Things That Don’t Bother Me
I’ve been tagged by Christine at Ramblings of a Catholic Soccer Mom. I am supposed to list things that don’t bother me. Let me just start with ” I confess to Almighty God and you my brothers and sisters that this is going to be a short list…..” Let me just say that I have been known to weed stranger’s lawns and gardens I am bothered by so many things. It’s great that YOU are not bothered by that weed growing right there but do you mind if I just take care of that?
1. I apologize to the germ-phobic friends (you know who you are) that I have, but it just doesn’t bother me when my cats jump on the kitchen counter. I shoo them off so that they don’t develop the habit and freak out my friends when they are here but that’s the reason I shoo them down. I am not personally bothered by it.
2. I am not bothered by unmade beds. My husband sweats….a lot. I learned early on in our marriage that if I kept the bed made without allowing the sheets to air completely, I could have mildew problems on our mattress. Therefore, a “made” bed in my house has the blankets and sheets turned down almost to the end of the bed to allow a complete airing of the bedding. (No. I am NOT going to wash them every day.)
3. I am not bothered by open cabinet doors. Cabinet doors just get in my way when I am cooking and slow me down. If I had my way, I wouldn’t have doors at all on my kitchen cabinets but I am going to need to sell this house some day and so I have doors on my cabinets. It drives my best friend nuts who walks behind me shutting my kitchen cabinets (and slowing me down….she really should re-think that. She likes what I cook. You’d think slowing me down wouldn’t be in her best interest.) (And we will NOT discuss my rolling pin issues.)
4. I am absolutely not bothered by guests who make themselves at home by taking off their shoes and/or getting what they would like from the kitchen themselves. I would be happy to do it for them, but I am thrilled when people feel comfortable enough in my home to do it for themselves. (Again, we will not discuss my rolling pin issues.)
5. I am almost completely oblivious to nudity and immodestly dressed women. My teen-aged son has hissy fits over things I flat did not see and I was in the same room. (I AM senstive to his concerns by the way and he has been instructed to let me know if something is bothering him so that we can exit gracefully and quickly.) I have a similar reaction to sexual content in reading material and movies. I absolutely MUST re-read/re-watch things with an eye to specifically watching for sexual content before I make recommendations to someone who is concerned about such content. Except adultery portrayed in a postive light….THAT I have serious issues with.
6. Profanity barely registers on my list of things to be irritated about in life. It has to be really bad, blasphemous, or in front of my children (who I am attempting to raise with a greater sensitivity to such things) before it irritates me. If you smash your finger in the door and express yourself like a sailor, don’t bother apologizing to me. I didn’t hear it….unless you were particularly creative in which case I might compliment you.
7. I am similarly not bothered by many things on Christine’s list: Novus Ordo, breastfeeding, bottle feeding, big and small families, and the good fortune of others, but that seems like copying. I will NEVER pay more than $4 for a cup of coffee though because I hate coffee. I do not however mind dropping serious money for good tea.
I am embarrassed by how few things don’t bother me. Ask me sometime about the things that do….maybe you’ll hear about my rolling pin issues.
I tag Shellie, Kid Sister and Tanya….but ONLY when you have time. I know you have other pressing things at the moment. (It won’t bother me if it takes you a while to get around to this…SEE! how flexible I can be?)
