is a question I repeatedly asked myself yesterday at intervals of like every 5 minutes, literally throughout the day. Friday's are always crazy-- it's become the nature of the beast. Friday mornings are insanity squared, especially, on pay days... you throw in banking, buying lunches, etcetera, all bets are off. IT was a constant onslaught of one behavior leading into another behavior that led into another behavior non-stop throughout the day. At some point early on I realized it was not going to get any better and to just flow w/it-- it was like riding a tsunami.
At the end of the day it was on to shopping for weekend groceries and miscellaneous items. I love grocery shopping, because I love weekend cooking and eating, emphasis on eating
And, I hit such great bargains. I think I spent about $150 and snagged about $300 worth of groceries-- I am like the ultimate frugalnista shopper. I get a lot of bang for my buck.
So, there I was at the end of this insanity inspired day feeling pretty happy w/myself and then I pull into our driveway, park my jeep and exclaim out loud to no one in particular, Are you f'n kidding me? Our sanitation company has been bought out by another company. They didn't pick up our garbage last week and when Jeff spoke w/them they apologized profusely and told him to go ahead and fill it to the brim and they would take it away w/out extra cost. We have a dumpster, not a garbage can or two. Jeff took them at their word and filled it, overfilled it really. And, guess what? Again, still no pick up. I had wanted to go through more things this weekend and get rid off them, guess that won't be happening.
You would think that would be the end of this day from Hell, but no... more was to come... in the next few moments. I reached for my cell phone to call Jeff and tell him about the garbage when I was redirected to my cell phone carrier. WTH!!!
I opened the front door, changed into my tank top and scrubs, then picked up my cell phone and redialed my carrier. Finally, getting a person on the line I gave all the necessary info and asked a simple question, why have you disconnected me when my bill has been paid and I do not have to make another payment until the end of October? This was greeted w/ the response, Let me see, here's your account. It shows you have a zero balance and will not have to make a payment until October (did I not just say this? It's like listening to myself in surround sound).
Yes, I know, I said, then added... and yet, I have no service. Do you see something wrong w/this situation. If I have a zero balance shouldn't I continue to have cell service and be able to make calls? The response, why, yes you should. How do you suggest I go about doing that? Oh, just hold down the phone for a few seconds until it turns off, wait a few seconds longer and you should be connected. Thank you.
Then I called Jeff, and amazingly was connected. Telling Jeff about the above... his response was... wait for it... Are you f'n kidding me? (I wonder where I get my language?)
After our conversation ended I sat down in my fav comfy club chair, put my feet up on my needlepoint footstool... only for a second, when just getting comfy and unwinding, out of nowhere came a nosebleed like the opening of Hoover Dam. I am not a nose bleed girl. I chalked it up to dry, smokey air of the last 4 weeks. Finally, it stopped and I thought... I am so over today. After dinner, I toddled off to bed early....
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