day 31: challenge accepted

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Today I got to go plan with the third grade team. We were taking a third grade assessment again so we could create a rubric. I had said something like, "I love doing this! It's so helpful!"

Fast forward a few minutes as I was composing an Instagram post, and I said, "I love emojis! I wish I could speak in all emojis!"

Sometime thereafter, Jennie said something along the lines of "Michelle loves everything." The meaning I implied from that (all in good fun, of course) is that what I say I love doesn't count, because, quote, I love everything.

Very well, Jennie. Challenge accepted. I will come up with a list of things I hate. All day long I have been thinking about all the things I hate. I know yesterday I said I'd be more positive today, but sorry....I have been composing this post in my head all day!

So here you have it, the things I Hate...yes, Hate with a capital H:

1. Traffic. I hate it. Such a waste of time, especially when it takes an hour or more to drive my 12 mile commute.
2. Passive Aggressiveness. Please just be direct with me. If you're mad at me but conflict avoidant (is that a word? I clearly don't know how to spell it!) that's not my thing. You need to address the problem in a direct way. I appreciate that.
3. Grudge lists. This kinda goes with #2. You don't get to be mad at me and keep a list of things in your mind, and finally, 7 years later ocme out with it. "Don't you remember that time in 1997 when you ___?" Ummmm....no. I don't remember what I did last week.
4. Meatloaf. Meat should not be in a loaf. Ever.
5. When my landlord doesn't clean up the leaves in the fall. This has now been two years in a row that my street looks like Skid Row (as H called it last year). It is all gross with mud and leaves and dirt buried in the snow and now that it's all melted it's just gross out there. Come'on man, do your job!
6. Scary movies. I will not watch it if it involves super scary things or drugs. I don't want to know about it, see it, or have nightmares about it. 
7. One more thing - but I forgot what it was. There was one more that I had at lunchtime, but then Jill said, "You can't put that. It's like saying you hate murder. Everyone does." hahhahaa...what was it? Anyone remember?

So there, Jennie. I do hate some things, but definitely not emojis, as you can see from my post from earlier today!

Look at those emojis....

Confetti, thumbs up, checkered flag,

trophy and a heart!

LOVE!

Maybe Jennie's right. It's not in my nature to not love stuff!

One more thing I loved: the SOL Challenge this year! I'll be back on Tuesdays!