Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Wednesday Rant

Today was not epic. On days like this one I usually feel like not posting at all. I don't like to come off as a negative Nancy. Sometimes I just get so f@#$ing angry and then later feel really ridiculous about it.

My husband works for a retail company (that may or may not be European and you may or may not be able to get a side table for 7.99 from them). It's a great company with really great core values and the most AMAZING benefits that you will ever find, really. Thus, we put up with his shitty hours. This company is the whole reason that we even live in Charlotte.

My rant is that there is no consistency, routine, pattern or even transparency when it comes to my husbands working hours. Since he's salary there is no limit to how many hours he can work. I try so hard, I really do, to be a patient, level headed wifey who smiles and nods with constant approval. 8 hours go by and, whatever, he rarely works just 8. Then 9, then 10... and then the blood starts boiling. Especially now that I have my own job I'm trying to work into our "routine".
I try to calm myself because I know that my anger will only stress him out and he doesn't deserve that. He's just working his ass off to support our family. A girl can only be so lucky as to have a guy who is so driven and determined. But I just keep thinking about "when the f&%# is going to be home?". I have shit that I would like to accomplish today too! And the kids are driving me up the f&#%ing wall! I start getting resentful, and hating all of his superiors. I moved here with this company and feel as though I am just as much a part of it as any of the people actually working there, but nobody ever asked me how I felt about 15 hour work days or overnights, or 14 GD kitchen events in a year. Everything that happens there bleeds over into my personal life.

After I have my big blow up and all my frustrations are unleashed onto my husband like a blood hound on an escapee, I end up feeling like a real shit head. Seriously, had I written this post 4 hours ago, it would have had 6x as many f&%#s in it as it does now. After he got home, I headed toward uptown intending to run the "pick your distance" meet up, but I wasn't going to make in time (I didn't feel like running anyway) so I just drove around to clear my head. Days like these make me feel like a terrible mother ( I was so short with kids), a lousy territory manager (I accomplished very little for work today), and bitch instead of a wife (I think that one speaks for itself).

Tomorrow will be a better day. I'll make sure of it.

7 comments:

  1. Glad to know that I am not the only one!! And I am sure there are wayyyyyy more like us- we should take an IKEA poll!

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  2. Thank you for allying with me Macy!

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  3. Sometimes the pot boils over my dear. But, once you turn the heat down and take the lid off for a sec it calms down.

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  4. @Karen, Now, do you see what happens to your peacock when you let her fly? She goes on a rampage! lol!

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  5. so i was told to apply my thoughts on the actual blog instead of facebook..here it goes...
    "Keep up them positive thoughts woman, you have a much harder joby staying home with two kids than most do, be proud you still have your sanity!"...and since i have been reprimanded (sp?), i will leave my posts on here from now on........LOL.bahahahaha... chill out fool, im assuming today, june 30th, has been a better day than yesterday.

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  6. i feel you - my husband's hours are all over the place, too, and it throws me off - and we don't even have children. Sometimes I feel like work is his second wife.

    Hope your day got better!!

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  7. Thanks Victoria! Even if the hours were still long, having some consistency would make it soooo much better.

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