Do nice guys really finish last?
That was a question that was kind of asked to me tonight. To be honest, I'm not sure that my answer was accurate, so now I'm up going over it in my head. And I have to say, although I said the opposite of what I am feeling now, I have to say it does seem that we as a whole tend to be nicer to people that aren't kind. Why? I know I asked this in another post some time ago but honestly, why is that?
I didn't think nice guys finished last and that is what my answer was, I think I believe that. Although it does seem the other side of the argument has a pretty good case as well. If anyone is in fact reading this, now would be a good time to chime in. Do nice guys finish last?
On another note, the conspiracy to ensure that I never have more than one square is still going strong. Honestly, I know this is TMI but even when out in public, I check it looks good and to my dismay there really does seem to be a conspiracy.
Maybe it's a trade off for the laundry, which by the way, I seem to be winning. I wasn't really looking for a trade off, I wanted a full out win on something for God's sake but as of now a trade off it is.
On a final more personal note (sounds odd coming from a person that just told anyone reading this about the toilet paper issue) happy anniversary to my wonderful husband. You changed my life for the better the day I met you and continue to do so every day. I am truly blessed to have such a supportive, loving and hard working partner and friend. You have loved me and stood by me through so much. We've definitely been tested more then once but I wouldn't have wanted to go through the stuff with anyone but you. Thanks for the everything, the craziness, the laughs, the getting me and as I already said the support and understanding but mostly the unconditional love that for whatever reason you keep bringing to me. I love you dearly and forever, you 7-11 coffee loving, bad taste in music, squirrel chasing freak. Who also happens to be the one person I'm sure is reading this because you support me in everything I do and God love you, always thinks what I do great. And that is why you are and will always remain my love of a lifetime xoxo
For anyone else reading, sorry I know you want to go vomit right now. My pictures of up in the store, now I hope someone, anyone will buy at least one. Wish me luck, sideliners this is for all of us.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Sideliners....I have news!!!
So, I have news for all us sideliners. My pictures were accepted into a boutique!!! What's more is the owner of the store is going to show them to a gallery. I am in no way saying anyone will buy my pictures or that the gallery will allow them to be hung up but I am so excited. This is so exciting for me, no matter what comes of this, it is a victory for the sideliner in me. I can't believe I had the nerve to actually show my pictures to my friends, let alone a person that would actually critique them honestly. Then to have her actually like them and show them is beyond my wildest dreams.
Which brings me to my point, yes, I do have one other than just boring you with my cheesey yay moment. I set out on Super Bowl Sunday to make a dream come true, that dream of a column didn't come true but I decided that day to do something for me, not my family, not my friends, me. That was a huge step for me and then starting this blog and putting out there for anyone to read made me accountable to keep going. I'd have to keep going if I was going to say to all the other sideliners to follow dreams how could I sit idle? My friends and family know how much I dreamed about having a gallery showing of my "work" but they also know that to me the gallery was going to be my living room. I am doubtful that my pictures will actually be accepted by the gallery although I am praying that they do. That is my secret dream, a real gallery, I can't even wrap my brain around it. I had the whole night planned in my head, what I would wear, who would be there and never for one moment thinking it would really happen. Odds are it won't but I have to tell you how great it feels to know that someone that owes me nothing feels they can and so much so that she is bringing them herself.
Sideliners, no matter what happens, and I will tell you the truth on the outcome, the victory is in the fact that I went outside my safe zone and showed them. No matter what I win. So I have to take it to you now, I put myself out there and no it's your turn. I mean come on, I even blogged about my most personal thoughts on the deaths of my friend and my brother in order to try and move forward in my life. I don't talk about that stuff, that is something I for the most part keep between me and them. I talk to them every day and tell them how I feel but putting it on here is so not who I am.
However, I knew in order to move forward I have to put it all out there and I am trying. Please stay on board with me and do what you secretly desire, I'm here to listen and help and I know others will be pulling for you too. The outcome isn't important, what is important is that you made yourself a priority and that you tried. That is the victory and a victory nobody can ever take away from you. The column doesn't appear to be coming but I've learned after this experience to never say never. Only God knows our outcome but I did also learn that we do have a say in it as well. I will keep you posted on how this goes, if it goes and you please do the same.
To be continued.....
Which brings me to my point, yes, I do have one other than just boring you with my cheesey yay moment. I set out on Super Bowl Sunday to make a dream come true, that dream of a column didn't come true but I decided that day to do something for me, not my family, not my friends, me. That was a huge step for me and then starting this blog and putting out there for anyone to read made me accountable to keep going. I'd have to keep going if I was going to say to all the other sideliners to follow dreams how could I sit idle? My friends and family know how much I dreamed about having a gallery showing of my "work" but they also know that to me the gallery was going to be my living room. I am doubtful that my pictures will actually be accepted by the gallery although I am praying that they do. That is my secret dream, a real gallery, I can't even wrap my brain around it. I had the whole night planned in my head, what I would wear, who would be there and never for one moment thinking it would really happen. Odds are it won't but I have to tell you how great it feels to know that someone that owes me nothing feels they can and so much so that she is bringing them herself.
Sideliners, no matter what happens, and I will tell you the truth on the outcome, the victory is in the fact that I went outside my safe zone and showed them. No matter what I win. So I have to take it to you now, I put myself out there and no it's your turn. I mean come on, I even blogged about my most personal thoughts on the deaths of my friend and my brother in order to try and move forward in my life. I don't talk about that stuff, that is something I for the most part keep between me and them. I talk to them every day and tell them how I feel but putting it on here is so not who I am.
However, I knew in order to move forward I have to put it all out there and I am trying. Please stay on board with me and do what you secretly desire, I'm here to listen and help and I know others will be pulling for you too. The outcome isn't important, what is important is that you made yourself a priority and that you tried. That is the victory and a victory nobody can ever take away from you. The column doesn't appear to be coming but I've learned after this experience to never say never. Only God knows our outcome but I did also learn that we do have a say in it as well. I will keep you posted on how this goes, if it goes and you please do the same.
To be continued.....
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Toilet paper conspiracy
Yes, yes, you read that right. I truly believe there is a conspiracy to drive me nuts in my house and now they are using the toilet paper as their weapon.
I need to know how I am always the person that when I use the bathroom, the toilet paper roll is empty!!! Empty, cardboard hanging there smiling at me as if to say, "heh, go ahead make my day". This has become the norm these days, however, get a load of this scene and understand why I now know it is NOT co-incidence. The other day, let's just say as we did when we were kids, I had to go and it was an emergency. I sit, I go and when I was done looked over and yes there was my cardboard hanging there looking at me like the eyeballs in the Geico commercial. Soooo, I yell to my daughter to help me out, which she did. I then start to leave the house to realize I need to use the bathroom, again. I run the upstairs, quickly take care of business and yes you guessed it, the cardboard in this bathroom is also now looking at me, and I am telling you it laughed at me. That's right, it laughed. I figure don't let this piss you off, beat them by continuing your day and enjoy it. So I yell to my daughter to rescue me, AGAIN and after numerous shouts and no answer, I take measures into my own hands. Not sure if this is the proper place to say how I handled my situation but no I did not use the cardboard. I will share this, I was wearing a skirt and I may or may not have made a dash with my dress around my waist in search for a solution.
I handle my problem, search for my daughter that has been waiting for me in the car. When I finally make it outside (all nice and dry), OK, I know that was gross. Anyway, she looks at me like what happened? She could tell me the fire in my eyes not to ask questions and to be in a really good mood.
This is not where it ends, of course not. We go away for a sports tournament and after traveling a few hours in the car, we all need to use the bathroom. Sure, fine, so I wait my turn and yup you guessed it again, EMPTY!! OK, you have got to be joking at this point. Is this the same cardboard and it actually is not my family just being too lazy and selfish to change the roll. Is this like the Geico money and is actually following me and throwing out the full rolls just to annoy me. I know of course not, my family members are pigs. During my stay I change the roll twice, we change rooms on the last day because they had an opening for a larger room and I kid you not, when I went in the bathroom, the freaking roll had one square left on it.
I know this post is not for those with weak stomach's and yes, absolutely too much information, although I will have you know I could have been much worse. I will win this battle, not sure exactly just yet how I plan on my win, but I will win. I'm thinking of keeping a roll on me at all times and hiding all the toilet paper so that every time everyone needs to use the bathroom, they will know that the toilet paper, like money doesn't just appear. It is actually put there by people, not magic. I will give step by step directions for those of you that read this and also may have been under the impression that it just appears.
Step one:
go to where you keep your toiletries. This can either be the pantry, if you have one, or possibly a linen closet and some even keep it right under the sink.
Step two:
If the package is unopened, make a tear in the package and take out one roll of t.p.
Then, look for the part of the roll where it is "fused" together and gently tear that part up.
Step three:
Go to the toilet paper hanger and take off the old roll. Depending on what type of hanger you have, this step will vary. I have 2 kinds, the first kind is simple all you have to do is lift the empty roll up no tricks, just lift up. Take the cardboard that is left there and throw it out. Take the new roll and simply slip it through the rod in your hand and place it back on the the holder. The other type can be a bit ore tricky but believe me it can be done. What you need to do is place your hand on the bar holding the toilet paper and push it gently to the side and it will release itself from its holder.
Step four:
Just like the other holder, take cardboard off the rod and replace with new paper.
Step five:
Put the full roll on the rod and taking on side of the rod at a time simply place into the hole on the inside of the holder, follow this step on the other side and whola you are done.
Now some people like the paper beginning at the top while others on coming from the back. Personally, I just want the paper REPLACED!!!
Thank you, enjoy your day and remember to replace often
I need to know how I am always the person that when I use the bathroom, the toilet paper roll is empty!!! Empty, cardboard hanging there smiling at me as if to say, "heh, go ahead make my day". This has become the norm these days, however, get a load of this scene and understand why I now know it is NOT co-incidence. The other day, let's just say as we did when we were kids, I had to go and it was an emergency. I sit, I go and when I was done looked over and yes there was my cardboard hanging there looking at me like the eyeballs in the Geico commercial. Soooo, I yell to my daughter to help me out, which she did. I then start to leave the house to realize I need to use the bathroom, again. I run the upstairs, quickly take care of business and yes you guessed it, the cardboard in this bathroom is also now looking at me, and I am telling you it laughed at me. That's right, it laughed. I figure don't let this piss you off, beat them by continuing your day and enjoy it. So I yell to my daughter to rescue me, AGAIN and after numerous shouts and no answer, I take measures into my own hands. Not sure if this is the proper place to say how I handled my situation but no I did not use the cardboard. I will share this, I was wearing a skirt and I may or may not have made a dash with my dress around my waist in search for a solution.
I handle my problem, search for my daughter that has been waiting for me in the car. When I finally make it outside (all nice and dry), OK, I know that was gross. Anyway, she looks at me like what happened? She could tell me the fire in my eyes not to ask questions and to be in a really good mood.
This is not where it ends, of course not. We go away for a sports tournament and after traveling a few hours in the car, we all need to use the bathroom. Sure, fine, so I wait my turn and yup you guessed it again, EMPTY!! OK, you have got to be joking at this point. Is this the same cardboard and it actually is not my family just being too lazy and selfish to change the roll. Is this like the Geico money and is actually following me and throwing out the full rolls just to annoy me. I know of course not, my family members are pigs. During my stay I change the roll twice, we change rooms on the last day because they had an opening for a larger room and I kid you not, when I went in the bathroom, the freaking roll had one square left on it.
I know this post is not for those with weak stomach's and yes, absolutely too much information, although I will have you know I could have been much worse. I will win this battle, not sure exactly just yet how I plan on my win, but I will win. I'm thinking of keeping a roll on me at all times and hiding all the toilet paper so that every time everyone needs to use the bathroom, they will know that the toilet paper, like money doesn't just appear. It is actually put there by people, not magic. I will give step by step directions for those of you that read this and also may have been under the impression that it just appears.
Step one:
go to where you keep your toiletries. This can either be the pantry, if you have one, or possibly a linen closet and some even keep it right under the sink.
Step two:
If the package is unopened, make a tear in the package and take out one roll of t.p.
Then, look for the part of the roll where it is "fused" together and gently tear that part up.
Step three:
Go to the toilet paper hanger and take off the old roll. Depending on what type of hanger you have, this step will vary. I have 2 kinds, the first kind is simple all you have to do is lift the empty roll up no tricks, just lift up. Take the cardboard that is left there and throw it out. Take the new roll and simply slip it through the rod in your hand and place it back on the the holder. The other type can be a bit ore tricky but believe me it can be done. What you need to do is place your hand on the bar holding the toilet paper and push it gently to the side and it will release itself from its holder.
Step four:
Just like the other holder, take cardboard off the rod and replace with new paper.
Step five:
Put the full roll on the rod and taking on side of the rod at a time simply place into the hole on the inside of the holder, follow this step on the other side and whola you are done.
Now some people like the paper beginning at the top while others on coming from the back. Personally, I just want the paper REPLACED!!!
Thank you, enjoy your day and remember to replace often
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