reading fatigue

I haven't felt like reading novels lately.

sticky leather

My leather chairs get totally sticky and unbearable on hot afternoons.

heat

It's way too hot to use the oven.

clingstone vs. freestone

It drives me nuts when I inadvertently buy clingstone peaches instead of freestone ones.

friends' blogs

My friends don't update their blogs often enough.

DEET fear

The mosquitoes are so thick right now that I wish I wasn't scared to use DEET (I'm worried it will blind and dissolve me).

quiet music

My desk is so close to my colleague's desk that I have to keep my music at an almost inaudible volume.

sedentary lifestyle

I spend way too much time sitting in a chair, staring at a computer screen.

even lawn

I'm having trouble re-seeding the bare patches in my lawn.

microwave

Sometimes I feel lazy for using the microwave so much.

gas vs charcoal

The gas grill is way easier to use than the charcoal bbq, but the food never tastes quite as good.

job interviews

I get so wound up before job interviews that I can hardly eat.

coffee table

I don't have a coffee table.

latte crust

I can never get the lid of my commuter mug entirely clean.

email vs letter mail

Email will never be as exciting as letter mail, no matter how long and newsy the message is.

unbleached mildew

Using bleach-free laundry detergent means I have to clean mildew out of the washing machine every few months.

overpackaging

Whenever I buy something, I have trouble figuring out which parts of the packaging can be recycled and which should be thrown out.

fresh herbs

Whenever I buy fresh herbs, at least a quarter of the package ends up drying out or going mushy.

x-ray

I lost the x-ray requisition form for a small lump on my wrist.

online bill payment

Even though it takes less than a minute, it's such a hassle to login to the bank so I can pay my bills online.

dish sink

There's no kitchen area at my office, and for some reason it feels unhygienic to wash my lunch dishes in the bathroom sink.

air registers

I replaced all my metal air registers with nicer, wooden ones, but I still don't like the way they look.

dirty spoons

I get unreasonably frustrated when every spoon in the house is in the dishwasher.

preserving tomatoes

If I don't refrigerate my tomatoes, they go mouldy; if I do refrigerate them, they get flabby and flavourless.

dull sandwiches

I wish I had more creativity when it comes to making sandwiches.

dusting

Despite all the products that exist, nothing makes dusting easier or more enjoyable.

technophobia

I'm inexplicably nervous about installing the Nike+ system on my iPod, which makes me wonder if I'm some sort of technophobe.

synchronized traffic lights

I never seem to be driving at the right speed to make it through synchronized traffic lights.

neighbours

Every so often, I secretly wish I could get my perennials watered and my edging done without being interrupted by friendly neighbours.