I feel a rant coming on. Aw, heck, I know I got nothing major to complain about, but sometimes stuff adds up! Rather than write a lengthy, whiny paragraph, I will make a short whiny list:
• My child’s (probably) minor but lingering illness
• Dr’s offices that won’t call you back even though you wait ALL day
• My need to diagnose said child’s illness via Google
• Tendency to annoy husband with terrifying statements like, “It says here people could DIE from an untreated sinus infection”
• insurance companies
Let’s see what else…
• my ineptitude in math, as demonstrated every night when I *help* my 3rd grader with homework
• an email attack from a stranger
• yet ANOTHER pair of pants that won’t button
• the unsightly line going down my blog and that fact that I can’t stop focusing on it or fix it
• yet ANOTHER bag of baby carrots gone slimy after 2 days in the fridge
..ok, I think I’m done. When I start crabbing about veggies, you know I’ve gone too far.
Sorry about the rant. Just in case you thought it was all sunshine and magic here at the BW HQ, now you know. I’ll be better tomorrow, promise.
Slimy baby carrots are the absolute worst! I hope you have a lovely day tomorrow though.
Oh I sympathize with so many of these, especially the pants and the carrots. (I finally switched back to whole carrots and I think the peels protect them from the slime somehow.) Maybe if I eat more carrots my pants will fit!
Really… how can lemons which look fresh in a supermarket turn moldy a day after you bring them home (at a buck a pop)??!! Sister, I hear you on all of your irritants… And, oh yes, I’d have html nightmares over that line of yours. Hopefully many of these things seem less overwhelming in the light of a new day. If you’re a wine drinker, now’s a good time to partake and try your best to chill out this evening.
Betz, I feel those things more often than I care to admit 🙂 Sounds to me like you’re due a huge Caramel Macchiato! Hope tomorrow is a better day, in the interim I hope you don’t mind a hug from a reader!!
Here’s what to do about your carrots.
When you get them home, take them out of the bag and rinse them well. Let them dry really, really well on paper towels and then store them in an air-tight container in the fridge. It works for us.
Sending healing thoughts your way for your child.
Scary about the email attack. No advice there.
Take care and I hope your week gets better.
sorry that it is all adding up in a bad way… sometimes it’s good just to blow off steam.
and the email attack? very uncool. I really hope that is a one time thing.
Hey, Betz! Love the blog!
That line down the middle is the background image of a div (main-wrap2).
If you recently changed the width of your post area, that would explain it.
I have more gripes about slimy produce than you can imagine, so don’t worry about venting. If you can’t do it on your own blog, where else can you? Maybe the line on your blog that appeared out of the blue will also be so kind as to remove itself just as quietly…
Hope your son is feeling 100% very very soon.
Take care, and have a glass of wine/tea/beverage of choice. You certainly deserve it.
Hope the little one feels better soon, sinus problems are so annoying and painful.
Slimy veggies, this problem sends me “over the edge”. I did buy some of those specialty bags for produce a couple of days ago, they are still in the cupboard, I forgot about them, I’m going to go put my carrots in one right now.
Have a better tomorrow
Bless your sweet heart. I’ll say an extra special prayer for you, and your sick baby. Take a cue from Scarlett and the comfort that comes from realizing tomorrow is another day.
Oh, how familiar this sounds! I can relate to several of those things…and I thought I was the only one with slimy carrot problems 🙂 My solution: Tupperware FridgeSmart contianers! They are simply amazing for all fruits and veggies. They cost alot but they are well worth it!
I absolutely LOVE your book!Although I’m not a great sewer, you’ve given me inspiration to get started on some small projects! And I love the no sew cupcakes, can’t go wrong there, hehe!
Oh, I’m so sorry for the incompetent people but it’s good that you can vent to us. We’ll listen. The line doesn’t bother me and I’m sure someone will have a fix for you. Just keep thinking of the magic 🙂
Oh dear, we all need a good rant every so often. And, hey! the line is gone! I too look up illness and ailments on the internets…not a good thing. i read a forum after i had a hysterctomy…oh man, i thought i would get all the problems people wrote about, and there were many! but i finally realized it did me no good and these were just a few people and certainly not a majority. hug your boys, it helps.
hugs,
puglette
:o)
Hey you fixed the line. Things must be improving!
Its not all sunshine and magic at my place either, in fact I may have just suggested I take to a fellows nether regions with a cheese-grater…..
Hope it gets better.
Hope all is better soon. I got some of those bags advertised on TV to keep veggies longer and they actually work. I forget the name but you can get them in kitchen stores. Well worth it for me.
But your line appears to be gone! At least one good thing happened today!
Oh boy, do I hear ya about the pants buttoning (or not). HATE that. Hate, Hate it and my expanding waist.
And the math… my youngest is in 6th grade. When she asks for help with math homework I simply want to jump pff a cliff.
Here’s to a better day. 😛
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hope things are looking up for you!
Don’t worry about the rant. I ranted just yesterday and it featured a cordless telephone dancing to classical music while I dealt with a automated phone system!!!
– We must dispatch that lingering illness..post haste.
– I’d make myself the Dr’s receptionist my best friend or worst enemy. Whichever works best.
– Oh yeah. Google diagnosis. The doctor will NOT be happy that you’ve taken the initiative. Again, we do whatever we need to do to get our children healthy. I once battled an HMO. nuff said.
– Annoy husband? That’s “Job One”!
– Math? Math homework? Hire a tutor. That’s what I did in an attempt to not appear totally stupid to my children.
– E-mail attack. What holy heck could someone attack you for? Seriously. This person needs to get a life. I’ll be expecting an e-mail attack from them at any moment simply because I attacked their attack.
– Buy a nice pair of sweatpants for days like this. Have a bon bon, you’ll feel better.
– I see that line on the far left, but only after you’ve mentioned it. I can’t help you. Remember, I’m a dinosaur who learned to write with rock and chisel.
– Slimy baby carrots. When you get them home wash them well and dry them. Invest in those green produce bags – they work! The plastic has microscopic holes that let air circulate.
I’m glad your not all sunshine and magic. I’d never believe that anyway!
– Suzanne, the Farmer’s Wife
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All justified – even the veggies, I’ve been having the same problem with baby carrots!!! Very annoying.
What’s with the e-mail attacks? People need to get a life.
Oh, and I can think of at least one famous blogger whose site I stopped visiting because it was too stepford/fake. I’d rather visit with real people. 🙂
I appreciate the rant. Makes me feel normal. 🙂 I hope your week finishes off better. I’m sorry your kiddo is sick. 🙁
I wish you and your family well there is nothing worse than the worry you feel when someone you love is ill.
When I was a kid I would hear adults complain about the “New Math” and I would think to myself “math is math” what are they talking about.
But now 40 years later as I try to help my 1st grader with her math I realize that there are so many ways to get to an answer. The way you learned something may be different from how it is taught to your child. They are introducing concepts at an earlier age which can be confusing to both parent and child!
My daughter doesn’t have a textbook to bring home but I can read the textbook online with a special URL for my school. I have found this very helpful. You should also check online there are lots of math related websites.
And don’t appologize for ranting because, you rant politely so its OK!
Email attack??? Who would attack you? It’s not like you are Dooce for God’s sake!
What??…did they have a allergy to felt or something? 🙂
Why do some people think it’s okay to send mean emails to someone they don’t even know? The fact is that happy, well-adjusted people simply don’t do this! I mean, look at all of us who love what you say and do. Thank goodness for Blogger’s comments moderator, I say.