Love/Hate...What a Fine Line

I have quite a few things that I LOVE on one hand, while on the other, I hate those same things. I am sure that all ya'll know what I'm talking about. For instance, I love lists. They put things in perspective and helps straighten out your thinking. On the other hand, I hate attempting to be organized. I always get half way through my organization attempts and then ADHD, that I'm convinced I have, kicks in. So now that you know what I mean, as if you didn't already, here's my list (told ya I loved 'em).

1. Gardening - I love to work in my flowers and mow my yard. It is so soothing to me. If I am stressed, I can go work in dirt and plant my flowers and pretty soon I know the solution to all problems (all those but how to attain world peace). On the other hand, I hate frickin' japanese beetles and weed eaters. The japanese beetles eat everything, my roses, my cherry tree, my snowball tree, my geraniums, my hibiscus, etc. The weed eater could make Mother Teresa (if she was still alive) curse and swear. That thing is pure evil and attacks the ground whenever I use it. Because of these things, I ATTACK the beetles with dust and refuse to use the weed eater.

2. Pimples/Zits/Acne - Whatever you call them, they mar your face. I hate them. Sometimes they are painful and it always happens that when you have a big important date or appointment, they appear. IT NEVER FAILS. On the other hand, I love my new face wash by Neutrogena. It is the grapefruit oil free acne wash. It smells so clean and fresh and makes my face feel the same way.

3. Shaving - I love the way my legs feel when I shave. They feel so smooth and it makes you feel sexy ;-) . On the other hand, I hate the act of shaving. It takes up precious time, and if I rush, I always nick myself somewhere.

4. Cooking - I love to cook. I like to put things together and find them tasty. Its so fun, almost like a puzzle. On the other hand, I hate to clean up. I hate to clean up the dishes and the pans that I mess up in the process of cooking.

5. Work - I love making OT pay. I love my husband making double time. I do not however love working 10 hours a day, nor do I love not seeing my husband but 10 minutes a day. :-)

These are just a few of the things that I have a love/hate relationship with. One thing that I LOVE without any HATE relationship is Will Smith and Martin Lawrence movies, especially Bad Boys and Bad Boys II. As of right now, I am watching Bad Boys II and laughing so hard I can't hardly see, but ewwww I just got to the yucky part where the drug guy cut up the mafia guy. EWWWW!

So as I was saying these are some of the things I have a love/hate relationship with, and I'm sure I will come across more. Do you have any of those?

The Good The Bad and the Downright F-ugly ;-)

Ok...The good. My grandmother seems to be happy at her place in the nursing home. We all wondered if she would be, but she says she likes it there. The bad...she isn't physically able to go home without round the clock care and the rehab part of the nursing home is kicking her out so she has to stay somewhere. Since she likes the nursing home, she has decided she THINKS she wants to stay there. This is a huge load off of my mother who didn't have the heart to tell her she had no choice but to stay. But now my mother is fighting off guilt because she knows her mother will miss her home. The F-ugly...I have been playing mother/devils' advocate to my mother. Talk about tough!

The good...my husband is making killer money working all this overtime. This is so nice because we can pay off some bills. The bad...he is never home when I am home :-( I miss my hubby like crazy. I see him for 10 minutes in the morning and then no more. The F-ugly...I have taken to watching love stories to fill the time. I have watched all my favorites, Mona Lisa Smile, Because I Said So, Under the Tuscan Sun, American Wedding, Hitch, and Where the Heart Is. At least I can watch others be lovey dovey when I can't be.

The good...my flowers and our yard has plenty of water. There is no more drought in York County, thank goodness. Everything is green and plentiful. The bad...There is so much water that it has killed my rye grass and I have to be careful when I mow the yard so that I do not mar up in the wet ground. The F-ugly...I have some brown grass (yucky) and mudholes (ewww) which my dog wants to wallow in.

So this is the good, the bad, and the F-ugly of my past week. All in all it has been pretty damn good. :-)

FYI as I watch Mona Lisa Smile, I am convinced I was born in the wrong decade. I should have been born when dancing, gloves, waltzing, dresses, formality, manners, etc. were in style. I think it is downright elegant, but one thing that is funny is that most of the women get drunk to drown their sorrows because they can't be true to themselves, so ... at least in this decade we as women can think for ourselves. lol