Frustration Sunday

When I lie down, my muscles jump. My arms/limbs do not jump or move. Often that muscle is sore like it had been overused. This phenomenon puzzles me. Today, my muscles have started jumping when I am not lying down.

Sunday, I decided to take a load of clothing needing hot water to the laundry and pay $2 for the machine. I loaded the machine with clothing and eight quarters. As I pressed the "start" button, I realized I had not put the laundry tab in the machine. It was still in my pocket.

There was nothing to do but wait and put more quarters in and the laundry tab. So, for 16 long minutes, I simmered in the oppressive heat. I stuffed two more dollars into the changer and waited to put the detergent tab and eight more quarters in the machine.

I put the quarters in and once again pressed "start" without putting in the detergent. I was so hot from the oppressive heat and disgusted. Another 16 minutes before the door would even open.

The third time, I put the detergent tab in before the eight quarters. Finally. All told, I was there over an hour and exhausted. I could not believe I had spent $6!

Back home, I decided to hang clothes on the line, hoping my allergies had calmed enough so I would not have allergy problems. The line was filthy and clothespins were old, black, and breaking. Only five items made it to the line. But, the line was cleaned. Unfortunately, the colored the whole day.

A friend chose that moment to come by. We had planned her coming over, and the time was okay, but for hanging out laundry, the timing was not okay.

At the end of all this, I had had enough heat and frustration to last me for a while. Have you ever kept making the same mistake over and over?

We have not had rain for 17 days. In three days we have rain predicted. I doubt it. I love the beautiful, bright, sunny, hot days.  Mostly, the whole state is rain-free. Some places have had brief showers. I almost feel guilty when I see the flooding and tornadoes all over the country.