Just checking up...

I really, really dislike when someone checks up on me, in most cases (that's my disclaimer here!). I'm an adult. I do adult kinds of things like work a job, run a house, and all the fun things that go along with being an adult. I'm pretty dull and routine.

I seldom stray from the norm and so when I do get "checked on" it irritates me at times! Today I helped a coworker for about 10 minutes deliver items from a school fundraising project during my "free period". We did what we needed to do and got back to work. It's a busy time of year, we need the room in our work area so these items had to go. Well, low and behold when we came back there was a sales person waiting for my coworker...and when I went to get water one of our school sectaries stuck her head out the office door and asked if the sales person had found my coworker. I nodded and THEN she added in a very snarky and snotty tone, "the next time you both leave, you need to let me know." Are you kidding me? This was the first and only time this had happened all school year (170 days so far!) that we were both gone-working, doing work related work. Give me a break. For Pete's sake! I think I kept myself from rolling my eyes but I did turn around and walked away-rude I know but she had no business talking to me in that way or tone. She's not my boss and I'm aware she is dong her job, but you DO NOT talk to coworkers like that. Ever! So what would happen if we both went to the restroom at the same time? She probably would have had the same snarky tone and conversation. Get over yourself already.

I dislike people asking me a lot of questions or needing to know my business or where I am or what I'm doing. Usually, for the main reason, this irritates me is I'm not doing or going any place exciting or important so why or who wants to know?! For Pete's sake, my life is boring. And there are times that what I'm doing is crap no one else acts like they know how to do, wants to do or just plain ignores. It's not like I'm going to flee the country or something! Am I a flight risk?!

I don't care about other people's business, and I know sometimes I ask questions I should not but it's purely out of a) stupidity or b) I'm concerned. I don't want to know other people's business. I don't want to be involved unless they want to involve me. The less that people know the better life is for me and others! Too often the people who complain about other people knowing their business are usually the first to have their nose in someone else's business! And they wonder why or get upset when people talk about them! This makes me laugh!

But there are, and always will be those people in our lives who will ask or want to know. My theory is "if it's not my news to tell, then I'm not gonna tell you". Plain and simple!

I have another coworker/friend who always wants to know who or what we are talking about whenever we are together or with other people or in a group setting. For a while, people would humor this person and answer her nosey questions, but now I can tell they find it darn right annoying and typically ignore her. I hate it when people ignore others or me! I try not to do this to other people, everyone wants to feel listened to, involved and included. But sometimes people are just annoying or rude.

I like to fly under the radar, so to speak, or as I jokingly told a friend not too long ago I like to be in stealth mode!

So for the rest of today, my coworker and I are being kind of snotty and poking fun at our accountability! We both know we were working and doing nothing wrong. It's just that some people think that everyone else's business is their business as well. If you can't find someone don't get your panties in a wad!

So I'm going into stealth mode to finish off my day and laugh at the nosey people of the world! I figure if people want me to know, they'll tell me!