Things at which I suck.

1. Getting my coffee cups into the sink/dishwasher. This habit has been bugging me for years, but somehow I still always find my coffee cups in the bathroom/bedroom/office, cold, smelling badly, and with those nasty hard to wash coffee rings that have to be scrubbed away by hand. Someone please tell me: What is the positive intent of this behavior?
2. Music of the 2000s. And really, the 1990s. I know 4Mill hashing songs. I know the lyrics to songs that were popular before I was born. But I am so lame when it comes to the music of my time. Lame. This is so sad, it's not even funny any more.
3. Sleeplessness. I rarely, if ever, suffer from insomnia, but the steroid shot I got Tuesday for my Poison Ivy seems to have the nasty side effect of keeping me up all hours of the night. And ... since this never happens to me ... I have no coping skills. And today, I worked in a nearly comatose state. I suck at being coherent when I'm sleepy.
4. Bleaching my teeth. I have got to do it. My teeth are showing the coffee/tea/red wine I favor. But I can't do it two days in a row (much less seven) to save my life.
5. Bathing the dogs. It makes my back hurt. I hate doing it. I am pathetic and I admit it. I ask Eric to do this for me whenever I feel it feasible to ask, and that's shitty of me. Can't dogs learn to wash themselves?
6. Step aerobics, jazzercize or any other group class involving movement for exercise. Uggh. I am repulsed by the thought. Yoga and Pilates I can do in a group. Running on trail I can do with friends. But not only do I suck at active group exercise classes, I suck at understanding why you might like them. FYI, this goes for Spin Class and Bootcamp, too. And not just because spin class hurts.
7. Avoiding French Fries. They are yummy and good and I suck at saying no to them so badly, I am going to have to take out a restraining order to protect myself.
8. Helplessness. This waiting around for other people's illnesses to get cured, while I can do nothing useful, is a hard thing.
9. Doing anything while the TV is on. I am a zombie who is sucked into the TV whenever it is on. You cannot talk to me. I will not hear what you are saying. So don't try. And don't be mad at me if you do.
10. Fights. I broke one up last night because it's my job as Alpha in the pack to maintain order. But it leaves a hideous taste in my mouth when two people fight. No matter what it's about. And it can ruin my whole day. So how come so many people still think it's OK?
11. Accepting and forgiving the general ignorance of my fellow Americans. This never ceases to amaze me. No matter how much I defend them when I'm abroad, I am not a fan of stupid people and we seem to have more than our fair share in this country. Just sayin.'