Ummm, no, not so much...

Okay, so, last night before I went to sleep, I had decided, that today, I was going to write down some really mushy, gushy stuff about being grateful for the friends and family that I have in my life... (yeah, that would be your queue to throw up). I think this sudden rush of blood to the head was brought on due to a combination of the fact that my little sister turned 18 on Friday, that we had an entire weekend of friends and family and then I sat up till very late last night with a friend talking about the complexities of her love life...or current lack thereof...

But then, after having very little sleep and eventually waking up to the deafening sound of my alarm , the thought crossed my mind - Was I feeling all that grateful? - Ummm, no, not so much...

Truth be told, I have a lot that I can be grateful for but isn't it sometimes that much more fulfilling to have a good rant about all the things you aren't actually grateful for???

For example, on this particular Monday, after having very little sleep, I find myself in my office, battling to choke down my breakfast due to the fact that I am currently contemplating the murder of a colleague... If I have to hear the words "Are you hungry for Jesus" ONE MORE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, I have nothing against religion or anyone who is a believer in anything... I do however, have an incredible problem with being subjected to gospel music first thing in the morning, every working morning, between the hours of 8 and 9 in the morning. I feel that it is just plain and simply unnecessary! I don't sit here, blasting music about how I am "hungry for Satan" (Not that I am even remotely Satanic) but the point is the same : HAVE A LITTLE CONSIDERATION FOR OTHER PEOPLE DAMMIT!! I mean, seriously?? What if I was a raging Satanist and the type to take serious offence to the melodies of "are you hungry for Jesus"??? What then?

It's bad enough having to be awake and be at work, on a MONDAY no less; and share an office with people who, for whatever reason, even in the blistering Joburg heat, never seem to feel that heat, having the daily struggle with them over the air con, I now have to throw into the mix, that I actually don't like their choice in music... Do I honestly have the energy for this?! And even if I did, on this particular Monday, have the energy to say something about it, I am almost 1000% certain that the reaction is going to be "oh, really, that is so strange. Don't you follow the word of our Lord?" Ummm, no, not so much! But the fact remains, even if I did find myself with an insatiable "hunger for Jesus", I certainly would be considerate enough keep the harmonising melodies of it all, TO MYSELF!

If you ask me, there are plenty of thing to be grateful for...annoying, self indulgent colleagues with damaged temperature regulators,UMMM, NO, NOT SO MUCH!