On one hand, 250 posts sounds like a lot, but then there are weeks when I write only once – or sometimes not at all. At any rate, I figured I’d write about something off-the-wall for this post – something completely mundane in the grand scheme of things, yet it is one of my biggest pet peeves. Someone used my towel.

I walked into my bathroom earlier and discovered that my 10-1/2 year old had used my towel – again. Besides the obvious gimme – it was damp – he had hung it back on the door hook by the short end instead of the wide side, so it hung down practically to the floor. That hook is for MY towel. The towel that he used the other day was hanging up nearby, perfectly reusable and well within reach of the shower.

The shower, by the way, is a privilege that not all of the boys get. The oldest two are the only ones allowed to shower in the master bathroom, a) b/c I trust them not to make a Splashtown-esque mess, and b) b/c they can take a shower while the little ones are taking turns in the tubs.

Anyway, I don’t know why it bugs me so much. I know that – in theory, at least – you are clean when you dry off, and we’re all family … but still. I just don’t like the idea of someone else using my towel. We’ve had this discussion before, and I’ve asked him not to use it.

When Lane is here, he does the same cotton-pickin’ thing, and it drives me bonkers. How difficult is it to reach into the cabinet and get your own towel? I don’t just arbitrarily pick up his razor and use it, just b/c it might be closer to grab.

It’s not worth making a mountain out of a molehill; it’s just something that irks me. So, what are some of your pet peeves?