Crazy Mom Annoyances.. Is it just me??

         Hello again! Today I discovered, as I probably will for the next WHO KNOWS how many years, that there are some things in my day to day routine that just ANNOY the hell out of me. It's not even like the people who do it annoy me.. Just the THINGS themselves.. The instances.. (Ok well they wouldn't happen if it weren't for the people but still..) They just somehow seem to repeat themselves.. Over.. and over again.. I'll give you some of MY annoyances.. There is a laundry basket in the corner of a room.. Next to a closet and close to the bathroom.. An easy deposit place for dirty clothes right? Yet.. somehow.. I seem to find stray clothes on the floor at times.. sometimes even RIGHT NEXT TO THE BASKET!?! I mean really??? My youngest daughter has this problem particularly with her freaking socks... She's like a rat when it comes to those things! I have found smelly kid socks under and behind the couch, IN THE COUCH, under the dining room and coffee tables, IN MY BLANKETS, under my bed AND hers, in my closet, stuffed in her shoes in the hall, and I KNOW there have been more places than that! It's gotten a little bit better since I collected them for four days and put them under her pillow on her own bed... ;) Small victory, but victory just the same.. Anyway,  I'm sure you've had your share of these.. Go for a glass of milk or even looking for a small amount to put on your cereal and instead find that there are only DROPS left... or.. Going to the bathroom just to reach over and find ONE SQUARE of toilet paper left on the roll (or see that there is a new roll sitting ON TOP of where the roll should be! Seriously? It's not like it's hard to put on!) or.. You go to wash your hands in the kitchen sink and instead find a PILE of dirty dishes while the dishwasher is surprisingly EMPTY.. OR.. You tell your kids they can have some of your favorite snack (chips, cookies, etc.) as long as they save you some.. You're amazed to open the pantry and actually see the box or bag is STILL THERE and just when you go to reach your hand in... There are two pieces of whatever it was left... Not only that.. but the bag or box was left OPEN and so.. they're not only almost gone.. they're also GROSS! I swear.. Some times I think that people do these kinds of things just to mess with me or at the very least, see how long my patience will take it before I just LOSE IT. How do you win these pitiful small battles..? Do you just pick up the clothes, get your own toilet paper, and hide all your snacks? Or do you retaliate... Turn the tables.. Be the one in charge of the sabotage.. (Evil laugh while rubbing your hands together..) I try not to let the smaller things or annoyances in life weigh me down. However, that doesn't mean I'm the worlds doormat either! :) A perk of being a crazed super mom is that you can get so swept up in your millions of daily tasks and expectations that you can pull the "I don't know how that happened.." and the "Oh... That was YOUR piece of cake on the counter.. I had no idea.." cards and nobody can even THINK about getting angry with you! You know WHY they can't... Because even if you're not thanked on a daily basis for all you do or places you go or things you remember or meals you prepare.. They (family, friends, whoever!) know DEEP deep down that if they tip the scales and jam the buttons.. then some BAD things will happen.. Laundry will start to take on a mountain shape... The fridge will keep getting emptier.. The meals of PB&J and mac & cheese will be greater.. and so on.. You know they know that when you don't even have to remind them.. just shoot them THE LOOK.. The "go ahead, I dare you.. You won't like what happens if you do it.." look. Muahahaha! If you don't have that look down.. Get a mirror and get to work! You won't be sorry. I have one of those animated kind of faces where especially if you KNOW me, you can usually always tell what I'm thinking.. So I have ALL KINDS of looks. But my family knows the ones they need to know... And they are very lucky they do! ;) That was a small release on the old steam valve.. But really.. Is it just me? Ahhhh... Here's to tomorrow everyone! May you make it there as sanely as possible! ^_^ -Super Mom