My Personal Pet Peeves
Hello! Welcome to this week’s blog! Today, I want to do a “get to know me” exercise. You know how you get super annoyed with people when they do a certain thing? It’s different for everyone, but I’m going to talk about as many as I can think of. Here we go!
When people talk over you. Does this even need any explanation? The problem is, I have people in my family that do this, so it’s something I experience all the time. Each time, I try to gently remind them that I’m talking, but by that point, I’ve already forgotten what I was going to say!
When people that are so sickly sweet to you that you know it’s fake. I consider myself a pretty nice person and I generally have no ill will directed at anyone. However, there are people that sometimes cross my path (usually women) that take an instant dislike to me. (Remember, it’s ok for someone to not like you, even though it may hurt or bug you), but you’ll know it when they have that “better than though” attitude.
When someone does not give you an opinion. Personally, I’m a very opinionated person and I like to know where someone I’m talking to stands. It drives me absolutely batty when someone hmm’s and haw’s around an issue, says they’re neutral or pleads the fifth. Sorry - no one is ever neutral; it’s called being human.
When someone tells you the plan, even though you already have the plan in your head and you are going to do what you want anyway. (Yes, this is poor miscommunication, but I am a type A Alpha female personality, and in my small corner of the world, I’m the one who comes up with the plan).
When people blow smoke in your face.
When people have bad breath. It’s called personal hygiene, and if you have a problem, please get some chewing gum or mints.
When someone I’m talking to always tries to get the last word. Like when you say goodbye or good night, and they say ok at the end, and they’ll keep saying ok until you stop responding.
Really loud people or large groups of people. I am an empath and loud noises hurt my head. I develop an instant headache, and I literally have to leave in order to clear my head. It’s not just annoying to me, it actually hurts.
When someone is in your bubble and it feels uncomfortable. (There are times when you’re ok with people being in your bubble; for example, when you give your loved ones a hug). There was this one time, I was trying to dance and my boyfriend wanted to dance with me every single time but I just wanted to be on my own that one time.
When you know someone doesn’t like you, but they don’t communicate very well and you never know why.
People who storm off in silent anger. I’m a huge communicator and I like to talk a subject to death. Ignoring an issue or walking away from it never solves anything. I’m an Aries and my sister and mother are both Scorpios (you can see where I’m going with this). They are exactly the same. If there is something they don’t want to hear, they hang up, say they have to go or literally leave my presence. LOL.
When I let myself get distracted with social media. This rarely happens, because I only let myself have access to Facebook or TikTok videos when I know my important work is done. But for example, last night, I was done all my work and I was in my “relaxing time”, and I was planning on reading. (This year, I have a goal to read 100 books). But, I got caught up in cute animal Tik-Tok videos!
When someone is helping me fold laundry, and they’re not consistent with the way they fold - especially towels. It’s ok if it gets folded differently than the way I do it, but just do it the same every time!
I think that if a job is worth doing, it should be done well. It doesn’t have to be perfect necessarily, but why bother if you’re going to do it half-assed? That’s why I really don’t like the phrase “done is better than perfect”, because it implies you don’t have to give it your best as long as it’s done. (Again, perfectionism has it’s own problems, but you should always put your best foot forward on any task).
When someone puts the forks and knives dirty side up in the dishwasher. (Yes, I know it cleans them better, but it bothers me sooo much).
When someone doesn’t load the dishwasher to max. capacity - you are wasting water and the dishes are put in there haphazardly; haven’t you heard of Tetris?
If someone is trying to help you put away the dishes, but they don’t know where anything belongs so they put things away in all the wrong spots.
Writing a list. Why can’t they just read my mind??
My kids getting 500 cups and plates from the kitchen when they can use one for all their snacks. Trust me, it’s not them doing dishes.
Picking up the millionth candy wrapper on the floor before my baby eats it.
Thanks for reading! I hope you got a chuckle out of some of these and maybe you can commiserate with me on a few! We’ll see you again next week!
Sandra 🤣
