| decisions, decisions... |
[07 Apr 2007|12:17pm] |
I think a lot of people find me frustrating. Often, my decisions may seem spontaneous, (like the decision to get my nose pierced,) but usually (and in that specific case as well,) I think about things for quite some time before actually doing them. I weigh pros and cons, and I ask advice but ultimately it's my own feelings on the issue that determine how I proceed. This applies to everything in my life. This is not to say that I don't take risks or make what seems like rash choices, like walking out of a job or cutting ties with a friend, but nothing I do is without considering the consequences, (which means I am prepared for them before they ever happen).
The point is, I'm not a fucking drama queen and if I'm asking for advice it's not for attention, it's because I actually value what you may have to say.. unlike most people, I don't have any regrets. I don't fly off the handle and make dumb choices that I later wish I hadn't. I don't trust many people enough to just take their word for things, I make up my own mind, and it has thus far served me very well. So, if you think I'm harping on something, annoying you by going back and forth on an issue or you just wish I'd make up my goddamned mind and be done with it, consider any of the bad choices you may have made and things you look back and regret and ask yourself what you might have done differently... chances are, if you're unhappy with the outcome of a decision you've made, it's probably because, unlike me, you didn't take enough time to really think about it first.
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| 2 bdrm, 1½ bath, off-street parking, quiet, sorry, no kids... |
[07 Apr 2007|08:02pm] |
So, my husband and I are in the process of (possibly) moving, and as we've looked at quite a few places, I've noticed a trend. We have two wonderful small dogs (that we think are better than kids) - they are well-behaved, civilized, polite little furry balls of fun. However, a lot of the places we've wanted to move say 'no pets', or more specifically, 'NO DOGS'. Now, I understand that animals can be destructive, loud and obnoxious, but as I'm flipping through these ads I had to wonder, what else can be all those things??? Oh, yeah... kids.
My dogs have never finger-painted on the walls, spilled cranberry juice or purple kool-aid on my carpet, or stuck a peanut butter sandwich in the VCR. They've never tried to flush plastic action figures down the toilet or crumpled up the venetian blinds.. in fact, they're confined in very large crates during the day, so even if there was an accident (which there's never been, by the way, inside the crate or otherwise) it wouldn't do any damage to the carpet. So, I have to ask, what is more destructive.. dogs or kids??? Which brings me to my next point... training.
The excuse I hear for a no pet policy is often that not all owners train their animals as well as my husband and I have... this makes me laugh out loud since I know several people who don't 'train' their kids at all! I have many more friends with dogs than kids, and I can tell you, often it's not the kids who are more well-behaved.
I would love just once to see an ad that said, '2 bdrm, 1½ bath, off-street parking, quiet, sorry, no kids...'
/rant
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