Really Kinda Random: Warning, I'm in a Really Bad Mood

Welcome to Really Random Thursday!  I really appreciate that Cindy of live a colorful life lets us all tag along on this ride!

In case you didn't see it in the title....WARNING....I'm in a REALLY bad mood.  Have been for three days now.   I have some things going on at work right now that are making me absolutely CRAZY.  Extremely stressful.  And school hasn't even started yet.  (Actually, it will be a blessing for school to start....my contact and interactions with the students is the best and most enjoyable part of my job....so my job will be more pleasant when school starts!)

One of my colleagues, who's involved in the stress with me (she's on the good side of it, with me!) told me she picked up this bottle of wine for us to share, because we've been dealing with all this crap together.  She is so funny.  She is the one who gave me those wine bottles for my birthday.  I don't know where she finds all this stuff!  Yes, this is how I'm feeling lately.  I have many more negative thoughts I could say about it, but I will spare you all!

Have you ever worked in a really negative work environment?  I am so fortuante that where I work now, that is NOT the case.  Overall, it's a really positive place to be.  But I have worked at really negative places in the past.  I've had some administrators over me who were just awful....bullies, to be exact.  I saw this t-shirt at the mall one day.  It just spoke to me about those bullies I've worked with in the past.  This is so true.  They're gonna hate, whether you like it or not.  So, I try to tell myself to get over it and see if I can be part of the solution.  I also sometimes try to get myself in a position where I can make it impossible for them to make everyone else's life miserable.  But that's not always easy....

Don't mean to be a downer today.  But, hey, sometimes you just gotta keep it real, right?  This is my life. It's not all beautiful fabric and fibers.  Sometimes it's pincushions and burnt fingers!

We have been having just spectacular weather here in Michigan.  Last week, Sweet Pea wanted to set up the tent in the back yard and camp...she wanted to sleep outside.  Papa Pea is a good sport.  He set up the tent and camp chairs.  We sat out at night, drinking wine and watching Sweet Pea catch fireflies.  Then, we crawled into the tent to sleep.  My kind of camping.  Hot shower in the morning, and bathroom close by.  Didn't stop Sweet Pea from peeing in the yard in the morning, however.  But she peed all over her leg and jammies.  Haha!  I told her, I better start teaching her how to pee outside, if she's going to "camp!"  Instead, she decided to pee inside. That's okay, too, right?

One night wasn't enough.  We camped for a week.  It was great.  But I was glad to see my bed again!

I'll end on a positive note.  There is an intersection about 3 miles from my house.  That intersection marks the spot where a little township called Texas Corners begins.  Everyone knows this interesection by the name "Texas Corners."  I noticed the other day this little hair salon opened up at that corner.  Do you see the name?  Best Little Hair House in Texas Corners.  It pretty much cracked me up.

How come hair salons always come up with some funny names?  I bet you've seen some good ones, too.  Please feel free to share them.  They always crack me up.  And I could use a little giggle right now.

Please come back tomorrow.  I'll try to get myself in a better mood.  I'll share stuff about the AQS show with you!  I decided I'm gonna go take Sweet Pea to a movie and see if I can get out of this funk.

Until next time,

Comments

[Doris]

That last picture is awesome! We have a "dog" salon in Des Moines that has the most creative business name ever: Snipp Doggy Dogg. Ten years since I first saw the sign and it still makes me smile.

Sorry to hear some of the crap at work is still lingering. Ugh. Our classes started Monday and I have been swamped this week. (finding a little time to check blogs while on my lunch!)

What movie ya gonna see?

[Shelly]

Salon names usually crack me up. I've seen some good ones! Of course, in the failing memory of my old age, I can't think of any of them to tell you right now. Hope things get better soon. See a funny movie . . . those always help me.

[Carla]

I recently started a "gratitude journal' just to help with times like you are feeling. Hopefully, next week will be better. Growing up we had a hair salon called 'The Orchid Room'. Their slogan was "We curl up and dye for you!" It still cracks me up all these years later!!

[Lynn]

I'm right in the funk with you! The Java plug-in I need installed on campus computers didn't happen for the second year in a row. So none of my students can access the class on a public campus computer. Thankfully most of them have personal computers but they have to carry them around if they want to work on my class in between their other classes without going home. *SIGH*

My hair salon is called "A Cut Above." I think it's a pretty cute name, but not as good as the Texas Corners one.

[carolld]

Sorry about your funk. It happens to all of us at one time or another. You are a positive up-beat person and I can't see you staying in that funk for long. See you're already climbing out by showing us what makes you and us laugh! I love that "Hair house". Made me laugh too. Are you sure the funk didn't have something to do with sleeping outside for a whole WEEK! LOL

[Allie]

Aww hon....I'm sorry you're going through this. I hope it gets better for you soon! Love that wine. And the camping, how fun! Although you'd be hard pressed to get me into a tent anymore. When I was a kid, I had a pup tent set up all summer, but I slept inside - can't see spiders at night.

That salon's name is hysterical!

[Cathy erickson]

I hope it gets better!

[Donna]

You crack me up with these random posts :) The names of hair salons are so funny. I wish I could think of some I have seen here in the South.
Glad you had the luxury of having a hot shower and toilet!
Hope everything is better tomorrow.
Hugs,
Donna

[Mary on Lake Pulaski]

Sleeping in a tent for a week would put me in a bad mood! You are a good mama.

[Liveacolorfullife]

If it weren't so late I would pick up the phone and call you. Really. And not a phone person. I'm sorry for all the crappy stuff your friend finds THE best wine bottles. Who cares what it tastes like? I don't have a salon name but twice this week I have seen a van driven by someone who will walk, feed your dog, etc. it's called pooch poop-erie. It took me a sec before I figured out the play on potpourri !

[April]

Sorry for the work drama! Boo! I felt so bad for you last night when I read your post that my husband saw that sad look on my face and asked what was wrong. ha.

Love the Hair shop name! Sorry I don't have any great ones to add to that. My place is called the Hair Company. So creative, right??

And you should get extra Mom Gold Stars for camping for a WEEK with Sweet Pea! You should tell the difficult people at work that: "I have been sleeping in a tent for a week--give me a break!!" :)

[Linda]

Loving the random posts. Haters and bullies...all the same crap!!! Don't let that get you down. If they are hatin, must be you are doing something good...that they are jealous of. :-)!!!!! LOL!!! You have probably already viewed this Youtube, but if not it's worth all 16 seconds. Good for a smile!!! It's my mindless entertainment! LOL!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0la5DBtOVNI

[Aunt Pea]

Bad mood or not, you've got the right attitude, gettin' in the way of haters and focusing on contributing to positive things in the world. Amen Sister! I love you :-)

[terriaw]

Sorry to hear work has been so rough lately! I know that feeling all too well, even on a permanent basis. I am thankful I was able to quit my job and start a new career. Hope it gets better!

I used to love sleeping in our tent in our backyard. I loved sleeping outside but having the bathroom amenities nearby. Then again, I think we were experiencing at using trees for the bathroom since we were outside and on the trails so much. So fun to be a kid!

[Terri]

I had a stylist years ago who opened her own shop: Young, hip, fun. She called the salon "Whacked." Most excellent name for hair shop EVER.

I find it unsettling that your job usually consists of streaks of consistent highs punctuated occasionally by rare moments of a "bad mood." My work life is the exact opposite.

[Maggie Szafranski]

Big lousy blue funks are no bueno. Especially when you don't have any control over the external forces that are the epicenter of said funk. Wine, camping, little girl hugs...that's the cure, along with some fabric fondling!!!

[Karen K]

Sorry to hear about the negative stuff. Here's a good salon name for a laugh--it's not a real salon, but from the movie "Blues Brothers" : Carrie Fisher's character has a salon called "Curl Up and Dye" ! :)

[jenclair]

Hope things are looking up by now. Love the wine bottle!

[Nancy Lyons]

I own that hair salon, and I'm so glad it made you smile!! My partner and I were looking for something people would talk about/not forget:) Thanks for mentioning us!! You should stop in sometime!! :)