Impatient? Me? No!!

You might say that that my impatience factor goes up around Christmas.  But I say that it’s not me so much as it is everyone else around me!  I decided the other day while I was waiting in line at the drive thru at the bank that if everyone could be a little more like me, things would go so much smoother!   (That’s not conceited, is it?  Ha! Ha!)

Let me illustrate:  I try to be efficient in everything that I do.  I watched the tellers at the bank laugh with each other and walk around like there was no big rush to anything.  I’m all for having fun at work, but when there are at least two cars lined up in every lane, the need to get transactions expedited overrules your right to just mosey around and  laugh and have a good time with your coworkers. 

I also try to be aware of the people around me so that I’m not in anyone’s way or blocking anyone from getting where they need to go.  Hubby and I took TRMinator to The Forgotten Carols the other night.  It was held at the Dee Events Center, which is a big basketball stadium.  As we were sitting in our prime, on the basketball floor seating, I was looking around at everyone around me.  I saw a group of girls taking pictures of each other to commemorate the event.  The one taking the pictures was standing in the aisle while the group being photographed was up against the gate with the stadium floor as the backdrop.  That was all fine and good, but there were people behind them waiting to get to their seats.  As I watched, she took the picture, then looked at it for a minute to make sure it looked good, then had to switch to someone else’s camera to take another one, and so forth for at least 3 camera’s.  Meanwhile the line behind them is building up for people waiting to get to their seats.  Sometimes I just want to scream, “People!  You are not the only one in this world!  You have to share your space with lots of other people!  Wake up and be considerate to those around you!  Seriously!”

I’m afraid the tendency for people to only worry about themselves and not care about anyone else multiplies at Christmas and it drives me nuts!  I think I should probably just stay at home or else I may end up killing someone!  Better yet, I’ll get all my errands done first thing in the morning, when no one else is out yet!