Monday, December 17, 2012

Dislike!!


It’s raining this morning and probably will be off and on for most of the day.  It’s a good day to knit, which I will certainly take advantage of here in a little while.  It is NOT a good day, however, to think about cleaning my floors which are in desperate need of cleaning.  You can imagine that with six little wieners running around the house, the floors get a good beating.  This time of year is especially bad, since we have a gazillion leaves in the back yard which have yet to be raked and also since we have two long-haired doxies in our pack.  The leaves have a way of attaching themselves to those two like teenage girls to Justin Bieber.  Then they miraculously detach themselves once inside.  If I didn’t know better, I’d swear they had an organized plot to infiltrate the house.  That, coupled with the heavy rain, (water + the backyard + dogs = mud) cancels any plans I had to do the floors today.  I will admit that I am SO not disappointed.  I hate doing floors.  I’d rather clean a dozen gas-station toilets than clean one floor – I kid you not.  It has become the most-hated household chore on my list, having surpassed dusting ever since the creation of Swiffer dusters.  Nope, not disappointed in the least.

Also on my list of things I dislike doing:
  • Staying in other people’s houses (unless they’re immediate family – I don’t know why, it just makes me horrifically uncomfortable)
  • Attending any social function where I only know the person I came with and that person knows everybody there (I really am a people-person except in the aforementioned circumstance)
  • Yard work (hence, the lack of raking)
  • Folding and putting away laundry
  • Doing the finishing on my knitted projects

Yes, you read that last one right.  I absolutely LOVE the process of knitting but I’m really not loving the whole “block - weave the ends in - sew on buttons” thing.  This explains why I have two garments that are done but not “finished” sitting on my dining room table in the midst of the other items that make up the unruly pile o’stuff.  I did finally purchase some buttons that I like this past weekend, but they are still sitting in the store bag I brought them home in.  This is not likely to change today since it is gloomy outside.  The lighting in my house is terrible unless it is sunny out and I wouldn’t want to screw up a neatly constructed garment because of poor lighting, now would I??  At least, that’s the excuse I’m using for the moment.  Don’t judge me…

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What do you dislike doing?

10 comments:

  1. My list is far too long but I agree with staying at other people's houses. I prefer to visit and then be back in my own bed for the night. Which can make travel difficult. I think it's because I spent my childhood sleeping on floors or bunking with people I hardly knew, when on vacation.

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    1. Unfortunately, my family lives a thousand miles from me, so no trips that find me back in my own bed, but I know what you mean. There are a few places I feel comfortable, but I prefer a hotel to staying with some distant relative I barely know. I suppose an RV is the answer, eh? :)

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  2. I think a lot of people dislike the finishing on knitted projects. I don't have particularly strong feelings about finishing, but I wouldn't say I like it either.

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    1. I just kind of wish I had magical powers that would allow me to finish stuff by just thinking about it!

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  3. I don't love finishing either. Things hang around for a long time with a million ends hanging around, getting stuck in the vacuum cleaner. You should look into the book "Finishing School." It's making finishing a little more enjoyable for me.

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  4. Wow, thanks for the recommendation! I'll check it out!

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  5. I'm really sorry but I couldn't think of anything I don't like doing after reading "The leaves have a way of attaching themselves to those two like teenage girls to Justin Bieber." I couldn't stop laughing and currently have tears streaming down my cheeks.

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    1. Ha! Glad I made you laugh! Thanks so much for reading!

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  6. I'm with you on the floors, dusting and weaving in ends. I finished a Fair Isle hat last night and when I turned it inside out and saw all the ends that need to be woven in I threw it in my project basket and went to bed. :-)

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    1. Ooooohhh, Fair Isle! Someday...maybe...with medication... :o)

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