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One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.
- AA Milne
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Arguing without opening your mouth.
What goes where and who puts them there in the grand scheme of things doesn't really matter, but christ it's annoying as hell.
The wonders of marriage/living together:
- The hairbrushes not put away in the bathroom.
- The milk left on the counter and not returned to its rightful place in the fridge.
- Toothpaste stains left on the glass ledge in the bathroom.
- The (long) hair left in the drain.
- The makeup fragments on the bathroom sink.
- The dirty kitchen sink.
- Unloading/loading the dishwasher.
- Dishes left on the counter and not put in the dishwasher.
- Laundry on the floor and not in the basket.
- Newspapers piled up all over.
- Socks under the coffee table.
- The coffee table and where it is hiding under all the toys.
How do you deal with your silent battles? What are they?
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Oh, the advantages of being single. You can do any of those things you want without worrying about upsetting anyone else!
One of my silent battles is when my husband leaves a fork in the jar of pickles, or when he shaves and little beard hairs are stuck in the sink. I just clench my teeth and say nothing. It's just not worth the argument. My father told me to choose my battles. I think he's right.
Empty packages left on the counter top even though the trash can is located in the cabinet directly beneath.
Wet towels left laying on the toliet seat after showers.
Shoes in every room.
Not being able to bend over to load the dishwasher without getting prodded from behind....
The clutter? We stuff random bits of it into each other's briefcases. Heh.
One of ours is when he doesn't rinse the peanut butter off the knife! For some reason it drives me crazy:) But I stay silent because I know that I leave closets open in the house and that REALLY drives him nutso! So, they just balance each other out! Why do I leave closets open? I belive that it is a genetic malformity! I also leave open cabinets and bureau drawers along with my Gram and Aunt! HA!
The dirty dishes on the counter or in the sink. I hate that. There have been many a battle in my house over that one.
How do I deal with them? Well, for 27 days out of the month I grin and bear it. Then, on the 28th day, I throw a proper PMS tantrum and mouth off about all of the irritating things my spouse does.
Where do I begin?
The hats left everywhere.
Overloading the dishwasher.
"cleaning" the kitchen (I'd rather do it myself)
The way the bed gets made (again I'd rather do it myself)
...
But I remain silent. Pick my battles. These petty things are NOT worth it!
mine is dishes strewn over three counters and the sink, not stacked or rinsed.
baseball caps laid on the back of the couch, new one each day till there are about 10.
4 pairs of HIS shoes in the living room.
And he puts his belt,wallet, change, pocket knife on the kitchen table and just leaves them there.
Or he gets his clothes and sets the hangers on the kitchen table and never picks them up.
Those are my little one's that make me insane.
What about the toilet paper roll that seems to be allergic to being placed on the metal bar. Why is that move so difficult?
* selective hearing...he can hear the TV at a level 5 in volume, if he's watching a game...but he can't hear you screaming his name from the bedroom
I usually try to ignore them as this little things usually find me in a huge argument...but sometimes I just let 'er rip! (hee-hee)
I'm with Dana..You really have to pick your battles. Hair in the sink or toothpaste on the counter are not worth resentment.
* Dirty laundry NEXT TO the hamper.
* Not unloading the dry dishes from the sink strainer and putting the wet ones on top of the dry ones.
* Leaving things where they were last used and not putting them away. And then asking where they are.
Whew. I feel better now. Thanks!
Mine are ice trays & toilet paper being refilled. Umm...did you NOT see that you used the last of those two items? Do they magically replenish themselves?? No.
How I deal w/them? I just do it. Why? Because when I want certain things, like homemade Chicken tortilla soup (that takes about 2-3 hours to make) I just ask & he makes it for me. ;-)
I really try NOT to say ANYTHING past 9pm. Seldom has it ever led to anything good. It just all seems like a much bigger deal after 9.
hehe since I am hormonally over-charged at the moment I am not allowing myself to let it all out here ... hehe!
However picking up after oneself should not be impossible for a man that earned a PhD!! ARG!
I make sure they're not SILENT battles! ((hugs)) ;)
I saw that quote today on Google and immediately sent it to my mom. I've tried for so long to be orderly, but I just can't seem to do it.
Don't forget the overflowing trash can! We have a lot of those same problems around here, but the worst is by far the overflowing trashcan, which doesn't get emptied (except when I do it), but continues to have garbage haphazardly piled past the rim of the can. I can almost feel my blood pressure rising just thinking about it.
My hubby is bad about putting dishes in the dishwasher or rinsing them off if he leaves them in the sink so I put them on the front seat of his car. Stops that behavior. For awhile.
I can't leave a comment on your latest post. Not sure if it's your problem or mine.
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