What a great idea.
1. I broke my toe on Monday, and it really hurts. The housework is piling up and all I really feel like is resting or blogging!
2. The new nurses asst. at my son’s school is doing the same thing as the last one, just because I’m not a nurse, they know more about my son’s diabetes. She makes me feel like crap, and then calls me and ask me what she should do.
3.The kids seem to know I’m not feeling good or like myself, so they are fighting.
4. The baby is teething and not sleeping, so now I’ve a broken toe, and not sleeping well.
5. Insurance companies. I canceled my insurance, and they still took the money out of my account, and now it will take them 2 wks. before they reimbuse me.I should say insurance companies in general.
:brickwall:
Thank you for allowing me to get this off my chest. I do feel a little better.
I can’t figure out what to do with my freakin’ career and no one will hire me
The bank account is empty
The kids need new clothes
A month of 3x a week at the gym has done NOTHING for my ass
I feel paralyzed and incompetent these days.
1) I worked religiously at the gym for 4 months – ok with the help of a cuties trainer but lost -0- lbs. (Momma K won’t let me tell you the good part)
2) Resigned to eating only soft foods and liquids until I find out what is going on with my jaw – 2 month waiting period to see an oral surgeon (in some ways I’m really not in any rush!) Wouldn’t you think that would have a positive impact on my diet?
3) A big hole in my dining room greets me each day – the result of plumbing work in the bathroom – only entry possible. Momma K says I can plaster that sucker myself and repaint the wall – Huh? Me?
4) I’m allowed to take on my daughter’s bad luck so let’s add the disappointment on her house not selling – bugged me too. Want that off her back! BTW Dominion Power is retaliating for all those yellow signs you and your neighbors put up!
5) I’m disappointed that daughter #2 could not schedule the wedding of the century at her first choice venue…..this year. None of us really want to wait until next summer. She should be ‘with child’ by then!! :rofl:
1. I need to lose weight and eh, I’d rather eat. It’s funner…….’till I try to put on something other than the warm fuzzy lounge pants that I live in constantly.
2. Feller and I have been on The Outs for a week. He can pout longer than any junior high school teeny bopper….and more dramatically. And, it is totally HIS fault…for real. This time…..yes, HIS fault!:rolleyes:
3. Feller is in another state so I can’t even bitch him out in person. Email is just NOT as effective. What I have to say needs some sista’ hand motions and eye rolling and impressive gesturing…just to make sure he gets it, you know? :rant:
4. It is supposed to be ZERO degrees here in Kentucky by Monday night. That is just torture for an Arkansas gal….
5. My 4000 square foot home is consumed with my ebay inventory/junk/crap and I no longer care cause this is the most unfriendly place in the world and no one will see it anyway cause I do not have girlfriends over cause I don’t have any here and the Feller is working on North Carolina and my family does not visit cause I live at the end of the world and my daughter is in college at Emory in Atlanta so my house is a freaking mess and i.don’t.care…….and I got a lot of rants in my last one. Yeehaw!! :thanku:
1. Our septic system is puddling up in the front yard and it stinks.
2. I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror this morning and thought my Mom was in the house. I’m still shaking, and also, I’m really, really fat.
3. I was doing some laundry for my MIL and realized that we wear the same kind of underpants. I WEAR MIL UNDERPANTS. I’m going shopping this weekend, I swear.
4. My daughter broke her foot and refuses to wear her gelcast thing because she’s exactly like me and won’t admit it when she’s in pain until jagged bones thrust through her skin and tear her clothing. I’m yelling at her anyway.
5. My husband thinks that five hours is enough sleep for anybody, and he wakes me up. You’ll be reading about a murder in the newspaper soon.
[...] Since I allready had a pity party on Monday for my broken toe, which the bruising and the swelling have gone down BTW, and I’m not really one to whine or complain too much, MommaK over at Petroville is having a non-pity party of sorts, but rather a “soul cleansing” party, to vent and get things off your chest. I feel better now. [...]
Only 5?
I can’t even talk about it or I’d go hang myself, OK?
Is that crappy enough for ya? Heh, thought so.
What house?
Clearasil Acne Cream. Slop it on those bumpies as SOON as you feel one coming on, it dries it right up.
Oh my, you have perfect timing as usual!
1. Today, we are spending all our extra cash on buying a car, since Hubs totaled his car a few weeks ago. Today, we also learned the transmission is out on our other car- a $2,000 repair. This puts us way behind on buying our 16-year-old a car to drive, which means I will soon be hauling her ass all over town along with my 13-year-old (who’s conveniently decided to take up track at the same time that I have the baby), my 2-year-old and a NEWBORN.
2. My parents aren’t speaking to me. And it has at least something to do with my blog.
3. We have MICE in our attic. We can hear them. It is DISGUSTING.
4. Migraines. Horrible pregnancy migraines. And when there are no migraines, there is fear of migraines.
5. I am eight 1/2 months pregnant- and can’t bear the thought of another month and a half feeling like this.
1. I have strep again for the third time in six weeks.
2. My boss needs to be a leader (he owns the company) but it’s not in him, so I have to move things forward.
3. Three children…no sex.
4. It’s freaking cold out.
5. Did I mention the sex thing?
I have not talked to my oldest son in 3 months. His cell phone is no longer in service. He has no home phone. I have sent several letters and I have not heard anything back. I am worried.
I have no real life friends. I miss Orville.
The blogosphere felt like a family and now I just feel left out by some of my fellow bloggers. I faithfully visit my fellow bloggers and I don’t think many of them visit me. I see some of the bloggers I visit comment on other blogs because I visit some of the blogs that they comment on. I try not to let that bother me but it does. I feel like a peeping cat when it is not reciprocal.
I have needed to go on a diet and exercise plan for the past two years. I have not done it. In part it was due to health reasons but since I am all in the clear with that I am supposed to be taking the extra weight off. I don’t even like looking at myself.
I suffer from migraines and am sick of them.
Bonus: it is friggin kkkkcold here and it does not look like it will get any warmer any time soon. -17°F (-27°C) Wind Chill: -37°F (-38°C)
1) My daughter appears to have a brain tumor although we have the actual MRI on Tuesday to find out exactly why her prolactin levels are off the charts.
2) MY BFF, who is recovering from breast cancer, radiation, and chemo on her right breast just found another lump on her left boob during her routine mammogram.
3) My credit card was caught up in the TJX scandal, leaving me bankless and penniless for several days while my money was transferred and I could get a new ATM/debit card. Fun times!
4) Finally got the card today, but we have had no food in the house for almost a week as I had no card and no bank account, but now we do and so I have to do a garganguan shop tomorrow but it snowed tonight and is going to be wicked cold tomorrow and all I want to do is stay in bed and read.
5) My entire city went beserk this week with the Moominite Terror Alert and now half the internet thinks we’re all nutcases and they don’t get the history of WHY Boston acted like it did.
(and my number 6 is that 2 fishing vessels sank this week of the coast of MA and it has got me really upset and depressed)
:duh: :rant:
:brickwall:
1. Bloggers are swiping my posts off my question of the day and putting it on their site, and it’s pissing me off.
2. And when I said that it’s pissing me off and they shouldn’t do it, they are poking fun at me.
3. And someone said “whateverthefuckever” about me on their blog now.
4. And I can’t believe that people think that because there is a ? mark at the end of my posts that they are free to swipe them.
5. Oh, and I’ve gained about 5 lbs too and feel like a big fat slob.
Oooh goodie! Because I deleted my bitch blog in my last domain name sweep.
1. My neighbor called the police to complain that I am harassing her because she has too many dogs and the Animal Control officer issued her a warning telling her that city ordinance says she can only have three. It’s my fault, apparently, that she’s a dog collector and that it’s against city ordinance to have more than 3 and leave them out howling at eachother all day. I think 5 is too many, don’t you? I think she thinks that part of being “neighborly” is to not call the cops when her untrained, ignored and neglected dogs keep us up in the middle of the night and distract me while I work from home during the day. Seriously, how mental is a person who calls the cops to report that I call the cops to report her breaking the law?
:scratches head:
2. I have to pee. Like right now. But I’m holding it so I can comment here, and it’s excruciating.
3. It’s freaking cold here. I mean it’s so cold that when you put your coat on and go outside, your coat crunches when you get into the car.
4. Someone is using my domain to spam, and my mailbox has been littered with crap for a week now, bounced spam, replies from servers about spam from my domain – UGGGGHHHH
5. People stealing other peoples stuff on the web and claiming it as their own TORQUE ME OFF. D’oh. How freaking hard is it to ask ask permission? WHY do people think that everything on the internet is free for the taking?! WHY do the owners of stuff have to ruin the presentation of it just to tell these idiots it’s NOT FREE and THEY CAN’T JUST TAKE IT?! UGH.
I really have to go pee now. Thanks for letting me vent.
:winking:
1. I have two of the most annoying people in the world coming to my house for the superbowl tomorrow.
2. Prince charming bought me an early b-day gift yesterday (New Laptop!)…then less than 24 hours later took it to school with him and just called to tell me all the setting he’s changed, he added his own profile and some programs. Then says,
“this has been great for taking notes so i think I ‘m gonna use it every sat. for classes. Oh, You don’t mind right?’” :sorry:
3. I feel like a total selfish
bitchidiot for being so upset that I have to share the laptop and want to know when that became part of my personality. :shame:4. It’s way way way to cold to send my kids outside to play.
5. I feel so depressed and blah blah this week. I’m convinced no one really likes me, yet when I get invited out or have friends call me I don’t want to talk/do anything. How stupid is THAT!
You are one brave lady to listen to us whine
1. We are more than broke . ALL of our business and personal accounts are overdrawn and we have payroll to meet.
2. The stress of 1 has put me to bed for the last two weeks. While I process and try to figure out what the F*** we are going to do I read like a mad person, at least a book a day. No wonder my eyes hurt.
3. If I am not reading I am crying, sobbing all the time.
4. I joined a gym and have not gone and I am FAT. So I do number 2 and 3 even more.
5. My kids bday is thursday and I don’t know what to get him and even if I did I have no cash….F***.
I want to say nice happy things and make everyone feel better and you won’t let me….
i love it… reading everyone elses whines. make mine seem.. less important.
1. Our tax refund is weeks away, and I have spent it a hundred times in my head on fun stuff, and it will have to spent on lame things like car insurance.
2. I spilled some super strength cleaner on my thumb and the skin is all shriveled and peeling now.. it doesnt hurt, but it looks ugly.
3. A friend called and asked if I would babysit her 2 daughters this summer.. We need the money to much for me to say no.. but it will mean I will be taking care of a one year old, a three year old, 2 six year olds and 2 twelve year olds for the WHOLE summer. (only ONE of wich is my own)
4. Our fertility Dr. has me on a round of hormones and it is making my breasts
swell, and get so hot that it feels like I have two giant frying pans hanging off my chest.
5. Hubby wants to TOUCH them.
1. I borrowed a brand new book from the library yesterday. My toddler son (who has a cold) trashed it by flipping through the book with snot dripping from his nose. Disgusting.
2. We have the worst ice damming ever this year in our gutters. I can’t even imagine what it’s going to cost to repair the roof. And I’m afraid to look in the attic to see if anything’s getting ruined up there.
3. Because some slimeball hacked into a computer system, my bank sent me a new credit card. Now I have to contact the many businesses I have hooked to my old account & set them up with my new card. Thanks, creep-ass.
4. It’s soooo cold outside. There are errands that can’t wait, so somebody has to go out. Most likely it will be me, as someone has his butt planted on the couch under a blanket.
5. My husband has just ordered a Flowbee. So he’ll be hooking it up to the shop vac to cut his hair. Grrrrrrreat.
1. I had pictures done for our church directory today and it is a close call whether I look like a slug or Jabba the Hut. So much for thinking I looked more fit after all of my workouts.
2. My husband informed me after this picture that my hair looks good to him in person, but really does not on camera. It looks like some frizzed out Goldie Hawn attempt or something. (That’s really an insult to Goldie actually!)
3. I went to an NBA game tonight for the Houston Rockets who have been on an amazing winning streak even without the mighty Yao Ming. Our seats were prime but the game was not. They sucked big ones all night.
4. My daughter has decided right about the time I’ve started back to working part-time from home that she wants to give up her nap. She’s not three yet and I’m not ready for her to give up her nap, damn it!
5. I am ready for her to give up her diapers. The lure of princess panties has gotten her to sit on the potty, but absolutely nothing has come out of it, literally. That’s it…I am destined to buy Huggies for the rest of my life. GAH!
My office is having yet another organisation.
Me and my father have had a heavy cold all week.
I’ve been put on to BetaBlogger and had to do the same thing for 24 other characters.
As far as I’m concerned, that is five!
1. I had to work this weekend!!
2. I spent over $500 on my car for a tune-up/timing belt and my car still runs the same???
3. I haven’t exercised in over 3 months and I don’t see any incentive to do so, since my metabolism is a big fat 0……just like your Mom’s.
4. I want a cigarette as I write this and I haven’t smoked in over 2 years???
5. I usual am the one who is positive and never really likes to complain….but I sure like this!!!
1. I am trying to get my roomate to move out and he will not
2. I have already moved a new roomate in she is confused as to why he will not leave.
3. I am failing in my new diet.
4. My nieces came from college and left w/ 200.00 in food without asking
5. see complaint # 1 – forgot to add that he is my divorced brother
1. New tires for Steve’s Mustang costs 3 times the amount tht tires for the Excuraion cost.
2. Colby can’t get a job fast enough to suit me.
3. My mother is getting married and the details of such relation is so deep and dark that I am sick writing that.
4. My kitchen ceiling has to come down in order to repair a leak in the steel roof that is supposed to be leakless.
5. My brain decided at 4am it was wide awake and all my body wants to do is sleep until the alarm goes off.
1. husband has been laid off for three weeks now. hoping he’ll be hired back but as the owner of the company & the vice president are under indictment by the federal government – we really don’t know.
2. brought his truck in for $200 of work. will pick it up today and need to write a check for $2004. Which is $2004 more than we have to spend.
3. my computer is full.
4. I got a letter from my credit card company saying they had “lost” a box containing pertinent personal information.
5. my son needs two root canals on his permanent front teeth and we can’t afford them. we will have to finance them. and have one. more. bill.
Mom and Dad are here and some stuff isn’t working. It’s not my fault!! I can’t help it if the phone doesn’t work!
I have a mountain of laundry to do, I have to be at church at 12:30 to stuff envelopes, I have to teach at 2:30, the kids have lessons at 4:30, I’m sick of driving… I just want to stay home and sit by my fire.
My hip hurts from moving furniture and crap.
My parents brought way too much stuff and now it’s my fault that they don’t have any place to put it all. They should just throw it all out and start over!!
I don’t get to see you much anymore and I don’t like it.
Ahhh… I feel better now.
01. We owe about $750.00 in taxes this year thanks to the whole separation and giving up the house.
02. We are still freaking separated – it has now been 1 year and 1 month.
03. I am miserable at my job and do not know what to do about it.
04. I lost a shitload of hair with the stress of the separation and it is now growing back in, so I have this under-layer of shorter curlier hair – it is really bothering me.
05. I suck at staying on diets.
Oh yay. My church is going on a complaint diet for Lent – no complaining for 40 days – so I have to get it out of my system now.
1. Even though I make “good money,” I am so freaking broke and I can’t figure it out.
2. My transmission is making a noise and my car smells a little funny too.
3. My wardrobe looks like hell because of the lack of money. I own 2 pairs slacks, one pair jeans, one dress. Wash, rinse, repeat.
4. I am growing my hair out and it is at that awkward phase and I look like a shaggy mushroom head
5. The district manager is visiting tomorrow and I am holding my breath to see what the bad news will be.
Fair enough…
1. My sister-in-law is driving me crazy, literally. I want to pull my hair out and smash her face in with a cold, hard shovel!
2. My thighs are rubbing together. Enough said! Maybe I should take your class, or five!
3. I have to re-take this freakin’ insurance exam on Friday and I have yet to crack open the book after two months. I’m not sure I will.
4. Why the hell is it so cold? I’m sick and tired of being cold.
5. Preparing for taxes suck!
Thanks, I needed that!
Oh jeez. Do I have a list.
1) My plumbing backed up again over the weekend. Real backflow. The only positive part was that it all stayed within the confines of toilets and tubs. Just barely. The rotorooter guy didn’t show up on Sunday like he was supposed to. I called the city and they were here within an hour.
2) The EPC light on my Jetta came back on again. The part that was recalled, replaced before I had a problem, acted up last summer, then mysteriously stopped.
3) Money is going out faster than it’s coming in. Trying to staunch the flow but some people aren’t helping.
4) The Ex’s finacee, Blondie a) called my daughter her ’step-daughter’ to one of the other soccer moms on our team and b) is now on the pickup list at school. Yes. I am petty.
5) I’m trying to figure out how to push out the start date of a new j.o.b. (if I get the offer, which I’m pretty sure I will) so that I can get my annual bonus from my current j.o.b. I earned it, right?