It’s 10 RANDOM THINGS on the TENTH!
Today is the FIFTH EDITION of 10 RANDOM THINGS, and we’re covering a wide range of topics. Not going to lie, when I saw that today was January 10th, I got extra giddy about this post.
Okay, you know the drill, I’m sharing 10 RANDOM THINGS (in no particular order) about a wide variety of topics. You guys, I *tried* really hard to make this a variety today.
From marriage squabbles to winter, what you guys loved the most on my blog in 2023 to things I can’t make myself enjoy, here are …
10 RANDOM THINGS ABOUT:
Argument starters between Mr. Shull and myself:
(Disclosure, he helped me with this list so that it was fair…but if he wants his own perspective shared, he better get his own blog 😉 .)
1: I move the air vents in my own car. I am not sure how it’s annoying to my husband that when I drive my own vehicle (not “his” but my primary vehicle) and move the air vents to better suit me, that’s annoying? This makes zero sense to me and yet, we bicker about this EVERY TIME HE DRIVES MY CAR. “Why did you move the air vents?”. Um, because you’re 6’5″ and I’m 5’3″ and when the air vent is pointed casually at your chest giving you just a little puff of air, it’s blowing like a hair dryer right into my eye balls which makes it uncomfortable for me to drive this car the 99% of the time I drive it. “It’s annoying when you move them.” And thus…the hamster wheel of this conversation continues to spin and spin and spin.
2: He turns the fan on in the bathroom immediately upon entering the room. Andrew assumes he’s hot before he’s completely in a room. As he’s walking into our bathroom, he flips the fan on full blast because “it’s hot”. You legit have half your body still out the door, how do you know it’s hot? Perhaps you come in the bathroom completely and pause even two seconds before determining it’s so hot that the ceiling fan needs to be blowing 45 mph? Perhaps? No. No. Nope. He flips that switch and declares it’s “so hot in here” on autopilot every.single.time.
3: I dare to turn on one single lamp in the morning. Listen, my mom says that Andrew and I are not “morning people” but that we’re “middle of the night” people as she doesn’t think 4:00 AM constitutes morning. I get it. We get up early. Our alarm goes off, we get up and we both shuffle into the bathroom, to the coffee maker, to our own “quiet time” spots in the house (his is downstairs while I head to my office), but during any of this, should I dare turn on one single lamp, you would think I was blinding him with the sun. It’s “too bright, turn the lamp off”. No kidding it’s too bright. It’s 4:00 AM, and we are two fools up when it’s pitch dark outside. I understand that the lamp is bright, but do you understand that the odds of me spilling coffee everywhere in the dark is pretty high too?
4: I set a box on top of the trashcan. I mean, I guess I understand why this annoys him, but at the same time, I’m willing to annoy him if it means I can just set the empty Amazon box on top of the trashcan quickly instead of removing the lid and shoving it down in there along with the other trash. Am I being lazy? Yes. Do I feel bad about it? Not really. Does Andrew walk in the house every single time and say “Why did you set that box on top of the trashcan?”. Yes. Yes, he does.
5: He’s not making eye contact with me (i.e.: he’s looking at his phone, over my shoulder, etc.). I like eye contact when people are talking to me. I give eye contact and don’t feel respected if it’s not given in return. If we are at a restaurant, I almost always try to position my sweet husband to where he’s facing a wall because if he’s facing out (heaven forbid he’s facing an entrance), he is looking over my shoulder while I talk. Do not even get me started on him glancing down at his phone while I’m talking to him. For the love, that one gets me feisty.
6: I am walking around in fluffy socks. It’s winter. Want to hear my favorite part about this season? Andrew Shull will be out of town often snowboarding which means I will get many, many days to myself to walk around the house in fluffy, cozy socks. For whatever reason, slippers don’t bother him one bit…but a pair of socks? They drive him crazy.
7: I have the fire place for ambiance. When I’m home during the day this time of year working, I like to flip my gas fireplace on. It’s cozy. It creates an inviting ambiance. I love to walk through my family room and see it ablaze. It drives Andrew nuts if I have it on and am not actually in the room. Um, hello? When I walk through later this morning carrying laundry, it will make me happy to see it on. If I turn it off, then I’ll miss that whole “winter cozy” thing as I walk through. It’s like he isn’t even trying to know me.
8: He literally cannot stay awake if he’s not driving. Andrew could have just had 9 hours of blissful sleep and a Venti coffee and yet if you put him in a car and he’s not driving, he falls asleep within minutes. This drives me mad. I have the courtesy to stay awake the 99.9% of the time that he drives us around and be a delightful car companion, but that .1% of the time that I’m driving, he falls asleep within minutes. MINUTES. Dude, wake up. Why are you always so sleepy in the car?!
9: I don’t like to wait at restaurants. Nothing is less appetizing to me than waiting in a long line to eat at a restaurant. There is an old Seinfeld episode where the character Elaine says it feels like you’re a cow waiting for the trough and seriously, I couldn’t have said it better. I don’t mind waiting five or ten minutes. Fifteen is fine too. When you start telling me it’s a 30 or 45 minute wait, I’m sorry but your Bloomin’ Onion just doesn’t appeal to me that much. The longer I stand there, the less I want to eat there. And friends, thus starts the argument of “we should go somewhere else” versus “by the time we go some place else, it will be at least 30 minutes, so we might as well wait here”…and round and round we go.
10: My phone is always on “do not disturb”. I started keeping my phone on DND two years ago and haven’t regretted it for one second. I have a “list” of people in my phone that “break through the DND barrier” like my kids and my husband and my employees and my parents (and then, sometimes, I’ll add others on certain days), but yes, if I’m over here trying to maximize my minutes and not get distracted by notifications/texts/group chats/phone calls/etc, DND is the perfect answer. Andrew always gets through when he calls/texts me, but just the fact that I keep my phone on DND drives him crazy. I can’t make sense of this because I TAKE HIS CALLS, and yet, it drives him M-A-D.
Okay, moving on…
10 things I love about the winter season:
1: It’s dark early. I love me some sunshine, but there is something so nice about it getting dark earlier. I don’t know about you, but when it’s bright and sunny outside, I feel like I should be “doing” something. Those July evenings when it’s 8:30 PM and all I want to do is put on my pjs and cuddle up with a movie after a long day…well, that is realllly hard for me when it’s basically full sun out the window. As much as I love the sun, I try to savor these nights when it’s dark early and the world kind of says “okay, it’s closing time, go in and get comfy”.
2: It’s easier to be cozy. And we all know that’s my favorite word. There just isn’t an easier time to be cozy than winter.
3: You can put your pjs on earlier. Awwww, some days, I just want to put my pajamas on at 5:30 and call it a day. Most of the year, I can’t do that because our schedules are too full, the sun is out and we still have “things to do”. In January though? Those pjs can come out when the sun goes down which makes my heart oh so happy.
4: The food is yummier. Soups, stews, chilis, and all things gooey, hearty and delicious are made in the wintertime.
5: The fireplace is on. As previously mentioned above, I enjoy the fireplace being on as much as possible…for both warmth and ambiance 🙂 .
6: There is less on the schedule. My kiddos don’t play winter sports, and so this time of year, our schedule is so much calmer than other months. It is so nice to have them come home from school and just be home instead of needing to run off somewhere else. I love our calm winter schedule when we all just tend to be home earlier and then stay home more often.
7: Candles, lamps and lighting. I love me a candle and small lamp year around, but you really, really get to enjoy the benefits of them and the coziness of them during the wintertime.
8: You get to bundle. Yesssss! Give me all the layers when I get dressed in the morning. I want leggings, a sweater, maybe a puffer vest or jacket with a toboggan too. I love layers!
9: Reading is never better. It’s dark outside, I have the fire going, my candle is lit, I’m in my pjs early and reading a book. As much as I love sitting in the sun on a beach, this is the best, best, best way to read.
10: It’s a fresh start. New beginnings. Thoughts and hopes about the spring season and upcoming year. It all just seems fresh as you look forward to the year.
I shared this last year for 2022, so I thought I’d share it again this year too for 2023. When I look back at what were the 10 MOST LOVED ITEMS HERE ON MY BLOG FROM AMAZON, this is what you guys loved and bought the most. These ARE in (reverse) order.
Top 10 from 2023 (the most popular items on my blog):
10: We love our suitcases and apparently, you do too! These HARD SIDE SUITCASES WITH SPINNER WHEELS go with us on every single trip!
9: Finding the perfect HAIR WRAP for your wet hair is one of life’s simple pleasures. Now that I use this one, I can’t use anything else!
8: All of these years later, and THIS SWEATER continues to be one of your faves (mine too!)! The color of mine is A-Tea Rose.
7: Even though I’ve had, loved and worn THIS TEE for years, it’s still one of your favorites! It just works for so many occasions pretty much year around, it’s super soft, washes and dries well and comes in a variety of colors too.
6: When I went to Nashville in February with my besties, Lori showed us how she used THESE PILL ORGANIZERS to store her jewelry for travel. I’ve never looked back. It’s such a simple and effective way of taking jewelry (especially dainty necklaces!) from place to place while minimizing damage.
5: The ONLY frying pan we’ve used at our house since in YEARS and YEARS! I’m not exaggerating when I say that we use this pan at least three times a day (if not more!).
3: I lived in my PLEATED TENNIS SKIRTS this spring and summer! I never played tennis in them, but they sure elevated my “everyday” clothes 🙂 . Kensington has a Lulu skirt and dare I say I found mine to be equally as great at a fraction of the price. They come in dozens of colors too!
2: Last year, my HEATED EYE LASH CURLER was the #1 fave, and this year, it is still a favorite in the #2 spot! My mother-in-law introduced me to this and now not only do I use it every single day, but Kensington does too.
And I’m not surprised AT ALL that this was your #1 favorite item:
1: I have these HIGH WAISTED ATHLETIC SHORTS now in both neon green and hot pink and just seeing them in this photo makes me wish for warmer weather and three more colors. These are amazing “dupe” shorts that, as you know, I wore over and over and over again. I’m excited to buy them again for myself in more colors (they come in over 30 different colors!) too!
And finally…
10 things I wish I enjoyed but I don’t:
1: Raw vegetables. I mean, I don’t hate them, but I legit would probably just rather eat nothing than raw veggies. If I’m at a party and see a veggie tray, I’m just going to pass every time. Even with a side of ranch, it just does not interest me. I mean, let’s be real, I wish I loved raw veggies (I see a lot of benefits to that!), but I do not, so why should I pretend? Take the exact same veggies and add some heat and now, I’m interested in your said carrot or broccoli or sugar snap pea…but not your basic old raw vegetable.
2: Going to the movies. This drives my parents insane, but I just do not love going to the movie theater. I would MUCH prefer to watch a movie at my house than get dressed, drive to the theater, wait for the movie to start, sit through 25 minutes of previews, watch said movie with strangers and then drive home. I just don’t love it.
3: Classic novels. Yeah, I love to read, but I’m just not interested at all in reading anything “classic”. Maybe it’s because it feels like high school all over again or maybe it’s because I’m just not sophisticated enough? Don’t know? All I do know is that I really don’t have an interest but wish I did.
4: Getting a massage. I am just not a massage person. Really, I’m not a “others touch me person”. Have you noticed that when I go on trips to these amazing resorts, I really hardly ever, ever get a spa service? I can’t even think of the last time I did it? Maybe a day at sea on a cruise ship? I think they sound so relaxing, but I just don’t have a desire to have one.
5: Road trips. I blame car sicknesses on this one, but I so wish I loved a road trip!!
6: Going to concerts. I mean, they’re fun for a minute, but I don’t love them enough to go to the effort (and attending a concert is a lot of effort). I wish I could just enjoy them and be in the moment. Instead, in my head I’m thinking “If we leave now, by the time we get home, I will only really get about 6 hours of sleep before the kids wake up for school”. I just don’t love them enough to be invested. Now, maybe if they started around noon…maybe I would go more often?
7: Playing golf. It seems like a sport I would love. It’s outside. You “get your steps in”. It’s social. The problem is that when I have tried in the past (and as you’ll recall, I spent one whole summer taking lessons), it made me want to take my club and hit the ground repeatedly in frustration. For a sport that appears so calm and soothing on TV, it was anything but that when I played.
8: Anything on regular TV. Whatever happened to good/normal TV? I need a Friends or a King of Queens or an ER or anything “good” and normal on “regular” TV. Try as I might, I cannot seem to find anything to watch that isn’t on a streaming platform.
9: Bubble baths. I’ll take a bath, but I don’t love them. I get in, I get clean, I get out. I don’t find them soothing or relaxing. I’m not sure why…they seem delightful until I’m in there and then, I’m just ready to exit.
10: Putting away laundry. Because wouldn’t it be wonderful if I actually enjoyed this?
And those are TEN RANDOM THINGS on this TENTH OF JANUARY.
I hope you guys have a wonderful day! I’ll see you back here tomorrow! xx
Elspeth says
These are some of my favorite kinds of posts! I love reading and learning about different quirks about people! Happy Wednesday!
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Susan Angvall says
Please show us how you have your phone on DND but some people can get through. I feel like I need this in my life! Amazon top 10 I think I own them all except the suitcases! Great list!
Mix and Match Mama says
Of course! On your iPhone, go to Settings-Focus-Do Not Disturb- and then you can “allow notifications” from people. So, I add people there from my contacts.
Susan Angvall says
Brilliant! Thank you!
Sheryl Webb says
Thank you!!
Samantha Harris says
The marital squabbles made me giggle so much! These random 10 posts are so good!
Amye says
#9 on the argument starters, amen!
Dawn Timmons says
Literally laughed out loud several times!
What a great list and enjoyable read this morning!
Jennifer Goodwin says
These are always my favorite posts! I love the one about the married life. So many of those ring true for us as well! It drives my husband bonkers when I make the air cooler when I’m hot. We have had literal fights over this and have come to a conclusion; we’ll just start taking my vehicle more from now on and I will do whatever I want when I’m about to combust from a hot flash. 🤣
Katie Stewart says
Your #2 on arguments with spouse… I feel that in my soul. Every single time. No matter why he’s going into the bathroom.
Mix and Match Mama says
Why? Why do they assume it’s hot. It’s not hot. He keeps our house at 45 degrees. It’s never hot in our house. Why, why, why does he just assume it’s hot in there? It drives me MAD!
Robin says
My husband is the exact opposite! He turns on the heater EVERY time, no matter the season. I walk into a sauna every time I go into the bathroom after him.
SS says
Shay,
This is such a fun way to learn about you. The list with Andrew made me laugh. Fluffy socks?? 😂. I can just see you getting into your car looking like Beyonce… lol.
I like the early nights too, but I LOVE lights. We took our tree down and I miss our lights. We do have some on the top of our cupboards and banister. My favorite…we change them for the season…right now they are Michigan colors….GO BLUE!!! I even have my Xmas lights still up in our backyard. It is too dark and depressing, plus we didn’t have any snow at Xmas and that is my favorite thing lights with snow. Oh Snow days are what I liked best about winter when I was younger. Lol. We make cookies to honor my neighbor who passed ..she was a teacher and if we all had a snow day the same day she would make sugar cookies for neighbor kids to decorate!
I used to like going to movies during the day when kids were young because it was cheap and no one was there. Sometimes we were the only ones there. Now we would rather just rent or buy the movie at home. The last movie we saw in the theater was Maverick!!! I am there with ya on playing golf and laundry. I brought clothes in our kiddos room to take care of. Noooo mom. I said well we can all walk around naked or take care of clothes. Lol. Clothes was chosen. 😂
Thanks for sharing!!!
Nanci W says
Have you watched Ghosts on CBS? I would start with the 1st season if you’re interested
Mix and Match Mama says
I have never even heard of it! Thank YOU!
SS says
Ghosts is GREAT!!! Couldn’t get into tht UK one..waiting for the US to comeback!!
Renee says
I am surprised you do not break the box down (because you keep everting so neat) and recycle it (do you really put cardboard in the trash? Very different from east coast urban area.)
Mix and Match Mama says
I don’t have to. If I set it on top of the trashcan, Andrew will do it for me 🙂 . When I say “trashcan” we a green one for trash and one blue one for recycling. He’ll handle it. He will complain first though.
Kristin says
I am so with you on the baths, lack of good TV, and watching movies at home. It’s funny, but I don’t gravitate towards a platter of raw veggies, but I would so much rather have a huge salad full of raw veggies for lunch every day than anything else.
Mix and Match Mama says
You know, I love a salad. Salads are delicious! (The protein and cheese probably help..) A crudité platter? No thank you.
Kristin says
True. I am sure the protein and dressing make the difference for me! Now I wish it was lunchtime so I could make and eat my salad!
Allison Ferrell says
I am dying at y’alls arguments. The “he could have slept 9 hours and had a Venti coffee”…. hysterical. That is spot on with us too. I am a delightful car companion the entire drive but my husband also can’t stay awake the .1% of time he isn’t driving. This paragraph had me rolling!
Christy says
The fuzzy socks thing makes me laugh!! So random. Sorry you can’t wear your fuzzy socks in peace! lol
Kyly says
Yay, we love when your posts include a little vulnerability! Thanks for these lists…they resonate.
Paige E says
I’m so glad I’m not the only one not liking baths and massages. I just don’t care for sitting in my own filth for any amount of time. And massages aren’t my jam either. I’m the only one of my friends who don’t want to do spa stuff. I love giving up stuff that I SHOULD like but don’t. I can get my veggies all kinds of ways without dicing them up and pretending they’re rice. 🙂
Erika Slaughter says
GIRL…you and me both! I LOVE winter! Early cozy nights are my favorite!
Sheryl Webb says
I can not wait to show my husband the post about getting a massage!!
He thinks I am crazy because I won’t go to the spa by myself when we are on a trip and get a massage.
I’m sorry I do not think it’s relaxing to be in a room with a total stranger rubbing my back!!
Mix and Match Mama says
AMEN, SISTER! I would much, much rather be reading a book by the pool then sitting in some room with a stranger touching me. No thank you.
Dawn Earwood says
Preach!!
sandi says
Love these types of posts, so fun and makes for a good laugh in the morning.
Our squabble is over the heat in the car. I like heat on my feet but do not like it blowing on my face, so I crack the window to bring in some fresh air. Twenty five years of the same “argument” but he cannot keep silent about it.
When he finishes reading his kindle he leaves it wherever he was sitting… on the couch, on the window sill, under a chair, and then cannot find it when he wants to read again. So of course I offer the explanation “if you put it in the same place each time…” But then again the kids gave me an air tag for my car keys last Christmas so I could tell my self to put them in the same place each time but I just can’t. 🙂
Angela Banae says
Yes, Sandi! Heat on the feet is a must for me, too!! And my hubby squabbles about it every single time!
SS says
I like it on my feet for a few mins… then I don’t want to smell warm rubber boots. Lol. I like it at mid level. Lol.
Amy says
Love, love, love this post!! It is good to know other husbands and wives have arguments about random (but very important to me) things! WHY is there nothing good in regular television anymore?? Excited about your blog in the upcoming year. Have a great day!!
Kristy says
Your list of arguments made me laugh. It is also good to see yall are a normal couple and not perfect like it sometimes seems! Number 5 really gets me! I have HUGE on this one and it is probably #1 on our list of arguments! I also hate any vents in the car pointed at me at any time. Maybe when its 115 outside I might turn one on me until the car cools off.
I also ADORE this time of year! You get the dark, cold, family time without the expectations of the holidays coming up. I love, love, love the Christmas season but now we get to enjoy the weather without the activities or traditions 🙂
Mia says
This post and following comments makes me appreciate my husband! Haha!
Sarah says
Right?! I guess they were supposed to come off funny, but instead they sound uptight, self centered and immature 😳
Mix and Match Mama says
I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess you haven’t been in a healthy, happy, fun marriage for 20 years. Trust me, it’s a huge blessing that we bicker about these silly things and not hard reasons like you know…finances, parenting, jobs, lifestyle choices. I think you would call these reasons a huge blessing in successful and healthy twenty year marriage.
Susan Fitzpatrick says
Your first 10 had me laughing out loud! 🤣 I can relate to some of those although sometimes I am Andrew and sometimes I am you. 😂
Jennifer Meehan says
Your bickering list with Andrew made me giggle. I love that everyone can relate to this. My list includes my husband (and now son’s because he’s following his dads’s footsteps) inability to put their cereal bowls in the dishwasher. They leave them in the sink. Why?! The dishwasher is literally RIGHT NEXT TO THE SINK!!! And I despise a dirty sink so I have the compulsive urge to clear it out any time I see something in there.
He also spent YEARS complaining when our son’s car seat/booster was behind the passenger seat in my car. Because if he was ever passenger in my car (maybe 4 times a year), he couldn’t recline and was uncomfortable. Sorry, my comfort in my car takes priority of yours. Sit up like a normal human being, you have plenty of room.
SS says
Ha!! It must be a guy thing… 😂
My hubby laughs because I don’t inside out kid’s clothes. If they don’t have time to do it, then I don’t either. So kids will come down with one sock right and other inside out…well someday they will match again… that’s what they tell me.Lol.
Robin says
You are hilarious. I just love you 😂
Heidi says
Okay I’m not gonna be able to read your blog at work anymore if you’re gonna post stuff like this. I was literally HOWLING with laughter over the marital list, and it was causing a bit of a scene. :0 I say AMEN and ME TOO to everything in your list! I would like to add that any time my husband cleans anything (like countertops, stainless steel, windows, etc.), he will leave the bottle of cleaner out so that we all know for sure that he was cleaning! I mean… you just took the time to CLEAN something! Why not clean up from your cleaning? Can you imagine if we did that? :0
Leah says
Ha! My husband does that too! I appreciate that he cleaned whatever it is, but do we need the bottle out to prove it?!
Patty says
Oh, this was the BEST post ever! I could relate to so many of them! My husband can fall asleep in seconds when we’re in the car (even when he’s stopped at a stop light), so I HAVE to stay awake if he’s driving. But as soon as I take over the wheel, he reclines the seat and he’s out. That’s when I take advantage, though, of listening to my favorite playlist with music he normally doesn’t care for. Massages…I can’t even make myself try one. The thought of a stranger rubbing my back is just so gross! And why has regular TV disappeared? With all of the streaming services and weird ways to watch TV, I can’t even get regular channels on my TV anymore. I finally told my husband yesterday if we can’t get normal television channels anymore, I’d rather not even have a TV. It’s just too frustrating. (Good thing we’re not bit TV watchers anyway.)
Keep the 10 random list posts coming…my favs!
Amy Rose says
My husband and I talk about your #4 and #5 all the time! He is so particular about our trash in the trash can and everything has to be in a trash bag, no loose trash. And he breaks down the boxes every week and lets me know how many boxes I had delivered! 😂. I make him stand in front of me when I am talking to him otherwise I feel like he’s on his phone or not paying attention to what I am saying!
Debbie Mayfield says
OMG!!!! Him counting the boxes and letting you know how many you received is so funny but real! My husband is a neat freak (I am very organized but not a freak about it.) and is similar to Andrew in his quirks. In July we will have been married 36 years and I can honestly say it gets better the older we get. Mostly because I won’t tangle with him. I quietly laugh to myself and move on. From time to time, he will complain about the boxes but nothing changes on my part. I am not going to break down the boxes. I just put them in the recycling bin. I can remember when the girls were little and he’d point out a light bulb was out and I without thinking would change it. One day I had an “aha” moment when he mentioned a bulb that was out on a lamp. I told him if you acknowledge it it is yours! Works great.
Carly says
SAME with the situation in MY CAR. My husband gets annoyed when I adjust the seat and mirrors so that I can, oh I don’t know, reach the pedals and see!
Mix and Match Mama says
I do not understand? Excuse us, do you want us to drive around miserable and unsafe on the off chance you hop into our cars?! No!
Amy T says
100% agree with you on not liking massages!
Melissa says
What a fun post to read today! Thanks for sharing!
Angela Ellingson says
I’m definitely team Shay on basically all of these. Haha! The sock one is so bizarre, Andrew. 😉 I don’t understand and need more reasoning on this one. Ha! As far as boxes go, I literally open the door to garage and chuck them out there. Then they magically get broken down. Hahaha!
Mix and Match Mama says
I laughed out loud at your last sentence. Hahahaha!
Lauren Petrik says
I throw them down the stairs to the garage door so when my husband comes inside he has to take them out! My 3yo started throwing them down the stairs too 😂
Angela says
Love this post!!! The ten argument starters had me rolling!! We could just picture Andrew saying those things!! The air vent argument was my favorite!!! One of our argument starters is always my hubby asking “Who put the empty Tide detergent bottle (or the pizza box) on the garage floor?” Yes, yes, it was me. I would rather toss it out into the garage than walk the fifteen steps to put it into our recycling bin because I am just too darn busy. 🤣
Carole says
Oh my that coffee meme about the wink is hilarious!! I’m also with you on the massages and baths! For regular TV, have you watched Abbott Elementary or Not Dead Yet? They are not to the Friends level, but still really good!
Mix and Match Mama says
I haven’t heard of Not Dead Yet? I do like Abbott Elementary though! I watched season one, but I need to catch up!
Carole says
Not Dead a yet has Gina Rodriguez (from Jane the Virgin) and it’s really cute! She’s an obituary writer and she has to “help” each subject do something before they move on. It’s done in a funny and cute way though not creepy. I think you would enjoy it. Last year was first season and I believe the second is about to start!
Paula says
I agree with ALL 10 of your last ‘I wish I enjoyed but do not’.
Donna C says
Shay, you are knocking it out of the park in 2024 with your blog posts! I feel your New Year, New Me post is one of the most significant things you’ve written and really resonated not only with me but hundreds of others too. And then there is todays 10 Random Things…I was cracking up over the arguments you and Andrew have. It was so hilariously written! I was laughing so hard my husband asked what on earth I was reading that was so funny! Keep up the good work!!!!
Andrea says
I agree with you on the bubble baths and massages. I do not like either!!!
Shawnna Griffin says
Hey girl- You are just so funny!! Love your lists! We are a lot alike. Have a great day!!
Megan says
Oh my gosh, Shay, I LOVED this and couldn’t stop laughing especially the 10 between Andrew and you.
Thanks for sharing 🙂
Rachel says
We dont have cable, so everything we watch is streamed, but a few of the shows I watch are on regular TV. I watch General Hospital every night and started watching Abbott Elementary and Big Sky a few years ago. I watched Accused and Alert last year and like all of them!
StephC says
I empathize with you on your hubby sleeping when he is not driving on road trips LoL It used to drive me crazy too, because I didn’t feel like I could listen to music or anything else to help keep me awake while he is snoring next to me. Now I just put in a single ear bud and listen to what I want. I have also made him get in the back seat and had a kid ride up front with me to talk to.
Lori Boyett says
I didn’t realize this before, but we are sooo similar! I agreed almost 100% on every single thing! I do have to say though, as cute as Andrew is, and man he’s cute, he needs to chill!!! 🙄 🤣
Ps I read the book club book and it is GOOD!!!❤️
Beth Valenta says
Love these kind of posts! One of our biggest is my little lamp in the kitchen. You would think I am suppplying electricity to the entire grid of the neighborhood. Mine is WHY? just why do you leave the used Kcup in the holder? Every day, every day, I take it out and throw it away. You have OCD, so why? LOL Have a great day Shay!
Mix and Match Mama says
YES!!! I am dying, YES!!! A little light and they act like we have the flashlight in their face. Bahahaha! YOU have a great day too!
Laura Holmes says
Ahhhh!!! You said it. Bring back the cute, funny 1/2 hour sitcom!! Where are the Frasier, Friends, King of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond type shows? They no longer exist and I miss them so much. Loved this post. Very fun!
Lauren Palmer says
There’s just so much for me to say…I don’t even know where to start…I guess at the top:
1.) Moving vents in your own car?? Shameful Mr. Shull!!
2.) Fluffy socks: I had an image of Andrew wearing fluffy socks around the house and laughed.
3.) It is not my responsibility to correctly dispose of boxes. 100% that is Brian’s job and I leave them sitting around for him to get the hint.
4.) Brian is the same way about fireplaces. #cheap
5.) He falls asleep within a few minutes of getting in the car? WTF?
6.) How do you allow certain people to break through DND????
7.) Raw vegetables are stupid
8.) Concerts aren’t that fun for me either. Especially if you have to stand up the entire time.
Okay I guess that’s it. 😉
Kacy M says
I hate strangers crowding me and touching me too! I’m a no massage person as well!
Allyson says
Great post!! What size did you get in the shorts? I received a size small for Christmas and they seem baggy? Or maybe you just look better in them! lol!
Mix and Match Mama says
xsmall!
K.K. says
Ha ha ha… These are WONDERFUL!! I am glad you like winter so much… My number one reason why I love winter: No mosquitoes!! It’s glorious. 🙂
Mix and Match Mama says
AMEN TO THAT!!!!
Sonya Z says
Omg!! I thought my husband was the only weirdo about the socks!! What do they have against delicious cozy socks? I don’t think they were hugged enough as a child…that is the only reasonable explanation for such nonsense. We wouldn’t complain if they wanted to wear fluffy socks, heck…they could even borrow a pair! 😂
Mix and Match Mama says
I just lol!
Barb says
These posts are hilarius. I could not stop laughing. So true.
There is nothing on TV.
I like to watch movies on my Amazon kindle. If I can’t finf a movie i get s book to read.
By the way, Shay, I’d like to be in the Book Club.
I’ve already purchased the first one and read it.
Keep warm and cozy for all cold weather is coming.
Courtney Loudon says
The fan going 90mph is so relatable and causes issues in our home too! I don’t want to wear a parka in my own home so turn the damn fan down! I can truly relate to all of these, but I do like raw veggies! Hahah! Thanks for a super fun post!
Jess says
Do you have a way to distinguish your luggage quickly? Or just use the luggage tag that is provided? Also, do you find the delsey luggage holds up well when being checked? Or is it better for carry on? Thanks!
Mix and Match Mama says
I mean, we “try” to tie bright ribbons on them but after a while, they fall off and then it takes us forever remember to do it again.
Lizzie says
I love today’s post! I think all men are born with a common weirdo gene. My hubs quirks are:
1. Yes, the car vents – In my car if I turn my side off/on/down/up whatever the case may be, he’s saying: “Did you ask me if I wanted it that way” And God forbid if I touch anything in his truck.
2. Laundry – Years ago I learned to not let him do mine or the kids laundry, even if he thought he was “helping”. He washes everything together–doesn’t sort AND will throw in a dog bed cover with the clothes or a greasy rag. So, he does his own laundry and I do my own laundry (empty nesters now). He also thinks the washing machine is his own personal clothes hamper and will wash almost every day, even if it’s only 3 items. Serenity now!!!
3. Trash – I take care of the inside trash and litter box and put in the large trash bag in garage. It’s then his job to get that to the street. He does fine with that but doesn’t put a new bag into the trash can when he removes the full one. I can’t reach the trash bags he has sitting high on a shelf so I either go ahead and throw whatever it is into the trash can or leave it on the lid. Will he ever learn? Also, I don’t break down boxes for recycling either.
4. I hate the time change–especially Falling back. Why can’t they leave the time alone? But, I do love it getting dark earlier after a long summer of 9pm sunsets, getting into my pj’s around 6:30pm.
5. Still have cable and stream. Definitely need better programming. And, if I see one more Lume commercial, I’ll scream!!!
Heather says
I’m right there with you regarding massages! I can’t do it. Having a random person touch me isn’t my idea of relaxing. 😂
My husband bought me a gift card a long time ago for one and after I let it expire, he quickly learned to never gift me with that again!
Sarah says
This was fun! I might have my eye on some of those Amazon finds 👀
I know there’s almost nothing good out there in terms of watchable “regular” TV these days, but I’ve become a casual fan of The Amazing Race in the last year or so. I feel like you probably aren’t looking for something in the reality tv category, but it’s kind of fun and it involves travel so maybe it’s up your alley?
Valerie Stults says
Love your blogs!!! I really enjoyed the you and Andrew one!! Also liked the things you don’t like!! I loved your skiing blogs!! You ski like I do!! I wish I liked it more but I just don’t. I’ll go and ski but I really don’t enjoy it!! My family loves it and I’m afraid I’ll miss out!! Thanks again for sharing!!
Meaghan P says
I really enjoy the Chicago shows on NBC. Chicago Fire is my favorite!!
Kelly Bonner says
I LOVE posts like this! Also I have to agree with Andrew on sleeping in the car. That is me too! My dad & brother are the same way, I try to tell my husband it’s an inherited trait! 😉
Heather Bramlett says
If I am not driving, I will fall asleep in the car. My dad use to drive me around the block to fall asleep and could completely “transport” me from car seat to bed and I wouldn’t wake up. Even to this day at 44 years old, if my husband is driving, I am asleep. Now if my kids are driving it’s a different story.
Sheaffer says
I don’t love a massage either! AT ALL! I’ve only had 3 in my entire life, and one was the “couples massage” we had together in Mexico. Hahahahahahahaha! What a memory.
Dawn Scheurich says
I thought I was the only one in the world to NOT love a massage! I can’t think of anything less relaxing than having a stranger touch me!! My husband feels the same—no couples massages for us, ever!! And after Covid, no movie theaters for me either…
Janay says
#4 and #8 Argue starters are the same in my house too. They all cracked me up. Love it.
Lisa says
I love this post, so fun to read! I don’t like massages either! They’re so awkward. I don’t like manicures or pedicures for the same reason. Strangers touching me, no thank you. I’ll have to show my husband this post so he’ll stop gifting me massages and mani/pedis. He just can’t comprehend why I don’t like them.
Julianne Leffler says
These are my favorite posts!