AGH! Weather!

Facebook can often be a great source for a persnickey mind...I stumbled across this, which has actually been used a commercial...for a local weather station. For those of you not from the South, I want to say this is slightly exaggerated, but sadly not by much. I have, by chance, been in a grocery store after the threat of bad weather; the bread aisle was nearly empty, along with the milk aisle. Majority of people freak out...Why bread and milk are the two things that get bought, I am not sure. I think it would be water and Ramen. You may need drinking water, and Ramen can be eaten dry or cooked- oh well the powers of be didn't ask me for my opinion. I personally don't get as freaked about snow or ice- I figure I have enough blankets to stay warm- although I would feel better if we had a gas or wood burning fireplace...but blankets will work for now.

I tend to freak out about Thunderstorms and Tornadoes. Since I was little I have disliked storms, crying until my dad would sit up with me. When he decided I was too old for that, I simply burrowed under my covers. I truly mean burrowed- my mom joked that all she could see was my nose poking out- -for some reason I hated breathing under the covers-- still do actually... anyway- I still keep my eyes shut to the lightening- and barely sleep during big storms. I am on high alert- just waiting for the warning sirens to go off. It doesn't help I have a dog that hates storms too, she comes to my side of the bed to bury her head under the bed skirt. Before she does this she paces- all I hear is click, click, click- from her nails- It is not like I was really asleep anyway.

If there is a tornado watch- I have the closet ready with blankets, purse, keys, dog food, water- and I plant myself in the basement with the local news on- ready to jump into action. My husband? Outside looking at the swirling clouds!

I am a wuss when it comes to bad storms- snow I try to just stay put- why risk it right?  I am not the bread and milk guy- but I try to be ready-

Going Under

I wasn't sure I was going to be able to post today! I have been in and out of sleep all day. According to my husband I was also in and out of delirium! I went to the doctors office for a an upper GI endoscope. I arrived at 10am with my doting husband ready to sit with me and drive me home, only to discover (nearly 40 minutes later when they finally called my name) that he was not allowed to come with me :(. So I gulped, and followed the nurse into the weirdest room I have ever seen.... A large square room, a nurses station in the middles, normal so far- but there was at least 20 numbered curtained off rooms, all filled with people... People that, despite waiting to be poked, prodded in potentially uncomfortable places(colonoscopy), were talking exuberantly, laughing- it was the loudest doctor visit I have ever had. It was like listening to multiple radio stations at once, I could hear everyone-yet see no one, again kinda odd.  The nurse led me to my own private curtain (#5)- where I sat in an gown(luckily I got to keep my bra on and pants too!) reading my book- trying to plug out all the noise! Who would have guessed that would have been a problem?

A funny nurse came in asking me 20 question while another nurse stuck me in the arm with the IV tube- let me say oww! It still hurts a little- damn IV needle- it really was uncomfortable while I reading my book waiting to be wheeled into the "scope room". Yes, wheeled- it was like being in a Dr show- I got wheeled on a gurney! (Yes the little dumb things in life are what makes it worth while. )

After all the curtian room excitement....I don't remember! Like, any of it. I remember the doctor going over the procedure, the nice nurse sticking a needle in my iv- then nothing...

(the rest of this information is based on my husbands recounts)

My weak stomached husband apparently nearly passed out once he saw me- (I guess on the bright side the idea of me lying in a hospital bed with an IV in my arm, makes him ill- I will need a surrogate husband in the delivery room, won't I?)and I don't remember any it! I nearly made him sick again when I kept trying to show him my iv, again I do not remember this, (but I wish I did lol). I don't remember the doctor talking to us, I don't remember getting moved from the "scope room" back to the large curtained room. I asked my husband multiple times how long he had been there? How long had I been there? I asked "Where am I?" "What did the dr say?" I do not remember any of this! I barely remember getting redressed!

(I do want to note, however, even half-sedated I could recognize I was not in the same numbered curtain as before. Apparently I kept asking my husband what number was up there- and he just thought I was loopy lol! )

So all in all I survived, got to eat after (hadnt eaten since 11:00 the night before), and slept for a few hours. As of now I am to avoid certain sugars, dairy and acidic foods....I think some interesting food posts will come soon...like non-dairy cheese- yes that is a thing- I know you can't wait to hear about it ;)

Shopping

Well, I have already missed a post day! Dang nab it! Time to put a reminder in my phone; can't disappoint my fans ;) I was even on the computer last night trying to finish up some Christmas shopping. Yes, I am one of those people- ONLINE SHOPPER!! I want to support local businesses, but I have to admit...I kind of dislike people. 

When I say people, I mean mass of persons because individuals are smart, multiple individuals together seem to drain brain power from each other. Look at Black Friday, how many people get injured or die? People stab, push, stampede, or beat down others, just to save a few dollars! I bet if you met any of these crazy people on any other day, and one-on-one, most of them would not be a violent person.  When panicked individuals get in a "pack" it simply becomes a stampede situation with everyone running blindly over everyone else. Think about lines/crowds at amusement parks, we all blindly follow the line in front of us. Like penguins trying to push the front part of their pack into the water to see if there are predators in the water! We are humans, top of the food chain, yet when we get in a herd we act just like wild animals.

So yes I shop online, when it becomes financially savvy to grocery shop online- I will probably do that too. Shopping carts seem to zap common sense from shoppers! Yes, please leave your cart in the middle of the aisle while you shop, please turn at the end of the aisle with out looking where you are going- geez. I have to admit I too suffer from the common sense sucking cart syndrome- so if I can avoid it- I will.

I'm going to let you in on a secret... things are EXPENSIVE!! Yes, I wanted to share that with you, just in case you didn't know!  This is another reason  I avoid stores; because I act like a child with sticky fingers! I am so bad with seeing something and putting it in the cart. Brains says "oh its only $5.00", well it adds up, then my heart sinks at the checkout-when the total is higher than I expected. Having a budget minded husband has trained me to do this less often( mainly because I don't want to see the disapproving look on his face), but I have learned to just avoid the temptation! I have even purchased something, got to the car, and walked back in to return part of my purchase! Let me tell you, you get really strange looks when you do that, another reason I avoid the aisles of temptation.

To recap- I dislike throngs of people and I have very little self control- so I shop online. It helps keep me sane and helps keep us on a budget. Oh, you get all these boxes delivered to you- somehow it's like Christmas to open them..even when it's toilet paper.

New Challenge

Ok so it has been a few days since I wrote, but hey cut me a break! I cooked my first Thanksgiving dinner- turkey-dressing- green bean casserole-etc,  I made the whole shebang-(minus desserts-some lovely friends brought those). In the process I did not burn anything! I did,however, break my toe(dancing like a goofball can be dangerous- especially near ottomans) and break my glass kitchen table; a glass table, apparently , is not made to hold a 14lb turkey! Then off to the home front for Thanksgiving Lunch then Dinner, then back home again for the retail nightmare of the Saturday after Thanksgiving( I luckily asked off for Black Friday- I hate that day). So now I am back and grudgingly getting back into the groove of things! We (my husband and I)even made time to put up round 1 of Christmas decor and to buy a new WOOD kitchen table. A sign you are an adult when a new kitchen table can make you giddy! (A sign you are an artist/designer, when you are excited you get to paint and stain it too!)

OK, so that is what I have been up to- now to my new challenge- I am challenging myself to blog once a day- I will try to enlighten your day with my "wit" and humor-EVERYDAY! I know you are going to jump out of your seats! Persnickety things happen all the time, so I should be able to write about at least one a day right? I am going to try! My challenge to YOU is to comment and share! I want to know if anyone else finds this stuff funny or if it's just me... I hope it's not just me! 

Today's Persnickety thought:
I recently read a book (I have read so many I can not remember which one! I think it was in Who Am I? A great book anyone "searching" for themselves should read (http://www.amazon.com/Desires-Motivate-Actions-Define-Personalities/dp/0425183408) or it was a book about not letting people drive you crazy) explaining why things other people do, drive you nuts....Are you ready for this?...It's because that's what drives you nuts about yourself! Yes, so when some one is asking me rapid fire questions or complaining non stop about something- it means those are things I do not like about myself. ( my husband as noted that I suffer from these ailments from time to time). Another example is I know someone who is so disorganized it drives me batty- just listing off whatever is in her/his head....I have come to realize that I fight my own personal disorganization all the time! I have also noticed that I too will start a conversation in the middle- providing no background. This makes it really hard on the listener to understand you. I also have noticed people with very little patience can  affect me like nails on a chalkboard(which sends chills down my spine). I tend to complete things as quickly as possible- so slowness can cause me great aggravation(mainly with adults and my poor husband). Do you see the pattern emerging? Next time someone if really hocking you off- step back, think about if it is something in you that is really bothering you because it probably is!