Frustrations, getting you down?

See...the confusing thing to me about blogging, and maybe bc I am such an analytical person and always ask the question.. "Why", is that I really want to know my readers...I received 3 comments yet my hit counter went up by 16 after my last post?? And I actually have the counter set to new IP addresses not every hit!! Oh, well. Maybe I'll get over it. It just makes me question....??
So I have been thinking A LOT lately........here are some random unloading thoughts.....

1. Why are no celebrities doing more for the oil spill?? They jumped on Haiti and Nashville, but Jimmy Buffett is the only one to have jumped on the oil spill. Maybe they just aren't publicising it?? I mean, Sandra B, Angelina, Brad, Harry C all have places in New Orleans. Courtney Cox, Britney Spears, and many others have places on the Gulf in Panama City and Destin. Is it bc they are liberals and against off-shore drilling so they aren't going to support? I know that might be extreme, but I can't help but question? All around it makes me sad! Yes, there were tar balls all over my beautiful beach last week! But it didn't stop me from having a LOVELY time, and honestly the water looked Beautiful! It's a little deceiving. But there was the presence of many trucks and workers up and down the beach to aid in the clean up.

2. Why do people tell you, you are "Over Qualified"!! Wouldn't you rather hire someone that is "over qualified" than Under?? Yes, I have been applying for jobs lately, and it is completely and utterly frustrating! It becomes a bit of a pride issue after a while?? Really, it does! I realize I left and very high paying, highly sought after job, and people question why I want to do something that pays less, or appears less glamorous. I left that job for a reason! And sometimes you decide you want to experience life from a different view, one that doesn't involve such high stress, corporate breathing down your throat, monthly quotas over your head, and travel woes that make you sick bc you missed a very special family event! Yep! I'm not even going to get started on all of that.......Point is.....Job searching is frustrating! And I just want to be a pion!! Is that too much to ask??!! HA!

3. Who wants to buy a House????? Oh, yet another life issue....our house has been on the market for 5 months now! Talk about frustrating! 2 showings!! YES, you read that correctly! 2!!! Don't even get me started on this one....."Is it the house? Is it the neighborhood? Is it that we ONLY have 1 bath?(I don't blame you, that's why I want to move!) Is it the small kitchen?(Again, don't blame you) Is it too old? Is it lack of storage and closet space?(Again..) Why??
Well, the point is, this home was Jeff's first house. He had no intentions of staying here long, but it worked just fine for him in his bachelor days. The market worked against us, and here we still are! Also, we still have my townhouse!
Now, as frustrated as I am, and although I dream of a large kitchen, a walk in closet, a garage for extra storage, and 2 toilets in the house, so I'm not doing the dance outside the door while Jeff is in the restroom.......there are MANY things I LOVE about this house! And at the thought of moving, makes me a little sad.( I said a LITTLE) ha!
What I Love about this little house......

• It's all Brick!
• It's a ranch style
• It has all original hardwood floors throughout the whole house
• I have 2 built in corner china cabinets
• The tiled wall in the bathroom that completely dates the house!
• Our cozy sunken den(converted carport)
• The backyard, that isn't big, but bigger than the yards they have in newer more expensive subdivisions these days
• Our back deck - it has been the place of many late night talks, many girls chats, many football games(we have cable on the deck), many cookouts, and most importantly...the location of OUR ENGAGEMENT!!!
• The fact we don't have a dishwasher so my sweet hubs does the dishes every night!(think I can still get away with this, if we get a dishwasher??)
• The fact our 3rd bedroom is my walk in closet/office. Well this is a source of like and dislike
• The proximity to shopping and downtown
• The fact our neighbor Bubba(he's a little special and lives with his sister and her family) takes our recycling and trash to the street and back every Tues and Wed. (He does it for 4 houses)
• The memories!! We started dating 4 months after Jeff bought this house, and have spent our first year of marriage here! It holds a LOT of our memories!! I really would be sad to say goodbye, maybe that's why it's not selling......????

Anyway, this post has been long enough......I'll have another one soon I'm sure. Fact is, I wanted ya'll to know.....it's not all about the travel and fun, that's just the way I cope with dealing with the above frustrations! :) All in God's timing!
Hope you have a Lovely Weekend!