things i don't like [march]

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some recent aggravations i'd like to share.
nothing to lose sleep over of course.




(clockwise)

fraud.
don't test my stuff.
or any one's. some people must just be devious and evil.


 dinosaurs.
slow computers have tested my patience. 
luckily the one i am on isn't the one photographed.
i like to be efficient and the fact that i had enough time to photograph the 
"loading" 
is an issue.
...soon to be solved!!

broken.
i have got back into wearing headbands.
mostly on days where i don't have enough time to dry my hair or feel like it.
i throw my hair in a bun, headband on top.
i have a blk one and a brn one.
in the past 2 weeks both of them showed up broken on my head.
did my head grow? seriously.
growl.

dirt build up.
we live in an old home so we signed up for this.
and honestly, i adore old homes and that's all we looked at.
character and charm can't be found elsewhere.
but with an old home, comes a little more dirt in hard to reach places
and more time to keep up with...
the choices we make.


Comments

Unknown said…
OMG Caren! I was thinking about you yesterday b/c I went on a cleaning rampage and finished about .25 of what I needed to clean. As I was scrubbing the tub for the first time in 3 weeks, I thought, 'how do people with children DO this?!'
One day maybe you'll be able to train me.
25/3/12
Ma Mom said…
Not only do I find this selection of topics a hodge podge, they all are creatively interwoven. That is an oxymoron. But what really gets me is how the pictures are balanced with color too. I was listening to a show on NPR today about creativity and brains, and I think you are wired that way. (Rex Jung was the guest). And by the way, where is that dirt picture from?
25/3/12
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