Excuses

Today consisted of reading http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/ for hours. Nothing happened. BORING with extra capitalization if at all possible. One dreary moment after the next. Boss "A" does not show up for work today. Her excuse, "I have to get my nail fixed." Seriously? Come on. Question posed to me was am I available in May to housesit/babysit. Well sure I am available but do I want to? NOT AT ALL! I am not sure why though. I am willing to do it for my next door neighbor. Maybe because they are next door and you only have to pack for each night. I am willing to do it for a friend. They are taking a family vacation this June and while the dog could come to my house they have chicks. 24 chicks to be exact as of Saturday. House sitting for them will add twenty minutes and twenty miles to my commute but for some reason this does not bother me in the least. I guess maybe it is because I like her and I do not like Boss "A" and "B" at the moment or have not for a very long while for that matter. Now how to say all that without saying all that to Boss "A".... "Thanks but no thanks." That is not going to work. "I am washing my hair those five days." Don't think that will fly. Back to the tried and true standard called "THE TRUTH". What a concept. Well the truth of the matter is it is not worth the time and effort that I have to put in to it. Demon child takes more brain power out of the house than I care to handle and leaving her means someone else has to pick up the extra slack that is created in my absence. So do I say no to disappoint them or do I say yes to disappoint myself, demon child and the parents? My vote the latter but where will the courage come from? I seem to be fresh out. Another thought is I am making this all up. I love to make excuses for myself. I do it a LOT. I believe I have mastered the art of "excusion". Sometimes you just have to suck it up. Till next time.

"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one." -George Washington