Grinding My Gears

I recently heard this phrase- and it really amuses me.  What does it mean?  It's means something's bugging you, irritating you, causing you frustration, somewhat annoying.  It's grinding your gears.  You know what has really been "grinding my gears lately????"  Here are a couple of super random things: 

1. We're doing a walking competition at school- with any teacher that wants to participate.  I am participating.  The app we're using to calculate our distance "grinds my gears."  It does more than grinds my gears- frankly it infuriates me!  Initially we were told it would synch with our smart watches.  It does not.  I was so pumped because last weekend I worked like a maniac in the yard and KNEW I was going to have a crapton of steps.  Guess what?!  I HAD NONE!!!!  My watch did, in fact, NOT synch with the dang app.  How disappointing.  Then Doug and I went for a walk.  He was calculating 4 tenths of a mile more than me when the walk was over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  WHAT?!?!?!??!  How is that even possible???????  It has taken me all week to discover that in order to get an accurate reading of the distance I traveled, I have to hold my phone in my hand the whole walk.  In case you're wondering- as of my writing this post- I am in the Top Nine.  I am okay with that because the people in the Top 2 spot have 40 more miles than me.  Which brings me to the next topic that "grinds my gears"

2. I apparently can only focus on one thing at a time.  Like- I can only exercise.  I can't exercise AND clean my house AND cook dinner AND whatever else I do.  Which I guess explains the whole blogging struggle bus because I guess I can't walk, blog, embroider, do school work, interact with my family.  Is this due to age?????  

3. Microsoft.  Last night Andrew was trying to login to his Microsoft Outlook account and completely melting down over the number of passwords required to login.  I laughed- but not at him.  I laughed at the utter ridiculousness of a situation I have also melted down over- MANY times.  It was easier to get my finance guy to transfer money to my checking account (back when I paid tuition) then it is to login to email or Alexa's Minecraft account.  Microsoft is acting like I'm accessing national security secrets- when I'm just trying to see if Amazon is delivering an order today.  

I guess if this is all that's grinding my gears lately- I'm pretty dang lucky.  

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