Little Roommate Quirk Annoyances

I've decided long ago, that there are some aspects to my roommates that I'll never comprehend.
I mean, I've had roommates that are similar to them in the past, so I kinda know what to expect from them, but I don't understand why they do what they do.
 
For example.
The Kitchen.
A place of wonderful food smells, creativity, and a merry environment.
But also a place of dirty dishes and messes.
 
My roommate, is one of those people who doesn't like a 'dirty' apartment.
Which would include dishes in the sink, stuff on the table, etc.
 
She will say "Sorry for the mess."
When honestly, I doubt anyone would notice that it was 'messy'
As technically it's pretty clean.
So there are dishes in the sink, a couple of things on the counter.
That's pretty typical in my book of a kitchen.
But she...I think prefers the 'magazine' look of a home.
Which is just super annoying and stressful in my opinion.
 
I mean, the kitchen is pretty clean, the floors -of the nearby living room- aren't covered in random art projects. If you can see most of the floor, and use nearly all of our sitting space without having to move stuff around, surely it's clean.
 
Having a roommate that has 'higher standards' isn't what bugs me. I know how they work, why they work, and honestly I've just become a bit numb to the whole thing.
"Oh look my roommate has rearranged the living room again." "Oh look, my stuff has been moved from one place to another place."
It's pretty normal when I come home to find that.
 
However.
There are little things that bug me.
 
1. Putting stuff away in random spots without telling me where they placed it.
I don't mind you moving my stuff, but if I have to ask you where you stuck it....it's a problem.
Often times I don't ask. There are few places to put certain objects, but when I do. I don't like it.
 
2. Placing stuff in the doorway of my bedroom.
Seriously, couldn't you walk in three more steps and place them on my bed or on my desk?
(I honestly don't know if I would like them doing this either, probably not.)
But I really don't like it all being left in my doorway like a 'present that nobody wanted.'
I'm sure one of these days I'm going to come home and not see the item, step on it, and break it.
It's more annoying when it's not even my stuff. *rolls eyes* -The problems with having a bunch of inheritance from older roommates left in the apartment. If my two current roommates know it's not theirs, they assume it's mine. Texting would probably be an easier method. "Hey, Sarnic, we found these two sponges -yellow and blue- in the kitchen, are they yours?" "Nope. Old roommate's." "Okay." Instead of leaving them like a orphan baby at my doorstep.
 
And then today's annoyance. 3.
I opened up my food cupboard to find that my roommate had stuck a couple of dirty dishes in there.
DIRTY DISHES. Sure they're mine. But seriously. AMONG MY FOOD? Just stick the dirty dishes where the clean ones are or something. I get that they're mine, I get that I need to clean them. But stick them in the sink, or in a pile on the counter, or even in the dishwasher for candy cane's sake. I once had a roommate who'd stick them in the oven. (hers not mine).
 I don't place their dirty dishes in their food cupboards! (of course, they do their dishes. The problems of hating that chore I suppose.)
And the annoying thing was...I can't do anything about it right away because we had company about to descend upon us. And with a dishwasher already full of clean dishes, and a sink my roommate wanted crystal clean, and no space in the 'clean dishes' in their cupboards, I just left them there, for now.
But oh, when said company leaves, I think I'm going to have a little talk with my 'clean' roommate. (which I'm sure will involve "Well, Do Your Dishes Sarnic!" on my end of things.)
Honestly though, why my food cupboard?

Until you next read these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

To Do Or Not To Do

There are some days at work, where I feel like whether I 'do' or I 'don't'...somebody above me isn't going to be happy.

It's the sort of thing where I'm told to 'take initiative'
But when I try to take initiative...I'm told "you're not supposed to worry about that." or "don't do that now, do this instead."

It's rather frustrating, and really, a double edge sword.

As often, I can take initiative, but then what was alright an hour ago, is suddenly not alright now.

It's a good thing I'm rather easy going, and can let most things just roll off my shoulders, otherwise, work would be more frustrating then it is.
At this point, it's a 'well...okay, I'll go do that." sort of shrug.
As I understand, others can get stressed, others can get cranky when they're hungry, or sleep deprived, or stressed.

But seriously, I feel like I can't win no matter what I do.
So, I'll just do what I do, to the best of my abilities and hope that I can figure out exactly when to and not to take initiative at work.

Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

Icicles

I was driving around HomeTown with my dad today,
and I couldn't help noticing,
all the icicles hanging from the roofs of the homes we were passing.

Seriously, I couldn't stop noticing them.

I think it's because we had such a heavy snowfall this last storm,
that everything is still covered in snow.
And the icicles, have had a lot of time to grow pretty big.
there were some nearly reaching the ground of their respective properties.
So cool!
I just wanted to stop and take pictures of them all...though the people who live in the houses covered in icicles may think me rather odd if I did that.
So, I just appreciated from a distance.
^^ Awesome. Awesome.
Now, if only I could convince Icicles to grow on the balcony above my apartment so I could enjoy them all the time in college town. :)  

^^

Until you next read these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

A Way Inside

Some years ago, some close friends of ours loaned us their cabin in Island Park, Idaho.
When we arrived at the cabin, we found that the key that we had been given to unlock the front door didn't work.
We tried to undo windows and pry open screens, all to no avail.

Suddenly our son Steven, who was about seven years old at the time, shouted to us that he had just successfully opened the front door.
Steven, with a big grin on his face, was standing triumphantly inside the front doorway.
I was amazed.
I asked him how he did that.

He responded with wonderful, childlike spontaneity: "I bowed my head and prayed.
When I looked up, my eyes spotted this big rock by the front steps, and I thought, 'There is a key under that rock.'
And sure enough there it was."
The prayer of a child had been heard.
I thank the Lord for his mother who had taught him to find keys I moments of crisis.

L. Edward Brown -"Pray unto the Father in My Name" -April 1997 General Conference

Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

A New Drink

I had a taste of something new today from a new place I hadn't been to before.

Starbucks.
Yah. My coworkers went on a Starbucks run, and brought me back...

A White Hot Chocolate.

Which is basically...hot chocolate. But made with White Chocolate.

As I don't like regular hot chocolate.
But I love White Chocolate...
I thought I'd give this 'White Hot Chocolate' a try.

I really still can't decide if I like it or not. lol.

I love the taste of white chocolate.
But the feel of hot liquid running down my throat...*shudders*
It just didn't feel right to my throat.
I'm guessing...it's because this White Hot Chocolate also contained Milk, and Whip Cream.
....two things I don't like the taste of.

So perhaps that's why my taste buds were at war with me.
I love White Chocolate.
But milk, that's what I was probably tasting before the flavors hit my mouth. And I really don't like the texture of it.

In the end.
It was good, but definitely not something I'll take again. O.o
I mean...warm milk? *shudders* No amount of White Chocolate can make that too good.

Until you next read these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

When You Think It Won't Happen....

I should learn to never assume 'something won't happen.'
Because the moment I do so....it happens.

I call it 'over confidence.' or Pride...or whatever.
The thought that 'this can't happen to me.'
Yah. Once you think that, it's totally going to happen.

Example.
Today I was cleaning out hamster cages.
And I stuck my gloved hands in there to pick up the hamsters with the thought.
"These guys don't bite, I'm fine."
Guess what one hamster did.
Yep. It bit me.
Don't worry, the glove took all teeth. My finger remains untorn.

But still.
Why does that happen?
It's like we just sat ourselves up for failure.

Note to self:
Don't tell yourself that nothing won't happen.
That's when they GET YOU!!!

;) lol

Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

October 1997 General Conference Saturday Morning

Gordon B. Hinckley -Drawing Nearer to the Lord

• At this time I wish only to invite the Spirit of the Lord to be with us as we go forward with another great conference. May all who speak be inspired in their remarks. May the prayers lift our thoughts to high and sacred levels. May the music bring beauty and spiritual nourishment to each of us.

Boyd K. Packer -Called to Serve

• I see two kinds of service: one, the service we render when we are called to serve in the Church; the other, the service we willingly give to those around us because we are taught to care.
• An unselfish spirit is essential to happiness.
• Leaders should be very sure that a call to serve in the Church will not weaken the family.
• We serve where we are called. It does not matter what the calling may be.
• In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one takes the place to which one is duly called, which place one neither seeks nor declines.
• The spirit of service does not come by assignment. it is a feeling that accompanies a testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Richard B. Wirthlin -Four Absolute Truths Provide an Unfailing Moral Compass

• The stresses and strains that assault us cannot be attributed to a lack of knowledge.
• But unfortunately, the explosive increase in information has not led to a parallel increase in true wisdom.
• Many have referred to the current era as the information age. But it is ironic that, in an information-rich era, the biggest threat to our world's societies, rich or poor, and to each of us personally is the absence of moral clarity and purpose.
• The first absolute truth is that there is a loving Father in Heaven, and His Son, Jesus Christ, is our personal Savior--a more certain truth than any worldly fact.
• The second absolute truth is that there is an adversary, Satan, the tempter, who would lead us away from God and His infinite peace.
• Satan, "the father of lies," increasingly uses various devices, ancient and modern, to confuse us. He would convince us that joy is not where it is. And contrarily, he would have us believe that joy is where it is not. One of Satan's most spiritually damaging lies which undermines our sense of self-worth and hope is that we cannot be forgiven of our sins.
• The third absolute truth is that all of us choose our own course, endowed by agency.
• "Sow a thought, and you reap an act; sow an act, and you reap a habit; sow a habit, and you reap a character; sow a character, and you reap a destiny.
• Given your agency, we are therefore individually responsible for our ideas, acts, habits, character, and, yes, even our destiny.
• The fourth absolute truth is that the temptations of the devil can always be overcome by renewed faith in God and by repentance.
• Life will bring to each of us challenges and setbacks-both dark days and better ones.

Carl B. Pratt- Care for New Converts

• No one culture, people, or country has a corner on love, warmth, or kindness.
• Brothers and sisters, we have the richest blessings that God can give to His children. We have the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We ought to be the most open, friendly, happy, kind, considerate, thoughtful, loving people in the whole world.
• When we detect a halting step or a stumble as they begin their journey on the gospel path, let us be there to lift an support with words of kindness and concern. let us be available to give gentle, loving counsel that will strengthen and sustain.

Mary Ellen Smoot -Pioneer Shoes through the Ages

• "I'm so excited! Just give me my marching orders. I'm ready to go."
• My desire is to plead with our sisters to stop worrying about a phone call or a quarterly or monthly visit, and whether that will do, and concentrate instead on nurturing tender souls. Our responsibility is to see that the gospel flame continues to burn brightly. Our charge is to find the lost sheep and help them feel our Savior's love.
• Seek for 'the things of a better."
• "No matter if a tree grows to more than a thousand feet in height, each leaf, each day, must return to its roots for nourishment."
• Pioneer women did not have time to wallow in discouragement. They were too busy working their way toward Zion.
• "I have not the most distant idea [of returning], neither has Nathan ... , our cause is just and must be onward. ... I did not embrace this work hastily; I came into it understandingly. I weighed the subject, I counted the cost, I knew the consequence of every step I took."

Russell M. Nelson -Spiritual Capacity

• We must never lose sight of the Savior's enduring standard as the ultimate for each of us.
• Nothing is too hard for the Lord.
• Love of learning is catalyzed by curiosity.
• Learn from others.
• "I will impart unto you of my Spirit, which shall enlighten your mind ... [and] fill your soul with joy."
• Make choices that will "give us growth and joy in this life and eternal life in the world to come."
• "Yes, this work requires sacrifice," he said. "It requires effort, it means courage to speak out and faith to try. ... It needs men and women of solemn purpose." "We know that there are some limits on what you can do, but we know also that there need be no limits on enthusiasm, planning, thoughtful consideration, and effort."

Thomas S. Monson -Teach the Children

•  The parent who procrastinates the pursuit of his responsibility as a teacher may,  in years to come, gain bitter insight into Whittier's expression: "Of all sad words of tongue or pen, / The saddest are these: 'It might have been!'"
• "The newborn child is almost an exact duplicate of an empty computer, although superior to such a computer in almost every way. ... What is placed in the child's brain during the first eight years of his life is probably there to stay. If you put misinformation into his brain during this period, it is extremely  difficult to erase it.
• Children learn through gentle direction and persuasive teaching. They search for models to imitate, knowledge to acquire, things to do, and teachers to please.
• First, teach prayer.
• Next, inspire faith.
• Third, live truth.
• Finally, honor God.
• Children now bless our lives, kindle our love, and prompt good deeds.
• "Despite all new inventions and modern designs, fads and fetishes, no one has yet invented, or will ever invent, a satisfying substitute for one's own family."
• Sadness and sorrow at times come to all, including children. But children are resilient. They bear up beautifully to shoulder the burden they may be called upon to endure. Perhaps the lovely psalm describes this virtue: "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning."
• "There are angels among us." These angels are quite frequently the precious little ones God, our Father, has entrusted to our earthly care.

Until you next read these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

The Dream

I was at work, trying to get something done before Reth figured out I hadn't done it, and it was difficult to get from the back room to the front as we were already opened without the customers realizing it. I came across a blonde girl I'd known from high school. She was...boring. Which was surprising because if you'd seen her in high school, you would have thought she'd been rich and famous. But due to an event at a party, she ended up on a path to marry the most boring guy ever, and because of that she 'lost herself' and became so boring you could hardly recognize her. I (as the main character from Radio Rebel) ended up going back in time to help her end up on the path that she was actually meant to be on, with the help of my crush, our family enemy's  son. We had a feud going on between them but I don't know why. In the end, he and I found this magic ball of string, and when with each knot we tied, something magical happened. The first, the girl found the guy she wanted, another was to end the feud between our families, and we used the last knot...to make my reddish hair straight.

Then the unholy tones of daylight pulled me away....
and I became myself again. :)

-S.N.D