We All Have “Stuff”

Have you ever noticed how other people think their “stuff” is more important than yours? I deal with this daily. I think because I am single with no kids that everyone assumes I just don’t have anything to do other than cater to their whims. I was hit with this assumption yet again last night and when I said no, I couldn’t drop everything, they were like , “Well, what do I do?” It took so much for me not to say, “You deal with it.” I am sorry they have stuff going on, but I have a lot on my plate, too. I don’t have time to play Mama to adults. I also don’t have the patience for the whining or the guilt trips. I’m sorry, but when I was going through some of the most horrific times of my life, I still dealt with my life and did what I needed to do. Like it or not! (And for the record, I didn’t like it.)

I don’t know if I just have a lot of entitled people in my life or if my give a damn is busted. But there comes a point where I have to say no. Just because  someone has my phone number and can dial it doesn’t mean that I’ll pick it up on the first ring. I can’t be someone’s beck and call girl (wow, I just said call girl) all the time. I have personal things to attend to and have very limited time to do so. It frustrates me to no end that people try to guilt me. And then even worse, it pisses me off and frustrates me that it has obviously worked!

So if anyone is reading this, do you deal with this, too? Do you have people who keep expecting and requesting things all the freaking time? Are you ready to scream? What do you do to not scream? I tried being polite and just say, “I’m sorry but I can’t.” That wasn’t good enough and they kept on. So I said, “I have to go.” Then they sent a text message. What in the world do you do? I can’t say all the ugly, rude things I want to say. So tell me what to do! I need advice.

Shut Up!

THINK (Photo credit: Erik Eckel)

1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking

2. Link back here and invite others to join in.
3. Meet & encourage someone who linked up before you.

OK, are you ready? Give us your best five minutes on: LOUD

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5 minutes? Really? On loud? OK. Loud. My head is so loud. I don’t have to have external noise. There’s internal noise. Something is always going on inside. It’s like I can’t turn it off.

This morning I was driving home from work just wanting to shut it off and shut down after a hectic night. I needed peace and quiet. I finally had to say to myself, “Shut up!” I literally said it out loud. For a moment, the chatter in my head paused and then after the shock of me talking to myself it resumed at a more frantic pace.

It was talking about the events of the night, things I needed to get done, wondering why my head was hurting (yeah, I wonder…you have this cacophony of noise yammering and see what happens. did i use the word cacophony right?), thinking about my homework that I need to complete to be done with the class I am in, thinking about the cat pooping on the floor and wondering why she has decided to do that, thinking of the gazillion coupons that I have that I need to clip. Too much to think about and it’s causing noise in my head and it’s LOUD!

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Past?

The past has been in the present lately. Many people have been on my mind. There is no way some of them can be present yet they are. They’re right here with me. Like it or not. They are in my thoughts. They are in my dreams. Some are even in my wishes.

I don’t know why I can’t not think about them. I try. Believe me. It’s a bunch of mixed emotions when I think about them. I  love them but don’t want to think about them. I know that is weird. But thinking about them hurts my heart.

Some of these people who are gone from my life are gone through no fault. Others are gone because of fault. I look back and sigh. I give them all, living and dead, much love. And then I push them out of my mind. (Until they creep back in.)

Run Out Of Things To Say Today

I think I have run out of things to say today. Have you ever done that? You think about blogging because you haven’t done it in a couple of days and when you try to come up with something to write about there is just nothing. No, it’s not because my mind is blank. Sometimes I wish that was the case. No, maybe the problem is that I have too much on my mind! Most of it is way too personal to share here and the rest of it is just not worth blogging about. So sorry…for now I have just run out of things to say. On that note, I am going to sleep. Hope you are having a good day!

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Somebody’s Been Thinking About Me

I love when someone thinks about me (nicely) and lets me know. It is such a wonderful feeling to know that the thought of you or just hearing your name can conjure up a smile for someone. I think we should probably do that more often. Just let someone know that you thought of them. It’s not hard–especially in today’s day and age. You can send a hand-written letter, card, email, text. You can call someone. It’s easy. If you want to really make their day, send them flowers or candy! You’ll be right at the top of their awesome list.

I had someone email me the other day just saying I was on his mind. There wasn’t much else to it, but that was good enough. He made my heart smile and my face smile with such a simple and sweet message. Today I’m still smiling.

So has someone been on your mind? Why not let them know? It would probably make their day.