There's so many pet peeves that I could talk about but I've decided to keep it simple this week. I'll talk about my top 3 things which really get me fired up.
So from my least pet peeve to my top pet peeve, here they are:-
3. Complicated Recipes
I enjoy cooking. I really do. It’s therapeutic and
fun. I like marvelling at the end result and get a sense of pride from what I
have created. I especially like the eating part. That's probably my favourite bit. I'm not someone who can throw ingredients together and they just taste amazing. I need to follow a recipe or else it actually does taste like ingredients thrown together.
However, I am a simple gal, so the recipes that I usually cook from are fairly short in their steps. You see, any more than about 5 steps and it’s
not pretty. I get agitated, frustrated and if something takes too long for me
to make, then I lose interest. Okay...so it's probably safe to say I would never go on Masterchef given those challenges seem to have super complicated recipes that make my head hurt. I think
I’m best suited to being quality control and tasting the final products. Look out Matt Preston!
Otherwise, keep it simple for Jen. Please!
2. An 8.30am start time at work
I’m not a morning person. I won’t
apologise for it. It is just not in my DNA at all. I hate getting up early. I
avoid it at all costs. I don’t usually really wake up until about 10.00am and that's after a very strong coffee to charge the batteries up. So
having to get up at 6.00am each morning to get ready and catch the train to go to the city,
is just not fun at all!! I love the weekend, when I can sleep in and relax. It
would be perfect if the work day started at 10.00am. My body even agrees. It naturally
wakes up around 9.00am when there are no alarm clocks. Morning people make me
sick. It’s not something that I will ever be. Sleep-ins and 9.00am wake up
calls are perfect for me.
And finally....here it is....my number 1 Pet Peeve............
1. Taxes
Yep....I hate paying tax of any sort, but more specifically, income tax. I’ve worked hard, damn hard. It’s my money and the government takes it away without my consent. I don’t think I signed anything or we mutually agreed. It's fair to say this arrangement was purely one-sided. Nope...the government just takes and then they go and spend it without consulting me as to how I would like it to benefit the economy. I don’t think I consented to mining taxes, Julia!
I also hate doing my tax at that dreaded time every year. It’s
bloody annoying. I hate the whole thing. Making the appointment, going to the
accountant, sifting through what I have earnt, receipts to claim and then
.......(drum roll)....I either have to pay or get a ridiculously small amount
back that will barely cover the groceries!! You know the old saying, ‘there’s
two certainties in life, death and taxes.’
There you have it. My top 3 Pet Peeves! I have no doubt you can relate to them.
So tell me, how do you cope with early morning starts? How do you survive tax time and the trip to the Accountants?
