What irks you today?

ButterMeMuffinz wrote: »

honey_honey_12 wrote: »

There’s a certain tv ad for a certain automobile that really bugs me.
There is a man and woman couple doing different fun outdoorsy type things and each time the man is a total wuss and the woman is like an outdoorswoman.
Why?
Why does the woman need to be more manly than the man?

It seems like no big deal, a petty thing to be irked by but it’s just one more thing on top of many other social constructs that future generations will regret.
My grandkids will be living in that world so it irks me.

What about a woman being outdoorsy is irksome to you? Or is it one of those commercials that just rips on one gender and basically goes "haha you idiot, you can't do anything right 😂" because those ones bother me a bit.

Or! is it just that you prefer traditional gender roles

I have no problem with the woman being “outdoorsy” but fail to see why the man is portrayed as a physical wimp.
Yes, me, myself, personally, in my life,
I prefer the traditional gender roles.

honey_honey_12 wrote: »

ButterMeMuffinz wrote: »

honey_honey_12 wrote: »

There’s a certain tv ad for a certain automobile that really bugs me.
There is a man and woman couple doing different fun outdoorsy type things and each time the man is a total wuss and the woman is like an outdoorswoman.
Why?
Why does the woman need to be more manly than the man?

It seems like no big deal, a petty thing to be irked by but it’s just one more thing on top of many other social constructs that future generations will regret.
My grandkids will be living in that world so it irks me.

What about a woman being outdoorsy is irksome to you? Or is it one of those commercials that just rips on one gender and basically goes "haha you idiot, you can't do anything right 😂" because those ones bother me a bit.

Or! is it just that you prefer traditional gender roles

I have no problem with the woman being “outdoorsy” but fail to see why the man is portrayed as a physical wimp.
Yes, me, myself, personally, in my life,
I prefer the traditional gender roles.

I don't know what commercial you're talking about (I assume it's regional) but those ones bother me too

Ugh, woke up late, the battery died in my activity tracker while I was sleeping, forgot my phone, and the wifi isn't working on my tablet.

I had to sit at my desk to type this!

Forty *kitten* four degrees Fahrenheit

Also, somebody’s rooster is crowing

kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »

itchmyTwitch wrote: »

Forty *kitten* four degrees Fahrenheit

Also, somebody’s rooster is crowing

I miss the warm weather already and it ain’t even cold here yet.

It’s really hard to get out of bed when it’s cold 🥶

itchmyTwitch wrote: »

Decorating my new exercise notebook & I can’t draw a barbell

I’ve been using this app and I’m really liking it.

itchmyTwitch wrote: »

kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »

itchmyTwitch wrote: »

Decorating my new exercise notebook & I can’t draw a barbell

I’ve been using this app and I’m really liking it.

I knew someone was going to tell me to do it digital 😂

You do you. It’s a good app 🤷‍♂️

itchmyTwitch wrote: »

kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »

itchmyTwitch wrote: »

kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »

itchmyTwitch wrote: »

Decorating my new exercise notebook & I can’t draw a barbell

I’ve been using this app and I’m really liking it.

I knew someone was going to tell me to do it digital 😂

You do you. It’s a good app 🤷‍♂️

I will check it out because I am less likely to lose my phone than I am to lose a notebook. If I do an app, then I’m looking for something that will record non-weight workouts as well.

Sorry I was so short. I’m trying to get back to work from my lunch

Eta: I also sent you a private apology, but I never know if those *kitten* go through.

Haha you’re sweet. No need to apologize. I didn’t take it in a negative way. 🤗

honey_honey_12 wrote: »

Such a common irk but the pain is real ya’ll.

Driving in my community is a test of patience.
The school zones start at 1:45 and continue until 4:15.
Every direction I go from my house there’s a school or a church that is also a school.
Not to mention the damn railroad tracks that I can’t avoid crossing if I want to drive west. 🙄
As more and more people move here it just gets worse.
Ancient people and soccer moms, the absolute worst!

I can be having a perfectly fine day and be pissed by the time I drive to my mom’s 20min away.

I finally had a sticker for my car made:
“Put down the phone
Pull forward
Use your blinkers!”

I’m such a b**** 🤣

Omg when people leave about fifty feet between them and the car in front of them while at a red light, that drives me bonkers

No reason just am.

jjpptt2 wrote: »

That I can't give compliments more freely.

I used to be like that. Eventually I got over it and now I'm the nut-job that yells "Awesome T-shirt" or "Keep up the hard work" out the window of the car or in a store or wherever to random strangers I see. It cracks my husband up every time, and I've actually struck up some interesting conversations from it. I've not once met a person who didn't appreciate the compliment.

I'm to the point now if we go to restaurants or something, my husband and I will sometimes invite strangers to sit with us. We met a lovely couple once expecting their first child, an old retired farmer who told us about passing the farm on to his grandkids and his wife talked to us about how she used to jar their veggies and such, an ex-military man who reconnected with his high school sweet heart and they were bf/gf now....you never know what kind of stories you'll find if you open yourself up to it.

In my opinion, life is just too short to be afraid to be honest with yourself and others and it's better to put a little good back in the world when you can. Just remember, always say something positive and it doesn't have to be anything major.

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Mondays.

Work issues, bad hair day, raging PMS, stomach problems, and yet another rejection for a job application I put in… all within an hour of getting out of bed.

So hard to stay positive when the day is off to this rough of a start.

My boss set up a 10:00 am appt which is way too early for me to be nice to people and interferes with my pacing the office because the boss isn't in yet time (he usually comes in around 11:00 or so).

My backup activity tracker that still had a working battery died the other night so I'm tdeeless until the batteries I bought come tomorrow.

I'm actually thinking of buying a cheapie activity tracker with the pretty colored watch faces that are charged by usb but couldn't find a non fitbit one that showed tdee on the display and not just in the app. (I tried a miband 5 and liked it but didn't like it only showing actually exercise calories.)

redux1985 wrote: »

glassyo wrote: »

My boss set up a 10:00 am appt which is way too early for me to be nice to people and interferes with my pacing the office because the boss isn't in yet time (he usually comes in around 11:00 or so).

My backup activity tracker that still had a working battery died the other night so I'm tdeeless until the batteries I bought come tomorrow.

I'm actually thinking of buying a cheapie activity tracker with the pretty colored watch faces that are charged by usb but couldn't find a non fitbit one that showed tdee on the display and not just in the app. (I tried a miband 5 and liked it but didn't like it only showing actually exercise calories.)

It's a first world irk, but it checks out.

I have one of those ultra cheap activity trackers and it's actually pretty good, absolutely no chance of TDEE on mine though.

Ooooo what kind? I actually still have a fitbit altahr but OMG DID THAT THING OVERCOMPENSATE ON EXERCISE CALORIES!