I've tried twice before to quit smoking. Both times I hit the 1 month mark, both times I failed before the two month. Both times the same person played a key role in stressing me to the point of going back to stinkies.
My Mom is 72 but still very active. She keeps her house immaculate. Dad has a lot of back pain and can't be near as active so she gets bored sitting around the house. Since my son moved out I decided to move into his old bedroom. It's smaller but has an attached bath and I can close off almost half the house to lower heating and cooling bills. I asked my Mom if she'd like to help clean the carpet before I move into it. I soon saw my error...
She was here the next day when I got home from work. Carpet and walls clean, ceiling painted and half the wallpaper tore off the bathroom. I just wanted the carpet cleaned.
She wants to know if I would like her to paint... sure why not. "What color?" she asks. I tell her "Same as my living room, off-white to tan... somewhere in there." I come home to the most horrible shade of blue on my bathroom vanity and cabinets I've ever seen. I just wanted the carpet cleaned.
I tell her that's got to go, which hurts her feelings, but the next day she's stripped it all off and repainted it "Bone" Ok, good. Now she wants to go wallpaper shopping. I been on my feet 12 hours but sure, lets go wallpaper shopping. I pick out what I want. She heads off to find something else. We're in the store an hour or more after I've made my decision and she says "Well, which one?" I love my Mommy, but seriously... I just wanted the carpet cleaned.
Next day she's had my nephew over to take up the toilet because she's putting down new flooring. Ok, whatever. Got that picked out, just a small remnant, it's a small bathroom. When she got ready to lay it she cut it wrong. Now she's off to buy more. She buys the one she picked out instead of another piece of the same thing I picked out. Whatever. I just wanted the carpet cleaned.
Yesterday she decided the wallpaper didn't match the flooring she picked out so she went and got different wallpaper and had it up before I got home from work. I went from a tan/blue theme with stars and clouds to a tan/pink/peach theme with flowers and birds. I JUST WANTED MY CARPET CLEANED.
There's only been twice in my life I wanted an analog that much. The time I had been quit for 7 weeks and she rearranged all of my kitchen cabinets because she "thought my spices should be above my stove instead of next to it and my silverware should be next to the sink." and the time I had been off cigs for 6 weeks and she rearranged all of mine, my husbands and my sons clothes in our dressers and closets so they'd be 'more organized'.
I just want to cry. I only wanted her to help me clean the carpet.
But I passed the test... still smoke free. I just hope she doesn't decide anything else in my house needs redone.
My Mom is 72 but still very active. She keeps her house immaculate. Dad has a lot of back pain and can't be near as active so she gets bored sitting around the house. Since my son moved out I decided to move into his old bedroom. It's smaller but has an attached bath and I can close off almost half the house to lower heating and cooling bills. I asked my Mom if she'd like to help clean the carpet before I move into it. I soon saw my error...
She was here the next day when I got home from work. Carpet and walls clean, ceiling painted and half the wallpaper tore off the bathroom. I just wanted the carpet cleaned.
She wants to know if I would like her to paint... sure why not. "What color?" she asks. I tell her "Same as my living room, off-white to tan... somewhere in there." I come home to the most horrible shade of blue on my bathroom vanity and cabinets I've ever seen. I just wanted the carpet cleaned.
I tell her that's got to go, which hurts her feelings, but the next day she's stripped it all off and repainted it "Bone" Ok, good. Now she wants to go wallpaper shopping. I been on my feet 12 hours but sure, lets go wallpaper shopping. I pick out what I want. She heads off to find something else. We're in the store an hour or more after I've made my decision and she says "Well, which one?" I love my Mommy, but seriously... I just wanted the carpet cleaned.
Next day she's had my nephew over to take up the toilet because she's putting down new flooring. Ok, whatever. Got that picked out, just a small remnant, it's a small bathroom. When she got ready to lay it she cut it wrong. Now she's off to buy more. She buys the one she picked out instead of another piece of the same thing I picked out. Whatever. I just wanted the carpet cleaned.
Yesterday she decided the wallpaper didn't match the flooring she picked out so she went and got different wallpaper and had it up before I got home from work. I went from a tan/blue theme with stars and clouds to a tan/pink/peach theme with flowers and birds. I JUST WANTED MY CARPET CLEANED.
There's only been twice in my life I wanted an analog that much. The time I had been quit for 7 weeks and she rearranged all of my kitchen cabinets because she "thought my spices should be above my stove instead of next to it and my silverware should be next to the sink." and the time I had been off cigs for 6 weeks and she rearranged all of mine, my husbands and my sons clothes in our dressers and closets so they'd be 'more organized'.
I just want to cry. I only wanted her to help me clean the carpet.
But I passed the test... still smoke free. I just hope she doesn't decide anything else in my house needs redone.
"But I only wanted the carpet clean!" 
