The Anti-SJOTW Post: 21 Simple Things That Drive Me *Bonkers*

This blog is usually a pretty positive place and I like that about it. I try to keep it positive because not only am I a fairly positive person, but I also find that positivity rubs off on people and I want to be a part of contributing positivity to the world + my community. 

HOWEVER, I also love a good bitchfest every once in a while...I love #firstworldproblems (which you’ll know if you’re an old Starr Struck Radio listener), I love bonding over our annoyances, and I love pinpointing those weird things that make us all crazy and laughing about how much they suck. 

So, that’s what we’re doing today. I’ve compiled a big list of some of my anti-SJOTW below and would love to hear if they resonate with you or if you have similar ones that I’ve left off of this list...

1. When your bank or credit card company sends you a new card and you have to change it on every site/account ever known to man. And even after doing so you get lots of "card declined" emails from the places you forgot about. 
2. Rashes, hives, weird skin irritations with no obvious cause.
3. Built-in zip lock closures that don’t work (like on bags of baby carrots, for example...). Similarly, crappy chip clips that don’t actually work.
4. Being hot while trying to sleep at night (and even worse: waking up in the middle of the night drenched with sweat).
5. Pens that aren't smooth when you write with them. 
6. Stepping into the shower and after getting my hair wet, realizing that we're out of soap or shampoo (or that my lovely husband used the last of it and didn’t get the new bar/bottle and place it in the shower for me. #typical).
7. Seeing the spinning circle of death on my laptop when I just have *one more tiny thing to do* before I'm done for the day.
8. Dirty dishes stacked in the sink (or on counters, which drives me even crazier).  
9. Getting a manicure/pedicure and then chipping one of the nails within the first few hours after leaving the salon. 
10. Workout clothes that get that funky smell on them that never goes away (basically all of my yoga clothes that I’ve worn to teach heated yoga classes over the years).
11. Tortilla chips with too much salt on them. 
12. Restaurants that give you TINY cups of water so you have to keep asking for a refill every 5 seconds (or when you run out of water while eating out and no one comes around to fill it back up for like 10 minutes). Sidenote: if you own a restaurant, put pitchers or jugs of water on the tables so thirsty people like me can serve themselves!!!
13. Shaving my legs. Ughhhhhhhh.​
14. When you purchase an item online and it arrives damaged, or they send the wrong size, or it doesn't work. 
15. Stacks [of papers + junk mail] on the counters that never seem to disappear--no matter how many times you go through them.
16. Cheap, slippery yoga mats.  Or when a yoga mat is falling apart and pieces of it get stuck to your sweaty skin.
17. Leaving doors (or windows) open while the AC is blasting. It's the mom/girl who grew up in Hotlanta in me.
18. People who are oblivious to body language and don't notice when you're in a hurry or don't have the time to talk (and don't take the hint even when you're literally trying to walk away from them while they're still talking to you!).  
19. When one of your favorite pairs of shoes breaks: holes in your TOMS, a broken sandal strap, a rubber sole detaching from the bottom of a comfy moccasin. 
20. Sweating in anything other than workout clothes (like jeans or a nice dress...). 
21. Vaccuuming. Which is why I never do it. But now Charlie Mae is crawling so I have to start and am dreaaadddddiiiinnnggg it. 
    
    

I mean, I could probably go on + on but I'll stop here for now because I feel better already! Wow, I guess that sometimes making lists of things that annoy you can be just as healing as making lists of things for which you're grateful, who knew? ;) 

What drives you bonkers? Post your favorite annoyance below or on social media. 

[And I promise I'll be back to my usual positive outlook for the real SJOTW on Friday...]