It is the 29th of December we are fast approaching the end of the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two. It is my big cousin/sister/soror's birthday, and I need to call her soon, but I'm feeling very ranty right now. MORE than usual so wanna hear what has my bonnet in a bunch?!!?
1. I'm not sure why this vexes me so, but the Behr (Home Depot) paint color of the year for 2023 is beige. I don't know why it's beige, out of all the colors on the color wheel they decided to make it BEIGE. So then I was like well what is Glidden's color of the year? Theirs is Vining Ivy which is a pretty blue green shade. BUT THEN I go to see what Valspar's (Lowe's) color is and it is FREAKING BEIGE!!!! Now of course the color name is not beige, but Ivory Brown, just like Behr's is Blank Canvas. I was on IG last night and a guy who I don't know nor am I invested in his life was doing a room make-over and painted his walls white or maybe beige... it looked like the same shade it already was and I was like WHY sir who I don't know?!?! WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT??? which leads into 2
2. Who decided that having multiple parts to a story was the new thing to do? If you haven't wrapped that shit up in 30 seconds, then WHY?!? Cause now I have to go to your page, find where you left off alerting IG that I like this type of content so inevitably they give me more, click on several reels until I get to the part 2 and then watch only for there to be a part 3!! Like ma'am sir, NOOOOO!!! To be honest there are a few that I have been pleasantly surprised, well relating to home improvement. And then the AITA (am I the asshole) threads always prompt me to watch more because usually most of the people are not in fact the asshole, but they need validation that they are not. The stories are crazy, like the one where the parent took the mini iPad away from their 6 and 7 year olds several months ago for good reason and wanted to regift it back to them for Christmas. That is genius if you ask me! Which you didn't...
3. Can we talk about these damn hot flashes? I thought I was prepared but I was NOT!! AM NOT!! Currently have the heat on my ankles, but I promise in about 5 minutes I will turn my fan on. I just started taking black cohosh, but WHY does it say it may take 4 weeks to work? Like WHY FOR!?!?!? That literally makes no damn sense. It just don't!! And misery loves company because one of my girlfriends has flashes now too and I be like I FEEL YOU GURL!!! My little cousin who just entered her 40's don't quite understand, but she gon learn!!! And... FAN ON!!! I actually can deal with the during the day flashes, it's the wake up at 2:30 am and kick all the covers off, turn the fan on and just lay still until it passes, but then I'm just UP. Start scrolling through social media, then Paisley thinks this is an invitation for her to hop her loud breathing ass onto the bed and want to be pet and cuddled, NO BITCH, I'M HOT!!! Leave me alone!!!! Now she has an attitude, I have to pee and now my knees are cold so I put the cover just over my knees because I am still sweating and JESUS when will this be over?? And if someone touches my thermostat one mo gin!!???!!!! Oh they have a death wish for sure... on to 4
4. I have new roommates. Well, 1 new roommate one and her son. The son is the one who took it upon himself to turn MY thermostat to 70. Now some of you might say well 70 isn't so bad! And you would be wrong. Every house is different. Mine tends to hold heat and I keep it at a crisp 64. Don't at me... that's what I am comfortable with. So this dude walks around with a tank top and shorts. Like sir YOU HAVE TO PUT ON MORE CLOTHES!!!! You just have to!!! I keep a nice basket of blankets, some heavy, some light, and I have a portable heater you can use. But don't touch the thermostat!!! I posted the other day that the roommate I had a few years back, her daughter has moved in with me. And for those that don't know, it's my sister and my nephew LOL (heat back on... knees are chilly). To say this has been a challenge would be an understatement, but we are working through it, and it is temporary. I'm just a live by herself kinda chick so it has been an adjustment for me and I know I nitpick, so the obvious stuff to me, is not obvious to everyone involved. I have to let the small stuff go, burn some sage and keep it moving!
5. That's it!
Have a wonderful New Year!!
Stay warm and safe!!!
Tell the ones you love that they are loved!!!!
