how I roll... backwards, apparently

My grandma told me once, "I'm out of my mind- I do thing backwards."

It was a "smile & nod" kind of response. Followed by a "stop it, no you're not" as I inhaled whatever food she inevitably made me that day.

I didn't really put much thought into her words and claim until I realized... I totally do things backwards too.

And now I'm like, "... thanks for the generous donation to my characteristics, G-ma."

Don't believe me?

Just you wait.


1. When I clean my room
I start with the floor. I pick everything up, vacuum, and then move onto the surfaces. Including wiping things off, dusting, etc. In the process, sometimes things fall, spill, dust uproots and lands on the carpet, etc. Oh but wait... crap. I already vacuumed...

Thanks Mr. Bear for holding up my Vicky's Secret bag...
It might not be organized, but hey-- I vacuumed!
(Don't mind the rocking chair and old bear... both were super early childhood gifts. The bear would probably sit on my bed if it was ever made. :p)

2. When I go down to make breakfast
I put my bagel in first, and then my Keurig. Ideally, one with a normal-functioning brain or higher, would first do the Keurig, then do the bagel, because, a. not only does the Keurig take longer, but b. if it does finish quickly, this method gives it a few seconds to cool off a bit while I do bagel prep. Possibly sparing my tongue the day of agony after the sh*t is burnt out of it every other morning by the one and only Mr. Keurig. But no... not me. ;)

In order of how they should appear... coffee.. then bagel

3. When I wash my car
I start with the sides, then the front and back, the windshield, and then... "oh yeah, I forgot the roof." Or, "perfect, let me rinse my dirty rooftop all over my now-clean car.

I know it looks like a 2010 Lexus 450h, but really it's just a 2004 Pontiac Vibe.

In the cleaning department, you'd think the little phrase, "from top to bottom" would possibly switch on the littlest of light bulbs in my head... Nah.

Though don't worry, I'm working on it!

I've diagnosed it as more "careless error" than "lack of common sense." I have some sense! I promise!

I have already taken steps to remedy my issues... For example..

1. Room cleaning difficulties..
I now either
a. just don't clean at all :)  <--- preferred option
b. focus on the task, and not the Kardashians playing in the background.
b1. while focusing, focus on the surfaces in one area at a time vs. the whole A.D.D. thing where I go all over the room trying to get it done ASAP. ;)

2. Keurig stupidity..
When I get out of the shower, I only brew the coffee. And let it sit a nice long time while I take 15 years to get dressed because I'm busy reading blogs.

3. Car maintenance..
Simple- have Anthony do it. If we are going with the top-to-bottom clean, I translate that as "high to low". Anthony is taller. Boom. :p Hehe, just kidding. But he does seem to enjoy it, and it's fun to watch him do it in the proper order. :p

:) :) :)

Please tell me there are other backwards-moving folks out there... I can't be alone!

Hope you enjoyed this random nonsense post. Clearly, I'm fresh out of ideas. Is there anything you would like me to post about? I'm open to anything. :)

lately...

I have been mildly obsessed with laziness and all it entails...

I'm currently loving ....

Twitter. (Well, this is nothing new.) I've always been a little bit addicted to pretending people care about my mundane day-to-day, and updating the twit feed. I love the idea of real time updates that are supposed to be frequent. I rarely shut up anyway, so for there to be a place where that's okay? Word. Do you tweet? Let's stalk each other, yes? Hit me up!

The Kardashians. Stay with me on this. Until recently, I was on the "wait, why are the famous again?" bandwagon. Then one day I got bored, and my TV somehow landed on E! There was a Khloe & Lamar marathon. Of all the Kardashians, Khloe was always the most tolerable. I thought she was funny, and I think she and Lamar are cute. The others, eh. After that marathon, there was a Keeping Up with the Kardashians marathon. I never minded that fraction of the Kardashian franchise, I guess. Bruce Jenner is funny, and like, oddly adorbs in that "old and cute" sort of way. But now.... yeah, slight addict? When the marathon ended... I'll admit it. I turned to OnDemand and actually looked for the show and was sad when I only found 3 episodes. It's like, the new The Hills for me. There is something about celebrities being followed by cameras all day that appeals to me. Don't ask me why. I actually hate the idea that money is being wasted on this. Hypocrite much?

Bottled Water. This is silly, considering it's probably less healthy, but water from a bottle just tastes better. It's portable, I can cap it and take it anywhere... Something about it being in a bottle makes me drink it more often. I down like, 4 bottles a day lately. When I have water in a glass, I don't actually drink it. I just pour it and, and it ends up maybe 3 sips less than it started, with a little dust added to the mix.

Painted Nails. I am a nail biter. I've been trying to stop. But I find the only way I don't nibble is when they are painted. Yay for being OCD! So I've been maintaining the nails for the last couple of months... hoping the habit breaks soon! What's your favorite shade of nail polish? The natural shades? Pales? Reds? Vibrant? I am open to pretty much everything. I have a very wide rainbow of nail polishes, and it just depends on my mood. Currently I'm rocking a sort of dull magenta-y color. Love it! Another thing I do? I buy a new nail polish pretty much every time I'm in the store. Waster. But I always buy the cheap ones. So I don't usually miss that extra $1.59.

There was more, but I think my brother has strep. His car is in the shop, so I'll be chauffeuring him to the good ole doc in a few minutes. I'm sure I'll be tweeting my boredom from the car. Teehee.

What are you loving nowadays?

xo