- TurboTax and all their hidden fees that don't pop up until you are about to file.
- My forced rest day from running after a solid race yesterday
- My Phone notifying me every 10 seconds of new messages because 20+ people are writing back and forth about details of of a message that I do not need to be a part of (and facebook will not let me opt out of).
- The "kids" who live upstairs yelling, screaming, fighting, slamming doors when all that separates them from me an old, creaky wood floor. (If it were real kids, like under the age of 10, I would understand. No, these kids are a young, fresh-out-of-college couple that are trying this whole co-habitation experiment. Far be it for me to judge, but if the girl is in constant hysterics consisting of wailing and crying, I think the experiment should be declared failed. And my landlord really must consider adding some extra carpet/insulation between their floor and my ceiling.)
- This Girl (even when she jumps on my bed as I am in the middle of making it):
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| Claiming my bed as her throne. |
- The gorgeous weather and the walks I took in it with the above girl when I would not allow myself to run.
- Grading exams and realizing that maybe the students are, for the most part, getting the material I am teaching.
- Realizing that the students who do not come to class and think they can pass the class anyway are not so lucky.
- An extra hour of light at the end of the day.
- Calling this dude in the middle of his work day to scream frustrations as I was in the midst of dealing with TurboTax cheating me, hysterical upstairs neighbor screaming, and phone-beeping madness. You better believe he knew exactly what to say to calm me down. (Sign out, Turn Computer off, Go for a run/walk):
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| I love this picture. Italy. Tiramisu. Happiness. |
- Planning a short, quick trip to Vermont with above dude next week.
- Thinking about upcoming races and running goals.
So there you have it. Despite brief a moment of "Oh my God. I am going to lose it right now," I survived today. And then I added up the smiles vs. the push-me-over-the-edge moments and the smiles win.
What pushed you to the Edge today? What made you Smile today? And does anyone have any advice for dealing with noisy neighbors when living in a house with thins walls?
Bah for Turbo Tax. I really think it might be cheaper for us to go the booth-inside-Walmart way and get them to do our taxes for us. Hidden fees just suck! Forced rest days stink, but the day after a race... you deserve a little break :).
ReplyDeleteMy alarm pushed me to the edge today! I like the new time but it did make me sleep in and I had to run at lunch (not bad, just sometimes I like to get the runs in early ya know?).
I had no idea Wal-Mart does taxes. I find that amusing. The hidden fees were frustrating, but I got out of most of them. Federal taxes are filed, now I just have to do the 2 states I worked in this year (and I am NOT going to pay TurboTax to do them.
DeleteFB notifications area always pushing me over the edge! Same thing goes for being cc'ed on work emails that have nothing to do with me lol Just knowing that I am getting my hair done tomorrow is making me smile :)
ReplyDeleteSmart phones do good things, but when they continuously notify me, I am ready to throw it out the window!
DeleteWhat pushed me over the edge - we put our dog down today :-( But it was for the best
ReplyDeleteWhat made me smile - walking into a restaurant washroom and realizing the separator between the stalls was opaque class and you could see what the other person was doing next to you. I was laughing so hard.
Oh no. I am so, so sorry about your dog. That is the WORST thing about having these animals. If you write a post about it, I am sure I will be in tears. If you write about your grandparents passing (God forbid), I will be sad for you, but a dog I never met makes me cry every time. There is something so innocent about a dog's life.
DeleteBig Hugs to you and I am sure your family will find a way to cope. Think about all the good things that dog did to make you smile.
Thank you :-)
DeleteI'm thankful that I didn't have any over the edge moments today. Loved reading your post, though... so honest about your ups and downs for the day (I don't know how you put up with the neighbors ~ you're a saint!).
ReplyDeleteI smiled today when I Skyped with my parents!
That sucks about TurboTax! I'm "fortunate" that I qualify for the free version (as in, I didn't make enough last year) so I didn't have to worry about hidden fees and whatnot.
ReplyDeletePart of my job is helping a professor out with his classes, and grading midterms today had me feeling like banging my head against a table repeatedly. It always surprises me to see that there are people paying good money to take classes they make zero effort to do well in, let alone LEARN something.
My dissertation project has been pushing me to the edge lately -- really hoping I can figure it out soon!
ReplyDeleteBut a workout and chatting with a friend and my Dad today made me smile.
What pushed me to the edge? Getting a "second notice overdue bill" that I never actually RECEIVED the first time. Grrr....
ReplyDeleteWhat made me smile? Some accidental promotion and chances to share the running love in a relatively new (to me) running community! And a husband who accidentally got to work from home today. YAY for side-by-side desks!
Also? <3 the tiramisu in Italy pic. We have one that's kinda similar, and evokes the same kinda memories for me. =)
I had a major push me over the edge day! Grocery shopping with my kids and husband. I seriously think my husband was more stressful then my kids.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that your smiles won out at the end of the day!!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea for a blog post, very cute :)
ReplyDeleteThanks. Feel free to borrow. I needed to vent but also needed to not be super negative. It helps to write things out!
DeleteOh dear God, that would drive me crazy to live underneath that. Especially Hysteria Girl - someone needs an intervention. Mondays are always a bitch in my world. I think my biggest smile on Monday came from not barfing on an insane hill run that I thought would be a good idea to do while pushing a stroller (uh yeah, what the hell Rachel?). I'm totally doing it again but probably BEFORE eating breakfast, not after.
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