Expectations = PreMeditated Resentments

Originally posted on along the side of the road:
? Ever order a steak in a restaurant as medium-rare and it gets served to you as well done? Ever ask your teen in the morning to do the dishes and come home from work and they’re not done? Ever go to drive somewhere and it takes you twice as long because of construction? Ever do tons of exercise and get on the scale 2 weeks later to find the numbers haven’t budged? Ever go to your doctor for a routine wax cleanout and leave with a surgery date in hand?…

Did I Join an Ornament Exchange or a Popularity Contest?

I wanted to try something new this year, so I finally gave in to the urge to sign up for an ornament exchange program with fifty or so of the closest facebook friends I’ve never met.  We all came together through the mutual love of all things Disney and spend a lot of time online asking each other questions about how to survive large crowds at the theme parks and/or posting pictures of our fabulous vacations to others (knowing that we are probably sending some followers into fits of jealousy).  It’s all a lot of helpful fun and I love…