My Life, As Told Between (Baby Cakes') Naps

Remember several months ago when things were going so perfectly well in every aspect of my life that I was nervously waiting for the other shoe to drop? Well, the shoe hasn’t necessarily dropped, but I have found myself being majorly annoyed by several things lately. I’m trying to keep it in perspective – none of these things are at all major so I just need to let them go. In an effort to let them go however, I thought I’d indulge myself in a bit of an internet whine.

• My car has been in the shop for almost 6 weeks and no amount of bullying or cajoling seems to be working on the bodyshop. Or the insurance company, which will only pay for 4 weeks of car rental. I’m gearing up for that battle when (if?) I finally get my car back.
• My first rental car had to be towed because the battery was corroded. My second rental car needs an oil change or something. The brakes, while fully functional, occasionally make a screeching noise. I’m hoping if I can hang on another week, I’ll get my car back…
• Time Warner was supposed to install cable, internet and phone between 9am and noon a couple of weeks ago. The technician’s car broke down so he ended up arriving at 3:30pm…and unable to install the phone line because it wasn’t “activated” yet. We made an appointment for the following day, again between 9am to noon. When no one showed up at noon, we called only to be told no appointment had been scheduled and one couldn’t be schedule for another several weeks.
• The alarm technician was supposed to activate my alarm today. I drove home to meet him, only to find out that the builder hadn’t done something they were supposed to so the alarm couldn’t be activated. I then waited several hours for the builder to fix what needed to be fixed and have to schedule another visit with the alarm technician.
• I’m working on some really hard projects at work. Also, I’m starting to worry about how much time I’ve had to take off for various condo-related stuff, root canals, car stuff, and miscellaneous doctor’s appointments.

There, I feel better already. I think it helps just to vent a bit. =)