Annoyances

So… I haven’t posted an actual entry in forever and a minute, but the inspiration for this one comes from my short temper and irritable attitude as of late. I have a boyfriend now (for about a month I’d say) after being single for many years, aside of casually dating here and there. Upon gaining a significant other, I’ve come to realize just how many pet peeves of mine he seems to manage to accomplish, resulting in me constantly being upset, irritated, angry and cross with him. (Though he really is a trooper and just takes it.) Anyway, what this inspired me to do was write down my pet peeves, that way should he ever ask why I’m angry I can show him said list and say you violate number 1, 3, 10, etc etc…. So as follows:

1.) Repeating Myself. I absolutely, positively, cannot STAND doing this. I would have to say this is probably my number one pet peeve and why I get the most irritated with people. This particularly irritates me when I have to repeat myself via text or within the same conversation span. Or even worse, in the same text conversation.

If I told you months ago my cat is black, and we haven’t talked about it since and you ask me again… I probably won’t get mad. That’s simply forgetting. If I have to tell you more than twice, or we have spoken of the color of my cat within the months… I will probably get mad. If I said I am washing clothes, we continue our conversation and during “quite space” you tell me “What are you up to?” I will get mad… My boyfriend in infamous for this. He will ask me what I am doing tonight, I will tell him and maybe 3 hours later he’ll ask me what my plans are again. Just. Don’t.

2.) Loud Eaters. Seriously? Don’t you have any manners? I don’t want to hear you smacking your lips like a cow as you eat, especially if I’m facing you, because that usually means I can SEE everything you’re eating as well. I have met people who do this constantly, and it’s rather annoying. I’m going to toss in as well, speaking with your mouth full. I’m guilty of this too, but I have the decency to block my mouth full of food as I do it. Please don’t come to me chewing, talking and spraying it everywhere at the same time.

3.) Losing. Yep, you got it. I’m a sore loser. In fact that’s an understatement I’m a terrible loser. Whether it’s an argument, a game, or anything else that has loss potential, I am not a person you want to beat. This is probably why I don’t like gambling, I swear and rage quit my video games and people refuse to argue with me. Not to mention I’m stubborn and will argue (even my wrong point) to the death.

4.) Being Interrupted. This doesn’t just go for being in the middle of a conversation and someone else butts in. This also applies to when I’m doing something and someone comes over and pesters me. If I am in deep concentration, do NOT come over and tell me how your day was or ask me to do something else. Unless it’s an emergency, it can wait until I accomplish the task at hand. This used to be a bigger pet peeve of mine, but I think it’s not too bad now. Probably because my boss is infamous for doing this.

5.) Advice Avoiders. I don’t really know how else to word this. It absolutely drives me crazy when people come to you for advice and then never follow it. Also on this list are people who ask for advice, and when you tell them something they don’t want to hear, they KEEP ASKING YOU, trying to get a different answer. No. I won’t change my answer, if you don’t like it then stop asking me. I also hate people who constantly bitch about shit and never do anything about it.

If someone is bothering you, if something is uncomfortable, if someone is being a bad friend, if you don’t have money, what ever your controllable problem may be… STOP BEING A FUCKING DAMSEL IN DISTRESS. You have the power to do something about or to change the situation. Don’t talk to that person, stop being their friend, cut them out of your life, stop spending on stupid shit, don’t wear uncomfortable shit, etc etc etc…. These are petty problems in your life that you can actually do something about, so stop trying to sit on your drama cloud and play victim. Get up, change it and shut the fuck up.

(Please note: Bitching about a bad day, or work doesn’t fall under this. This is more for people who bitch about the same shit different day. I do realize work related issues are harder to solve since the job market isn’t the greatest right now.)

6.) Lazy People. Let me specify… I, myself, am a true blue lazy ass. However, when I am at work or I need to get shit done… I am a very hard worker and I like to work quickly and efficiently so I can be done with it and relax. If a task is given to me I will attempt to do it as soon as possible. Especially at work. Why? Because work is work. You go there to do your job and get paid for it. So why is this a pet peeve? Because I have a boss who comes in and does jack shit all day. He comes in at 10:00-11:00 (we open at 9:00), sits at his desk and plays on Facebook, youtube, looks at car ads and plays with his phone. Any jobs that comes through gets delegated to me and if it’s Tues-Fri then to me or my co workers.

If I am swamped and have a million job orders to fill, I get all the jobs. Then he makes up some bullshit excuse about why he can’t do it like he has some other “projects” even though that’s a load of bull. I suppose this pet peeve is more or less directed at my boss.

7.) Sleeping While Cuddling. Alright, yes it’s cute when you want to snuggle or cuddle me while we lay in bed or after sex, but it’s entirely annoying when you want to do it while going to sleep. It is completely and utterly uncomfortable for me to sleep while you hold me and your arm is under my head. I would much rather you sleep on your side of the bed while I sleep on mine. We can cuddle and nuzzle and whatever the hell else when we are awake. I don’t sleep well when this happens, and since it annoys me to begin with, adding to it with lack of sleep makes me in a very bad mood the next day.

As a result I have a lot of pet peeves… These are just the few main ones. If I feel the need to add anymore, then I will. I just needed to get this out for now.