"I don't have pet peeves. I have whole kennels of irritation."

Today is just one of those days. Everything under the sun is irritating me. So I figured it would be better to vent about it here than to take it out on my family.

1. It annoys me to no end that it is more expensive to eat healthy foods than to eat junk. Whether it's going out to eat, grabbing fast food, or even at the grocery store for the most part. Healthy meals cost more in general than stocking up on junk food. I hate that if we are out and about and stop to get fast food somewhere- it costs me more to substitute water for soda, more to substitute salad or fruit for fries- more for the grilled sanwhiches than for something deep fried and terrible for me.
2. I hate, hate, HATE the weather here in Vegas! I can't even take The Boy and The Girl outside most days- they get so hot and uncomfortable within 5 minutes that it's not even worth it. Plus, it's too hot for them to run, the playground equiptment burns them, and they are dehydrated or sunburned within minutes.
3. It annoys me to the point of wanting to pull my own hair out that The Boy and The Girl have a knack for needing something the very second that I sit down. If I fix their breakfast, and then mine- the second I sit down, The Girl is out of milk, or The Boy wants a second helping. If I have been cleaning for an hour, they are content to play. The second I sit down to take a break- they are bored and want something to do.
4. I hate that The Puppy chooses to go into whichever room I have just finished cleaning to promptly pee on the floor. Or that she will climb into a basket of clean, folded clothes, covering them with hair and dog smell and making them unwearable.
5. I find it incrediably annoying that, instead of another adult in the house, it mostly feels like I have a third child. I am the one that washes That Guys clothes for him, makes sure he empties out his gym bag, makes sure that he has razor blades, deoderant, soap, etc... I cook all his meals and pack his lunches, I even log his calories for him. I clean up after him since he is apparently incapable of putting something away once he has used it. Seriously, sometimes I think The Boy and The Girl help me more around this house than That Guy does!
6. I cannot stand it when people become self-proclaimed pretentious experts. Yes, there are people who know quite a bit about certain subjects. And yes, an avid interest in a subject probably means that the person is more knowledgeable than the average layperson. But once they lable themselves as an "expert" they suddenly become so pretentious that any conversation with them is unbearable.
7. I find it irritating when people try to deliberately provoke negative attention or stir up drama. I also find them to be very sad and amusing individuals. I alternate between pitying them, wanting to laugh at them, and being so annoyed that I would gladly smash their face with a mallet.
8. I hate it when people underestimate me, and assume that I am clueless. Especially when I know for a fact that they are sitting there, looking at me, and talking to me like I have no idea what is going on.