The worst things about being single
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Comments (50)There's the rub: no morning sun in my yard and 9 large maples planted just on the other side of my fence, exactly where I need them to NOT be. I can't remove those trees as they belong to the neighboring church. It's afternoon sun or no sun at all. On the bright side, it has been far milder for the last week and we had more rain in one day (Monday) than we had over the last 2 months. So far so good. Odd though, because mid-August is usually the most severe part of the season for us regarding drought & heat. I shouldn't be surprised--lol--the rest of the year has been Bass Ackwards, so why should it be any different now? :)...See MoreWhat's the worst part about your job?
Comments (36)Gosh, I feel like I'm not holding my end up this time. Although I've had good & bad jobs with this company over the million years I've been here, this one's been the best. Here's why: we are almost totally self reliant, meaning we get to decide for the most part which jobs are a priority and which can wait a bit. Only one fuction do we sometimes have to 'farm out' to another entity to complete our work and that comes into play maybe 50% of the time. All of us are consientious; if someone calls in sick the three others look in the database to see if any work is assigned to that person, asigns it to themself and does it - without being told. It's a 'you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours' system based on mutual respect that works well. Really, the only bad part is that 5:35 AM alarm clock 5 mornings a week. I feel like pinching myself....See MoreLet's get started - What are the best things about being single?
Comments (53)Hi - new member here, and I enjoyed reading this thread. I've never been married, no kids, and got out of my last relationship 2 years ago. At times I feel like there's something wrong with me for not dating, and sometimes I do get lonely. But this thread helped me remember all the things I do like about being single and living alone! So here's my list of favorites: - I don't have to listen to Howard Stern in the morning anymore. - I can rent silly movies without having to listen to comments about it being "gay". - I can listen to anything on the radio, whether it's classical or jazz or country - I have hot pink accents in my bathroom, which never would've gone over with the ex-bf. - I eat a lot better because I don't have to work around his picky diet (ex-bf wouldn't eat a lot of the things I like) - I can stretch out in the bed, and can sleep late without anyone making comments - I don't always shave my legs or other body parts anymore, unless I feel like it I think the key, though, is that if you have a really GOOD relationship, a lot of these things aren't an issue. For example, my next boyfriend will not be someone who would call everything "gay" or criticize me or veto all my decorating decisions. At least I hope not....See MoreWorst thing that happened while under contract?
Comments (48)After we got a contract for our condo, the buyer wanted to come in with her decorator to do some measuring. I had a rule that either myself or my agent needed to be in the condo whenever the house was shown and since my agent couldn't be there, I was the one sitting there. When the buyer walked in, I said to them, "Feel free to discuss any changes you want to make. It will not bother me. I loved this condo for 6 years, decorated it how I wanted to, and now it's your chance to create an environment you'll love." She was so grateful that I didn't take it personally and then went on to discuss her color changes etc with her decorator. When she and her decorator got to the kitchen they started talking about switching the fireclay farmhouse sink to a stainless farmhouse sink. I asked what she was planning on doing with the sink and she said she was going to donate it, so I asked if she'd consider giving it to me. She said she'd be happy to give it to me. Two months later after we closed on the condo, she called me to say, "Cpartist, I'm sorry I have bad news for you." I'm thinking uh oh, what happened. She then said, "I decided to keep the farmhouse sink." I told her it's a great sink and I was glad she kept it since it went with the quartz she put in. We are now renting another condo in the same building. We've since become friends and were even guests when she had a cocktail party a few months ago....See MoreJudith
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