I don’t like blogs where the writer bitches and moans about her household and gives details about every little thing that no one else but her cares about. I’m sure you’ve read blog entries containing detailed descriptions of a baby’s poopie diaper, embarrassing stories about a child, a droll about having to do too much laundry (don’t we all?), a description of an argument between a husband and wife or other personal stories not meant for the general public. That stuff is uninteresting and quite frankly a turn-off.

So let’s see if I can tell my story without whining, turning you off or being boring….

Stuff breaks in your house and car, but not all at the same time (within 1 week). Scratch that – it does break all at the same time. Check out these facts:

  • Had to get a new air-conditioning unit. The old one was OLD. This is VERY essential and expensive in sunny hot Florida. Having squeaking problem and trouble with my $1,000 rebate.
  • Turned on the dishwasher (just a little over 1 year old), stopped working in mid cycle. Will not even turn on. 5 year service agreement people say cannot be possible that it will not turn on.
  • Plastic bracket that holds veggie drawers in the fridge broke completely off. Cannot find the parts.
  • Timer that turns front outdoor lights on stopped working. Tried to self repair and zapped the line. Got an electrician. He fixed it
  • Seal from glass cooktop on my commercial quality stove broke and pushed up glass for the 2nd time in 6 months.
  • Mysterious leak from bathroom onto wood floor in hallway. Plumber cannot figure out what it is.
  • My car needed new rear brakes. Auto place failed to put all the screws back in the front of my car and one big chunk is falling out.
  • My husband’s car needed 4 new tires.

Now, I will not get into the crazy details of why each of the above items has been a nightmare to get fixed and why only 1 of the above is now properly fixed after many hours on the phone. You just would not believe me. I know I should not “Sweat the Small Stuff. And it is All Small Stuff.” And yes, I can think of many things that would be so much worse, but I won’t. But I have to say that when all that small stuff piles up, it turns into a giant volcanic mountain of a migraine headache. Ever have a migraine? We need to show our children that stuff happens, but we can handle it calmly and maturely.

Life is difficult. But I am not complaining.

Or am I?

woman-with-headache

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